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10 Best Movies Like The Lovely Rejects

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

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#1
Blue Story

Blue Story

2019★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lovely Rejects for fans of Crime & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to s...

#2
In Secret

In Secret

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lovely Rejects for fans of Crime & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a ...

#3
Fallen Angel

Fallen Angel

1945★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Lovely Rejects for fans of Crime & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins ...

#4
Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

1986★ 6.2

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

A tough, street-smart kid serving a sentence in a state youth reformatory meets a beautiful, innocent girl studying at a nearby convent. When forbidden love blossoms between them, ...

#5
The Parts You Lose

The Parts You Lose

2019★ 6.7

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

An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm....

#6
Empire

Empire

2002★ 6.1

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

Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this wil...

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