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10 Best Movies Like 8 Years

If you loved 8 Years, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
4 Moons

4 Moons

2014★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Years for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Four interwoven stories about love and self-acceptance: An eleven year-old boy struggles to keep secret the attraction he feels towards his male cousin. Two former childhood friend...

#2
The Blonde One

The Blonde One

2019★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Years for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gabriel rents a room in Juan’s House. They work together in a Woodwork place. Gabriel is a very quiet guy and has a little daughter. Juan is a party boy who has a lots of girls aro...

#3
The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

1998★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Years for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbear...

#4
Departure

Departure

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Years for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexua...

#5
The Third One

The Third One

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Years for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After meeting in a chat room, Fede arrives at a down- town building to have an intimate encounter with a gay couple older than him. As the night unfolds, Fede has an intense and te...

#6
Love, Simon

Love, Simon

2018★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 8 Years for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the i...

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