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10 Best Movies Like Dear Lisa

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

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#1
Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation

2012★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dear Lisa for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After inheriting the family mortuary, a pyrophobic mortician accidentally exposes hundreds of un-cremated bodies to toxic medical waste. As the corpses re-animate, the mortician's ...

#2
Avatara Purusha: Part 1

Avatara Purusha: Part 1

2022★ 5.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dear Lisa for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When a son of an Ayurveda scholar goes missing, he blames his sister and cuts all ties with her. When the latter's daughter decides to set things right with a devious plan, there s...

#3
Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire

Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dear Lisa for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When the King Gareth dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon’s unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. W...

#4
Rocky II

Rocky II

1979★ 7.3

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

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the...

#5
The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

2004★ 6.8

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

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of money so that he can woo Portia, a very wealthy heiress; but Antonio has invested ...

#6
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

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

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...