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10 Best Movies Like Thursday Special

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

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#1
I Believe

I Believe

2019★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thursday Special for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way....

#2
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thursday Special for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. ...

#3
Hoovey

Hoovey

2015★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thursday Special for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true and inspiring story of the Elliott family, who refused to surrender, instead turning to one another and their faith in the worst of circumstances, to rebuild their lives, ...

#4
An Autumn Romance

An Autumn Romance

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thursday Special for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's h...

#5
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thursday Special for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disown...

#6
The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

1960★ 6.8

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

Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued ...

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