Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 16, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Tess and Nana

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

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#1
Starving in Suburbia

Starving in Suburbia

2014★ 6.5

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

When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site ...

#2
All Together Now

All Together Now

2020★ 6.7

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

An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?...

#3
Suburbia

Suburbia

1984★ 6.7

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

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like...

#4
Dear Zoe

Dear Zoe

2022★ 6.5

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

Tess enlists her biological father – a lovable slacker from the wrong side of the tracks – and the charming juvenile delinquent next door to help her come to grips with the death o...

#5
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

2013★ 7.1

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

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle....

#6
Lady Driver

Lady Driver

2020★ 6.4

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

When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the d...

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