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10 Best Movies Like CALIFORNIA

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

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#1
Bird

Bird

2024★ 7.2

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

12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks...

#2
We Live in Time

We Live in Time

2024★ 7.2

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

An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance....

#3
Somewhere

Somewhere

2010★ 6.1

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

After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit....

#4
3 Men and a Little Lady

3 Men and a Little Lady

1990★ 5.9

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

Sylvia's work increasingly takes her away from the three men who help bring up Mary, her daughter. When she decides to move to England and take Mary with her, the three men are hea...

#5
The Meddler

The Meddler

2016★ 6.0

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

With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Lo...

#6
Light of My Life

Light of My Life

2019★ 6.5

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

Parent and child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world's population. As a father struggles to protect his child, their bon...

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