Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Weekend Dad

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

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#1
Return

Return

2011★ 6.4

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

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes....

#2
Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts

2015★ 6.6

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

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance....

#3
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

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

Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming c...

#4
People Like Us

People Like Us

2012★ 6.8

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

After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30...

#5
I Believe in Unicorns

I Believe in Unicorns

2015★ 6.4

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

Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter....

#6
Imagine

Imagine

2012★ 7.3

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

A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life....

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