Movies Like In the Name of Me and You
If you liked In the Name of Me and You (2024), a drama movie directed by Joshua Taylor, 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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Requiem for a Dream (2000)
★ 8/10Also dramaThe drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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Beautiful Boy (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaAfter he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
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A Million Little Pieces (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaA young drug-addled writer approaching the bottom of his descent submits to two months of agonizing detox at a treatment center in Minnesota.
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Less Than Zero (1987)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaA college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
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The Baker (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaA quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back…
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Pain Hustlers (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaAfter losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs.
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The Smashing Machine (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaIn the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend…
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Blow (2001)
★ 7.4/10Also dramaThe story of how George Jung, together with the Medellín Cartel led by Pablo Escobar, established the billion-dollar cocaine empire in the United States in the 1970s.
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Being Charlie (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaCharlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he…
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Breakthrough (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaTragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his…
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Ben Is Back (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also drama19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new…
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The Doors (1991)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaThe story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
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Trainspotting (1996)
★ 8/10Also dramaHeroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning…
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Heaven Knows What (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaA young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
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Cold Pursuit (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaThe quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels begins a vengeful hunt for Viking, the drug lord he holds responsible for the killing, eliminating Viking's associates…
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Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10Also dramaA chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
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The Forge (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also drama19 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…
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The Outrun (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaFresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and…
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Echo Valley (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaKate lives a secluded life—until her troubled daughter shows up, frightened and covered in someone else's blood. As Kate unravels the shocking truth, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child.