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10 Best Movies Like The Puppetmaster

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

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#1
Ararat

Ararat

2002★ 6.1

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

Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide....

#2
Judy & Punch

Judy & Punch

2019★ 6.1

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

In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy's superior puppeteerin...

#3
The Boy in the Woods

The Boy in the Woods

2023★ 6.9

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

The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir....

#4
The Beaver

The Beaver

2011★ 6.4

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

Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane...

#5
Stop-Loss

Stop-Loss

2008★ 6.1

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

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army....

#6
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

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

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

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