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10 Best Movies Like Tom and Niel

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

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#1
The Girl in the Book

The Girl in the Book

2015★ 5.8

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

The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present....

#2
All Together Now

All Together Now

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Tom and Niel 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
Norman

Norman

2010★ 6.1

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

A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness....

#4
Adopt a Highway

Adopt a Highway

2019★ 6.7

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

Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t...

#5
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

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

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#6
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 7.0

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

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

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