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10 Best Movies Like I Was a Rat

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

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#1
The Good Witch's Destiny

The Good Witch's Destiny

2013★ 7.5

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

As Cassie's birthday approaches, Lori discovers disturbing parallels between Cassie and her great aunt, who disappeared years before on her birthday. When signs of a curse appear, ...

#2
FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997★ 6.4

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

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley F...

#3
Christmas Cottage

Christmas Cottage

2008★ 6.3

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

Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist ...

#4
Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby

1961★ 6.9

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

In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopte...

#5
Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

1935★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Was a Rat for fans of Drama & Fantasy. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little tim...

#6
The Good Witch's Gift

The Good Witch's Gift

2010★ 7.5

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

Almost as soon as Jake and Cassie decide to get married on Christmas Eve, complications arise....

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