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10 Best Movies Like Absent Driver

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

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#1
They Promised You That the River Ain't Deep

They Promised You That the River Ain't Deep

2021★ 9.5

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

Living in a small rural town, with little available emotional help around her, a young woman returns for a visit to her therapist. She finally receives a profoundly symbolic messag...

#2
Jigen Daisuke

Jigen Daisuke

2023★ 6.7

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

Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen...

#3
The Crocodiles Strike Back

The Crocodiles Strike Back

2010★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absent Driver for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

New summer adventure of the Crocodiles, who set up their detective skills to find out who is behind the accidents of the factory where Ollie and Mary's parents work , which could m...

#4
Girl on the Moon

Girl on the Moon

2012★ 6.3

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

Someone from another planet crashed on Earth and evil is chasing him, and then love appears, and it defeats evil through an amulet....

#5
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1998★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absent Driver for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous...

#6
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absent Driver for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow...