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10 Best Movies Like Abandoned

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

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#1
Evelyn

Evelyn

2002★ 6.4

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

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the child...

#2
Nowhere Special

Nowhere Special

2020★ 7.2

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

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is give...

#3
As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

2013★ 5.8

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

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers....

#4
Rocks

Rocks

2019★ 6.6

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

15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them. Against all odds, and...

#5
Restless

Restless

2011★ 6.5

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

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love....

#6
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1992★ 6.6

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

Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, ...

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