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10 Best Movies Like Assigned

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

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#1
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Assigned 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....

#2
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Assigned 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....

#3
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#4
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Assigned 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....

#5
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about poli...

#6
Heidi

Heidi

2005★ 7.7

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

Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wil...

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