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10 Best Movies Like When a Man is Around

If you loved When a Man is Around, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
My Zoe

My Zoe

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When a Man is Around for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Isabelle, a geneticist recovering from a toxic marriage, is raising her only daughter, Zoe, with her contentious ex-husband. Zoe means everything to her mother and so when tragedy ...

#2
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When a Man is Around 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....

#3
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When a Man is Around for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#4
Return to Zero

Return to Zero

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When a Man is Around for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the true story of a successful couple, Maggie and Aaron who are preparing for the arrival of their first child....

#5
Stolen Girl

Stolen Girl

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When a Man is Around for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In 1993, Maureen’s six-year-old daughter Amina is snuck out of the country by her ex-husband, Karim. After years of unsuccessful attempts to find her, Maureen intersects with a pro...

#6
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to When a Man is Around for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like...

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