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10 Best Movies Like Barely in Love

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

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#1
My Brother the Devil

My Brother the Devil

2012★ 6.4

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

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older broth...

#2
Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

1956★ 6.9

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

A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife....

#3
Elena Undone

Elena Undone

2010★ 6.9

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

The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer....

#4
Fair Haven

Fair Haven

2017★ 6.3

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

After a long stint in gay conversion therapy, James, a young piano prodigy, returns home to his family farm and his emotionally-distant father, Richard. After Richard pressures Jam...

#5
Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

2021★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Barely in Love for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is g...

#6
Pretty Boy

Pretty Boy

2015★ 7.6

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

Sean is taken to a motel and is given a prostitute for his 18th birthday by his father. He must sleep with her to "fix" his questionable homosexuality. "Pretty Boy" is a coming of...

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