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10 Best Movies Like Cal

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

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#1
Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers

Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers

2014★ 7.3

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

A hunt for a lost sheep turns into a competition between Hiccup and friends as they compete to become the first Dragon Racing champion of Berk....

#2
Holes

Holes

2003★ 6.9

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

After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all ...

#3
Kelly & Cal

Kelly & Cal

2014★ 6.2

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

Punk-rocker turned suburban mom, Kelly, is nostalgic for a life she can no longer have and uncertain of a future she doesn’t yet fit in. Seventeen-year-old Cal is frustrated at his...

#4
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#5
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#6
Eden Lake

Eden Lake

2008★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Cal for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as t...