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10 Best Movies Like Día del padre (2002/2004)

If you loved Día del padre (2002/2004), we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Cowboys

Cowboys

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Día del padre (2002/2004) for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Troy and his young transgender son Joe are on the run from his conservative mother in the Montana wilderness, with a detective in hot pursuit....

#2
XXY

XXY

2007★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Día del padre (2002/2004) for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue...

#3
Epic

Epic

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Día del padre (2002/2004) for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag gr...

#4
Light of My Life

Light of My Life

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Día del padre (2002/2004) for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Parent and child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world's population. As a father struggles to protect his child, their bon...

#5
20,000 Species of Bees

20,000 Species of Bees

2023★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Día del padre (2002/2004) for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lucía is an eight-year-old girl, who sometimes struggles as the world tries to catch up with the fact that she is trans. As the summer holidays pass, she explores her femininity al...

#6
Port Authority

Port Authority

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Día del padre (2002/2004) for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Paul, a 20 year old midwesterner, arrives at the central bus station and quickly catches eyes with Wye, a 22 year old girl voguing on the sidewalk. After Paul seeks her out in secr...

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