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Movies Like Scarlet

If you liked Scarlet (2018), a drama movie directed by João Guilherme F. B., 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. 1Anuja

    Anuja (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.

  2. 2The Son of a Thousand Men

    The Son of a Thousand Men (2025)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    In a small village, a lonely fisherman yearning for a son is drawn to an ethereal light that links him to others and their long-buried secrets.

  3. 3Hands of Stone

    Hands of Stone (2016)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

  4. 4The 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…

  5. 5Embattled

    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.

  6. 6180

    180 (2026)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.

  7. 7The Trials of Cate McCall

    The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

  8. 8Home

    Home (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

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

  9. 9Eleanor the Great

    Eleanor the Great (2025)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

  10. 10The Neighbors' Window

    The Neighbors' Window (2019)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    The story of a middle-aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.

  11. 11Home Run

    Home Run (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team

  12. 12Brand Upon the Brain!

    Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

  13. 13The Dreamseller

    The Dreamseller (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    A disillusioned psychologist tries to commit suicide until he strikes up a friendship with an unlikely saviour who teaches him a new way of living.

  14. 14The Girl in the Book

    The Girl in the Book (2015)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama

    The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.

  15. 15Imperial Dreams

    Imperial Dreams (2014)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.

  16. 16Rogue Agent

    Rogue Agent (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

  17. 17Beast

    Beast (2026)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal…

  18. 18The Good Neighbor

    The Good Neighbor (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also 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…

  19. 19Strange Weather

    Strange Weather (2016)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

  20. 20The Young One

    The Young One (1960)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

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