Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Apple Tree

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

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#1
Smithereens

Smithereens

1982★ 6.4

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

A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene....

#2
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

1989★ 5.4

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

The pregnant Alice finds Freddy Krueger striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child, hoping to be reborn into the real world....

#3
As

As

2023★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Apple Tree for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Three years after the death of her beloved child, Elouise, Mara still feels her presence when she sits on the butterfly bedding in front of the jar with her ashes in it. Mara arran...

#4
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Apple Tree for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice betw...

#5
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#6
Vermiglio

Vermiglio

2024★ 7.1

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

In the last days of the Second World War, a deserting soldier disrupts a tranquil and isolated mountain community. For one family, his arrival brings excitement and romance, but tr...