Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like I-San Special

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

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#1
The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

1985★ 7.2

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

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just onc...

#2
The Last Bus

The Last Bus

2021★ 6.5

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

Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Caithness to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared ...

#3
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

#4
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#5
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

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

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

#6
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I-San Special 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....

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