Movies Like The Ring Thing

If you liked The Ring Thing (2017), a drama and romance movie directed by William Sullivan, 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
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also documentary and romance
The egocentric documentary-maker Chris Waitt traces his romantic ineptitude and sexual impotence through awkward interviews with irate ex-girlfriends and stunts involving S&M parlours, Harley Street doctors and…
2
Life in a Day (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and drama
A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.
3
Indie Game: The Movie (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and drama
Follows the dramatic journeys of video game developers as they create and release their games to the world. It's about making video games, but at its core, it's about the creative process, and exposing yourself through…
4
Lead Me Home (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also documentary and drama
Poignant stories of homelessness on the West Coast of the US frame this cinematic portrait of a surging humanitarian crisis.
5
The Social Dilemma (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and drama
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
6
Dreams of a Life (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and documentary
A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a…
7
The 11th Hour (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and drama
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet…
8
Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and documentary
Filling the giant screen with stunning time-lapse vistas of Antarctica, and detailing year-round life at McMurdo and Scott Base, Anthony Powell’s documentary is a potent hymn to the icy continent and the heavens above.
9
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and drama
A close examination of the Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost, the film viscerally recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing…
10
Killing Lincoln (2013)
★ 6/10Also documentary and drama
April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant…
11
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also documentary and drama
OceanGate's Titan tourist submersible imploded in 2023 on a deep-sea dive to the Titanic. This documentary details how a bold vision ended in tragedy.
12
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and drama
An examination that goes beyond the celebrity-driven headlines and dives into the methods used by Rick Singer, the man at the center of the shocking 2019 college admissions scandal, to persuade his wealthy clients to…
13
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also documentary and drama
The first documentary feature to explore the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer.
14
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
★ 7.5/10Also documentary and drama
This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at…
15
Bully (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also documentary and drama
This year, over 5 million American kids will be bullied at school, online, on the bus, at home, through their cell phones and on the streets of their towns, making it the most common form of violence young people in…
16
The Rescue (2021)
★ 8/10Also documentary and drama
The enthralling, against-all-odds story that transfixed the world in 2018: the daring rescue of twelve boys and their coach from deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.
17
Square One (2019)
★ 8.6/10Also documentary and drama
An investigation into the original 1993 Michael Jackson allegations brought by the Chandler family.
18
The Overnighters (2014)
★ 7/10Also drama and documentary
Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.
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Open (2014)
★ 3/10Also drama
Jess comes into "Gay's The Word" (the first Gay and Lesbian bookshop that opened in London) where she meets Leah for the first time. They coincidentally meet by the same bookcase over three days. What sparks is a…
20
Two Birds in a Cage (2021)
★ 6/10Also drama
When the pressure of a homophobic town and family weighs too heavily on the shoulders of a young gay man, he must confide in his best friend and true love.