Movies Like Wide Open

If you liked Wide Open (1974), a drama and comedy movie directed by Gustav Wiklund, 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
What We Hide (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also drama
After their mother dies of an overdose, two sisters hide her body to avoid being separated by the foster system, but as their secret threatens to unravel, they must confront the consequences of their desperate choice.
2
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on…
3
Daddio (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.
4
Money Train (1995)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.
5
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
6
Manny & Lo (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy
A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.
7
Ana (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy
Ana meets Rafa in a chance encounter and they embark on a road trip to try and save him from bankruptcy, or worse.
8
Sweetie (1989)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and comedy
The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten…
9
Almost Friends (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and comedy
A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become…
10
Scarface (1983)
★ 8.2/10Also drama
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes…
11
Brothers (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
A reformed criminal's attempt at going straight is derailed when he reunites with his sanity-testing twin brother on a road trip for the score of a lifetime. Dodging bullets, the law, and an overbearing mother along…
12
Polite Society (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama
Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists…
13
Gringo (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.
14
Landline (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama
A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.
15
Braven (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.
16
London Boulevard (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also drama
A parolee falls for a reclusive movie star while trying to evade a ruthless gangster.
17
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and drama
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
18
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…
19
Excess Baggage (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
20
Eenie Meanie (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
A former teenage getaway driver gets dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.