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10 Best Movies Like The Cakemaker

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

#1
The Mudge Boy

The Mudge Boy

2003★ 6.6

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

Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the void brought on by his mother'...

#2
luiben

luiben

★ 10.0

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

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#3
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

2009★ 7.3

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

Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish pati...

#4
Whitney

Whitney

2018★ 7.3

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

Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew...

#5
Beast

Beast

2018★ 6.5

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

A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of b...

#6
Dance of the Forty One

Dance of the Forty One

2020★ 7.8

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

Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz....