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10 Best Movies Like Playing Away

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

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#1
Suck It Up

Suck It Up

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Away for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ronnie lost her brother. Faye lost her first love. These two best friends set off on a debaucherous road trip to the mountains to get over the death of the man they both loved....

#2
The King's Avatar: For the Glory

The King's Avatar: For the Glory

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Away for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In this prequel to the animated series The King's Avatar, Ye Xiu enters into the pro gaming world of Glory, and competes in the first Pro League series tournament....

#3
Aliens vs Avatars

Aliens vs Avatars

2011★ 3.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Away for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Six college friends blowing off steam on a camping trip, find themselves caught up in a cat and mouse hunt with an Alien monster. Not knowing what to do or who to trust, they strug...

#4
Largo Winch II

Largo Winch II

2011★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Away for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Propelled to the head of the W Group after the death of his adoptive father, Largo Winch decides, to everyone's surprise, to sell it, and use the proceeds to create an ambitious hu...

#5
The Tale of King Crab

The Tale of King Crab

2021★ 7.2

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

Small town in Italy, end of the 19th century. Luciano, a drunk, doesn't fit in the town. Rebelion against authority and a forbidden love makes him to commit a crime accidentally. T...

#6
My Avatar and Me

My Avatar and Me

2010★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Playing Away for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

is a creative documentary-fiction film and a film that might expand your sense of reality. It is the story about a man who enters the virtual world Second Life to pursue his person...