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10 Best Movies Like Gettin’ Ready

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

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#1
Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum

2014★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gettin’ Ready for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying sta...

#2
The Florida Project

The Florida Project

2017★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gettin’ Ready for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults aro...

#3
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gettin’ Ready for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....

#4
Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

1984★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gettin’ Ready for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly olde...

#5
Re-Existences

Re-Existences

2020★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gettin’ Ready for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

“Re-Existence” is a documentary about migration stories of individuals from the Brazilian queer community....

#6
Moonlight

Moonlight

2016★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Gettin’ Ready for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of fallin...