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10 Best Movies Like The Child in Time

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

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#1
Wreckers

Wreckers

2011★ 5.2

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

A married couple move back to his childhood village to start a family but a surprise visit from the husband's brother ignites sibling rivalry and exposes the lies embedded in the c...

#2
The Innocent

The Innocent

1993★ 6.0

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

A young engineer is sent to post-WWII Berlin to help the Americans in spying on the Russians. In a time and place where discretion is still a man’s best friend, he falls in love wi...

#3
Bordertown

Bordertown

1935★ 5.9

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

An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss....

#4
Dance to Death

Dance to Death

2017★ 4.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Child in Time for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Deadly dance tournament is carried out in the city survived after nuclear apocalypse. Energy is extracted from the loser for the city to survive. A young guy from the street is fo...

#5
That's Not Cheating

That's Not Cheating

2016★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Child in Time for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mateo and Camila, a couple that allow each other being unfaithful with a unreachable someone chosen by each....

#6
Third Star

Third Star

2010★ 7.0

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

James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventur...