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Movies Like The Orpheus Principle

If you liked The Orpheus Principle (2014), a drama movie directed by Zach Siegel, 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 Tree of Life

    The Tree of Life (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a…

  2. 2Anemone

    Anemone (2025)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    Middle-aged Jem sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother Ray. Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally…

  3. 3Sister Cities

    Sister Cities (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Based on the internationally-acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, the story of 4 estranged sisters who reunite for their mother’s alleged suicide.

  4. 4Undercurrent

    Undercurrent (1946)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael…

  5. 5The Client

    The Client (1994)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the…

  6. 6The Indian Runner

    The Indian Runner (1991)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which…

  7. 7The Glass House

    The Glass House (2001)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the…

  8. 8Hellion

    Hellion (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father must finally take responsibility for…

  9. 9Horns

    Horns (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

  10. 10A Streetcar Named Desire

    A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

  11. 11Manchester by the Sea

    Manchester by the Sea (2016)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where…

  12. 12Brothers

    Brothers (2009)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise…

  13. 13Goodbye June

    Goodbye June (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.

  14. 14Out of the Furnace

    Out of the Furnace (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.

  15. 15Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her…

  16. 16Hereafter

    Hereafter (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.

  17. 17The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw (2023)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering…

  18. 18Finestkind

    Finestkind (2023)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Two brothers from opposite sides of the tracks are reunited as adults. Desperate circumstances force them into a deal with an organized crime syndicate in Boston, and a young woman gets caught in the middle.

  19. 19The Skeleton Twins

    The Skeleton Twins (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key…

  20. 20The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

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