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Movies Like Tweek City

If you liked Tweek City (2005), a drama movie directed by Eric G. Johnson, 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. 1Being Flynn

    Being Flynn (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.

  2. 2Cardboard Boxer

    Cardboard Boxer (2016)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.

  3. 3Mammal

    Mammal (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    After Margaret, a divorcée living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the…

  4. 4Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

    Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

  5. 5The Young One

    The Young One (1960)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

  6. 6Same Kind of Different as Me

    Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives.

  7. 7The 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…

  8. 8Urchin

    Urchin (2025)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Along the way, he encounters unexpected chances for a fresh start.

  9. 9My Dinner with Hervé

    My Dinner with Hervé (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.

  10. 10Salomé

    Salomé (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé…

  11. 11Fast Girls

    Fast Girls (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

  12. 12Night Always Comes

    Night Always Comes (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.

  13. 13The Saint of Fort Washington

    The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Matthew, a young schizophrenic, finds himself out on the street when a slumlord tears down his apartment building. Soon, he finds himself in even more dire straits, when he is threatened by Little Leroy, a thug who is…

  14. 14Poor Cow

    Poor Cow (1967)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Joy lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age, she marries and has a child–with an abusive thief who quickly ends up incarcerated. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to…

  15. 15Come Sunday

    Come Sunday (2018)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.

  16. 16The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and…

  17. 17The 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…

  18. 18The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  19. 19Gigi & Nate

    Gigi & Nate (2022)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama

    A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

  20. 20Hardball

    Hardball (2001)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.

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