Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Akenfield

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#3
The River

The River

1984★ 6.3

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

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer a...

#4
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

#5
The Last Bus

The Last Bus

2021★ 6.5

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

Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of Britain from John O'Groats in Caithness to Land's End in Cornwall, their shared ...

#6
The Lost Husband

The Lost Husband

2020★ 6.8

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

Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas....

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