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10 Best Movies Like Housekeeping

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

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#1
The Lords of Flatbush

The Lords of Flatbush

1974★ 5.8

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

Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into stre...

#2
XX/XY

XX/XY

2002★ 5.8

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

Three friends begin a dangerous three-way relationship that spirals out of control, leading to dire consequences that haunt them ten years later....

#3
Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960★ 7.0

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

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life....

#4
The Elder Son

The Elder Son

2006★ 5.9

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

A thief on the run convinces a single father that he is his long-lost son. Complications ensue when he falls in love with his newfound "sister"....

#5
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021★ 6.1

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

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communic...

#6
Landline

Landline

2017★ 6.1

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

A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair....

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