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10 Best Movies Like God's Bastard Son

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

#1
Pirate's Passage

Pirate's Passage

2015★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to God's Bastard Son for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in 1952 Grey Rocks – a centuries old town that was famous 250 years ago as a favored port of pirates – Pirate’s Passage follows the story of 12-year-old Jim. Fraught by the dea...

#2
John

John

2018★ 6.7

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

A day in the life of John Lennon, alive and well in modern-day New York City. The former Beatle squabbles with a security guard, commiserates with his best friend over lunch, and u...

#3
The Return

The Return

1980★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to God's Bastard Son for fans of Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by...

#4
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to God's Bastard Son for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Eight demon swordsmen and their gang have spread menace across many sword teaching schools. The students seek the help of Fang who alone can combat them. Will Fang take up the chal...

#5
After My Garden Grows

After My Garden Grows

2014★ 4.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to God's Bastard Son for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A young girl in rural India tills a small plot of land to feed her family and plant seeds of independence and financial freedom in her male dominated community....

#6
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

2010★ 8.0

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

Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sard...