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10 Best Movies Like Despojo

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

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#1
Staring at Strangers

Staring at Strangers

2022★ 6.4

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

Carpenter Sergio runs away and hides in a closet after his boss fired him. When the closet arrives at its buyer's house, he decides to stay there, hiding in his new home living wit...

#2
The House on Carroll Street

The House on Carroll Street

1988★ 5.9

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

A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a no...

#3
Chatroom

Chatroom

2010★ 5.8

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

When strangers Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo meet William online in his new 'Chelsea Teens!' chatroom, they're completely seduced by his fast-talking, charismatic character. But beneath t...

#4
Peppermint Frappé

Peppermint Frappé

1967★ 6.6

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

Julián, a middle-aged single doctor, is reunited with Pablo, a childhood friend who has just married Elena, a beautiful young woman....

#5
Rose Plays Julie

Rose Plays Julie

2021★ 5.8

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

A story of a young woman searching for her biological mother. Set against a backdrop of misogyny, revenge, and longing, Rose undertakes a journey that leads her to revelations that...

#6
Bosco

Bosco

2024★ 6.9

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

Based on the true story of Quawntay “Bosco” Adams. Sentenced to 35 years for attempted possession of marijuana, Adams miraculously escaped from a Federal maximum-security prison wh...

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