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10 Best Movies Like Hester Street

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

#1
Citizen X

Citizen X

1995★ 7.2

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

Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communist...

#2
Night of the Creeps

Night of the Creeps

1986★ 6.7

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

In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the co...

#3
A Sacrifice

A Sacrifice

2024★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hester Street for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

American social psychologist Ben Monroe investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event. While he immerses himself into his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy, ...

#4
Trust

Trust

1990★ 6.8

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

After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance b...

#5
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1957★ 6.4

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

The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and noticing his obviously good manners...

#6
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....