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10 Best Movies Like A Study of Empathy

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

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#1
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#2
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street

1994★ 6.6

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

An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' plays out by a company of actors. The setting: their run-down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play i...

#3
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#4
Inside I'm Dancing

Inside I'm Dancing

2004★ 7.4

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

Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed wh...

#5
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#6
All Together Now

All Together Now

2020★ 6.7

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

An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?...

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