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10 Best Movies Like Big Daddy

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

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#1
We Die Young

We Die Young

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Daddy for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother won't follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran come...

#2
In Secret

In Secret

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Daddy for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a ...

#3
Civic Duty

Civic Duty

2006★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Daddy for fans of Drama & Adventure & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An American accountant bombarded with cable news and the media's obsession with terrorist plots in the post 9-11 world, receives a jolt when an unattached Islamic graduate student ...

#4
F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

1978★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Daddy for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthle...

#5
The Dancer Upstairs

The Dancer Upstairs

2002★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Daddy for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader....

#6
The Public Eye

The Public Eye

1992★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Big Daddy for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy....

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