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10 Best Movies Like The Opium Eater

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

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#1
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

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

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#2
TalhotBlond

TalhotBlond

2012★ 6.3

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

Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately lead...

#3
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#4
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#5
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Opium Eater 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....

#6
Home Run

Home Run

2013★ 6.2

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

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties f...

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