Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

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
The Blonde One

The Blonde One

2019★ 7.9

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

Gabriel rents a room in Juan’s House. They work together in a Woodwork place. Gabriel is a very quiet guy and has a little daughter. Juan is a party boy who has a lots of girls aro...

#2
Elegy

Elegy

2008★ 6.3

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

Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student w...

#3
Gilda

Gilda

1946★ 7.5

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

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss....

#4
Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942★ 7.4

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

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise....

#5
Martin (Hache)

Martin (Hache)

1997★ 7.5

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

After having a nearly fatal drug overdose, 19-year-old Argentine Martin is sent to Madrid, where his film director father lives with his new, younger lover, Alicia, and his bisexua...

#6
Abzurdah

Abzurdah

2015★ 6.5

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

A disenfranchised 16-year-old girl connects to an older man on the internet and after a brief one-sided affair descends into obsession and anorexia....

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