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10 Best Movies Like The Kindergarten Teacher

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

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#1
How to Dance in Ohio

How to Dance in Ohio

2015★ 6.6

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

In Columbus, Ohio, a group of autistic teenagers and young adults role-play this transition by going through the deceptively complex social interactions of preparing for a spring f...

#2
Beauty Mark

Beauty Mark

2016★ 4.6

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

A door-to door cosmetics saleswoman in 1986 finds a new customer....

#3
We the Animals

We the Animals

2018★ 6.4

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

Manny, Joel and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of es...

#4
I'm Not Here

I'm Not Here

2017★ 5.8

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

A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is....

#5
Married Life

Married Life

2008★ 5.8

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

A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to ...

#6
Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely

2008★ 6.5

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

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her d...