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10 Best Movies Like Afterwards

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

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#1
House of D

House of D

2004★ 6.3

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

In the present, artist Tom Warshaw recalls his traumatic coming of age. As a 13-year-old growing up in New York City in 1973, Tom hangs out with Pappass, a mentally disabled man. W...

#2
Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová

1967★ 7.7

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

Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pres...

#3
Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

1998★ 6.9

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

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his ...

#4
Everything Will Be OK

Everything Will Be OK

2006★ 7.7

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

A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life… or lack thereof....

#5
Daddy Cool

Daddy Cool

2008★ 4.7

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

The story about the age gap between a scientist father, Philipe Le Tallec, and his newly discovered teen aged daughter, Eglantine....

#6
The Gazebo

The Gazebo

1960★ 6.9

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

TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there....