Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Abandoned

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

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#1
Paisan

Paisan

1946★ 7.5

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

Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the pu...

#2
Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Abandoned for fans of Drama & War & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander....

#3
The History of Love

The History of Love

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Abandoned for fans of Drama & War & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness....

#4
Suite Française

Suite Française

2015★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Abandoned for fans of Drama & War & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husban...

#5
Rome, Open City

Rome, Open City

1945★ 8.0

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

During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape....

#6
Violent Summer

Violent Summer

1959★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Abandoned for fans of Drama & War & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Summer, 1943: wealthy youth in the Riccione district of Rimini play while the war gets closer. Carlo Caremoli, a young man who follows the crowd, has found ways to avoid military s...

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