Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Pauline

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

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#1
Reinventing Marvin

Reinventing Marvin

2017★ 6.6

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

Telling the true story of Marvin Bijou, a young boy from a working-class family in a small village, who suffers constant bullying at school and home for being ‘different’ – too sen...

#2
The Human Voice

The Human Voice

2020★ 6.7

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

A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master ha...

#3
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pauline 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....

#4
Boy Erased

Boy Erased

2018★ 7.0

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

Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program – or be pe...

#5
The Little Prince(ss)

The Little Prince(ss)

2021★ 7.1

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

When Gabriel, a 7-year-old Chinese kid who loves ballet, becomes friends with Rob, another Chinese kid from school, Rob’s dad gets suspicious about Gabriel's feminine behavior and ...

#6
Skin

Skin

2009★ 6.4

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

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era....

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