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10 Best Movies Like Fathers

If you loved Fathers, 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 Fathers 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 Fathers 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
The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection

1998★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fathers 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...

#4
Departure

Departure

2016★ 6.4

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

An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexua...

#5
Elena Undone

Elena Undone

2010★ 6.9

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

The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer....

#6
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

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

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces ...

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