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10 Best Movies Like Prayer for the Departed

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

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#1
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#2
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#3
Girl in the Box

Girl in the Box

2016★ 6.7

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

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as ...

#4
Hounddog

Hounddog

2008★ 6.4

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

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley....

#5
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#6
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

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

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

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