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10 Best Movies Like My Straight Son

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

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#1
Love & Revolution

Love & Revolution

2023★ 7.0

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

Seville, 1977. At a time when homosexuality is a crime, Reme, a traditional mother moved by the love of her son, an adolescent aspiring artist, will become involved in the Andalusi...

#2
The Sum of Us

The Sum of Us

1994★ 6.7

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

A widowed father has to deal with two complex issues: while he is searching for "Miss Right," his son, who is in his 20s and gay, is searching for "Mr. Right."...

#3
Ideal Home

Ideal Home

2018★ 6.4

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

A couple is going through marital troubles made worse when a previously unknown grandson shows up....

#4
Beginners

Beginners

2011★ 6.8

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

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following ...

#5
Martin (Hache)

Martin (Hache)

1997★ 7.5

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

After having a nearly fatal drug overdose, 19-year-old Argentine Martin is sent to Madrid, where his film director father lives with his new, younger lover, Alicia, and his bisexua...

#6
Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream

2003★ 6.7

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

A young man aspiring for recognition of his talents battles against his estranged father's sentiment towards him as the father deals with his own demons....

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