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10 Best Movies Like A Petal on the Current

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

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#1
The Souvenir

The Souvenir

2019★ 6.1

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

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man....

#2
Tuesday

Tuesday

2024★ 6.8

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

A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird....

#3
LOL

LOL

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Petal on the Current for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbear...

#4
Laggies

Laggies

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Petal on the Current for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think abou...

#5
After We Fell

After We Fell

2021★ 7.0

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

Just as Tessa's life begins to become unglued, nothing is what she thought it would be. Not her friends nor her family. The only person that she should be able to rely on is Hardin...

#6
Fish Tank

Fish Tank

2009★ 6.9

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

Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to ...

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