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10 Best Movies Like Jacob's House

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

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#1
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jacob's House for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host, producer, writer and pianist, accompanied by his puppets and his many friends, spoke ...

#2
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

2016★ 6.9

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

A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up ...

#3
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

2019★ 7.0

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

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encount...

#4
"Sr."

"Sr."

2022★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jacob's House for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the sixties and seventies l...

#5
Dave Chappelle: The Closer

Dave Chappelle: The Closer

2021★ 7.2

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

As he closes out his slate of comedy specials, Dave takes the stage to try and set the record straight — and get a few things off his chest....

#6
The War Zone

The War Zone

1999★ 6.8

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

An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret....

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