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10 Best Movies Like Istanbul Calling

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

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#1
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Istanbul Calling 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....

#2
Diving

Diving

2017★ 6.1

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

A restless photographer leaves her family to "find herself" and takes up deep-sea diving....

#3
Haute Couture

Haute Couture

2021★ 6.1

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

Esther is at the end of her career as Head Seamstress at Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop. One day, she gets her handbag stolen in the metro by a 20 years old girl, Jade. Instead of ...

#4
Kill 'em All 2

Kill 'em All 2

2024★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Istanbul Calling for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Phillip and Suzanne are retired from the spy game, living peacefully off the grid. That's until their whereabouts are discovered by Vlad, the vengeful brother of their target from ...

#5
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#6
My Little Princess

My Little Princess

2011★ 6.5

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

Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer ...

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