Movies Like Holding the Light

If you liked Holding the Light (2026), a movie directed by Thanva Kounlavong, 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 Eye (2008)
★ 5.9/10
Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead…
2
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
★ 7.9/10
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
3
The Man in the Moon (1991)
★ 7.4/10
Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets…
4
Little Women (1994)
★ 7.3/10
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
5
Twitches (2005)
★ 6.7/10
Twins separated at birth, Camryn and Alex meet by chance for the first time on their 21st birthday and discover they're witches with the power to save their homeland of Coventry from the evil that threatens it. But…
6
12 Feet Deep (2018)
★ 6/10
Two sisters are trapped under the fiberglass cover of an Olympic sized public pool and must brave the cold and each other to survive the harrowing night.
7
27 Dresses (2008)
★ 6.5/10
Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.
8
Little Women (2019)
★ 7.8/10
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
9
Sweetie (1989)
★ 6.1/10
The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten…
10
Sense and Sensibility (2026)
★ 7.4/10
A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood.
11
City Lights (1931)
★ 8.2/10
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
12
After We Fell (2021)
★ 7/10
Just as Tessa's life begins to become unglued, nothing is what she thought it would be. Not her friends nor her family. The only person that she should be able to rely on is Hardin, who is furious when he discovers the…
13
In This Our Life (1942)
★ 6.9/10
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
14
Close My Eyes (1991)
★ 5.8/10
After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.
15
The Whales of August (1987)
★ 7/10
Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.
16
Lovely & Amazing (2002)
★ 6.1/10
An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their individual neuroses. Each of the women seeks redemption in her own…
17
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)
★ 7.6/10
King Randolph sends for his cousin, Duchess Rowena, to help turn his daughters, Princess Genevieve and her eleven sisters, into royal material. But the Duchess strips the sisters of their fun, including their favorite…
18
Sister Cities (2016)
★ 6.4/10
Based on the internationally-acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, the story of 4 estranged sisters who reunite for their mother’s alleged suicide.
19
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
★ 5.9/10
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home.
20
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
★ 7.1/10
29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from…