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10 Best Movies Like Tarnation

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

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#1
Short Term 12

Short Term 12

2013★ 7.8

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

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior b...

#2
Hard Candy

Hard Candy

2005★ 6.8

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

Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. J...

#3
Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

2024★ 7.0

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

Led by Donna and Reverend W.C. Martin, 22 families from a rural Black church in the small East Texas town of Possum Trot adopt 77 of the most difficult-to-place kids in the foster ...

#4
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

2011★ 6.8

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

A suburban father gets trapped in a one-sided incestuous relationship with his abusive son....

#5
David and Lisa

David and Lisa

1962★ 7.2

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

Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home...

#6
Flowers in the Attic

Flowers in the Attic

2014★ 6.7

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

After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother....

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