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10 Best Movies Like The Leftovers

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

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#1
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Leftovers for fans of Family & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disown...

#2
Samantha: An American Girl Holiday

Samantha: An American Girl Holiday

2004★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Leftovers for fans of Family & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Kindhearted Samantha Parkington's world starts to change the day Nellie O'Malley walks into her life. Nellie, her father, and her two little sisters have moved in next door to be s...

#3
Rip Girls

Rip Girls

2000★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Leftovers for fans of Family & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds f...

#4
Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Leftovers for fans of Family & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead....

#5
The Color of Friendship

The Color of Friendship

2000★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Leftovers for fans of Family & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is ...

#6
Cadet Kelly

Cadet Kelly

2002★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Leftovers for fans of Family & TV Movie. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries...

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