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10 Best Movies Like In Absence

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

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#1
Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

Bill Burr Presents: Friends Who Kill

2022★ 5.4

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

In a night of killer comedy, Bill Burr hosts a showcase of his most raucous stand-up comic pals as they riff on everything from COVID to Michael Jackson....

#2
Andover

Andover

2018★ 5.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In Absence for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Genetics professor Adam Slope clones his wife Dawn after she dies in a fire but the woman he creates is different than the woman he loved, so he tries over and over, in a desperate...

#3
The Radiator Springs 500½

The Radiator Springs 500½

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In Absence for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A 'leisurely drive' planned in honor of Radiator Springs’ town founder, Stanley, turns precarious as Baja pros descend on the town and challenge Lightning McQueen to an off-road ra...

#4
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In Absence for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....

#5
Duck Butter

Duck Butter

2018★ 5.4

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

Dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating, strangers Naima and Sergio make a pact to spend 24 straight hours together in an attempt to fast forward their relationship....

#6
Strange Object

Strange Object

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In Absence for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An archival investigation into the imperial image-making of the RAF ‘Z Unit’, which determined the destruction of human, animal and cultural life across Somaliland, as well as Afri...