10 Best Movies Like Ernie
If you loved Ernie, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Fences
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ernie for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family....

A Street Cat Named Bob
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ernie for fans of Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat....

Charm City Kings
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ernie for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse ...

Honey Boy
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ernie for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
The story of a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade, loosely based on Shia LaBeouf’s life....

Great Expectations
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ernie for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and hi...

Have Dreams, Will Travel
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ernie for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
West Texas, in the 1960's. A tale of two 12-year-olds who embark on an adventure to find new parents in order to escape their unhappy and emotionally unsatisfying family life....