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10 Best Movies Like Lay by My Side

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

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#1
Adieu Philippine

Adieu Philippine

1962★ 6.9

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

Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best f...

#2
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#3
Out of Love

Out of Love

2025★ 6.9

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

When Jeanne, a meticulous insurance assessor, is suddenly left to care for her estranged sister’s two children after their mother vanishes, her carefully ordered life begins to unr...

#4
Inside I'm Dancing

Inside I'm Dancing

2004★ 7.4

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

Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed wh...

#5
Another World

Another World

2022★ 6.8

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

An executive manager, his wife and his family, at the point when his professional choices are about to overturn all their lives. Philippe Lemesle and his wife are separating, their...

#6
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.7

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

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