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10 Best Movies Like The Long Absence

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

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#1
In the Beginning

In the Beginning

2009★ 6.6

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

France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and...

#2
Adam

Adam

2020★ 6.4

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

A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident....

#3
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#4
Juliette in Spring

Juliette in Spring

2024★ 6.7

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

Juliette goes back in her hometown to spend some time with her family. She finds herself between a loving but moody father, a New Age mother, a sister in the midst of an existentia...

#5
Òlòtūré

Òlòtūré

2019★ 6.3

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

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ru...

#6
The Passengers of the Night

The Passengers of the Night

2022★ 6.9

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

On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and s...

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