Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Awol

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

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#1
The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009★ 6.3

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

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness....

#2
A Driver for Vera

A Driver for Vera

2004★ 6.0

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

The film is set during 1962 in Sevastopol, Crimea, then a secret Navy Base in the Soviet Union. General Serov hires Viktor, a cadet from the Kremlin Guard to work as his private ch...

#3
Brothers

Brothers

2015★ 6.6

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

The story of two brothers, Tom and Jake, and their problematic relationship....

#4
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

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

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#5
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

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

Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team....

#6
On the Edge

On the Edge

2001★ 6.6

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

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life....

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