15 Movies Like Kitchen Stories
Loved Kitchen Stories? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
The Ugly Stepsister
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kitchen Stories.
Sentimental Value
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kitchen Stories.
An Affair
A newly appointed high school teacher begins her job hoping for a fresh start, but her life takes an unsettling turn when a troubled student becomes fixated on her. As boundaries blur and personal and professional lines are tested, the situation escalates, forcing her to confront the consequences of desire, power, and responsibility.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kitchen Stories.
Spermageddon
Two narrative threads: one is an emerging love story between awkward teens Jens and Lisa, who are having sex for the first time; the other, an eventful quest of Simon the Semen and his friends to reach the golden goal, the Egg.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kitchen Stories.
Sex
Two married, heterosexual chimney sweeps face experiences that unsettle their views on sexuality and identity. One has a same-sex encounter without considering it either as an expression of homosexuality or infidelity. The other finds himself in dreams where he is seen as a woman.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kitchen Stories.
The Worst Person in the World
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kitchen Stories.
Keeping Up with the Joneses
An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors – especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. “Jones” are covert operatives.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kitchen Stories.
Uptown Girls
Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny to Ray - the precocious, oft-ignored daughter of a music executive - she learns what it means to be an adult while teaching Ray how to be a child.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kitchen Stories.
St. Vincent
A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kitchen Stories.
The Gift
Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kitchen Stories.
The Trip
A dysfunctional couple head to a remote lakeside cabin under the guise of reconnecting, but each has secret designs to kill the other. Before they can carry out their respective plans, unexpected visitors arrive and the couple is faced with a greater danger than anything they could have plotted.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kitchen Stories.
Homesick
When Charlotte, 27, meets her brother Henrik, 35, for the first time as an adult, it becomes an encounter without boundaries, between two people who don't know what a normal family is. How does sibling love manifest itself if you have never experienced it before? Homesick is an unusual family drama about seeking a family, and breaking every rule to be one.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kitchen Stories.
About Schmidt
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Kitchen Stories.
The Burning Sea
An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Kitchen Stories.
