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10 Best Movies Like Things We Lost in the Fire

If you loved Things We Lost in the Fire, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Our Friend

Our Friend

2019★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Lost in the Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out....

#2
Beaches

Beaches

1988★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Lost in the Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years....

#3
Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice

1993★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Lost in the Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to attend a convention because of he...

#4
Suncoast

Suncoast

2024★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Lost in the Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark med...

#5
Mr. Church

Mr. Church

2016★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Lost in the Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fift...

#6
My Girl

My Girl

1991★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Things We Lost in the Fire for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the su...

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