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10 Best Movies Like The Kindness of Strangers

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

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#1
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim

The Very Private Life of Mister Sim

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kindness of Strangers for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mister Sim is of no concern whatsoever. At least, this is what he thinks about himself. His wife has left him, his job has left him, and when goes to see his father in a remote par...

#2
Maria do Caritó

Maria do Caritó

2019★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kindness of Strangers for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Maria, a virgin spinster, is trying magical superstitions to find a husband. In her dialogue with the marriage saint, she implores for a companion. Her father offered her as a brid...

#3
Ordinary Love

Ordinary Love

2019★ 6.8

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

An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis....

#4
In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

2009★ 6.1

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

Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Balboni, who is co-producer of a ...

#5
Herod's Law

Herod's Law

1999★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kindness of Strangers for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will mo...

#6
Unpregnant

Unpregnant

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kindness of Strangers for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A 17-year old Missouri teen discovers she has gotten pregnant, a development that threatens to end her dreams of matriculating at an Ivy League college, and the career that could f...