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10 Best Movies Like Israel, Why

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

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#1
The Play House

The Play House

1921★ 6.8

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

Upon waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works....

#2
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

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

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#3
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

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

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#4
To Kill the Beast

To Kill the Beast

2021★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Israel, Why for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Emilia arrives at her Aunt Inés' hostel located on the Argentina-Brazil border, looking for her missing brother. In this lush jungle a dangerous beast which takes the form of diffe...

#5
Unfaithfully Yours

Unfaithfully Yours

1948★ 7.2

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

Before he left for a brief European visit, symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter casually asked his staid brother-in-law August to look out for his young wife, Daphne, during his...

#6
@ in the mood for love

@ in the mood for love

2001★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Israel, Why for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary following Wong Kar-wai and his cast and crew through the production of his 2000 film In the Mood for Love....