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10 Best Movies Like A Son at Sea

If you loved A Son at Sea, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Finishers

The Finishers

2013★ 6.9

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

Julien, 17, is wheelchair-bound due to cerebral palsy. Despite their love for him, his family is gradually falling apart under the strain of dealing with his disability. In a bid t...

#2
A Bigger World

A Bigger World

2019★ 6.3

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

In an attempt to move on from the death of Paul, the love of her life, Korine leaves Paris to undertake a project in Mongolia. But after meeting the shaman, Oyun, her trip takes a ...

#3
In His Hands

In His Hands

2005★ 6.0

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

In Lille, Claire Gauthier is an ordinary married woman with a young daughter that works in an insurance company analyzing losses of insured properties. When the single veterinary L...

#4
Eden Is West

Eden Is West

2009★ 6.2

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

Desperate to break free from the poverty of his homeland, Elias boards a ramshackle people-smuggling trawler to France. But when the boat is raided by police, Elias leaps into the ...

#5
Fanny

Fanny

2013★ 6.8

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

"Fanny" is the second part of the "Marseille trilogy", made by Marcel Pagnol with the generic name of "Marius, Fanny and César". Fanny falls in love and is abandoned by Marius. Now...

#6
Uncontrollable Circumstances

Uncontrollable Circumstances

1989★ 6.2

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

Philippe and Daniel decide to go on vacation Southeast Asia, where they meet Hans, a European who livesthere and he becomes their guide and host. Once the holidays are over, before...