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10 Best Movies Like The Adopted

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

#1
A Secret

A Secret

2007★ 6.4

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

In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family's Jewish. François Grimbert becomes a physician, and gradually peels the layers of his buried family histo...

#2
Paris

Paris

2008★ 6.5

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

Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than loo...

#3
Adopt a Daddy

Adopt a Daddy

2019★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Adopted for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Damien is a pawn in a primary school, and leads a quiet life. To rescue one of his young students, Bahzad, and his mother from imminent expulsion from the land, Damien reconnects w...

#4
Tomorrow

Tomorrow

2015★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Adopted for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Climate is changing. Instead of showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions....

#5
The Lady

The Lady

2011★ 6.8

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

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris....

#6
Rebellion

Rebellion

2011★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Adopted for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

April 1988, Ouvéa Island, New Caledonia. 30 gendarmes are taken hostage by a group of Kanak freedom fighters. 300 soldiers are sent from France to re-establish order. 2 men confron...