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10 Best Movies Like Pardon

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

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#1
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

2014★ 6.6

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

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Ang...

#2
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.1

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

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#3
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#4
Around the Bend

Around the Bend

2004★ 5.9

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

A tale of four generations of men, all of whom have had their offspring at a young age: a great-grandfather, a grandfather, a father in his twenties and a son who is about 7 years ...

#5
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

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

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#6
Coldwater

Coldwater

2013★ 6.4

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

A teenage boy is sent to a juvenile reform facility in the wilderness. As we learn about the tragic events that sent him there, his struggle becomes one for survival with the inmat...

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