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10 Best Movies Like Atonement

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

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#1
Charlie St. Cloud

Charlie St. Cloud

2010★ 7.0

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

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pac...

#2
Inventing the Abbotts

Inventing the Abbotts

1997★ 6.3

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

In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer...

#3
The Cement Garden

The Cement Garden

1993★ 6.7

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

After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Aware that she is going to have to go into hospital she opens a b...

#4
The Savages

The Savages

2007★ 6.9

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

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father....

#5
Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

2006★ 6.0

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

In the late 1940s, a murderous couple known as the 'The Lonely Hearts Killers' kills close to a dozen people. Two detectives try to nab the duo who find their targets via the perso...

#6
In the Land of Women

In the Land of Women

2007★ 5.9

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

After a bad breakup with his girlfriend leaves him heartbroken, Carter Webb moves to Michigan to take care of his ailing grandmother. Once there, he gets mixed up in the lives of t...

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