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Movies Like Meant to Be

If you liked Meant to Be (2012), a drama movie directed by Bradley Dorsey, 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. 1The Forge

    The Forge (2024)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama

    19 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…

  2. 2The Girl Who Believes in Miracles

    The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama

    When Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly people in her town are mysteriously healed! But fame soon takes its toll – can Sara’s family save her before it’s too late?

  3. 3A Question of Faith

    A Question of Faith (2017)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs

  4. 4The River

    The River (1984)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from…

  5. 5Philomena

    Philomena (2013)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

  6. 6Jesus

    Jesus (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.

  7. 7War Room

    War Room (2015)

    ★ 7.9/10Also drama

    The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful…

  8. 8Miracles from Heaven

    Miracles from Heaven (2016)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls…

  9. 9The Deep End of the Ocean

    The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.

  10. 10Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…

  11. 11Won't Back Down

    Won't Back Down (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for…

  12. 12Heaven Is for Real

    Heaven Is for Real (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    After their young son, Colton, undergoes emergency surgery, small-town parents Todd and Sonja Burpo are overjoyed at the child's miraculous recovery. However, the Burpos are unprepared for what happens next... Colton…

  13. 13Jacob

    Jacob (1994)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.

  14. 14Abraham

    Abraham (1993)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God…

  15. 15The Last Mimzy

    The Last Mimzy (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more…

  16. 16An Interview with God

    An Interview with God (2018)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    An up-and-coming journalist finds his world and faith increasingly challenged when he's granted the interview of a lifetime – with someone who claims to be God.

  17. 17I'll Be Home for Christmas

    I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Jackie Foster, a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocious, eight-year old daughter. But when…

  18. 18Last Ride

    Last Ride (2009)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.

  19. 19The Salt Path

    The Salt Path (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    The profound story of husband and wife Raynor and Moth Winn, who embark on a 630-mile trek after being forcibly removed from their home. Hoping that in nature they will find solace and a sense of acceptance, they walk…

  20. 20Lifemark

    Lifemark (2022)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    David's comfortable world is turned upside down when his birth mother Melissa unexpectedly reaches out, longing to meet the eighteen year old son she's only held once.

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