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10 Best Movies Like The Savages

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

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#1
The Anniversary Party

The Anniversary Party

2001★ 5.6

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

While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, American actress Sally Nash and British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close friends, some colleagues and the...

#2
Trust

Trust

1990★ 6.8

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

After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance b...

#3
The Moth

The Moth

1980★ 6.2

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

This is psychological drama by Tomasz Zygadlo begins as a straightforward story. Jan is the host of a nightly talk show in which he counsels people who call in with their problems....

#4
Handbook of Movie Theaters’ History

Handbook of Movie Theaters’ History

2019★ 8.0

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

Handbook of Movie Theaters’ History is a documentary about the history, the development in the present days and the future of movie theaters in the city of Turin, Italy. It mixes t...

#5
The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

1987★ 8.0

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

The story of one shepherd's single-handed quest to re-forest a desolate valley in the foothills of the French Alps throughout the first half of the 20th century....

#6
Sound of My Voice

Sound of My Voice

2011★ 6.3

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

A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future....