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10 Best Movies Like In the Absence

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

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#1
Trainwreck: Poop Cruise

Trainwreck: Poop Cruise

2025★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Absence for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An engine fire leaves 4,000 passengers stranded at sea without power and plumbing in this wild documentary about the infamous "poop cruise" of 2013....

#2
Ghosts of the Abyss

Ghosts of the Abyss

2003★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Absence for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James Cameron embarks on an unscripted adventure back to the wreck of the Titanic whe...

#3
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey

2014★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Absence for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A look behind the lens of Christopher Nolan's space epic....

#4
Deep Sea 3D

Deep Sea 3D

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Absence for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Sea life in a whole new way. Deep Sea 3D, an underwater adventure from the filmmakers behind the successful IMAX® 3D film Into the Deep, transports audiences deep below the ocean s...

#5
To Be Takei

To Be Takei

2014★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Absence for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five m...

#6
Being James Bond

Being James Bond

2021★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Absence for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year adventure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage from Casino Royale to the upcoming 25th film No Time To Die, Cra...

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