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10 Best Movies Like The Chalk Garden

If you loved The Chalk Garden, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Chalk Garden for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Cather...

#2
Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind

1961★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Chalk Garden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When an injured wife-murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the farmer’s three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ....

#3
Laughter in Paradise

Laughter in Paradise

1951★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Chalk Garden for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against thei...

#4
Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

1954★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Chalk Garden for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospit...

#5
Schedule for the Day After Tomorrow

Schedule for the Day After Tomorrow

1979★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Chalk Garden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A literary teacher Antonina Sergeevna goes to work at an elite physical and mathematical lyceum from a regular school. She is surprised to see how respectful the students are here ...

#6
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

1982★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Chalk Garden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their...