Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like My Father

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

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#1
The Book Thief

The Book Thief

2013★ 7.5

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

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sh...

#2
LOLA

LOLA

2023★ 6.4

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

Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, two ingenious sisters, create LOLA, a miraculous machine....

#3
Where Hands Touch

Where Hands Touch

2018★ 7.9

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

Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Youth whose father is a promine...

#4
This Must Be the Place

This Must Be the Place

2011★ 7.0

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

A bored, retired rock star living in Ireland sets out to find his dead father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S....

#5
The Search

The Search

1948★ 7.0

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

In postwar Germany, a displaced Czech boy, separated from his family during wartime, is befriended by an American GI while the boy's mother desperately searches for him....

#6
The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest

2023★ 7.0

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

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp....

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