Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 15, 2026

10 Best Movies Like My Son

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

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#1
The Thief

The Thief

1997★ 7.1

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

Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who al...

#2
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015★ 5.9

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

After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by hers...

#3
True Colors

True Colors

1991★ 6.2

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

Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics....

#4
The Unforgivable

The Unforgivable

2021★ 7.4

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

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past....

#5
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#6
The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013★ 6.4

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

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicte...

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