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Movies Like A Father's Diary

If you liked A Father's Diary (2021), a drama and family movie directed by Golam Mustofa, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1The Last Song

    The Last Song (2010)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.

  2. 2Elena Undone

    Elena Undone (2010)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.

  3. 3Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family and drama

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…

  4. 4Departure

    Departure (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    An English mother and her teenage son spend a week preparing the sale of their remote holiday house in the South of France. Fifteen-year-old Elliot struggles with his dawning sexuality and an increasing alienation from…

  5. 5Skater Girl

    Skater Girl (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

  6. 6West Side Story

    West Side Story (1961)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.

  7. 7Dirty Dancing

    Dirty Dancing (1987)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and romance

    Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly…

  8. 8Rip Girls

    Rip Girls (2000)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and family

    A teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds friends, a new hobby with her fantastic…

  9. 9It Ends with Us

    It Ends with Us (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    When a woman's first love suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with a charming, but abusive neurosurgeon is upended, and she realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for…

  10. 10Save the Last Dance

    Save the Last Dance (2001)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and family

    After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her…

  11. 11Peter Ibbetson

    Peter Ibbetson (1935)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…

  12. 12Endless Love

    Endless Love (2014)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    A privileged girl and a charismatic boy's instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart.

  13. 13An Education

    An Education (2009)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a…

  14. 14The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection (1998)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and romance

    A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.

  15. 15Regretting You

    Regretting You (2025)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance and drama

    Morgan Grant and her daughter Clara explore what's left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal and forces them to confront family secrets, redefine love, and rediscover each other.

  16. 16My Policeman

    My Policeman (2022)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    In the late 1990s, the arrival of elderly invalid Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous: the passionate relationship between Tom and Patrick at a time when…

  17. 17Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights (1939)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond…

  18. 18Camp Belvidere

    Camp Belvidere (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also romance and drama

    Camp Belvidere is a lesbian romance set in the 1950s about the coming of age of Camp Leader Rose and her forbidden encounter with Nurse Gin. It depicts the journey and evolution of a friendship into a romance between…

  19. 19After We Fell

    After We Fell (2021)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and romance

    Just as Tessa's life begins to become unglued, nothing is what she thought it would be. Not her friends nor her family. The only person that she should be able to rely on is Hardin, who is furious when he discovers the…

  20. 20An Autumn Romance

    An Autumn Romance (2021)

    ★ 7/10Also romance and drama

    When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's hotel from tycoon Joel Sheenan, who…

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