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10 Best Movies Like The Guardian's Son

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

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#1
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#2
The Visit

The Visit

1964★ 7.1

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

Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-m...

#3
The Dust of Time

The Dust of Time

2008★ 6.3

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

A, an American film director of Greek ancestry, is making a film that tells his story and the story of his parents. It is a tale that unfolds in Italy, Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan,...

#4
The Young One

The Young One

1960★ 6.9

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

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions....

#5
Farming

Farming

2018★ 6.2

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

Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Ins...

#6
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

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

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

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