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Movies Like About Family

If you liked About Family (2017), a drama and horror movie directed by Adrian Pallares, 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. 1The Surrender

    The Surrender (2025)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror

    A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.

  2. 213 Exorcisms

    13 Exorcisms (2022)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror

    After participating in a séance, young Laura begins to behave strangely. Alarmed, her parents ask Father Olmedo, one of the few exorcists authorized by the Vatican to intervene in cases of demonic possession, for help.

  3. 3Suburbicon

    Suburbicon (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect…

  4. 4Werewolf: The Beast Among Us

    Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror

    Set in a 19th century village, a young man studying under a local doctor joins a team of hunters on the trail of a wolf-like creature.

  5. 5The House of Snails

    The House of Snails (2021)

    ★ 5.9/10Also horror

    A writer secludes himself in the mountains and falls in lust with local Berta. After realizing the oddities of the rural community the author starts to question the lines between reality and fiction.

  6. 6Don't Leave the Kids Alone

    Don't Leave the Kids Alone (2026)

    ★ 6.8/10Also horror and drama

    A mother moves into a new house with her two children. One night she must leave the siblings home alone. What begins as a blast of carefree play soon turns into a claustrophobic horror story.

  7. 7Not Without Hope

    Not Without Hope (2025)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    A group of friends' fishing boat capsizes off the coast of Mexico and they're left alone stranded at sea and struggling for survival.

  8. 8Curve

    Curve (2016)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror

    Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.

  9. 9The Congress

    The Congress (2013)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

  10. 10The 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.

  11. 11Intruders

    Intruders (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and horror

    Anna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don't realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis.

  12. 126 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

    6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…

  13. 13Erótica

    Erótica (1979)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Two men commit a robbery. One is caught but the other escapes. He ends his escape on a lonely and deserted beach where he meets a beautiful woman named Erótica. They start a passionate love affair that is interrupted…

  14. 14The Eyes of My Mother

    The Eyes of My Mother (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and horror

    A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.

  15. 15Vicious

    Vicious (2025)

    ★ 6/10Also horror

    When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.

  16. 16The Unhealer

    The Unhealer (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror

    A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…

  17. 17Monster

    Monster (2005)

    ★ 6.7/10Also horror

    A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

  18. 18Vacation of Terror II: Diabolical Birthday

    Vacation of Terror II: Diabolical Birthday (1991)

    ★ 6.1/10Also horror

    Julio is back, quietly running an antique shop, when a chance encounter with singer Mayra and her younger sister brings him face to face with the evil doll again!

  19. 19The 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…

  20. 20The Enforcer

    The Enforcer (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…

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