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10 Best Movies Like Dad Goes to College

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

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#1
Gunpowder

Gunpowder

1985★ 5.9

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

At the end of September 1941, Soviet artillery troops in besieged Leningrad realize that pretty soon they will fire their last shot, and after that the defense of the city will be ...

#2
Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942★ 7.4

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

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise....

#3
Muxˣ

Muxˣ

2025★ 5.5

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

Mux spent many years in a coma in a clinic with a constant stream of television. But at least he survived a serious car accident! Now he has woken up, and he has a plan: during his...

#4
Au Revoir les Enfants

Au Revoir les Enfants

1987★ 7.5

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

Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, t...

#5
The Vagabond

The Vagabond

1916★ 6.7

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

A tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition....

#6
Zombie Fight Club

Zombie Fight Club

2014★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad Goes to College for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

It's the end of the century at a corner of the city in a building riddled with crime - Everyone in the building has turned into zombies. After Jenny's boyfriend is killed in a zomb...