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10 Best Movies Like In Absentia

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

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#1
Stopmotion

Stopmotion

2024★ 6.2

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

Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for ...

#2
The House

The House

2022★ 7.0

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

Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy....

#3
Night of the Animated Dead

Night of the Animated Dead

2021★ 6.0

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

An animated retelling of ‘Night of the Living Dead’, in which a group of people in a rural farmhouse struggle to survive the threat of bloodthirsty zombies....

#4
The Grandmother

The Grandmother

1970★ 6.6

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

To escape neglect and abuse from his parents, a young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother....

#5
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

2014★ 7.4

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

Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's wo...

#6
Far from the Tree

Far from the Tree

2021★ 8.1

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

On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe....

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