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10 Best Movies Like Ontem

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

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#1
I Can't Think Straight

I Can't Think Straight

2008★ 7.5

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

Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited C...

#2
Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

2013★ 6.6

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

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted....

#3
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

2010★ 6.5

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

A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to live independently while juggling an affair with a married woman....

#4
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

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

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship ...

#5
Elena Undone

Elena Undone

2010★ 6.9

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

The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer....

#6
Mammal

Mammal

2016★ 6.1

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

After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his i...

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