Movies Like Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
If you liked Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975), a drama and tv movie movie directed by Richard Donner, 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.
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Faces (1968)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaMiddle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the…
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The Killing of Two Lovers (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaIn a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.
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Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and tv movieBased on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
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A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaA headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
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Death of a Salesman (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and tv movieWilly Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the American Dream.
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Bunraku (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaIn a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins.
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Dream Lover (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaNot long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman…
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Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaAn airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.
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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaThree childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect…
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Fish Tank (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaFifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and…
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Mammal (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaAfter Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the…
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The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaCleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
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Hellion (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaWhen 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…
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The Reckless Moment (1949)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaAfter discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
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Ken Park (2003)
★ 6/10Also dramaTeen skater Ken Park (nicknamed Krap Nek; his name spelled and pronounced backward) kills himself at a Visalia skate park; his death bookends the lives of four other young people who knew him: Shawn, the most…
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The Book of Henry (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaSusan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother…
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Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaA sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
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A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaThe recently widowed mother of two, Sarah, is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local…
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Palo Alto (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaA lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.
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From Straight A's to XXX (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and tv movieWhen a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her college tuition, she makes a surprising decision: to start performing in adult films, using the pseudonym Belle Knox. Miriam lies to her family and her…