15 Movies Like The Good Son
Loved The Good Son? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
No Thank You
Heli Valkonen is desperately in love with her husband. But Matti is just not in the mood. He is only interested in playing computer games, dressed in worn out fleece pants. For him, a shoulder massage is the highest form of intimacy. When subtle hints, nice words and fetching clothes won't help, Heli resorts in direct, and increasingly direct action - in vain.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Good Son.
#2
The Fabelmans
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Good Son.
#3
Ariel
A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Good Son.
#4
The Wait
The idyllic and secluded Finnish archipelago. The pandemic soars across the world. Elli’s world trembles as her husband’s old friend arrives at the island.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Good Son.
#5
Stillwater
Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Good Son.
#6
The Last Wedding
Pekka arrives back to his home village of Jerusalem to celebrate the last wedding of the village. His own marriage seems to have reached a dead end. The people of the village gather to prepare for the event, and the bitter spectrum of all human life, with its joys and sorrows, is condensed into one summer's day.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Good Son.
#7
Starving in Suburbia
When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site founder, ButterflyAna. By the time Hannah's family realizes what is happening and get Hannah the help she needs, the disease has fully taken hold and Hannah is refusing to eat. Will this family be able to exorcise the demon of anorexia from their lives?
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Good Son.
#8
Off Key
Dramatic comedy about having fun, throwing yourself into life without inhibition, overcoming the feeling of shame and accepting that few things in life go as planned.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Good Son.
#9
Shadows in Paradise
Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Good Son.
#10
Light of My Life
Parent and child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world's population. As a father struggles to protect his child, their bond—and the character of humanity—is tested.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Good Son.
#11
Home Sweet Home
A story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Good Son.
#12
Skin
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Good Son.
#13
Road North
A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Good Son.
#14
What Maisie Knew
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Good Son.
#15
Honeybunnies
A private detective engages in a sexually-charged relationship with a real estate broker.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Good Son.