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Movies Like Jason's Lyric

If you liked Jason's Lyric (1994), a crime and drama movie directed by Doug McHenry, 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. 1Remember Me

    Remember Me (2010)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance

    Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as…

  2. 2Life Itself

    Life Itself (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and romance

    As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.

  3. 3Ashes in the Snow

    Ashes in the Snow (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    The coming-of-age tale of 16-year-old Lina Vilkas who is deported to Siberia amid Stalin's reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII. An aspiring artist, she secretly documents her harrowing journey with her…

  4. 4Trust

    Trust (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and drama

    Set in the glamour of the New York and Paris art scenes, gallery owner Brooke Gatwick and her newscaster husband Owen Shore, face temptation, jealousy, twists and mystery when two seductive newcomers enter their lives.

  5. 5Crazy/Beautiful

    Crazy/Beautiful (2001)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.

  6. 6Killer Heat

    Killer Heat (2024)

    ★ 5.8/10Also crime and drama

    An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.

  7. 7Monster's Ball

    Monster's Ball (2001)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.

  8. 8She's So Lovely

    She's So Lovely (1997)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

  9. 9Doing Life

    Doing Life (2026)

    ★ 7.8/10Also romance and drama

    A single mother and an incarcerated man forge an unlikely bond through heartfelt letters, unlocking a door to redemption, hope and love against all odds.

  10. 10Love Me Love Me

    Love Me Love Me (2026)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and drama

    After her brother's death, June moves to Milan for a fresh start, finding comfort in Will, the perfect honor student at her new international school. But when his troubled best friend James—hiding a dangerous life in…

  11. 11All of You

    All of You (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance and drama

    Laura and Simon have been best friends since college. Over the years, they've realized their bond is more than platonic. Can they—and should they—risk everything to explore a love that has existed all along?

  12. 12The Burning Plain

    The Burning Plain (2008)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and romance

    A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is…

  13. 13Skin

    Skin (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and crime

    A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.

  14. 14A Journal for Jordan

    A Journal for Jordan (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and romance

    Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits…

  15. 15Snow Angels

    Snow Angels (2007)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at getting back into Annie's life have alarmed her. High school student…

  16. 16Five Dances

    Five Dances (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and romance

    A gifted young dancer arrives in New York City and joins the downtown contemporary dance world. With talent to burn, he soon must choose between his responsibility to his broken family in the Midwest, and forging a…

  17. 17Moonlight Mile

    Moonlight Mile (2002)

    ★ 6.3/10Also romance and drama

    As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

  18. 18The Mother

    The Mother (2003)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.

  19. 19My Fault: London

    My Fault: London (2025)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance

    18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an…

  20. 20A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born (2018)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as…

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