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10 Best Movies Like The Refusal

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

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#1
As

As

2023★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Refusal for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Three years after the death of her beloved child, Elouise, Mara still feels her presence when she sits on the butterfly bedding in front of the jar with her ashes in it. Mara arran...

#2
Taxidermia

Taxidermia

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Refusal for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Set over three generations and beginning with a sexually frustrated orderly during WWII who relieves his tensions in the most outlandish, gross ways. The result of his liaison is a...

#3
Boudica

Boudica

2023★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Refusal for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers...

#4
Sayen: Desert Road

Sayen: Desert Road

2023★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Refusal for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Sayen follows a lead to the picturesque desolation of the Atacama Desert. There, she reluctantly teams up with a young Atacameño girl, Quimal, looking to clear her father’s name an...

#5
Afire

Afire

2023★ 6.8

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

Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a car...

#6
Busty Girlfriend

Busty Girlfriend

2019★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Refusal for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Mincheol and Suhee go to greet Minchul father (grandmother) before marriage. Dae - sik welcomes her daughter - in - law, Su - hee. But before marriage, Minchol and Suhee are separa...