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10 Best Movies Like Boy A

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

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#1
The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

2009★ 7.1

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

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance he...

#2
Losing Isaiah

Losing Isaiah

1995★ 6.5

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

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the ba...

#3
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

2005★ 6.7

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

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young ...

#4
Unconditional

Unconditional

2012★ 6.6

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

Samantha Crawford is living a storybook life: she’s happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories she’s told and illustrated since childh...

#5
The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

2017★ 7.1

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

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her ...

#6
Spotlight

Spotlight

2015★ 7.8

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

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to ...

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