Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Daughter

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

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#1
The Color of Pomegranates

The Color of Pomegranates

1969★ 7.3

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

The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in parti...

#2
Freud's Last Session

Freud's Last Session

2023★ 6.6

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

On the eve of the Second World War, two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century, C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud converge for their own personal battle over the existence of Go...

#3
Suite Française

Suite Française

2015★ 7.2

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

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husban...

#4
The Island on Bird Street

The Island on Bird Street

1997★ 7.2

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

Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto t...

#5
Kensuke's Kingdom

Kensuke's Kingdom

2024★ 7.2

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

A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrif...

#6
Resistance

Resistance

2020★ 6.9

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

The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II....

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