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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
Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965★ 7.5

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

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the O...

#2
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...

#3
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...

#4
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...

#5
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....

#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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