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10 Best Movies Like X: Past Is Present

If you loved X: Past Is Present, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Puncture

Puncture

2011★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X: Past Is Present for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A lawyer who is a drug addict fights a medical-supplies corporation in court while battling his personal demons....

#2
Inseparable

Inseparable

2012★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X: Past Is Present for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A troubled engineer faces pressure at work and problems at home with his moody wife. American expat Chuck, rescues him from the brink of despair and becomes an unlikely mentor....

#3
Asylum

Asylum

2005★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X: Past Is Present for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife....

#4
Newness

Newness

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X: Past Is Present for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries....

#5
The Eternal Daughter

The Eternal Daughter

2022★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X: Past Is Present for fans of Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past....

#6
Love Jones

Love Jones

1997★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to X: Past Is Present for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or ...

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