Movies Like Carol

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Dark Waters

2019·2h 7m·★ 7.6·Todd Haynes

2 shared crewDir. Todd HaynesDP: Edward Lachman

I'm Not There

2007·2h 15m·★ 6.8·Todd Haynes

2 shared crewDir. Todd HaynesDP: Edward Lachman

Wonderstruck

2017·1h 56m·★ 6.2·Todd Haynes

2 shared crewDir. Todd HaynesDP: Edward Lachman

Far from Heaven

2002·1h 47m·★ 7.3·Todd Haynes

2 shared crewDir. Todd HaynesDP: Edward Lachman

The Velvet Underground

2021·2h 1m·★ 7.3·Todd Haynes

2 shared crewDir. Todd HaynesDP: Edward Lachman

Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

Themes: adoring, ambiguousTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

On Swift Horses

2025·1h 59m·★ 6.0·Daniel Minahan

5 shared themes: wistful, lesbian relationship, ambiguous...Fans also likedRomance & Drama

Holiday

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.7·George Cukor

Themes: holiday, new year's eveFans also likedRomance & Drama

About Last Night...

1986·1h 53m·★ 6.3·Edward Zwick

Themes: chicago, illinois, new year's eveFans also likedDrama & Romance

The Handmaiden

2016·2h 25m·★ 8.1·Park Chan-wook

Themes: lesbian relationship, lesbian, lgbtDrama & Romance

Sex and the City

2008·2h 26m·★ 5.7·Michael Patrick King

Themes: hotel, new year's eveFans also likedDrama & Romance

Room in Rome

2010·1h 49m·★ 6.0·Julio Medem

Themes: lesbian sex, lesbian, hotelDrama & Romance

Kulong

2024·48m·★ 4.2·Sigrid Polon

Themes: lesbian relationship, lesbian, lgbt

A Perfect Ending

2012·1h 50m·★ 5.6·Nicole Conn

Themes: lesbian, lgbtDrama & Romance

Forrest Gump

1994·2h 22m·★ 8.8·Robert Zemeckis

Themes: new year's eve, parent child relationshipDrama & Romance

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022·2h 20m·★ 7.7·Daniel Scheinert

Themes: divorce, lgbt

The Substance

2024·2h 21m·★ 7.2·Coralie Fargeat

Themes: ambiguous, new year's eve

The Outfit

2022·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Graham Moore

Themes: chicago, illinois, 1950s

The Shining

1980·2h 24m·★ 8.4·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: hotel, new year's eve

The Godfather Part II

1974·3h 22m·★ 9.0·Francis Ford Coppola

Themes: 1950s, new year's eve

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