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10 Best Movies Like Almost Absent

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

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#1
The Director and the Jedi

The Director and the Jedi

2018★ 7.2

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

An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe....

#2
The Matrix Revisited

The Matrix Revisited

2001★ 6.8

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

The film goes behind the scenes of the 1999 sci-fi movie The Matrix....

#3
Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

Be My Cat: A Film for Anne

2015★ 6.1

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

An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Țofei's spiritual trilogy which includes We P...

#4
I Saw the TV Glow

I Saw the TV Glow

2024★ 6.1

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

Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their...

#5
Shaft

Shaft

1971★ 6.4

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

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter....

#6
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora

2010★ 6.4

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

The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set....

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