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10 Best Movies Like A Child Is Waiting

If you loved A Child Is Waiting, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

2008★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child Is Waiting for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndrome, he ha...

#2
Where Hope Grows

Where Hope Grows

2014★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child Is Waiting for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, h...

#3
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child Is Waiting for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#4
Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child Is Waiting for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to ...

#5
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

1972★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child Is Waiting for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea ro...

#6
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child Is Waiting for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

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