Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Boy

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

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#1
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

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

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces ...

#2
August

August

2011★ 5.8

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

August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and...

#3
Starcrossed

Starcrossed

2005★ 6.3

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

Two brothers develop a sexual attraction to one another amid the unkind world around them....

#4
The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band

2020★ 6.8

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

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths....

#5
Mammal

Mammal

2016★ 6.1

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

After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his i...

#6
Pretty Boy

Pretty Boy

2015★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Boy 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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