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10 Best Movies Like Oskar the Calendar

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

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#1
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

2011★ 7.0

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

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matc...

#2
Wonderstruck

Wonderstruck

2017★ 6.1

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

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection....

#3
Miracle Run

Miracle Run

2004★ 7.6

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

Corinne is a single mother of twin 5-year-old boys, Steven and Phillip, who are diagnosed with autism. Public school officials threaten to remove them from school due to their beha...

#4
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story

Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story

2011★ 6.9

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

A look at J.K. Rowling from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager, to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter book series....

#5
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oskar the Calendar 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...

#6
Tyson's Run

Tyson's Run

2022★ 7.7

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

When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champi...

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