Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Paper Planes

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

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#1
Firstborn

Firstborn

1984★ 6.1

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

Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way to get rich quick, an...

#2
Here

Here

2024★ 6.5

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

An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between cou...

#3
Daddy Longlegs

Daddy Longlegs

2010★ 6.6

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

After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his ki...

#4
Hard Truths

Hard Truths

2024★ 6.5

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

Pansy is a woman so full of rage that every interaction she has devolves into lashing out, whether at her utterly cowed husband and son, or random strangers who have the temerity t...

#5
This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You

2014★ 6.6

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

When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along w...

#6
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

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