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10 Best Movies Like What Children Do

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

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#1
Cosi

Cosi

1996★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What Children Do for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney institution. His project is overru...

#2
CQ

CQ

2001★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What Children Do for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a n...

#3
Playing God

Playing God

2021★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What Children Do for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face....

#4
Juniper

Juniper

2021★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What Children Do for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a self-destructive teenager is suspended from school and asked to look after his feisty alcoholic grandmother as a punishment, the crazy time they spend together turns his lif...

#5
SubUrbia

SubUrbia

1997★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What Children Do for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults....

#6
The Middle Man

The Middle Man

2021★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What Children Do for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communic...

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