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10 Best Movies Like With Permission

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

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#1
Matilda

Matilda

1996★ 7.2

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

Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has...

#2
The Invisible

The Invisible

2007★ 6.4

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

After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker....

#3
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to With Permission for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up ...

#4
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

1993★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to With Permission for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when...

#5
Adventures in Public School

Adventures in Public School

2018★ 6.3

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

A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes....

#6
Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind

2024★ 7.8

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

Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as...

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