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10 Best Movies Like Sadness

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

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#1
Contact

Contact

1997★ 7.4

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

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action...

#2
Frequency

Frequency

2000★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sadness for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. Afte...

#3
The Vast of Night

The Vast of Night

2019★ 6.6

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

At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of...

#4
Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

1993★ 6.7

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

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Across the country, an engaged woman becomes convinced that they belo...

#5
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942★ 6.5

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

England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany are heard over the BBC. They warn of acts of terror in England, just before the...

#6
Carry On Nurse

Carry On Nurse

1959★ 6.4

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

In Haven Hospital, a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital altogether. The formidable Matron's debut gives everyone a chill every time she walks past, wi...

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