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10 Best Movies Like I Am Michael

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

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#1
Boy Erased

Boy Erased

2018★ 7.0

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

Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be pe...

#2
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#3
The Apostle

The Apostle

1997★ 6.3

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

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio....

#4
Milk

Milk

2008★ 7.2

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

The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspir...

#5
My Brother the Devil

My Brother the Devil

2012★ 6.4

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

Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older broth...

#6
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

2018★ 6.6

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

Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, located on the grounds of the local university, burned down....

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