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10 Best Movies Like A Straightforward Boy

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

#1
Late Spring

Late Spring

1949★ 8.0

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

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off ...

#2
I Hate But Love

I Hate But Love

1962★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Straightforward Boy for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A celebrity, dissatisfied with his personal and professional lives, impulsively leaves fast-paced Tokyo to deliver a much-needed jeep to a remote village. When his controlling mana...

#3
Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction

1994★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Straightforward Boy for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in ...

#4
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

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

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#5
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957★ 8.6

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

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begi...

#6
The Flash

The Flash

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Straightforward Boy for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to tur...