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10 Best Movies Like From Afar

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

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#1
Siblings

Siblings

2025★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to From Afar for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Irene lives in Rome. When her mother ask to, she go back to Rimini, her hometown, to take care of her autistic brother, Omar. She soon discover that Omar knows very well what to ex...

#2
Black Dog

Black Dog

2024★ 7.2

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

On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of str...

#3
The Divide

The Divide

2021★ 6.6

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

Raf and Julie, a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an emergency ward bordering on collapse on the evening of a Parisian Yellow Vest protest. Their encounter wi...

#4
3 Faces

3 Faces

2018★ 6.7

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

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi and actor Behnaz Jafari travel to a tiny village after receiving a plea for help from a girl whose family has forbidden her from studying acting. Amusing enc...

#5
Adú

Adú

2020★ 6.9

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

In a desperate attempt to reach Europe and crouched before an airstrip in Cameroon, a six-year-old boy and his older sister wait to sneak into the holds of an airplane. Not too far...

#6
My Favourite Cake

My Favourite Cake

2024★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to From Afar for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revit...