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10 Best Movies Like Departure

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

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#1
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018★ 7.1

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

As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind....

#2
The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

2018★ 6.7

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

At a media-swamped party to celebrate his seventieth birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fan...

#3
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009★ 7.0

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

John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominated for Best Picture. Yet today...

#4
The Souvenir: Part II

The Souvenir: Part II

2021★ 6.5

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

In the aftermath of her tumultuous relationship with a charismatic and manipulative older man, Julie begins to untangle her fraught love for him in making her graduation film, sort...

#5
One Day

One Day

2011★ 7.4

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

A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annua...

#6
The Queen of Versailles

The Queen of Versailles

2012★ 6.9

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

With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to uncover the innate virtues and flaws of...

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