Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 19, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Sons

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

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#1
How About Adolf?

How About Adolf?

2018★ 6.8

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

The family dinner at Stephan and Elisabeth could have been wonderful. But when Thomas announces that he and his pregnant girlfriend Anna are going to call their son Adolf, the host...

#2
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

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

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#3
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

2015★ 7.6

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

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But ...

#4
Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sons for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice betw...

#5
Deadpool

Deadpool

2016★ 7.6

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

The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, ...

#6
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

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

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....