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10 Best Movies Like Jonas and the Backyard Circus

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

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#1
A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

2016★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonas and the Backyard Circus for fans of Fantasy. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school....

#2
Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude

1971★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonas and the Backyard Circus for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman nam...

#3
Canary

Canary

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonas and the Backyard Circus for fans of Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Kanarie (Afrikaans for 'Canary') is a coming-of-age musical war drama. Drafted into the South African army during apartheid, a young soldier joins the military's traveling choir, a...

#4
Unbreakable

Unbreakable

2000★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonas and the Backyard Circus for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterio...

#5
PK

PK

2014★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonas and the Backyard Circus for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laugh...

#6
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Jonas and the Backyard Circus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...