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Movies Like RUIN

If you liked RUIN (2025), a family and drama movie directed by TOYIN ADEBOLA, 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. 1Skater Girl

    Skater Girl (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

  2. 2Remember

    Remember (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and thriller

    With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.

  3. 3Benji

    Benji (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and family

    Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.

  4. 4Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and family

    Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy…

  5. 5The Caveman's Valentine

    The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and thriller

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…

  6. 6Nancy

    Nancy (2018)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and thriller

    Nancy becomes increasingly convinced she was kidnapped as a child. When she meets a couple whose daughter went missing thirty years ago, reasonable doubts give way to willful belief.

  7. 7Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and family

    Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces…

  8. 8Flicka

    Flicka (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also family and drama

    Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets…

  9. 9I Believe

    I Believe (2019)

    ★ 7.8/10Also family and drama

    A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.

  10. 106 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

    6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama

    An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…

  11. 11Stillwater

    Stillwater (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and thriller

    Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers…

  12. 12Islands

    Islands (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also thriller and drama

    In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is…

  13. 13The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

    ★ 7.5/10Also family and drama

    Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with…

  14. 14Obsession

    Obsession (1976)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and drama

    A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.

  15. 15Moondance Alexander

    Moondance Alexander (2007)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and family

    Curiously named teen Moondance Alexander lives with her eccentric mother, and is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers. Although Moondance returns the horse to his…

  16. 16The Good Witch's Gift

    The Good Witch's Gift (2010)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama and family

    Almost as soon as Jake and Cassie decide to get married on Christmas Eve, complications arise.

  17. 17Tru Confessions

    Tru Confessions (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10Also family and drama

    Trudy Walker hated her life. She thought it was totally messed up until she found out about a contest that could change everything...

  18. 18The Parts You Lose

    The Parts You Lose (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and thriller

    An unlikely friendship unfolds between a young deaf boy, Wesley, and a fugitive criminal who takes refuge in an abandoned barn on the family’s rural North Dakota farm.

  19. 19On Fire

    On Fire (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller

    Inspired by true and harrowing events, an ordinary man finds his world suddenly torn apart as devastating wildfires rip through the surrounding countryside. With precious moments ticking by, he must flee with his son…

  20. 20Anne of Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and…

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