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10 Best Movies Like The Ones Left Behind

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

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#1
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#2
Sam & Kate

Sam & Kate

2022★ 6.3

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

Bill is an ailing larger-than-life father being taken care of by his son Sam, who has returned home to care for him. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate. At the same time...

#3
Up Close & Personal

Up Close & Personal

1996★ 6.3

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

Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brillia...

#4
My Dinner with Hervé

My Dinner with Hervé

2018★ 6.3

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

An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-ch...

#5
Sunshine State

Sunshine State

2002★ 6.3

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

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development....

#6
The Big Picture

The Big Picture

1989★ 5.8

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

Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel sedu...

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