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10 Best Movies Like The Bench

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

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#1
Tideland

Tideland

2005★ 6.5

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

Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination....

#2
The Starling Girl

The Starling Girl

2023★ 6.4

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

17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church....

#3
Thirteen

Thirteen

2003★ 6.7

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

When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long...

#4
Broken

Broken

2012★ 6.9

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

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

#5
A Love Song for Bobby Long

A Love Song for Bobby Long

2004★ 6.8

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

A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother....

#6
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946★ 7.1

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

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he...

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