15 Movies Like Lucky Girl

Loved Lucky Girl? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Sniper: The White Raven
#1

Sniper: The White Raven

Mykola is an eccentric pacifist who wants to be useful to humanity. When the war begins in Donbas, Mykola’s naive world is collapsing as the militants kill his pregnant wife and burn his home to the ground. Recovered, he makes a cardinal decision and gets enlisted in a sniper company. Having met his wife’s killers, he emotionally breaks down and arranges “sniper terror” for the enemy.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Lucky Girl.

Nocturnal Animals
#2

Nocturnal Animals

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

Desert Flower
#3

Desert Flower

The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

A Mighty Heart
#4

A Mighty Heart

Based on Mariane Pearl's account of the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Danny Pearl's life and death.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

Wit
#5

Wit

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

You Don't Know Jack
#6

You Don't Know Jack

Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

Bastard Out of Carolina
#7

Bastard Out of Carolina

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 her last chance.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

Mr. Jones
#8

Mr. Jones

In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

Bruised
#9

Bruised

Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up at her doorstep. A triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

Little Boy Blue
#10

Little Boy Blue

Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

Earth
#11

Earth

The film tells about the creation of the first collective farm communes and class enmity. Vasyl, a member of the Komsomol, with the help of a local party organization, gets a tractor and plows private boundaries "on kulak fields." However, this enthusiasm will cost him dearly.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Lucky Girl.

Sergio
#12

Sergio

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

The Witch. Revenge
#13

The Witch. Revenge

The tale unfolds around an ancient witch from the Ukrainian town of Konotop, who long ago abandoned her extraordinary powers after falling in love with a mortal man. However, tragedy strikes when her beloved is brutally murdered by the russian soldiers as they occupy Konotop in February 2022. Fueled by grief and a thirst for revenge, she reclaims her supernatural abilities, embarking on a blood-soaked quest to mete out justice to her fiancé's killers.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Lucky Girl.

Reversal of Fortune
#14

Reversal of Fortune

Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.

The Safety of Objects
#15

The Safety of Objects

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Lucky Girl.