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10 Best Movies Like Forty-Five & Five

If you loved Forty-Five & Five, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Last Song

The Last Song

2010★ 7.2

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

A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to re...

#2
Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance

2001★ 6.5

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

After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better...

#3
The Stray

The Stray

2017★ 6.1

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

A young father takes his nine year old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightnin...

#4
Departure

Departure

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Forty-Five & Five for fans of Drama & Family. 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
Rip Girls

Rip Girls

2000★ 6.3

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

A teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds f...

#6
On the Edge

On the Edge

2001★ 6.6

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

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life....

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