Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Boy Erased

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

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#1
Prayers for Bobby

Prayers for Bobby

2009★ 8.1

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

Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling ...

#2
Unbroken: Path to Redemption

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

2018★ 6.7

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

Zamperini returns to California where he wound up marrying Cynthia Applewhite while wrestling with untreated PTSD, suffering constant nightmares, angry, bitter and deeply depressed...

#3
Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018★ 8.0

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

Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. ...

#4
If I Stay

If I Stay

2014★ 7.4

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

Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow...

#5
Howl

Howl

2010★ 6.4

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

It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that l...

#6
Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind

2024★ 7.8

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

Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as...

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