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10 Best Movies Like On Returning (1989–2019)

If you loved On Returning (1989–2019), we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Kodachrome

Kodachrome

2017★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On Returning (1989–2019) for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last lab in the world that can deve...

#2
My One and Only

My One and Only

2009★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On Returning (1989–2019) for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A mother takes her two sons on an unusual road trip from New York to Pittsburgh, St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take care of them all....

#3
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On Returning (1989–2019) for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Rich...

#4
The Hammer

The Hammer

2007★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On Returning (1989–2019) for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Approaching forty, Ferro is unsatisfied with his life as a construction worker and part-time boxing instructor in Los Angeles, CA. After a successful bout with a young pro boxer, F...

#5
People Like Us

People Like Us

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On Returning (1989–2019) for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30...

#6
Blackbird

Blackbird

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On Returning (1989–2019) 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....

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