Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Capturing Mary

If you loved Capturing Mary, 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 Capturing Mary 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
Scum

Scum

1977★ 7.3

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

A hard and shocking story of life in a British borstal for young offenders....

#3
Cheaters

Cheaters

2000★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Capturing Mary for fans of TV Movie & Drama. 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....

#4
American Son

American Son

2019★ 6.1

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

Time passes and tension mounts in a Florida police station as an estranged interracial couple awaits news of their missing teenage son....

#5
Bad Sister

Bad Sister

2015★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Capturing Mary for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed ...

#6
The Gabby Douglas Story

The Gabby Douglas Story

2014★ 7.4

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

The true story of Gabby Douglas who becomes the first African American to be named Individual All-Around Champion in artistic gymnastics at the Olympic Games....

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