Movies like Hard Truths (2024)
The best movies like Hard Truths (2024) are Little Miss Sunshine (2006), White Noise (2022) and The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017). If Hard Truths hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedLittle Miss Sunshine (2006)7.7/10 from 8,194 votes
- NewestMaddie's Secret (2026)Released 2026
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhite Noise (2022)
Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMaddie's Secret (2026)
A plucky dishwasher leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company. While her life seems picturesque — complete with an adoring husband, ride-or-die best friend and a cupboard full of woman-owned ethically-sourced chili crisp to boot — mounting professional pressures threaten to reawaken a hidden secret from her troubled past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021)
Emi, a school teacher, finds her career and reputation under threat after a personal sex tape is leaked on the Internet. Forced to meet the parents demanding her dismissal, Emi refuses to surrender to their pressure.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI'll Be Right There (2024)
Wanda wants to take care of everyone in her life. She barely has time for herself, not that she would know what to do with it anyway.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Rosebush Pruning (2026)
When an American heir living in a luxurious Spanish villa decides to move in with his girlfriend, his departure triggers a family collapse as his brother uncovers the truth behind their mother's tragic death.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDaniel's Gotta Die (2025)
Billionaire Edward Powell has died, leaving his vast estate to his four adult children. Their inheritance comes with one big catch: the dysfunctional family must spend the weekend together at the family beach house on the Cayman Islands.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)
Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKajillionaire (2020)
Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDogtooth (2009)
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKinds of Kindness (2024)
A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBait (2019)
Martin Ward is a cove fisherman, without a boat. His brother Steven has repurposed their father’s vessel as a tourist tripper, driving a wedge between the brothers. With their childhood home now a getaway for London money, Martin is displaced to the estate above the picturesque harbour. As his struggle to restore the family to their traditional place creates increasing friction with tourists and locals alike, a tragedy at the heart of the family changes his world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGreener Grass (2019)
Suburban soccer moms find themselves constantly competing against each other in their personal lives as their kids settle their differences on the field.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Christmas Tale (2008)
When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAugust: Osage County (2013)
An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Florida Project (2017)
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAnother Round (2020)
Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlue Heron (2026)
A family of six's fresh start on 1990s Vancouver Island unravels as their youngest child, Sasha, witnesses the increasingly dangerous behavior of her older brother, Jeremy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBoundaries (2018)
Single mom Laura, along with her awkward 14 year-old son Henry is forced to drive Jack, her estranged, care-free pot dealing father across country after he's kicked out of yet another nursing home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisForce Majeure (2014)
While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSentimental Value (2025)
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Squid and the Whale (2005)
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe People's Joker (2024)
An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Ties That Bind Us (2025)
A young single father trying to find the strength to love. A feminist librarian, single by conviction, who’s decided that she won’t be a mother. A six-year-old child trying to find a place in a new family structure. By revealing their aspirations, their fears, their choices, Carine Tardieu depicts different ways in which humans create families.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWe Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTully (2018)
Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Hard Truths?
The closest matches to Hard Truths are Little Miss Sunshine (2006), White Noise (2022) and The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Hard Truths?
People who watched Hard Truths most often go on to Little Miss Sunshine (2006), White Noise (2022) and The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017).
What is the highest-rated movie like Hard Truths?
Little Miss Sunshine (2006), rated 7.7/10 by 8,194 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Hard Truths?
Maddie's Secret (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Hard Truths?
Yes: Little Miss Sunshine (2006), White Noise (2022) and The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017).
How are movies similar to Hard Truths chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hard Truths, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.