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10 Best Movies Like Never Look Away

If you loved Never Look Away, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

#1
Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

2018★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Never Look Away for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Marked by losses and mismatches, José's eccentric family seek to be happy while locked in Paraíso Perdido, a nightclub that has stopped in time, where they sing popular romantic mu...

#2
Black Sheep

Black Sheep

2018★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Never Look Away for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After the high-profile killing of Damilola Taylor, Cornelius' family move out of London. But when they discover their new town is run by racists, Cornelius takes a drastic step to ...

#3
Gigantic

Gigantic

1999★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Never Look Away for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Hamburg friends Walter, Ricco and Floyd take each day as it comes between the estates of tower blocks and fast food restaurants. All three are in their early twenties and are d...

#4
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Never Look Away for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most contro...

#5
Made in Heaven

Made in Heaven

1987★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Never Look Away for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Deceased drifter Mike arrives in Heaven and quickly falls for newborn soul Annie, soon to start her assignment on Earth. When Annie leaves, Mike follows....

#6
Savage State

Savage State

2020★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Never Look Away for fans of Western. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Saint Charles County, Missouri, December 1863. Edmond, a prosperous French perfume merchant, decides to flee to a safer place when the storms of the American Civil War start knocki...