Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Empire

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

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#1
Bookworm

Bookworm

2024★ 6.5

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

Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to ent...

#2
The Successor

The Successor

2023★ 6.5

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

Happy and accomplished, Ellias becomes the new artistic director of a famous French Haute Couture house. When he learns that his father, whom he has not seen for many years, has ju...

#3
Ama Gloria

Ama Gloria

2023★ 6.8

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

Cleo is six years old, has a myopic look and has been madly in love with Gloria, her nanny, since she was born. When Gloria receives a call and must urgently return to her home in ...

#4
Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box

1929★ 7.5

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

The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her....

#5
Love in the Big City

Love in the Big City

2024★ 8.0

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

When a carefree woman learns that her closeted friend is gay, the two form an inseparable bond and find comfort in each other's company....

#6
Howling III: The Marsupials

Howling III: The Marsupials

1987★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Empire for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination...