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10 Best Movies Like 1982

If you loved 1982, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Electricity

Electricity

2014★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1982 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip....

#2
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1982 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#3
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1982 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

#4
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1982 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#5
What They Had

What They Had

2018★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1982 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past....

#6
Remember

Remember

2015★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 1982 for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family....

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