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10 Best Movies Like December

If you loved December, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Judge

The Judge

2014★ 7.3

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

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder....

#2
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002★ 6.1

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

In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let g...

#3
Boyhood

Boyhood

2014★ 7.5

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

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, ...

#4
Juror #2

Juror #2

2024★ 6.9

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

While serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use to sway the jury verdict and ...

#5
Before and After

Before and After

1996★ 5.9

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

Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend....

#6
Stepmom

Stepmom

1998★ 7.2

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

Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jac...

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