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10 Best Movies Like American Son

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

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#1
Cheaters

Cheaters

2000★ 6.3

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

In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's academic decathlon team to cheat on an academic competition....

#2
Ray Donovan: The Movie

Ray Donovan: The Movie

2022★ 6.8

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

A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn...

#3
From Straight A's to XXX

From Straight A's to XXX

2017★ 5.8

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

When a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her college tuition, she makes a surprising decision: to start performing in adult films, using the pseudonym Belle Knox....

#4
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

2015★ 6.6

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

Police Chief Jesse Stone now presides over the quiet, seaside village of Paradise, Massachusetts. When the facts don't add up in a brutal Boston-area murder case, Jesse opens an in...

#5
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

2011★ 6.4

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

Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman....

#6
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

2003★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to American Son for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes....

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