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10 Best Movies Like We Had a Forest

If you loved We Had a Forest, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

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

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#2
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about poli...

#3
XX/XY

XX/XY

2002★ 5.8

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

Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later....

#4
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#5
The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

2019★ 6.3

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

Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who get...

#6
The Lords of Flatbush

The Lords of Flatbush

1974★ 5.8

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

Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into stre...

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