Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Dear Frankie

If you loved Dear Frankie, 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 Dear Frankie 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
Julien Donkey-Boy

Julien Donkey-Boy

1999★ 7.0

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

Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister, anorexic aspiring wrestler brother, sympathetic grandmother, and severe...

#3
This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

1993★ 7.1

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

When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their l...

#4
Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen

2002★ 7.0

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

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home....

#5
Captain Fantastic

Captain Fantastic

2016★ 7.9

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

Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter...

#6
Mothers' Instinct

Mothers' Instinct

2024★ 6.9

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

Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paran...

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