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10 Best Movies Like A Lonely Heart

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

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#1
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

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

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#2
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Lonely Heart 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...

#3
Buddha Mountain

Buddha Mountain

2011★ 6.9

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

In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student...

#4
Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2025★ 6.8

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

Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him....

#5
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#6
The Piano in a Factory

The Piano in a Factory

2011★ 7.3

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

To fight for custody of his daughter who loves playing the piano, a steel factory worker decides to forge a piano from scratch....

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