Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 18, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Sixteen

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

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#1
The Miseducation of Cameron Post

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

2018★ 6.9

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

Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend...

#2
Boy Erased

Boy Erased

2018★ 7.0

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

#3
Pray Away

Pray Away

2021★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sixteen for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In the 1970s, five men struggling with being gay in their Evangelical church started a bible study to help each other leave the "homosexual lifestyle." They quickly received over 2...

#4
Fatima

Fatima

2020★ 7.2

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

In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and...

#5
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

1977★ 5.9

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

A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality....

#6
The Clique

The Clique

2008★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sixteen for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes....

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