
10 Best Movies Like The Idealist
If you loved The Idealist, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Hardball
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Idealist for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

Jungleland
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Idealist for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Stanley manages his boxer brother Lion but when a devastating loss in the ring leaves the pair in debt, an opportunity to recoup the cash leads to a series of misadventures that th...

Eleanor the Great
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Idealist for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Idealist for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea ro...

Hands of Stone
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Idealist for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

Return
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Idealist for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....