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10 Best Movies Like Lion

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

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#1
Lion, London Zoological Gardens

Lion, London Zoological Gardens

1896★ 5.3

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

A male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the cage. The lion alternates between f...

#2
Jackie

Jackie

2016★ 6.5

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

An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963....

#3
Moonlight

Moonlight

2016★ 7.4

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

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of fallin...

#4
Fences

Fences

2016★ 6.9

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

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family....

#5
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

2016★ 8.1

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

The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest o...

#6
Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

2016★ 7.6

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

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him f...