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10 Best Movies Like What We Fear

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

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#1
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001★ 6.3

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

In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's col...

#2
The People We Hate at the Wedding

The People We Hate at the Wedding

2022★ 6.3

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

A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns ou...

#3
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What We Fear 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....

#4
The Human Voice

The Human Voice

2020★ 6.7

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

A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master ha...

#5
Heart of a Dog

Heart of a Dog

2015★ 6.5

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

Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveilla...

#6
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013★ 7.0

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

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness....

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