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10 Best Movies Like The Late Bloomer

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

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#1
The Year of Spectacular Men

The Year of Spectacular Men

2018★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Late Bloomer for fans of Comedy & Drama & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the year after graduating college, Izzy struggles to navigate the seemingly incessant failures of adulthood, the reality of a substandard dating pool and a debilitating fear of ...

#2
Jack Irish: Dead Point

Jack Irish: Dead Point

2014★ 6.7

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

Jack Irish is thrown into a world of club owners, drug dealers and killers when he is hired by a judge to find a mysterious red book....

#3
1 Night

1 Night

2016★ 6.2

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

Thirty-something Elizabeth must decide whether to salvage her disappointing relationship with Drew. Meanwhile, Bea, a worrisome teenager, reconnects with her introverted childhood ...

#4
Dark Figure of Crime

Dark Figure of Crime

2018★ 6.6

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

A serial killer is caught for his seventh murder. A cop tries to solve the first six cases with the killer's help, but starts to suspect that he has ulterior motives. Based on a tr...

#5
For the Love of Spock

For the Love of Spock

2016★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Late Bloomer for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The life of Mr. Spock, as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played him for almost fifty years, written and directed by his son: Adam....

#6
Deep

Deep

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Late Bloomer for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 2100, when humanity has abandoned the earth, a colony of extravagant creatures still thrives in the deepest abyss of the ocean....