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10 Best Movies Like On the Road

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On the Road for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
The Water Diviner

The Water Diviner

2014★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On the Road for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war...

#3
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On the Road for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#4
West Beirut

West Beirut

1998★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On the Road for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 1975, the long slog of civil war has recently begun in Beirut. Two friends, Tarek and Omar, suffer during the Lebanese civil war. Conflicts arise when they decide to cross from ...

#5
Electricity

Electricity

2014★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On the Road for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman leaves her seaside hometown to search for her long-lost brother, experiencing hallucinations brought on by her epilepsy during her trip....

#6
Brothers

Brothers

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to On the Road for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, a...

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