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10 Best Movies Like I, Daniel Blake

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

#1
Kes

Kes

1970★ 7.4

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

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kest...

#2
Willy the 1st

Willy the 1st

2016★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I, Daniel Blake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Willy, a boorish 50 something, finally moves out of his parents’ to start a new life...

#3
The Divine Order

The Divine Order

2017★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I, Daniel Blake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Nora is a young housewife and mother, living in a quaint little village with her husband and their two sons. The Swiss countryside is untouched by the major social upheavals the mo...

#4
I Do, I Do, I Do

I Do, I Do, I Do

2015★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I, Daniel Blake for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An architect heads to the altar with her fiancé, unsure of her marriage and their future. She relives her disastrous wedding day, put together by her fiance’s overbearing mother...

#5
Sorry We Missed You

Sorry We Missed You

2019★ 7.3

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

Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new va...

#6
Looking for Eric

Looking for Eric

2009★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I, Daniel Blake for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer Eric Cantona....