Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 11, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Penélope

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

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#1
Just Before I Go

Just Before I Go

2015★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penélope for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decid...

#2
The Man from Elysian Fields

The Man from Elysian Fields

2001★ 5.9

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

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husb...

#3
The Little Death

The Little Death

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Penélope for fans of Drama & Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies....

#4
The House of Tomorrow

The House of Tomorrow

2019★ 6.8

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

The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school....

#5
The Tit and the Moon

The Tit and the Moon

1994★ 6.3

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

A child does not stand the idea of having a new brother and dreams about drinking milk from the breasts of his mother again. The child asks the moon to bring him a tit only for him...

#6
Newness

Newness

2017★ 6.0

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

In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries....

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