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10 Best Movies Like Acquainted

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

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#1
I Can't Think Straight

I Can't Think Straight

2008★ 7.5

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

Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited C...

#2
A Perfect Ending

A Perfect Ending

2012★ 6.2

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

This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield ...

#3
The Knack... and How to Get It

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Acquainted for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A nebbish schoolteacher begs his smooth (and misogynistic) pal to teach him 'the knack' – how to score with women. Serendipitously, the men meet up with a new girl in town, as well...

#4
Lost and Delirious

Lost and Delirious

2001★ 6.8

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

After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two older roommates. However, when she discovers that her new friends are lovers she ...

#5
Girlfriends

Girlfriends

1978★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Acquainted for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels ...

#6
Elena Undone

Elena Undone

2010★ 6.9

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

The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer....

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