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10 Best Movies Like Oliver's Story

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

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#1
Black or White

Black or White

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oliver's Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life....

#2
The Face of Love

The Face of Love

2013★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oliver's Story for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A widow falls for a guy who bears a striking resemblance to her late husband....

#3
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her

2014★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oliver's Story for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone....

#4
The Lost Husband

The Lost Husband

2020★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oliver's Story for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Trying to put her life back together after the death of her husband, Libby and her children move to her estranged Aunt's goat farm in central Texas....

#5
All My Life

All My Life

2020★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oliver's Story for fans of Drama & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

It was a chance meeting started by one of Sol’s friends trying to chat up Jennifer. However, in the end, it was those two who hit it off. Sol enjoyed Jen’s smile, her effort, and h...

#6
Fathers and Daughters

Fathers and Daughters

2015★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oliver's Story for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own....

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