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10 Best Movies Like Absence

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

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#1
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absence 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...

#2
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#3
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absence 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....

#4
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

2015★ 7.0

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

West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition....

#5
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

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

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#6
The Dreamseller

The Dreamseller

2016★ 6.7

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

A disillusioned psychologist tries to commit suicide until he strikes up a friendship with an unlikely saviour who teaches him a new way of living....

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