Movies Like Cipher in the Snow

If you liked Cipher in the Snow (1974), a drama movie directed by Keith J. Atkinson, 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
Hesher (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also drama
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
2
Joe Bell (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.
3
Rabbit Hole (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
4
Loving Vincent (2017)
★ 8/10Also drama
A young man arrives at the last hometown of painter Vincent van Gogh to deliver the troubled artist's final letter and ends up investigating his final days there.
5
The Man Without a Face (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of…
6
If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
Grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child after a tragic school shooting.
7
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y…
8
Detachment (2011)
★ 7.6/10Also drama
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of…
9
I'm Not Ashamed (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also drama
Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.
10
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.
11
Mass (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also drama
Two couples meet for a painful and raw conversation in the aftermath of a violent tragedy.
12
4 Minute Mile (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.
13
Dead Poets Society (1989)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern…
14
Dear Evan Hansen (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.
15
The United States of Leland (2003)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl…
16
The Sixth Sense (1999)
★ 8/10Also drama
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
17
River's Edge (1986)
★ 6.6/10Also drama
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to…
18
Personal Effects (2009)
★ 6/10Also drama
Walter is a rising star in the NCAA wrestling world until his life is ripped apart by the brutal murder of his sister. Returning home to console his mother Gloria he seeks vengeance on the man who is accused of the…
19
Still Life (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also drama
A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.
20
Beautiful Boy (2011)
★ 6/10Also drama
A married couple on the verge of separation are leveled by the news their 18-year-old son committed a mass-shooting at his college, then took his own life.