Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Close to Home

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

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#1
Zero Motivation

Zero Motivation

2014★ 6.4

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

Filmmaker Talya Lavie steps into the spotlight with a dark comedy about everyday life for a unit of young female Israeli soldiers. The human resources office at a remote desert bas...

#2
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#3
All About Nina

All About Nina

2018★ 5.9

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

Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic ...

#4
The Color of Rain

The Color of Rain

2014★ 6.5

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

After cancer claims Matt Kell's life on Christmas Day 2005, his widow, Gina and two young boys are left to cope with the pain of his loss while their close church community gathers...

#5
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.4

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#6
Mr. Morgan's Last Love

Mr. Morgan's Last Love

2013★ 6.6

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

A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman....

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