Movies Like Born for You (2023)

Born for You is a 2023 drama film from Fabio Mollo with a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Any Day Now and The Invisible Thread.

Drama

Any Day Now

2012

In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight the legal system to adopt the child.

7.0

MagicScore

The Invisible Thread

2022

The teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary film about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.

6.6

MagicScore

A Holy Mess

2015

A comedy about the new alternative family and how different family situations and relationships come to a head during the premier family weekend.

4.9

MagicScore

The Blonde One

2019

Gabriel rents a room in Juan’s House. They work together in a Woodwork place. Gabriel is a very quiet guy and has a little daughter. Juan is a party boy who has a lots of girls around. Inadvertently the sexual tension starts to grow between them. It opens a new hidden forbidden world they have to deal with.

7.9

MagicScore

Patrik, Age 1.5

2008

Göran and Sven have been cleared for adoption and they have a possibility to adopt a swedish orphan, Patrik 1,5. But when Patrik arrives he turns out to be someone else, not the little boy they were expecting. A comma had been misplaced, and in comes a 15-year-old homophobic with a criminal past.

6.8

MagicScore

Jonathan

2016

A young man struggles with the pressure of caring for his terminally ill father while trying to unlock a secret that his father seems determined to keep from him. The story takes another dramatic turn when Ron, Burghardt’s long-lost friend from his youth, re-appears — and a well-kept family secret is uncovered.

6.3

MagicScore

Breakfast with Scot

2007

The lives of Eric, an ex hockey player, and his partner Sam, are thrown into turmoil when they are forced to take in Scot, a flamboyant 11-year-old.

6.2

MagicScore

Pit Stop

2013

Openly gay Ernesto and closeted Gabe grapple with the sad tribulations of being gay in a small, working-class Texas town

6.0

MagicScore

Between the Temples

2024

A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection.

5.5

MagicScore

#10

All in My Family

2019

After starting a family of his very own in the United States, a gay filmmaker documents his loving, traditional Chinese family's process of acceptance.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Requiem for a Dream

2000

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

8.0

MagicScore

#12

Holiday Heart

2000

After losing his police officer lover, Christian drag queen Holiday Heart meets 12-year-old Niki and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda. Heart finds relief from heartache and a renewed sense of purpose when he steps in as a father figure to Niki and welcomes the two women into his life. But when Wanda becomes romantically involved with her drug dealer, Silas, it may endanger Niki and threaten to destroy the makeshift family.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

The River

1997

A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

Falsettos

2017

Jewish family man Marvin leaves his wife and son for a male lover during the height of the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York City.

8.2

MagicScore

#15

The Boy Next Door

2008

Mark, a 25-year-old male prostitute who suffers from anxiety attacks accidentally runs into the 10-year-old son of one of his clients. When the boy tells him he is looking for his father Mark, taken by surprise, wants nothing to do with him. But while they wait for the client to return Mark realizes that maybe this unexpected guest was exactly what he needed. Over the course of the night this strange new friendship grows and gives both Mark and Justin the courage to overcome their fears and face their own personal demons.

5.8

MagicScore

#16

My Straight Son

2012

The story of Diego, a young and successful photographer that lives in the glamorous world of fashion, shallowness and excess. A tragic accident turns his world around; his partner is now in a coma. Unexpectedly, and right at this terrible time, Diego must take care of his son, Armando. Now, both of them have to adapt to each other; Armando to the unknown, homosexual world of his father, and Diego to the closed attitude of his teenage son.

7.7

MagicScore

#17

Beginners

2011

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Falling

2020

John Peterson lives with his partner Eric and their adopted daughter in Southern California. When he is visited by his aging father Willis from Los Angeles who is searching for a place to retire, their two very different worlds collide.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Spork

2010

A frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast named Spork navigates her way through the annals of junior high.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

The Birdcage

1996

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Born for You?

The top films similar to Born for You by MovieMagicScore are Any Day Now (7.0), The Invisible Thread (6.6), A Holy Mess (4.9). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Born for You worth watching?

Born for You holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.2/10 from 62 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Born for You?

Born for You (2023) is a drama film directed by Fabio Mollo, starring Pierluigi Gigante, Teresa Saponangelo, Barbora Bobuľová.

Where can I find more recommendations like Born for You?

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About movies like Born for You

This ranked list pairs Born for You (2023), a drama film from Fabio Mollo, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Pierluigi Gigante take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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