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10 Best Movies Like Abandonment

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

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#1
Chéri

Chéri

2009★ 6.1

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

The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love....

#2
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009★ 6.3

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

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple....

#3
The Son of a Thousand Men

The Son of a Thousand Men

2025★ 7.5

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

In a small village, a lonely fisherman yearning for a son is drawn to an ethereal light that links him to others and their long-buried secrets....

#4
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#5
Kisses

Kisses

2008★ 7.1

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

Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin....

#6
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

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