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Movies Like The Rat

If you liked The Rat (2019), a drama movie directed by Faisal Al-Amir, 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. 1Kisses

    Kisses (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin.

  2. 2Charm City Kings

    Charm City Kings (2020)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama

    Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds…

  3. 3The Program

    The Program (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will…

  4. 4Edie

    Edie (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    To try and overcome a lifetime of bitterness and resentment, 83-year-old Edie decides that it is never too late. After packing an old camping bag, she leaves her life behind and embarks on an adventure she never got to…

  5. 5Home

    Home (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.

  6. 6Alex of Venice

    Alex of Venice (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.

  7. 7Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love (2015)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.

  8. 8Bastard Out of Carolina

    Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as…

  9. 9Cardboard 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.

  10. 10Daddy Longlegs

    Daddy Longlegs (2010)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    After months of living a solitary existence, Lenny, 34, picks up his kids from school. Every year he spends a couple of weeks with his sons Sage, 9, and Frey, 7. Lenny hosts his kids within a midtown studio apartment…

  11. 11I Never Sang for My Father

    I Never Sang for My Father (1970)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.

  12. 12The Nest

    The Nest (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban…

  13. 13Last Ride

    Last Ride (2009)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.

  14. 14Dad

    Dad (1989)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    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…

  15. 15Light of My Life

    Light of My Life (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.

  16. 16Eagles of the Republic

    Eagles of the Republic (2025)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    George Fahmy, Egypt's most adored actor, is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power. Like moth drawn to flame…

  17. 17Embattled

    Embattled (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

  18. 18The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with…

  19. 19The Road

    The Road (2009)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their…

  20. 20Hugo Koblet - The Charming Cyclist

    Hugo Koblet - The Charming Cyclist (2010)

    Also drama

    Zurich-born Hugo Koblet was the first international cycling star of the post-war period. He was a stylist on the bicycle and in life, and a huge heartthrob. Koblet had a meteoric rise and won the Giro d'Italia in 1950…

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