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10 Best Movies Like Forbidden Paths

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
Family Romance, LLC

Family Romance, LLC

2019★ 6.2

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

Love is a business at Family Romance, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 1...

#3
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

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

Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming c...

#4
A Second Chance

A Second Chance

2011★ 6.0

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

A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad....

#5
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

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

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

#6
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

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

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

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