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10 Best Movies Like Father's Day

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

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#1
Firstborn

Firstborn

1984★ 6.1

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

Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom starts seeing Sam, who always seems to be trying some new way to get rich quick, an...

#2
Words on Bathroom Walls

Words on Bathroom Walls

2020★ 7.8

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

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant cla...

#3
The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World

1975★ 6.2

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

Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged mix that ends up in Dexter's c...

#4
Magnolia

Magnolia

1999★ 7.7

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

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game sh...

#5
Bad Sister

Bad Sister

2015★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Father's Day for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

As a top student at St. Adeline's Catholic Boarding School, Zoe senses that something is not quite right about the school's new nun-- a sense proven to be true when it is revealed ...

#6
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008★ 7.6

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

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Dai...

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