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10 Best Movies Like The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

If you loved The Story Behind "Absence of Malice", we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Re-Kill

Re-Kill

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Five years after a zombie outbreak, the men and women of R-Division hunt down and destroy the undead. When they see signs of a second outbreak, they fear humanity may not survive....

#2
The Art of Happiness

The Art of Happiness

2013★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" for fans of Animation. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Sergio driving a taxi in a white Naples overflowing sadness and garbage. Pouring rain leads her clients through the city trying to process the death of his brother, who started ten...

#3
Re-Cut

Re-Cut

2010★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When twin girls are found dead in their family’s barn, reality star turned TV-reporter Meredith Phillips and her de-facto camera crew are dispatched to rural Wisconsin to investiga...

#4
009 Re:Cyborg

009 Re:Cyborg

2012★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

009 Re:Cyborg follows a group of nine cyborgs, each of them created by a shadowy organization for use as weapons against humanity. The group turns on their creators to protect the ...

#5
Re-Existences

Re-Existences

2020★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

“Re-Existence” is a documentary about migration stories of individuals from the Brazilian queer community....

#6
(re)kindle

(re)kindle

2021★ 7.4

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

Ana and Helen, two divorced women, were close friends as teenagers. Today, amidst the corona virus pandemic and in quarantine, they get in touch after 20 years via internet. Throug...