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10 Best Movies Like Guardian

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

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#1
Pretty Boy

Pretty Boy

2015★ 7.6

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

Sean is taken to a motel and is given a prostitute for his 18th birthday by his father. He must sleep with her to "fix" his questionable homosexuality. "Pretty Boy" is a coming of...

#2
3 Generations

3 Generations

2016★ 6.4

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

A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact....

#3
Departure

Departure

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Guardian for fans of Drama. 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...

#4
Restless

Restless

2011★ 6.5

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

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love....

#5
The Last Song

The Last Song

2010★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Guardian for fans of Drama. 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...

#6
A Perfect Ending

A Perfect Ending

2012★ 6.2

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

This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecca's revelations may not yield ...

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