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10 Best Movies Like Special Dad

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

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#1
The Air I Breathe

The Air I Breathe

2007★ 6.3

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

A gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconn...

#2
Shade

Shade

2003★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Dad for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Tiffany, Charlie and Vernon are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens, a well-kno...

#3
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950★ 7.0

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

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob....

#4
Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman

2021★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Dad for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in a gritty and decadent 1970s America, American Boogeyman follows the elusive and charming killer and the manhunt that brought him to justice involving the detective and the F...

#5
High Rollers

High Rollers

2025★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Special Dad for fans of Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A master thief must pull off a dangerous casino heist when his nemesis kidnaps his lover. Caught between rival criminals and FBI pursuit, he risks all to save her and score big....

#6
Phantom Halo

Phantom Halo

2014★ 5.9

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

Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at what price?...

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