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10 Best Movies Like The Magic Words

If you loved The Magic Words, 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 The Magic Words 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
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Magic Words 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....

#3
Adopt a Highway

Adopt a Highway

2019★ 6.7

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

Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t...

#4
The Book Thief

The Book Thief

2013★ 7.5

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

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sh...

#5
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.3

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

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

#6
Home Run

Home Run

2013★ 6.2

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

A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties f...

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