Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Hungry Hearts

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

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#1
Avalon

Avalon

1990★ 6.7

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

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called pro...

#2
I Remember Mama

I Remember Mama

1948★ 7.2

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

Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the fa...

#3
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#4
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#5
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

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

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

#6
The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1927★ 6.1

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

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to u...

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