If You Liked Manchester by the Sea, Watch These Next
Finished Manchester by the Sea (2016) and want more of the same? These 19 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Manchester by the Sea, most of them are drama.
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19 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Interiors(1978)
6.8DramaAlso drama
When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, Arthur, the emotionally glacial relationships of the three grown-up daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Joey, a woman crippled by indecision; and Flyn, a budding actress;…
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2.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(1958)
7.6DramaAlso drama
An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his…
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3.Cassandra's Dream(2007)
6.3CrimeDramaThrillerAlso drama
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
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4.In the Bedroom(2001)
6.9DramaThrillerAlso drama
Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's…
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5.Rabbit Hole(2010)
6.6DramaAlso drama
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
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6.The Glass Castle(2017)
7.1DramaAlso drama
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a…
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7.Birth(2004)
6.1DramaMysteryAlso drama
It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his…
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8.Dad(1989)
6.4DramaAlso drama
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.
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9.Still Life(2013)
7.5DramaAlso drama
A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.
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10.Fathers and Daughters(2015)
7.2DramaAlso drama
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
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11.Black or White(2015)
6.8DramaAlso drama
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
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13.Bait(2019)
6.6DramaAlso drama
Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbour. As his struggle to restore the…
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15.The Book of Henry(2017)
7.5DramaThrillerMysteryAlso drama
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…
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16.Mr. Church(2016)
7.4DramaAlso drama
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
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17.The Starling(2021)
6.9DramaAlso drama
A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.
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18.Everybody's Fine(2009)
6.8DramaAlso drama
Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to reconnect with his offspring. As he visits each one in turn, Frank finds that his…
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19.The River Wild(1994)
6.5AdventureThrillerDramaAlso drama
Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.
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