Movies like Eternity
The best movies like Eternity are Birth (2004), Remember (2015) and Brand Upon the Brain! (2007). If Eternity hooked you with its drama and mystery, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Sixth Sense (1999)8.0/10 from 13,599 votes
- NewestThe Thing with Feathers (2025)Released 2025
Birth (2004)
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 knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRemember (2015)
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBrand Upon the Brain! (2007)
After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Sixth Sense (1999)
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDream Lover (1994)
Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman he married.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisShirley (2020)
A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTriage (2009)
The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Thing with Feathers (2025)
Following the death of his wife, a young father's hold on reality crumbles, and a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ledge (2011)
A thriller in which a battle of philosophies between a fundamentalist Christian and an atheist who shares an apartment with a gay friend escalates into a lethal battle of wills.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCome Back, Little Sheba (1953)
A mismatched couple's marital problems come to the surface when the husband develops an interest in their pretty boarder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHorns (2013)
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Shack (2017)
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Truth About Emanuel (2013)
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFaces (1968)
Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the couple and those around them confront a seemingly futile search for what they've lost -- love, excitement, passion -- this classic American independent film explores themes of aging and alienation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Human Voice (2020)
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 has abandoned him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMelancholia (2011)
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Sheltering Sky (1990)
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Killing of Two Lovers (2021)
In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Dry White Season (1989)
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUpstream Color (2013)
A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDesire and Deception (2001)
After succumbing to a night of passion with gorgeous Kate Collins, married Eric Roarke discovers the mysterious temptress won't give him up easily. Eric's life spirals out of control as Kate's increasingly possessive behavior threatens his marriage and his life.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & mystery
Let's Break Up (2017)
The film tells the story of pure small nurse Ye Xiaotong found that migrant workers boyfriend Fang Qiang derailed to break up.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
When We Are Gone (2017)
What happens when an unexpected death occurs in a harmonious and creative family? When we are gone, the fight is left to those who live after us. This is the story of a family in which the father Boris and his little daughter Sara are left to cope with the loss of their wife and mother. They have to fulfill their roles in the new situation and continue with their lives.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Manje Bistre (2017)
While getting prepared for his sister's wedding, a young man attempts to woo a girl whose marriage to another man has already been fixed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
My Prince Edward (2020)
Making a living from selling cheap wedding supplies doesn't free Fong from pressure to marry. She's been pushed beyond limits by unaffordable housing, archaic customs, and intrusive in-laws since engagement. More worrying is the comeback of a mainlander she's supposed to divorce out of a sham marriage.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Close Quarters (2019)
Manuel and Lupe want to have a baby. When Manuel discovers he is infertile, he starts to fall apart both physically and emotionally. After exploring several options, Manuel turns to Rubén, his new friend, to act as their donor.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Rabb Da Radio (2017)
1980s Punjab. Naseeb and Guddi are cousins whose relationship changes when a rich boy falls in love with Guddi and asks for Naseeb's help to marry Guddi. However, when Naseeb refuses, the boy takes help from his aunt and fix his marriage with Guddi. When Naseeb's mother-in-law finds out, she throws Naseeb out of the house that leads to Guddi's relationship with Naseeb and his marriage.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Glamour Dolls (2017)
This is the story of two male prostitutes who want to become professional actors and how they struggle to get into show business.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
On the Path (2015)
A road in the middle of nowhere. A car. A bike. Two lonely people looking for the same thing. They meet.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
American Satan (2017)
A young rock band, half from England and half from the US, drop out of college and move to the Sunset Strip to chase their dreams.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Eternity?
The closest matches to Eternity are Birth (2004), Remember (2015) and Brand Upon the Brain! (2007). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Eternity?
Start with Birth (2004), the closest match to Eternity.
What is the highest-rated movie like Eternity?
The Sixth Sense (1999), rated 8.0/10 by 13,599 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Eternity?
The Thing with Feathers (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Eternity?
Yes: Birth (2004), Remember (2015) and Brand Upon the Brain! (2007).
How are movies similar to Eternity chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Eternity, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.