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10 Best Movies Like Frankie and Johnnie

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

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#1
Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea

2004★ 6.3

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

Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life....

#2
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#3
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#4
Fast Girls

Fast Girls

2012★ 6.1

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

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete....

#5
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#6
Shadows

Shadows

1960★ 6.9

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

The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz singer brother, Hugh, and discover...

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