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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.

#1
Deceived

Deceived

1991★ 5.7

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

The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling forged treasures to museums. When Jack suddenly dies in a car crash, his wife Adrienne tr...

#2
The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café

2005★ 7.0

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

Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's prof...

#3
A Little Game

A Little Game

2014★ 6.5

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

Ostracized at her posh new uptown school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a 10 year-old downtown girl finds an unlikely mentor in the form of an irascible chess-...

#4
King Jack

King Jack

2015★ 6.4

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

Growing up in a rural town filled with violent delinquents, Jack has learned to do what it takes to survive, despite having an oblivious mother and no father. After his aunt falls ...

#5
Fanny

Fanny

2013★ 6.8

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

"Fanny" is the second part of the "Marseille trilogy", made by Marcel Pagnol with the generic name of "Marius, Fanny and César". Fanny falls in love and is abandoned by Marius. Now...

#6
7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies

7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies

2013★ 6.5

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

Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the animal is put to sleep. Himawari, is a female dog and a mother. She tries to de...