Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Dad

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

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#1
Rose Plays Julie

Rose Plays Julie

2021★ 5.8

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

A story of a young woman searching for her biological mother. Set against a backdrop of misogyny, revenge, and longing, Rose undertakes a journey that leads her to revelations that...

#2
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#3
The Coach

The Coach

2018★ 6.6

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

Contemporary Russia. After he flubs a penalty kick, a humiliated national soccer player quits the game. He flees to a small town, where he decides to coach their local team....

#4
The Nest

The Nest

2020★ 6.1

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

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of the...

#5
Jungleland

Jungleland

2020★ 6.4

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

Stanley manages his boxer brother Lion but when a devastating loss in the ring leaves the pair in debt, an opportunity to recoup the cash leads to a series of misadventures that th...

#6
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015★ 5.9

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

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

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