Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Grandfather

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

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#1
Hot Milk

Hot Milk

2025★ 5.9

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

Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could possibly hold the cure to Rose’s mystery ill...

#2
Dad

Dad

1989★ 6.4

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

A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever befor...

#3
Madrid, 1987

Madrid, 1987

2012★ 6.5

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

In 1987 Madrid, the unexpected encounter between a seasoned journalist and a young student leads to a profound exploration of love, desire, politics, power, and discovery of each o...

#4
A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

2016★ 7.3

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

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school....

#5
The 13 Roses

The 13 Roses

2007★ 6.6

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

True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1...

#6
Tótem

Tótem

2023★ 6.8

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

In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts, and other rela...

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