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10 Best Movies Like Black Irish

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

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#1
Ordinary People

Ordinary People

1980★ 7.4

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

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He...

#2
Stealing Home

Stealing Home

1988★ 6.3

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

Billy Wyatt, a former high school and minor-league baseball player, receives a telephone call from his mother revealing that his former child-sitter, and later in his teens, his fi...

#3
Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

2024★ 6.7

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

In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to ...

#4
Nowhere Special

Nowhere Special

2020★ 7.2

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

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is give...

#5
Where Hope Grows

Where Hope Grows

2014★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Black Irish 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...

#6
The Etruscan Smile

The Etruscan Smile

2018★ 6.3

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

Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged s...

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