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10 Best Movies Like Jacob

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

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#1
It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story

2010★ 6.9

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

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward....

#2
On the Count of Three

On the Count of Three

2022★ 6.5

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

Val has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure—his effectiveness lacking—so he figures he could use some help...

#3
Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary Heroes

2004★ 6.5

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

Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shocked when he inexplicably commits suicide. As the following year unfolds, each me...

#4
The Client

The Client

1994★ 6.7

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

A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome s...

#5
The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw

2023★ 7.5

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

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph,...

#6
The Last Word

The Last Word

2008★ 5.8

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

An odd-but-gifted poet, Evan Merck makes his living writing suicide notes for the soon-to-be departed. So when he meets Charlotte, the free-spirited sister of his latest client, Ev...

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