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10 Best Movies Like My Son, the Hero

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

#1
Freaks

Freaks

1932★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Son, the Hero for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance....

#2
Persona

Persona

1966★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Son, the Hero for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisa...

#3
German Giants

German Giants

1954★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Son, the Hero for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

At the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland, we see the red-hot favourites Hungary, led by the legendary Ferenc Puskás eventually beaten by West Germany 3-2 in a classic final....

#4
Autumn Days

Autumn Days

1963★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Son, the Hero for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Luisa is a small-town girl who works in the bakery of the widower Don Albino. Luisa dreams of marrying and loves children. Just as Don Albino shows interest in her, Luisa announces...

#5
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Son, the Hero for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Son, the Hero for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...