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10 Best Movies Like Sabbatical

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

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#1
Fathers and Daughters

Fathers and Daughters

2015★ 7.1

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

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own....

#2
The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

2017★ 7.1

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

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her ...

#3
Wildflower

Wildflower

2023★ 7.4

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

The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help....

#4
Broken

Broken

2012★ 6.9

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

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences....

#5
As Cool as I Am

As Cool as I Am

2013★ 5.8

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

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers....

#6
The Hollars

The Hollars

2016★ 6.3

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

Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend Rebecca, eight months pregnant w...

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