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10 Best Movies Like John and Ivy

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

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#1
Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon

2003★ 6.0

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

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up....

#2
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher

2022★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to John and Ivy for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England....

#3
Marty

Marty

1955★ 7.5

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

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but...

#4
The Saint of Fort Washington

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993★ 6.7

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

Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is thre...

#5
Diggstown

Diggstown

1992★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to John and Ivy for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who owns most of Diggstown, a boxing-mad town. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that...

#6
Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine

2010★ 7.0

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

Dean and Cindy live a quiet life in a modest neighborhood. They appear to have the world at their feet at the outset of the relationship. However, his lack of ambition and her retr...

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