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10 Best Movies Like Absent

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

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#1
Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods

2020★ 6.4

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

Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle for...

#2
Dead Presidents

Dead Presidents

1995★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. Wi...

#3
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absent 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
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1942★ 6.2

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

When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexand...

#5
Glory

Glory

1989★ 7.5

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

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates....

#6
Old Henry

Old Henry

2021★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absent for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A widowed farmer and his son warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide ...

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