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10 Best Movies Like Hjort

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

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#1
Embattled

Embattled

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hjort for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued....

#2
Boyhood

Boyhood

2014★ 7.5

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

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, ...

#3
Anemone

Anemone

2025★ 6.1

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

Middle-aged Jem sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother Ray. Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, th...

#4
I'm Not Here

I'm Not Here

2017★ 5.8

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

A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is....

#5
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.0

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

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#6
The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

2017★ 7.1

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

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her ...

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