Movies Like The People at No. 19
If you liked The People at No. 19 (1949), a drama movie directed by J.B. Holmes, 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.
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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaThe story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
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Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaLorenzo Odone, a Virginia 5-year-old, develops a degenerative nerve disease so rare that nobody is working on a cure, so his parents decide to immerse themselves in research and tackle the problem themselves.
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Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaYears after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
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Dad (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaA busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the…
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Irina Palm (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaMaggie, a quiet retiring grandmother, finds herself helpless as her grandson’s health deteriorates. When one last chance appears, but money is desperately short, Maggie acts to raise the cash in a fashion that…
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Everybody's Fine (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaEight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out…
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Broken (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaThree suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
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Gracie (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaA teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
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Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaLoosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
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Heatwave (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaA woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.
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And the Band Played On (1993)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaThe story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
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The Assessment (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also dramaIn a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.
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The Power of the Dog (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaA domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.
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The Cure (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaErik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.
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Raging Bull (1980)
★ 7.9/10Also dramaThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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On the Line (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaA provocative and edgy radio host must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a mysterious caller who's kidnapped his family and is threatening to blow up the whole station.
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Contagion (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaAs an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
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Die My Love (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaAfter inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and rural isolation sets in, Grace…
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Faces (1968)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaMiddle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man. As the…
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Aningaaq (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaAningaaq, an Inuit fisherman camping on the ice over a frozen fjord, talks through a two way radio with a dying astronaut who is stranded in space, 500 kilometers above Earth. Even though he doesn't speak English and…