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10 Best Movies Like Mayfly

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

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#1
On the Edge

On the Edge

2001★ 6.6

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

A suicidal young man is committed to a Dublin psychiatric hospital where he meets new friends who greatly influence his life....

#2
The Other Sister

The Other Sister

1999★ 6.3

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

A mentally challenged girl proves herself to be every bit as capable as her "perfect" sister when she moves into an apartment and begins going to college....

#3
Love Everlasting

Love Everlasting

2016★ 7.4

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

Bridger is a young outsider who's always wanted more. He and his mother flee an abusive home, eventually finding a small town in the middle of nowhere. Once there, Bridger finds tr...

#4
Life in a Year

Life in a Year

2020★ 8.2

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

A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left....

#5
Cosi

Cosi

1996★ 6.1

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

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overru...

#6
The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960★ 6.8

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

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued ...

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