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10 Best Movies Like It Was Not Useless

If you loved It Was Not Useless, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Resurrection

Resurrection

1980★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Not Useless for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope ...

#2
I Am Not a Witch

I Am Not a Witch

2017★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Not Useless for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Convicted of witchcraft, 8-year-old Shula is brought to live in a penal colony where witches do hard labour in service of the government....

#3
I Origins

I Origins

2014★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Not Useless for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs....

#4
Needful Things

Needful Things

1993★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Not Useless for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected....

#5
Phenomenon

Phenomenon

1996★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Not Useless for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis....

#6
Three Christs

Three Christs

2017★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It Was Not Useless for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ....

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