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10 Best Movies Like Ava

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

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#1
Mammal

Mammal

2016★ 6.2

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

After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his i...

#2
The Girl with a Bracelet

The Girl with a Bracelet

2020★ 6.5

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

Lise (16 years old) is accused of murdering her best friend. As the trial starts, her parents stand right by her side. But once her secret life is revealed in court, the truth beco...

#3
Lockdown

Lockdown

2000★ 6.0

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

Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on track. But his life takes another unexpected turn when he and his two friends (Bonds, Casse...

#4
Pariah

Pariah

2011★ 6.8

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

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression....

#5
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ava for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his ca...

#6
Cleveland Abduction

Cleveland Abduction

2015★ 7.2

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

A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years....

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