Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Islander

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

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#1
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#2
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#3
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Islander 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
Scandalous Sex

Scandalous Sex

2004★ 6.9

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

A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch ...

#5
Imagine

Imagine

2012★ 7.3

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

A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life....

#6
The River

The River

1984★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Islander 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...

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