Movies like Detachment
Detachment (2011) is a drama movie directed by Tony Kaye. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Blue Valentine (2010)
★ 7.0 · 3,649 votes · Drama, Romance
Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retreat into self-absorption cause potentially irreversible cracks in their marriage.
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2. Annihilation (2018)
★ 6.5 · 9,707 votes · Sci-Fi, Horror
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
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3. The Book of Henry (2017)
★ 7.5 · 1,383 votes · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands.
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4. Boyhood (2014)
★ 7.5 · 5,673 votes · Drama
The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.
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5. The Man Without a Face (1993)
★ 6.6 · 585 votes · Drama
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
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6. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
★ 8.3 · 5,105 votes · Drama, Family, Fantasy
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
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7. Dog Pound (2010)
★ 7.2 · 417 votes · Drama
Three juvenile delinquents arrive at a correctional center and are put under the care of an experienced guard.
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8. Black or White (2015)
★ 6.8 · 368 votes · Drama
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
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9. Short Term 12 (2013)
★ 7.7 · 1,465 votes · Drama
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
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