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10 Best Movies Like Dream Boy

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

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#1
Love, Simon

Love, Simon

2018★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dream Boy for fans of Drama & Romance. 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...

#2
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

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

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship ...

#3
Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022★ 7.5

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

Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local towns...

#4
After Ever Happy

After Ever Happy

2022★ 6.8

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

As a shocking truth about a couple's families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was wh...

#5
The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

1998★ 5.8

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

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbear...

#6
Marked Men: Rule + Shaw

Marked Men: Rule + Shaw

2025★ 6.7

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

Shaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist, doesn’t have time for a good girl pre-med student like Shaw — ev...

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