Carol (2015)

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Genres: Romance, Drama

What to watch after Carol

• Playing by Heart (1998) — Same feel: intimate, emotional
• The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) — Patricia Highsmith wrote the source material both are based on
• Cinderella (2015)
• A Christmas Carol (1999) — Same subject: holiday
• The Age of Adaline (2015) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic
• May December (2023) — Todd Haynes directed both