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10 Best Movies Like Dead in October

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

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#1
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.5

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#2
Blackbird

Blackbird

2019★ 6.8

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

A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters....

#3
Norman

Norman

2010★ 6.1

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

A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness....

#4
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead in October 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...

#5
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#6
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dead in October 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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