Movies Like Dr. Travassos, o Médico do Povo

If you liked Dr. Travassos, o Médico do Povo (2025), a movie, 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
The Sunchaser (1996)
★ 6.3/10
A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.
2
Unexplainable (2024)
★ 7.8/10
The true story of Gabriel Montenegro, an 8-year-old soccer enthusiast diagnosed with a severe illness. His family must rely on faith and strength to overcome the ensuing challenges.
3
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
4
The Limits of Control (2009)
★ 6/10
A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him…
5
The Independent (2022)
★ 6.5/10
It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its first viable independent candidate. Reporting history as it's made…
6
The Girl in the Book (2015)
★ 5.8/10
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
7
Peaceful Warrior (2006)
★ 7.5/10
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.
8
Tatami (2024)
★ 7.7/10
Iranian female judokas Leila and her coach Maryam, travel to the Judo World Championship, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal. Midway through the Judo World Championships, they receive an ultimatum from the…
9
Goal! (2005)
★ 6.8/10
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an…
10
Breathe (2017)
★ 7.4/10
Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
11
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
★ 7.5/10
Wally, a struggling playwright and actor, reluctantly agrees to catch up with his old friend Andre, a theater director who disappeared several years prior in order to travel the world. Meeting at a posh Manhattan…
12
2 Hearts (2020)
★ 7.2/10
When illness strikes two people who are polar opposites, life and death bring them together in surprising ways.
13
The Dreamseller (2016)
★ 6.7/10
A disillusioned psychologist tries to commit suicide until he strikes up a friendship with an unlikely saviour who teaches him a new way of living.
14
Eagle Eye (2008)
★ 6.5/10
Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to…
15
My Best Friend (2026)
★ 7.8/10
When empty nest syndrome hits, two BFFs follow their teen daughters to Portugal and find love, fun and a whole new meaning of friendship along the way.
16
16 Blocks (2006)
★ 6.5/10
An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.
17
The Skulls (2000)
★ 5.8/10
A senior at an Ivy League college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and…
18
Patch Adams (1998)
★ 7.3/10
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh—even if it meant risking his own career.
19
The Professor (2019)
★ 6.8/10
A world-weary college professor is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible with a biting sense of humor, a…
20
Obsession (1976)
★ 6.7/10
A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.