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10 Best Movies Like Ode to Billy Joe

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

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#1
The Reivers

The Reivers

1969★ 6.3

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

In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip to Memphis and a series of...

#2
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1958★ 7.6

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

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous acc...

#3
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

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

In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship ...

#4
Three Months

Three Months

2022★ 7.0

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

Caleb, a South Florida teen, loves his camera, his weed and his grandmother. On the eve of his high school graduation, everything changes when he's exposed to HIV. While he waits t...

#5
Winter Spring Summer or Fall

Winter Spring Summer or Fall

2024★ 7.2

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

Remi and Barnes, two very different teenagers, meet by chance in the winter of their senior year, then spend four days together over the course of a year that will change their li...

#6
The Opposite of Sex

The Opposite of Sex

1998★ 6.2

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

A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives....

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