Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Evelyn

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

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#1
The Boys of St. Vincent

The Boys of St. Vincent

1994★ 7.2

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

The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland....

#2
A Home of Our Own

A Home of Our Own

1993★ 6.9

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

In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all...

#3
Fatima

Fatima

2020★ 7.2

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

In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and...

#4
Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

2016★ 7.2

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

A retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead....

#5
Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

2024★ 6.7

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

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to ...

#6
Ladybird Ladybird

Ladybird Ladybird

1994★ 7.2

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

Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refuge...

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