Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Shining Boy

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

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#1
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shining Boy for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Benjamin, a rising star filmmaker, is on the brink of premiering his difficult second film No Self at the London Film Festival when Billie, his hard drinking publicist, introduces ...

#2
My Policeman

My Policeman

2022★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shining Boy for fans of 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 ...

#3
Fifty Shades Freed

Fifty Shades Freed

2018★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shining Boy for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she ste...

#4
Dirty Sexy Saint

Dirty Sexy Saint

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shining Boy for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Clay Kincaid hates the nickname 'Saint', he got for being too kind to stray animals and desperate people. Especially when it comes to women. With a rough and damaged past that has ...

#5
Go, Go Second Time Virgin

Go, Go Second Time Virgin

1969★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shining Boy for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Go, Go, Second Time Virgin is the story of two damned and abused teenagers who meet and fall in mutant love on a Tokyo rooftop. Their only hope is to cement their love with an esca...

#6
Pillion

Pillion

2025★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shining Boy for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Colin, a timid gay man, is swept off his feet when Ray, an enigmatic and impossibly handsome biker, takes him on as his submissive in a crazy and erotic BDSM-focused relationship....

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