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10 Best Movies Like A Monster Calls

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

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#1
Groot Takes a Bath

Groot Takes a Bath

2022★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Monster Calls for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Everybody needs some alone time to relax and wash up, but things go quite differently when you’re a Flora Colossi toddler....

#2
David Brent: Life on the Road

David Brent: Life on the Road

2016★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Monster Calls for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road....

#3
Silence

Silence

2016★ 7.1

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

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism....

#4
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Monster Calls for fans of Fantasy & Adventure & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with th...

#5
Hell or High Water

Hell or High Water

2016★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Monster Calls for fans of Western. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family's farm in West Texas....

#6
Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

2016★ 7.6

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

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him f...