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Movies Like The Staircase

If you liked The Staircase (1998), a drama and tv movie movie directed by Karen Arthur, 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 Christmas Shoes

    The Christmas Shoes (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and tv movie

    Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second…

  2. 2War Room

    War Room (2015)

    ★ 7.9/10Also drama

    The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful…

  3. 3Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park (2007)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and tv movie

    Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford

  4. 4Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

    Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and tv movie

    A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.

  5. 5The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area…

  6. 6Won't Back Down

    Won't Back Down (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for…

  7. 7Abraham

    Abraham (1993)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and tv movie

    Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God…

  8. 8The Girl Who Believes in Miracles

    The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    When Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly people in her town are mysteriously healed! But fame soon takes its toll – can Sara’s family save her before it’s too late?

  9. 9Ordinary Angels

    Ordinary Angels (2024)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.

  10. 10The Forge

    The Forge (2024)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama

    19 year old Isaiah Wright lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he has no job, no plans, and no idea how to be a man. At odds with his single mother Cynthia, Isaiah is given an ultimatum – to…

  11. 11How Sarah Got Her Wings

    How Sarah Got Her Wings (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and tv movie

    Good Samaritan Sarah Fitzpatrick has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and finds herself in the lobby before the gates of Heaven. Certain that she will be let in, she is shocked to find that her name is not on…

  12. 12Anne of Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and tv movie

    Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and…

  13. 13Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

    Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and tv movie

    At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.

  14. 14Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and tv movie

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…

  15. 15Soul on Fire

    Soul on Fire (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    After a horrific accident leaves his body scarred, a young boy strives to live and show everyone what is possible with the help of his family, his faith, his community, his longtime idol's kindness, and the entire city…

  16. 16Snowglobe

    Snowglobe (2007)

    ★ 6/10Also tv movie

    A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Christmas more than anything. However, her family does not share her love for the holiday at all. When she is about to…

  17. 17A Wrinkle in Time

    A Wrinkle in Time (2003)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and tv movie

    Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any…

  18. 18Miracles from Heaven

    Miracles from Heaven (2016)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls…

  19. 19It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    ★ 8.3/10Also drama

    George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas…

  20. 20Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace

    Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace (2020)

    ★ 8.4/10Also drama

    Second chances start when a hardened criminal crosses paths with a precocious little girl who is helped by an angel to change hearts during the holiday season.

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