Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The First

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

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#1
Starcrossed

Starcrossed

2005★ 6.3

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

Two brothers develop a sexual attraction to one another amid the unkind world around them....

#2
Benjamin

Benjamin

2019★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The First 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 ...

#3
My Brother the Devil

My Brother the Devil

2012★ 6.4

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

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older broth...

#4
The Boys in the Band

The Boys in the Band

2020★ 6.8

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

At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths....

#5
Pariah

Pariah

2011★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The First 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....

#6
Pretty Boy

Pretty Boy

2015★ 7.6

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

Sean is taken to a motel and is given a prostitute for his 18th birthday by his father. He must sleep with her to "fix" his questionable homosexuality. "Pretty Boy" is a coming of...

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