Movies Like The Girl

If you liked The Girl, a drama and history movie directed by Marina Ziolkowski, 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
Woman of the Hour (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also crime and drama
An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in '70s LA when they're cast on an episode of "The Dating Game."
2
She Said (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and history
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of…
3
The Fire Inside (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and history
Claressa Shields, a high school junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But…
4
Boy A (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also crime and drama
Freed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle. While out on the road one day, Jack notices a distressed…
5
Cape Fear (1991)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crime
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape…
6
The Railway Man (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and history
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
7
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
★ 7/10Also drama and crime
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
8
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)
★ 8/10Also drama and crime
On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns…
9
The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and crime
Based on a true story. 15-year-old Kara Robinson was kidnapped, assaulted and held captive for 18 hours. With her survival instincts kicking in, she plots a daring escape from the serial killer and leads police to his…
10
I'm Not Ashamed (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and crime
Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.
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Back to Black (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also history and drama
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s…
12
The Hate U Give (2018)
★ 8.1/10Also crime and drama
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds…
13
Animals (2026)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime
When the son of an L.A. mayoral candidate is kidnapped, he and his wife have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money spent on his political campaign, they have to get their hands dirty…
14
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and drama
A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or…
15
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and history
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
16
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
★ 8.4/10Also drama and crime
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
17
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
★ 7.9/10Also drama and history
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
18
Nightcrawler (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and drama
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news…
19
Promising Young Woman (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also crime and drama
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
20
Sleepers (1996)
★ 7.6/10Also crime and drama
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.