Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Something About Alex

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

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#1
Pariah

Pariah

2011★ 6.8

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

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression....

#2
Fitting In

Fitting In

2024★ 6.5

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

A teenage girl gets diagnosed with a reproductive condition that upends her plans to have sex and propels her into exploring unusual methods to have a sex life, challenging her rel...

#3
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Something About Alex for fans of Drama. 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 ...

#4
Boy Erased

Boy Erased

2018★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Something About Alex 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...

#5
Palm Trees and Power Lines

Palm Trees and Power Lines

2023★ 6.2

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

A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem....

#6
3 Generations

3 Generations

2016★ 6.4

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

A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact....

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