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10 Best Movies Like Adoption

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

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#1
Death Warrant

Death Warrant

1990★ 6.2

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

Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to ...

#2
A Bucket of Blood

A Bucket of Blood

1959★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Adoption for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Nerdy Walter Paisley, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik café who doesn't fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful co-worker, Carla, by making a bust of he...

#3
Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad

1965★ 7.8

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

This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive events. Highlights include an ...

#4
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

1975★ 6.9

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

After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action....

#5
Yokohama BJ Blues

Yokohama BJ Blues

1981★ 7.5

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

BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. He does not earn much with it and to make ends meet he also acts as a private detective....

#6
The Two of Them

The Two of Them

1978★ 6.0

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

Looking for a safe place to live after being harassed by her husband, a depressive and violent man, Juli stays at a women's shelter run by Mária....