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10 Best Movies Like Emotional Labor

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

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#1
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#2
Strange Weather

Strange Weather

2016★ 5.8

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

Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea....

#3
New York Stories

New York Stories

1989★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Emotional Labor for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" (Martin Scorsese), a tormented painter channels heartbreak into his art. In "Lif...

#4
Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A

2024★ 6.2

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

A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame....

#5
Glengarry Glen Ross

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992★ 7.3

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

Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could...

#6
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001★ 6.3

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

In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's col...

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