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Why you loved it

Shows like The Leftovers

Not everyone loves The Leftovers for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Leftovers

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like grief so raw it moves you to tears.

  2. You can live with never learning where the vanished went.

  3. You like Kevin and Nora, two broken people trying to go on.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Virgin Suicides2000

    • you can live with never learning where the vanished went

    Good for you if you're fine with never fully knowing why.

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion1995

    • you can live with never learning where the vanished went
    • Kevin and Nora, two broken people trying to go on

    Good for you if you like a series that leaves you with more questions than answers.

  • Serial Experiments Lain1998

    • you can live with never learning where the vanished went

    Good for you if you're happy to finish with questions and your own theory.

  • Colorful2010

    • grief so raw it moves you to tears
    • Kevin and Nora, two broken people trying to go on

    Good for you if you want a quiet film that moves you to tears.

  • Station Eleven2021

    • grief so raw it moves you to tears
    • Kevin and Nora, two broken people trying to go on

    Good for you if you like being moved by what people keep from the world they lost.

  • Arrival2016

    • grief so raw it moves you to tears

    Good for you if you like a film that quietly breaks you at the end.

  • Broadchurch2013

    • grief so raw it moves you to tears

    Good for you if you like a story about a family's grief, not only the case.

Reasons taken from The Leftovers's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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