Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Father and Son

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

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#1
May December

May December

2023★ 6.6

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

Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their pas...

#2
Cowboys

Cowboys

2020★ 6.2

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

Troy and his young transgender son Joe are on the run from his conservative mother in the Montana wilderness, with a detective in hot pursuit....

#3
Beginners

Beginners

2011★ 6.8

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

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following ...

#4
The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans

2022★ 7.6

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

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explore...

#5
Mulligans

Mulligans

2008★ 6.2

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

When Tyler Davidson brings his college buddy Chase home for the summer holidays a secret is revealed that threatens to tear his perfect family apart....

#6
Mammal

Mammal

2016★ 6.1

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

After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his i...

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