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10 Best Movies Like Sleeping Fires

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

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#1
The Visit

The Visit

1964★ 7.1

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

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-m...

#2
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.6

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#3
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015★ 5.9

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

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

#4
Kisses

Kisses

2008★ 7.1

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

Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin....

#5
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#6
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sleeping Fires 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....

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