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10 Best Movies Like Dolls Can't Cry

If you loved Dolls Can't Cry, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Glass House

The Glass House

2001★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dolls Can't Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old frie...

#2
Bird

Bird

2024★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dolls Can't Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks...

#3
If There Be Thorns

If There Be Thorns

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dolls Can't Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Christopher and Cathy Dollanganger live together as man and wife with Cathy's two sons who are unaware of the incestuous nature of their parents' relationship. But when a mysteriou...

#4
The Quiet

The Quiet

2005★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dolls Can't Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After her widowed father dies, deaf teenager Dot moves in with her godparents, Olivia and Paul Deer. The Deers' daughter, Nina, is openly hostile to Dot, but that does not prevent ...

#5
The Greatest

The Greatest

2009★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dolls Can't Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Teenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind a grieving mother, father and younger brother, and Rose was left all alone. She...

#6
Antichrist

Antichrist

2009★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dolls Can't Cry for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to wor...

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