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10 Best Movies Like Aurora

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

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#1
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

2009★ 6.6

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

The lives of three women have a commonality: adoption. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets that, as a teenager, she gave up her daughter for adoption. Elizabeth was an adopte...

#2
Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

2016★ 7.2

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

A retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead....

#3
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Aurora 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
Nowhere Special

Nowhere Special

2020★ 7.2

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

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is give...

#5
Blue Jay

Blue Jay

2016★ 7.0

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

Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past....

#6
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

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