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10 Best Movies Like North Went Mad

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

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#1
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015ā€¢ā˜… 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to North Went Mad for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#2
The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013ā€¢ā˜… 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to North Went Mad for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicte...

#3
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002ā€¢ā˜… 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to North Went Mad for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#4
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013ā€¢ā˜… 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to North Went Mad for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother....

#5
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996ā€¢ā˜… 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to North Went Mad for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#6
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989ā€¢ā˜… 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to North Went Mad for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody....

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