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10 Best Movies Like The Existentialist

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

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#1
In the Heights

In the Heights

2021★ 7.1

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

The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights....

#2
Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

2010★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Existentialist for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share h...

#3
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu

Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu

2016★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Existentialist for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Koyomi Araragi was turned into a vampire by the legendary vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, and he needs to revive the weakened vampire back to her complete form ...

#4
The Eyes of Tammy Faye

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2021★ 6.5

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

From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--onl...

#5
South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID

South Park: Post COVID: The Return of COVID

2021★ 7.4

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

If Stan, Kyle and Cartman could just work together, they could go back in time to make sure Covid never happened. But traveling back to the past seems to be the easy answer until t...

#6
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...