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10 Best Movies Like Close

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

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#1
Joe Bell

Joe Bell

2020★ 6.5

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

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay....

#2
Hidden Kisses

Hidden Kisses

2016★ 7.5

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

Nathan, 16, lives alone with his father Stephane. A newcomer in high school, he is invited to a party and falls in love with Louis, a boy in his class. They find themselves out of ...

#3
Twinless

Twinless

2025★ 7.3

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

Two men who lost their respective twin brothers develop a growing friendship after meeting in a support group. However, both harbor long-hidden secrets that threaten to tear them a...

#4
The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012★ 7.8

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

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, b...

#5
Giant Little Ones

Giant Little Ones

2019★ 7.1

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

Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th...

#6
Love, Simon

Love, Simon

2018★ 8.0

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

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the i...

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