← Back to Review

10 Best Movies Like Esther Kahn

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

#1
Persona

Persona

1966★ 8.1

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

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisa...

#2
The Room Next Door

The Room Next Door

2024★ 6.8

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

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war repo...

#3
Father & Sons

Father & Sons

2019★ 5.5

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

Joseph and his two sons, Joachim and Ivan, form a close-knit family but fail to see that each one is losing control of his life. Joachim is supposed to be studying psychiatry but s...

#4
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#5
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#6
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

2003★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Esther Kahn for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When wily Captain Barbossa steals Jack Sparrow's ship and kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, her childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack to save her ...