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10 Best Movies Like You Were Never Really Here

If you loved You Were Never Really Here, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Good Time

Good Time

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Crime & Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail....

#2
The Vanished

The Vanished

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Crime & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A family vacation takes a terrifying turn when parents Paul and Wendy discover their young daughter has vanished without a trace. Stopping at nothing to find her, the search for th...

#3
Flesh + Blood

Flesh + Blood

1985★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble Lord who stiffs them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction th...

#4
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

2018★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversia...

#5
We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin

2011★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager....

#6
The Babadook

The Babadook

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to You Were Never Really Here for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her....