Movies Like Pay the Piper

If you liked Pay the Piper (1959), a movie directed by William F. Claxton, 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
Tender Mercies (1983)
★ 6.8/10
Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
2
The Apostle (1997)
★ 6.3/10
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
3
Wise Blood (1979)
★ 6.4/10
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
4
The Blind (2023)
★ 6/10
Long before Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson became a reality TV star, he fell in love with Miss Kay and started a family, but his demons threatened to tear their lives apart. Set in the backwoods swamps of 1960s…
5
Ordinary Angels (2024)
★ 7.7/10
Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.
6
The Shack (2017)
★ 7.5/10
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
7
Elmer Gantry (1960)
★ 7.3/10
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
8
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
★ 6.4/10
The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby, is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big, hairy American winning machine, Ricky has everything a dimwitted daredevil could want, a luxurious mansion, a…
9
A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
★ 6.8/10
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
10
The Grace Card (2011)
★ 7.2/10
Everything can change in an instant ... and take a lifetime to unravel. When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry…
11
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
★ 7.3/10
Ava, a young bank professional is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for until fate intervenes, revealing Dallas' wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once…
12
Jezebel (1938)
★ 7/10
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
13
Easy Street (1917)
★ 7.1/10
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve…
14
Days of Wine and Roses (1963)
★ 7.5/10
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
15
Bordello of Blood (1996)
★ 6/10
A seedy private eye gets more than he ever bargained for when a missing persons case leads him to a brothel overseen by the mother of vampires and her lusty army of the undead.
16
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
★ 6.6/10
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
17
Nurse Betty (2000)
★ 6.1/10
What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your…
18
The Greatest (2009)
★ 6.2/10
Teenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind a grieving mother, father and younger brother, and Rose was left all alone. She has no family to turn to for support…
19
The Hill (2023)
★ 7.7/10
The story of Rickey Hill, who overcomes his physical disability and repairs his relationship with his father in a quest to become a major league baseball (MLB) player.
20
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
★ 6.6/10
Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, located on the grounds of the local university, burned down.