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10 Best Movies Like The Magnetic Tree

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

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#1
Under the Same Moon

Under the Same Moon

2007★ 7.7

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

Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mot...

#2
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.4

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#3
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#4
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013★ 7.0

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

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness....

#5
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#6
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

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