Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Boyfriend

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

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#1
My Friends Act III

My Friends Act III

1985★ 6.4

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

This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistib...

#2
Q

Q

1982★ 5.7

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

A fleeing gangland flunky discovers the New York nest of Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl, the man-eating flying serpent....

#3
Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016★ 5.7

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

Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor....

#4
Indovina chi viene a Natale?

Indovina chi viene a Natale?

2013★ 5.6

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

A very extended family gathers for the Christmas holidays, after the death of the breadwinner Leonardo Sereni, famous singer. The eldest son Julius, with his wife Marina, has a pan...

#5
Angelique and the Sultan

Angelique and the Sultan

1968★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boyfriend for fans of Romance. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Angélique is in a North African Muslim kingdom where she is now part of the Sultan's harem. She refuses to be bedded as her captors try to beat sense into her. She finally decides ...

#6
Rosewater

Rosewater

2014★ 6.4

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

In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he m...