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10 Best Movies Like Special

If you loved Special, 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 Special 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
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#3
Scandalous Sex

Scandalous Sex

2004★ 6.9

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

A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch ...

#4
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special 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....

#5
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

2012★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature....

#6
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

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