Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Paternal

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

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#1
Declaration of War

Declaration of War

2011★ 7.0

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

Roméo and Juliette are two young actors. They fall in love at first sight, move in together and make a baby. A love story and the founding of a home like millions of others. Except...

#2
Tigertail

Tigertail

2020★ 6.7

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

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter....

#3
Stillwater

Stillwater

2021★ 6.6

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

Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit....

#4
The Minister

The Minister

2011★ 6.4

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

Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene ...

#5
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#6
The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

2013★ 5.9

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

There is something strange - some would even say abnormal - about the Malaussène family. But if you take a closer look, no one could be happier than this cheerfully chaotic family,...

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