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10 Best Movies Like The Mystic Ball

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Mystic Ball 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....

#2
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Mystic Ball 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
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Mystic Ball 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....

#4
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

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

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

#5
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#6
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Mystic Ball 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....

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