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10 Best Movies Like Getting to Know My Stepdad

If you loved Getting to Know My Stepdad, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Desert

Desert

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know My Stepdad for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A photographer works with different images of his territory and wonders about the landscapes and relationships between the Patagonian steppe’s people, institutions, and wildlife....

#2
Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

1987★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know My Stepdad for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a...

#3
Star Wars

Star Wars

1977★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know My Stepdad for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo tea...

#4
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know My Stepdad for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop ...

#5
Modern Times

Modern Times

1936★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know My Stepdad for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.....

#6
Nine Queens

Nine Queens

2000★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Getting to Know My Stepdad for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens"....