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10 Best Movies Like Not as a Stranger

If you loved Not as a Stranger, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017★ 7.0

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

Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existen...

#2
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

2009★ 7.8

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

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987....

#3
The Doctor

The Doctor

1991★ 6.5

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

Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and d...

#4
People Will Talk

People Will Talk

1951★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not as a Stranger for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A successful, unorthodox doctor befriends a young woman with suicidal ideations due to her pregnancy by her ex, a military reservist killed in action....

#5
Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine

2010★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not as a Stranger for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retr...

#6
The Ugly Truth

The Ugly Truth

2009★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Not as a Stranger for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships an...

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