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10 Best Movies Like The Ghost Writer

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

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#1
The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats

2009★ 6.0

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

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs ...

#2
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

2005★ 6.7

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

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young ...

#3
Carnage

Carnage

2011★ 7.2

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

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion...

#4
With Open Arms

With Open Arms

2017★ 5.2

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

Jean-Étienne Fougerole is an intellectual bohemian who released his new novel "In Open Arms" and calling the wealthiest people to welcome home the families in need. While he promot...

#5
The Secret of the Grain

The Secret of the Grain

2007★ 7.0

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

In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant....

#6
The I Inside

The I Inside

2004★ 5.9

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

When Simon awakens in the hospital after surviving a near-fatal accident, amnesia has erased the last two years from his memory. He learns that his brother was killed, he has marri...