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10 Best Movies Like Friday, August 28th, 2009. 8:24pm

If you loved Friday, August 28th, 2009. 8:24pm, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

2017★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Friday, August 28th, 2009. 8:24pm for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her ...

#2
Boyhood

Boyhood

2014★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Friday, August 28th, 2009. 8:24pm 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, ...

#3
Good Boy

Good Boy

2026★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Friday, August 28th, 2009. 8:24pm for fans of Drama & Thriller. 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 ...

#4
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

1997★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Friday, August 28th, 2009. 8:24pm for fans of Drama & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who...

#5
Baby Blues

Baby Blues

2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Friday, August 28th, 2009. 8:24pm for fans of Drama & Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

On a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his sibling from the mother they have always known and...

#6
She Rides Shotgun

She Rides Shotgun

2025★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Friday, August 28th, 2009. 8:24pm for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Newly released from prison and marked for death by unrelenting enemies, Nate must now protect his estranged 9-year-old daughter, Polly, at all costs. With scant resources and no on...

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