Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Turn Away

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

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#1
Awakenings

Awakenings

1990★ 7.8

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

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversia...

#2
Annihilation

Annihilation

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Turn Away for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply....

#3
The Vow

The Vow

2012★ 7.2

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

Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memor...

#4
Just Like Heaven

Just Like Heaven

2005★ 7.0

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

Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- a...

#5
Dead Sea

Dead Sea

2024★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Turn Away for fans of Crime. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Stranded in the open sea after a fatal accident, a young woman and her two friends are rescued by a fishing vessel's captain, unaware that the ship harbors a chilling secret....

#6
Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

1999★ 6.6

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

Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, ...

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