Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Girl

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

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#1
Pariah

Pariah

2011★ 6.8

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

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression....

#2
Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise

2021★ 6.5

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

Two dancers at an elite ballet academy in Paris must compete for a contract to join the highly coveted Opéra National de Paris as they confront their competitive nature, sexual awa...

#3
Frankie & Alice

Frankie & Alice

2010★ 5.9

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

A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the ...

#4
The Short History of the Long Road

The Short History of the Long Road

2019★ 7.0

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

Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own he...

#5
The Miseducation of Cameron Post

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

2018★ 6.9

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

Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend...

#6
The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl

2015★ 7.5

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

When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her ...

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