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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
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#2
The Secret: Dare to Dream

The Secret: Dare to Dream

2020★ 7.3

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

A widow with three children hires a handyman to fix her house during a major storm. When not doing home repairs, he shares his philosophy of believing in the power of the universe ...

#3
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#4
The Golden Bowl

The Golden Bowl

2000★ 5.9

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

Wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his daughter Maggie live a refined life in Europe, surrounded by art. Maggie marries impoverished Italian Prince Amerigo, while Adam marrie...

#5
Moonrise

Moonrise

1948★ 6.2

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

Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police c...

#6
It Runs in the Family

It Runs in the Family

2003★ 6.0

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

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile...

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