Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Absent Friends

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

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#1
Outlaw King

Outlaw King

2018★ 6.8

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

Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne....

#2
The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019★ 6.4

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

When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent ...

#3
Queen of Katwe

Queen of Katwe

2016★ 7.2

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

A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master....

#4
The Hill

The Hill

2023★ 7.7

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

The story of Rickey Hill, who overcomes his physical disability and repairs his relationship with his father in a quest to become a major league baseball (MLB) player....

#5
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Absent Friends 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...

#6
Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

2013★ 6.6

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

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted....

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