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10 Best Movies Like Forbearance

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

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#1
Third Star

Third Star

2010★ 7.0

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

James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventur...

#2
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbearance 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
Lullaby

Lullaby

2014★ 6.1

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

Estranged from his family, Jonathan (Hedlund) discovers his father has decided to take himself off life support in forty-eight hours’ time. During this intensely condensed period, ...

#4
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forbearance 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...

#5
Goodbye June

Goodbye June

2025★ 6.6

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

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season....

#6
Blackbird

Blackbird

2019★ 6.8

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

A terminally ill mother invites her family to their country house for one final gathering, but tensions quickly boil over between her two daughters....

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