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10 Best Movies Like August

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

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#1
Mammal

Mammal

2016★ 6.2

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

After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his i...

#2
Sky

Sky

2015★ 6.2

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

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband....

#3
Embattled

Embattled

2020★ 6.7

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

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued....

#4
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.5

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

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#5
The True Adventures of Wolfboy

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

2019★ 5.9

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

Follows a young boy who runs away from home in the search of his estranged mother....

#6
Hellion

Hellion

2014★ 5.9

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

When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father m...

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