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Movies Like The Policy Line

If you liked The Policy Line (2016), a movie directed by Santos Díaz, 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. 1Strung

    Strung (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A talented violinist's prestigious new role as a music tutor for an enigmatic, elite family spirals into a psychological battle for her safety and sanity.

  2. 2Dream Lover

    Dream Lover (1994)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Not long after they cross paths at an art gallery, architect Ray Reardon and hypnotically sensual Lena are married with children. But as strange incidents occur, Ray begins to realize he may not really know the woman…

  3. 3Stoker

    Stoker (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Following her father Richard's death in an unexplained road accident, reclusive teenager India Stoker withdraws further into the quiet rural life she shares with her emotionally disturbed mother Evie. But her curiosity…

  4. 4The Human Voice

    The Human Voice (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him.

  5. 5Dead Again

    Dead Again (1991)

    ★ 6.4/10

    In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.

  6. 6Dad

    Dad (1989)

    ★ 6.4/10

    A 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…

  7. 7Somewhere

    Somewhere (2010)

    ★ 6.1/10

    After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.

  8. 8Silver Linings Playbook

    Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

    ★ 7.2/10

    After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he…

  9. 9Evita

    Evita (1996)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The hit musical based on the life of Evita Duarte, an Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.

  10. 10Rifkin's Festival

    Rifkin's Festival (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10

    The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a…

  11. 11Small Things Like These

    Small Things Like These (2024)

    ★ 6.7/10

    In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit…

  12. 12The Voyeurs

    The Voyeurs (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10

    When Pippa and Thomas move into their dream apartment, they notice that their windows look directly into the apartment opposite – inviting them to witness the volatile relationship of the attractive couple across the…

  13. 13Words on Bathroom Walls

    Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his…

  14. 14Avanti!

    Avanti! (1972)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.

  15. 15Mammal

    Mammal (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10

    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…

  16. 16The Browning Version

    The Browning Version (1951)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only that his wife, Millie, has been…

  17. 17Deception

    Deception (1946)

    ★ 6.7/10

    After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.

  18. 18Mildred Pierce

    Mildred Pierce (1945)

    ★ 7.6/10

    A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

  19. 19Magnolia

    Magnolia (1999)

    ★ 7.7/10

    On 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…

  20. 20Same Time, Next Year

    Same Time, Next Year (1978)

    ★ 6.5/10

    A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are happily married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree…

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