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10 Best Movies Like J.T. LeRoy

If you loved J.T. LeRoy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
George and A.J.

George and A.J.

2009★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J.T. LeRoy for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

George and A.J. is a short film created by Pixar which uses characters from the film Up to tell what Nurses George and A.J. did after Carl Fredricksen left with his house tied to b...

#2
Military Wives

Military Wives

2020★ 6.5

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

Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish,...

#3
Novitiate

Novitiate

2017★ 6.4

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

In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church....

#4
B.T.K.

B.T.K.

2008★ 5.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J.T. LeRoy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A story based on real-life serial killer Dennis L. Rader, who systematically tortured and killed his victims for over two decades and evaded the police for over 30 years, all while...

#5
Bad Reputation

Bad Reputation

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J.T. LeRoy for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The life and career of rock n' roll icon Joan Jett from her early years ripping it up onstage as the founder and backbone of hard-rock legends The Runaways, to her long time collab...

#6
Heleno

Heleno

2011★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to J.T. LeRoy for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

José Henrique Fonseca crafts an ambitious and long overdue homage to a central icon in Brazil’s 20th century history. Reminiscent of film noir classics, the biopic tells the glori...