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10 Best Movies Like Arcadia

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

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#1
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Arcadia 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...

#2
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#3
The Padre

The Padre

2018★ 5.9

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

American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-...

#4
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#5
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#6
Herself

Herself

2020★ 6.7

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

Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws...

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