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10 Best Movies Like Five Stars

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

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#1
The Good Girls

The Good Girls

2019★ 6.5

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

Sofía, a well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis....

#2
Carne

Carne

1968★ 6.3

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

A woman who works in a meat packing plant is continuously preyed upon by lecherous men....

#3
The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

2019★ 6.3

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

Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who get...

#4
Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux

2012★ 6.1

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

Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complimentary or if they strive to el...

#5
The River

The River

1984★ 6.4

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

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

#6
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

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