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10 Best Movies Like Close-Knit

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

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#1
MOTHER

MOTHER

2020★ 7.0

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

Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to sc...

#2
Earwig and the Witch

Earwig and the Witch

2021★ 5.9

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

A headstrong orphan discovers a world of spells and potions while living with a selfish witch....

#3
Her Love Boils Bathwater

Her Love Boils Bathwater

2016★ 7.4

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

After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Futaba resolves to spend her remaining time reuniting her broken family, reopening the long-closed bathhouse, and helping her shy dau...

#4
White Oleander

White Oleander

2002★ 7.0

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

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion....

#5
Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking

2008★ 6.1

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

When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara, take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, James. Joleen soon runs off wit...

#6
A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey

1961★ 7.0

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

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarr...

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