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10 Best Movies Like Graduate First

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

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#1
The Little Stranger

The Little Stranger

2018★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Graduate First for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house is no...

#2
Loulou

Loulou

1980★ 6.2

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

A bored wife leaves her husband for an unemployed, petty criminal....

#3
Beau Pere

Beau Pere

1981★ 6.5

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

Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him ...

#4
The Crimson Kimono

The Crimson Kimono

1959★ 6.6

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

Two detectives clash over the hunt for a burlesque dancer’s killer in Los Angeles’ Japanese district....

#5
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Graduate First for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader...

#6
Graduate at 70!

Graduate at 70!

2007★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Graduate First for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

18-year-old Alice decides to drop out of school just before the final exams and go to work for her baker grandfather Louis, who never could afford to get an education yet it's some...