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10 Best Movies Like Prodigal Son

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

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#1
Beginners

Beginners

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Prodigal 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 ...

#2
In & Out

In & Out

1997★ 6.5

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

A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards....

#3
Breakfast with Scot

Breakfast with Scot

2007★ 6.2

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

The lives of Eric, an ex hockey player, and his partner Sam, are thrown into turmoil when they are forced to take in Scot, a flamboyant 11-year-old....

#4
Ideal Home

Ideal Home

2018★ 6.4

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

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

#5
Falling

Falling

2020★ 6.4

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

John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father Willis from Los Angeles who is searching for a p...

#6
Boy Erased

Boy Erased

2018★ 7.0

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

Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be pe...

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