Movies Like Little Birds
If you liked Little Birds (2011), a drama movie directed by Elgin James, 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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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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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.
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The Lost Bus (2025)
★ 7/10Also dramaA determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.
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Less Than Zero (1987)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaA college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
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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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In Dubious Battle (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also dramaIn the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed…
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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaComing of age story about two inner city youths, who are left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities.
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Boyz n the Hood (1991)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaThree friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to…
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Crash (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaIn post-Sept. 11 Los Angeles, tensions erupt when the lives of a Brentwood housewife, her district attorney husband, a Persian shopkeeper, two cops, a pair of carjackers and a Korean couple converge during a 36-hour…
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Zabriskie Point (1970)
★ 7/10Also dramaAnthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot…
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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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Man on Fire (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaJaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will…
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Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
★ 7.5/10Also dramaSan Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates…
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The Usual Suspects (1995)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaThe lone survivor of an explosive heist gone wrong recounts for interrogators the events that began with five disparate criminals assembled for a police lineup - with alleged criminal mastermind Keyser Soze at the…
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Cloud Atlas (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaA set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the…
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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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Gangster Squad (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaLos Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west…
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End of the Road (2022)
★ 6/10Also dramaRecently widowed mom Brenda fights to protect her family during a harrowing road trip when a murder and a missing bag of cash plunge them into danger.
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South Central (1992)
★ 6.7/10Also dramaDuring a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to…
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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…