Movies Like The Tribes of Palos Verdes
If you liked The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017), a drama movie directed by Brendan Malloy and Emmett Malloy, 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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Love Streams (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaTwo closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
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Breath (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaA pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.
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Double Impact (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaJean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex…
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Drift (2013)
★ 5.8/10Also dramaIn the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry.
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Lords of Dogtown (2005)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaThe radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a…
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Adoration (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaLil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four…
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The Glass House (2001)
★ 6/10Also dramaWhen Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the…
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The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
★ 5.9/10Also dramaJason Staebler lives on the Boardwalk and fronts for the local mob in Atlantic City. He is a dreamer who asks his brother David, a radio personality from Philadelphia, to help him build a paradise on a Pacific Island…
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Palo Alto (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaA lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.
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Foxcatcher (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaThe greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
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Scarface (1983)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaAfter getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes…
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Molly's Game (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaMolly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
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Wild Things (1998)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaWhen teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop…
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Alpha Dog (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaJohnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug dealer. Johnny also likes to get tough when things don't go his way. When Jake Mazursky fails to pay up for Johnny, things…
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El Chicano (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaA pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
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American History X (1998)
★ 8.3/10Also dramaDerek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader…
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Magnolia (1999)
★ 7.7/10Also dramaOn one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will…
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The Poker House (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also dramaAgnes and her two sisters struggle through a day in a home overrun by gamblers, thieves, and johns.
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There Will Be Blood (2007)
★ 8.1/10Also dramaRuthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable…
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Beautiful Boy (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaAfter he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.