Movies Like What's Next

If you liked What's Next (2025), a movie directed by Allan Crook and Eilidh Johnson, 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
Life as a House (2001)
★ 7.1/10
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
2
Don't Make Me Go (2022)
★ 6.9/10
A terminally ill man and his teenage daughter embark on a road trip from California to New Orleans for his 20th college reunion. While there, he secretly hopes she can reunite with the mother who left them long ago.
3
One True Thing (1998)
★ 6.5/10
A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
4
Sweet Girl (2021)
★ 6.6/10
A man vows to bring justice to those responsible for his wife's death while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
5
We Live in Time (2024)
★ 7.2/10
An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
6
Somewhere (2010)
★ 6.1/10
After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.
7
James White (2015)
★ 6.6/10
James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his mother's battle with a serious illness faces a series of setbacks…
8
Prisoner's Daughter (2023)
★ 6.2/10
Released from prison with terminal cancer, Max tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter and the grandson he’s never known. When his daughter’s abusive, drug-addicted ex-husband reappears, Max’s violent past comes…
9
Knox Goes Away (2024)
★ 6.9/10
A contract killer, after being diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, is presented with the opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son. But to do so, he must race against the…
10
Dad (1989)
★ 6.4/10
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the…
11
Other People (2016)
★ 6.4/10
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the…
12
Why Him? (2016)
★ 6.4/10
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
13
Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5/10
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
14
The Ultimate Gift (2007)
★ 7.7/10
When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a test, a series of tasks he must…
15
Broken (2012)
★ 6.9/10
Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
16
Fathers and Daughters (2015)
★ 7.2/10
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
17
Girl (2020)
★ 6/10
A young woman returns to her small hometown intent on killing her abusive father only to discover someone murdered him the day before. As the girl searches for answers, she uncovers a family legacy more dangerous than…
18
And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007)
★ 6.5/10
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
19
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016)
★ 6.1/10
Jackie Foster, a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocious, eight-year old daughter. But when…
20
The Meddler (2016)
★ 5.9/10
With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter…