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10 Best Movies Like Ballast

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

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#1
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958★ 7.6

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

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous acc...

#2
Mass

Mass

2021★ 7.4

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

Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy....

#3
Black or White

Black or White

2015★ 6.8

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

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life....

#4
The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006★ 7.9

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

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career....

#5
Restless

Restless

2011★ 6.5

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

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love....

#6
Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1985★ 6.9

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

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream....

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