15 Movies Like Absolution
Loved Absolution? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Sisu: Road to Revenge
Returning to the house where his family was brutally murdered during the war, "the man who refuses to die" dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the commander who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Absolution.

Sisu
When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, German soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Absolution.

The Shack
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Absolution.

John Q
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Absolution.

No Thank You
Heli Valkonen is desperately in love with her husband. But Matti is just not in the mood. He is only interested in playing computer games, dressed in worn out fleece pants. For him, a shoulder massage is the highest form of intimacy. When subtle hints, nice words and fetching clothes won't help, Heli resorts in direct, and increasingly direct action - in vain.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Absolution.

Miracles from Heaven
When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls three stories, a miracle unfolds in the wake of her dramatic rescue that leaves medical specialists mystified, her family restored and their community inspired.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Absolution.

13 Minutes
As a new day begins in the small American town of Minninnewah, the residents start their day as ordinary as the next. Mother Nature, however, has other plans for them. Inhabitants have just 13 minutes to seek shelter before the largest tornado on record ravages the town, leaving them struggling to protect their loved ones and fighting for their lives. Left to deal with the aftermath, four families must overcome their differences and find strength in each other in order to survive.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Absolution.

Dragonfly
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Absolution.

Premonition
A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously, awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Absolution.

Fathers and Daughters
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.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Absolution.

Changing Lanes
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Absolution.

The Other Side of Hope
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Absolution.

Paradise Hills
A young woman is sent to Paradise Hills to be reformed, only to learn that the high-class facility's beautiful facade hides a sinister secret.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Absolution.

Niko and the Way to the Stars
A young reindeer named Niko dreams about flying like his father, whom he has never met. Despite constant teasing from others, he sneaks out of his home valley to take flying lessons from Julius, a flying squirrel.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Absolution.

Fallen Leaves
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Absolution.