Movies Like The Shadow on the Wall
If you liked The Shadow on the Wall (1925), a drama and mystery movie directed by B. Reeves Eason, 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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Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mysteryAfter returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.
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The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mysteryA three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.
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Anne of Green Gables (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaAnne 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…
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also mysteryNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
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A Dog's Purpose (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaA dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
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Girl in the Box (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaThe true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.
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Nocturna (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also mysteryAn orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.
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The Secret Garden (1993)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaA young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years…
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Wonderstruck (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaThe story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection.
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Shirley (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and mysteryA famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
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Avalon High (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaElaine "Ellie" Harrison has just moved from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland while her parents take a year-long sabbatical to continue their medieval studies in nearby Washington D.C. Her new high school, Avalon High…
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The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaSet in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with…
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Nancy (2018)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and dramaNancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.
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White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaIn 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.
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Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
★ 7.3/10Also mysteryA woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
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Dog Gone (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaWhen his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.
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Foxcatcher (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaThe greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
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The Secret Garden (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also dramaMary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a…
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The Krays (1990)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaTwins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two…
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Jasper Jones (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and mysteryFourteen-year-old Charlie's life changes when Jasper takes his help to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Laura. He decides to look for the murderer and falls in love with Laura's younger sister.