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10 Best Movies Like Circle

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

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#1
In & Out

In & Out

1997★ 6.5

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

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards....

#2
Boy Erased

Boy Erased

2018★ 7.0

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

Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be pe...

#3
Elena Undone

Elena Undone

2010★ 6.9

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

The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer....

#4
Red State

Red State

2011★ 6.1

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

Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda....

#5
Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra

2013★ 6.6

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

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted....

#6
Maurice

Maurice

1987★ 7.6

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

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society....

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