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10 Best Movies Like The Big Tantrum

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

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#1
The War with Grandpa

The War with Grandpa

2020★ 6.4

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

Peter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he love...

#2
Hellion

Hellion

2014★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Tantrum for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father m...

#3
The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

2017★ 7.1

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

A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her ...

#4
Joe the King

Joe the King

1999★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Tantrum for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A destitute 14-year-old struggles to keep his life together despite harsh abuse at his mother's hands, harsher abuse at his father's, and a growing separation from his slightly old...

#5
Come to Daddy

Come to Daddy

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Tantrum for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After receiving a cryptic letter from his estranged father, Norval travels to his dad’s oceanfront home for what he hopes will be a positive experience. If only he’d known the dark...

#6
Boarding School

Boarding School

2018★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Big Tantrum for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When troubled 12-year-old Jacob Felsen is sent away to boarding school, he enters every kid’s worst nightmare: a creepy old mansion, deserted except for six other teenage misfits a...

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