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10 Best Movies Like Orphan

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

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#1
The Last Woman

The Last Woman

1976★ 6.1

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

Psychological drama of the compelling relationship between a young French engineer and the girl he takes into his home after his wife has left him with their baby son....

#2
Betty

Betty

1992★ 6.5

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

A drunken, self-destructive woman called Betty wanders into a Parisian bar where she meets middle-aged alcoholic Laure. Laure decides to take care of Betty. Recovering in a hotel r...

#3
Élisa

Élisa

1995★ 6.4

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

Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Par...

#4
Eden Is West

Eden Is West

2009★ 6.2

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

Desperate to break free from the poverty of his homeland, Elias boards a ramshackle people-smuggling trawler to France. But when the boat is raided by police, Elias leaps into the ...

#5
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Orphan 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...

#6
Charm City Kings

Charm City Kings

2020★ 7.8

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

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse ...

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