15 Movies Like The Earth's Most Beloved Son
Loved The Earth's Most Beloved Son? 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.
Girl in the Box
The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
A Higher Law
Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control, but she loses her own sense of control in this process.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
Goal II: Living the Dream
Tempted away from Newcastle United to join Real Madrid, rising star Santiago Munez finds this latest change of fortune the greatest challenge yet - personally as well as professionally. He is reunited with Gavin Harris, though they must compete to be on the team, and estranged from fiancee Roz, whose nursing career keeps her back home.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
Hands of Stone
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
Blue Chips
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
Reading Lolita in Tehran
In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a professor secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to read and discuss forbidden classics of Western literature, including Lolita and Pride and Prejudice. Based on the bestselling memoir by Azar Nafisi. A film by Eran Riklis starring Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson), Zar Amir (Holy Spider), and Mina Kavani (No Bears).
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
TalhotBlond
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
Fast Girls
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
Rogue Agent
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.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
Won't Back Down
Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
O.G.
Louis Menkins is five weeks away from being released after 26 years in prison. He is faced with the decision to put his own release at risk in order to protect a young man named Beecher from growing gang controversies.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
Eleanor the Great
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.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
Winged Creatures
A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.
The Visit
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Earth's Most Beloved Son.