Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Empire

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

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#1
Adventures of a Mathematician

Adventures of a Mathematician

2021★ 6.2

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

The warmhearted story of Polish immigrant and mathematician Stan Ulam, who moved to the U.S. in the 1930s. Stan deals with the difficult losses of family and friends all while help...

#2
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#3
The Girl with the Needle

The Girl with the Needle

2024★ 7.6

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

Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two for...

#4
Juniper

Juniper

2021★ 6.5

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

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his lif...

#5
Hounddog

Hounddog

2008★ 6.4

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

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley....

#6
Panther

Panther

1995★ 6.3

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

In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist....

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