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10 Best Movies Like Dear Melissa

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

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#1
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#2
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#3
A Kiss Before Christmas

A Kiss Before Christmas

2021★ 6.0

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

Ethan, always the nice guy, wakes up in a new reality at Christmas. Initially, he is enthralled with his new life but soon realizes that it's not what he thought it would be....

#4
The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater

1964★ 6.6

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

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatib...

#5
Scandalous Sex

Scandalous Sex

2004★ 6.9

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

A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch ...

#6
Mindwalk

Mindwalk

1991★ 6.9

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

On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Jack, a failed presidential candidate, Tom, his ex-speechwriter and Sonia, a physicist, engage in an intellectual conversation about poli...

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