10 Best Movies Like Istokwa
If you loved Istokwa, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Istokwa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality....

Lady Driver
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Istokwa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the d...

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Istokwa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she ...

Jonathan
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Istokwa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested...

Thirteen
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Istokwa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long...

All Together Now
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Istokwa for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?...