Movies like THE ROOTS (2023)
The best movies like THE ROOTS (2023) are The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021), American Underdog (2021) and Tuck Everlasting (2002). If THE ROOTS hooked you, these 27 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSoul (2020)8.1/10 from 11,906 votes
- NewestVicious (2025)Released 2025
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAmerican Underdog (2021)
The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTuck Everlasting (2002)
Teenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995)
Two teen girls, one from the city, one from the country, try to find the hidden gold of Bear Mountain learning about friendship, loyalty and courage on the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTo Kill a Tiger (2023)
Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Return of Jafar (1994)
The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge against Aladdin. From battling elusive villains atop winged horses, to dodging flames inside an exploding lava pit, it's up to Aladdin - with Princess Jasmine and the outrageously funny Genie by his side - to save the kingdom once and for all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Dry White Season (1989)
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Karate Kid (2010)
12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHeart of a Dog (2015)
Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Stöned Age (1994)
Determined to avoid another night of driving aimlessly around Torrance in the Blue Torpedo, Joe and Hubbs set out on a quest for fine chicks. Their paths soon cross with Tack, from whom they learn about a pair of foreign radical chicks hanging out near the Frankie Avalon place. Over Joe's objections, Hubbs worms Tack out of the deal, and the pair take a slow ride toward their destiny.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHalloween (2007)
The early years of young Michael Myers and the events leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBecoming Bond (2017)
The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond despite having never acted a day in his life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOmni Loop (2024)
Diagnosed with a black hole growing inside her chest and stuck in a loop reliving the last five days of her life, a 55-year-old wife and mother from Miami, Florida decides to solve time travel in order to go back and be the person she always intended to be.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSoul (2020)
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisVicious (2025)
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGunda (2021)
A glimpse into the raw and simple power of nature through encounters with farm animals: the eponymous Gunda, a mother pig; two cows, and a one-legged chicken.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTuesday (2024)
A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMoon Trace (2023)
A young boy decides to take a nap under the shadow of trees. when he wakes up his shoes have been stolen. so, he goes back barefoot but suddenly in the village, he sees a suspicious man.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Chromakey (2022)
Taliban demanded the handover of the Afghan immigrants who have political cases from Iran, Germany, and France by publishing a statement. Leila and her Iranian friend Mohammad are worried about returning her to Afghanistan.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Damn Mbappé (2023)
A teenage boy attended a console FIFA Cup. He's made it to the final and his father accompanied him. While he's about to be a champion, a dramatic change occurs...
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Fulfillment (2022)
When he understood it was all a dream. He decided to stay until eternity, darker since you died.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
OCD (2022)
It's corona global quarantine, and this has complicated the marital life of a young couple in crisis.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
HOPING FOR FREEDOM (2023)
Anger, bullets and blood were the only things they gave us. Suffocation. Fight, fight, fight! Cruelty in the world will not last and finally one day the sun will rise and the darkness will disappear.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Uncle Jalil's Garage (2024)
American cars refer to the lifestyle
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like THE ROOTS?
The closest matches to THE ROOTS are The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021), American Underdog (2021) and Tuck Everlasting (2002). Below are 24 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after THE ROOTS?
Start with The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021), the closest match to THE ROOTS.
What is the highest-rated movie like THE ROOTS?
Soul (2020), rated 8.1/10 by 11,906 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like THE ROOTS?
Vicious (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
How are movies similar to THE ROOTS chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside THE ROOTS, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.