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10 Best Movies Like Second Best

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

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#1
Nowhere Special

Nowhere Special

2020★ 7.2

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

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is give...

#2
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003★ 6.2

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

Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a...

#3
The Book of Henry

The Book of Henry

2017★ 7.5

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

Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support ...

#4
Short Term 12

Short Term 12

2013★ 7.8

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

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior b...

#5
A Home of Our Own

A Home of Our Own

1993★ 6.9

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

In 1960s Los Angeles an energetic widow and her six children try to make a dream of theirs come true: to have a home of their own. They leave L.A. and head for the countryside, all...

#6
The Son

The Son

2022★ 6.7

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

A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior....

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