10 Best Movies Like When Children are Gone
If you loved When Children are Gone, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Jigen Daisuke
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Children are Gone for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Feeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen...

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Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Children are Gone for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous...

13 Exorcisms
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Children are Gone for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.
After participating in a séance, young Laura begins to behave strangely. Alarmed, her parents ask Father Olmedo, one of the few exorcists authorized by the Vatican to intervene in ...

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Children are Gone for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
The Elric brothers meet their toughest opponent yet — a lone serial killer with a large scar on his forehead....

Civil War
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Children are Gone for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war....

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When Children are Gone for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally bring them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chick...