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10 Best Movies Like Admission

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

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#1
Goats

Goats

2012★ 5.5

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

Having a self-absorbed New Age mother and an estranged father has meant 15-year-old Ellis Whitman has grown up relying on an unconventional guardian: a goat-trekking, marijuana-gro...

#2
Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Yaadon Ki Baaraat

1973★ 7.9

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

Three brothers are separated after their parents are murdered by a gangster. Years later, they find their paths intertwined around a family song....

#3
War Witch

War Witch

2012★ 6.5

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

Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she wa...

#4
Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow

Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow

2011★ 6.6

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

In 1782, King Jeong-jo of Joseon asks detective K to investigate a series of murders related to a case of corruption within the government....

#5
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

2013★ 7.5

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

Broadway legend Elaine Stritch remains in the spotlight at eighty-seven years old. Join the uncompromising Tony and Emmy Award-winner both on and off stage in this revealing docume...

#6
Molly Maxwell

Molly Maxwell

2013★ 6.6

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

At Phoenix Progressive School, students take notes lying on parlor couches and are encouraged to explore their gifts through electives like break-dancing and graphic-novel writing....