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10 Best Movies Like It's Been a Year

If you loved It's Been a Year, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Evening

Evening

2007★ 5.8

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

As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first time that their mother lived an ...

#2
The Beach House

The Beach House

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's Been a Year for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Cara Rudland thought she’d left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind, but returns to the scenic Lowcountry of her childhood summers after losing her job in Chicago. Th...

#3
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's Been a Year for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect....

#4
Paradise

Paradise

1991★ 6.2

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

A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl....

#5
The Starling

The Starling

2021★ 6.9

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

A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward....

#6
Mothers' Instinct

Mothers' Instinct

2024★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to It's Been a Year for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paran...

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