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10 Best Movies Like White Oleander

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

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#1
Short Term 12

Short Term 12

2013★ 7.8

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

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior b...

#2
Four Good Days

Four Good Days

2021★ 6.8

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

A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse....

#3
Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking

2008★ 6.0

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

When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara, take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, James. Joleen soon runs off wit...

#4
The Florida Project

The Florida Project

2017★ 7.4

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

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults aro...

#5
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

2013★ 6.6

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

After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant....

#6
Losing Isaiah

Losing Isaiah

1995★ 6.5

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

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the ba...

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