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10 Best Movies Like Disaster Preparedness

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

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#1
I Believe in Unicorns

I Believe in Unicorns

2015★ 6.3

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

Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter....

#2
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#3
Mr. Roosevelt

Mr. Roosevelt

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Disaster Preparedness for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young woman returns home and must confront her ex-boyfriend when an unexpected tragedy occurs....

#4
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

#5
Love & Sex

Love & Sex

2000★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Disaster Preparedness for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of th...

#6
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

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