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10 Best Movies Like Io's Lament

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

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#1
Fifteen and Pregnant

Fifteen and Pregnant

1998★ 6.3

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

Based on a true story, 15 year old Tina Spangler discovers she is pregnant. Her choices are abortion, adoption, or a lonely, exhausting life as a single parent. Abandoned by her bo...

#2
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

2013★ 6.6

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

After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant....

#3
Unpregnant

Unpregnant

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Io's Lament for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After discovering she can’t legally get an abortion in Missouri without her parents’ permission, teenager Veronica convinces her former best friend Bailey to take a road trip to Al...

#4
Juno

Juno

2007★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Io's Lament for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child....

#5
Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

2000★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Io's Lament for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the fri...

#6
The Rain People

The Rain People

1969★ 6.6

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

When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions....

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