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10 Best Movies Like Father May I

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

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#1
May December

May December

2023★ 6.6

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

Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their pas...

#2
Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

2013★ 6.6

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

After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant....

#3
Grandview, U.S.A.

Grandview, U.S.A.

1984★ 5.8

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

Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants to go to Florida to study oceano...

#4
The War Zone

The War Zone

1999★ 6.8

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

An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret....

#5
Short Term 12

Short Term 12

2013★ 7.8

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

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior b...

#6
Good Boy

Good Boy

2026★ 7.3

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

Tommy, a volatile 19-year-old, revels in drugs, parties and violence. After getting separated from his friends on a drunken bender, he is abducted by a shadowy figure. He wakes to ...

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