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10 Best Movies Like Monkey Grip

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

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#1
The Boys Are Back

The Boys Are Back

2009★ 6.3

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

When the wife of sports-writer Joe Warr dies of cancer, he takes on the responsibility of raising their 6-year-old son, and his teenage son from a previous marriage. As Joe rejects...

#2
Losing Isaiah

Losing Isaiah

1995★ 6.5

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

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the ba...

#3
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Monkey Grip 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...

#4
Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

2000★ 7.4

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

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across...

#5
The Forge

The Forge

2024★ 8.2

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

19 year old Isaiah Wright lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he has no job, no plans, and no idea how to be a man. At odds with his single mother Cynt...

#6
Lion

Lion

2016★ 8.0

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

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 ye...

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