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10 Best Movies Like Pause

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

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#1
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

#2
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015★ 5.9

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

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

#3
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#4
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

#5
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#6
The Truth About Emanuel

The Truth About Emanuel

2013★ 6.0

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

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