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10 Best Movies Like May and Nila

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

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#1
Harriet the Spy

Harriet the Spy

1996★ 6.1

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

Harriet may only be in the sixth grade, but she's already found her calling: to be a spy. In a private journal she takes everywhere, Harriet records suspicious activity and keeps a...

#2
Original Sin

Original Sin

2001★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to May and Nila for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp....

#3
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

1993★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to May and Nila for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninte...

#4
Effie Gray

Effie Gray

2014★ 5.9

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

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray....

#5
Lady Bird

Lady Bird

2017★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to May and Nila for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and te...

#6
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

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

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

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