Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Presence

If you loved Presence, 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 Presence 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
My Friend Ivan Lapshin

My Friend Ivan Lapshin

1985★ 6.7

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

Russian provincial town in the middle of the 1930s Stalin's Great Purge. Ivan Lapshin, the head of the local police, does what he has to do. And he does it well....

#3
Mother

Mother

1926★ 7.1

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

A Soviet woman is caught between her husband and son, who find themselves on opposing sides of the Russian Revolution....

#4
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

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

Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team....

#5
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#6
Autumn Marathon

Autumn Marathon

1979★ 7.1

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

Andrey Pavlovich Buzykin, who makes a living by teaching at an institute and translating English literature, is cheating on his wife. Buzykin's main problem is that he's a kind man...

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