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10 Best Movies Like Elephant

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

#1
Julien Donkey-Boy

Julien Donkey-Boy

1999★ 6.9

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

Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister Pearl, anorexic would-be wrestler brother Chris, sympathetic grandmother...

#2
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

2013★ 7.6

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

Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki....

#3
Walk Up

Walk Up

2022★ 6.3

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

A series of interactions take place between an established film director, his estranged daughter interested in interior design, an interior designer, and others inside a multi-stor...

#4
Nitram

Nitram

2021★ 6.9

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

Based on true events, "Nitram" lives with his parents in suburban Australia in the mid-90s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never fitting in. As his anger grows, he...

#5
Notre Musique

Notre Musique

2004★ 6.7

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

A three-chapter (Hell, Purgatory and Paradise) meditation on the city of Sarajevo in the wake of the Bosnian war, on Palestine and Israel, and on war itself....

#6
The Wedding

The Wedding

1973★ 7.3

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

Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people...