Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like About You

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

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#1
Spin

Spin

2021★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About You for fans of Music & TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Rhea lives with her tight-knit multigenerational family. After her mother’s death, she has been her father’s emotional rock, and her life revolves around her family’s restaurant, h...

#2
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About You for fans of Drama & Music & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of R&B singer and actress Aaliyah; namely, the highs and lows of her career, her romantic pursuits, and the events leading up to her death in 2001 at the age of 22....

#3
Heaven

Heaven

2019★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About You for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Heaven Leigh Casteel, gifted and intelligent, is the eldest of five dirt-poor children struggling to survive in a mountain shack. As she endures neglect and abuse, Heaven discovers...

#4
Hounddog

Hounddog

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About You for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley....

#5
Cocaine Godmother

Cocaine Godmother

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About You for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the age of 17, Griselda Blanco, made her way to the U.S. with a fake passport with her first husband Carlos. Living in Queens with her three sons, Griselda became enticed by the...

#6
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to About You for fans of Drama & Music. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like...

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