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10 Best Movies Like A Children's Story

If you loved A Children's Story, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club

1999★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Children's Story for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a group of legendary Cuban folk musicians (some in their 90s) to record a Grammy-winni...

#2
Morel's Invention

Morel's Invention

1974★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Children's Story for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A castaway arrives on an island. He thinks it's uninhabited, but he sees a palace with also a hidden room. Soon he sees some people walking, dressed with old-fashioned clothes. He ...

#3
The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries

1995★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Children's Story for fans of Crime & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction....

#4
Silent Hill

Silent Hill

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Children's Story for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Rose, a desperate mother takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears and R...

#5
Elemental

Elemental

2023★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Children's Story for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common....

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Children's Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...