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10 Best Movies Like Children of a Lesser God

If you loved Children of a Lesser God, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Child of God

Child of God

2014★ 4.8

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

A dispossessed, violent man's life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, he descends to the...

#2
The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

1985★ 7.2

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

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just onc...

#3
Pretty Poison

Pretty Poison

1968★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of a Lesser God for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A troubled arsonist spins a tale of espionage to a captivating girl, who becomes enthralled and entangled in his dangerous fantasies, leading to unexpected murder and chaos that ch...

#4
Hellfighters

Hellfighters

1968★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of a Lesser God for fans of Romance. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world....

#5
An American Ghost Story

An American Ghost Story

2012★ 4.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Children of a Lesser God for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When Paul, an unemployed writer, decides to rent and live in a house that's rumored to be haunted, he puts his life and his relationships in grave danger as he obsessively attempts...

#6
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941★ 6.9

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

After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to move in with one of the former...