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10 Best Movies Like Dad's Not Home

If you loved Dad's Not Home, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Brothers

Brothers

2015★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Not Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of two brothers, Tom and Jake, and their problematic relationship....

#2
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Not Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#3
Norman

Norman

2010★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Not Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness....

#4
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Not Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#5
That Evening Sun

That Evening Sun

2009★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Not Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm....

#6
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Dad's Not Home for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

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