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10 Best Movies Like Monster

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

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#1
Confessions

Confessions

2010★ 7.6

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

Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks....

#2
Love, Simon

Love, Simon

2018★ 8.0

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

Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it's a little more complicated. He hasn't told his family or friends that he's gay, and he doesn't know the i...

#3
Look Back

Look Back

2024★ 8.1

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

Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant reclus...

#4
Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy

Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy

2019★ 5.9

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

A quiet teen's life is shaken up when she's forced to be her arrogant neighbor's slave. He loves her, but they both have a lot to learn about trust....

#5
River's Edge

River's Edge

2018★ 6.0

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

High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably....

#6
Taboo

Taboo

1999★ 6.5

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

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in t...

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