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10 Best Movies Like Anxiety & Desire

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

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#1
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story

The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story

2023★ 7.1

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

After a particularly challenging day, Miles experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be jus...

#2
Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland

Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland

2017★ 6.5

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

Based on the best-selling book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, and told through the eyes of Jackson's trusted bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon...

#3
Pain and Glory

Pain and Glory

2019★ 7.4

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

Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in a small village in Valencia, the ei...

#4
The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans

2022★ 7.6

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

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explore...

#5
Brian's Song

Brian's Song

1971★ 7.3

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

Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying....

#6
The Human Voice

The Human Voice

2020★ 6.7

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

A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master ha...

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