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10 Best Movies Like In the Absence

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

#1
Nefta Football Club

Nefta Football Club

2018★ 7.1

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

In the south of Tunisia, two football fan brothers bump into a donkey lost in the middle of the desert on the border of Algeria. Strangely, the animal wears headphones over its ear...

#2
Sister

Sister

2018★ 7.3

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

A man remembers his childhood memory of growing up with an annoying little sister in 1990s China. How would his life have been if things had gone differently?...

#3
Twice: The Extraordinary Life of Tsutomu Yamaguchi

Twice: The Extraordinary Life of Tsutomu Yamaguchi

2010★ 7.7

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

Tsutomu Yamaguchi is a hibakusha. A survivor of both atomic bomb blasts in 1945. First at Hiroshima, then again at Nagasaki. Now nearing 90, Yamaguchi finally speaks out. Breaking ...

#4
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)

2020★ 7.3

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

The story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write and skateboard in Kabul....

#5
The Box

The Box

1967★ 6.5

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

An old bearded man wearing a raincoat walks into a bar and sits down, placing a mysterious box next to him. The other patrons try, with varying success, to find out what's inside. ...

#6
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to In the Absence for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encount...