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10 Best Movies Like The Boy in Blue

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

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#1
Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy in Blue for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, s...

#2
The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984★ 6.5

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

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide....

#3
Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest

1981★ 6.3

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

Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour....

#4
Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

1947★ 7.2

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

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband....

#5
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

1986★ 5.8

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

After Annunziata (Angela Molina) opens up a hostel with her friend Antonio (Daniel Ezralow), she is saved from being raped by a Camorra boss as the gangster is suddenly killed. The...

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

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

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...