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Movies like A Cry For Help

The best movies like A Cry For Help are I'm Not Ashamed (2016), Our Friend (2019) and The Children Act (2018). If A Cry For Help hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. I'm Not Ashamed (2016)

    Based on the journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Our Friend (2019)

    After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. The Children Act (2018)

    In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Joe Bell (2020)

    The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. To Save a Life (2009)

    Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood friend of his commits suicide. Jake wonders what he could've done to save his friend's life. A youth minister tells him that Jake needs God. So Jake becomes a Christian. However, things begin to spin out of control. Jake is going to realize just what it means to be a Christian and how, to save a life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. 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

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  7. Unpregnant (2020)

    After discovering she can’t legally get an abortion in Missouri without her parents’ permission, teenager Veronica convinces her former best friend Bailey to take a road trip to Albuquerque to seek the procedure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Suncoast (2024)

    While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Until Forever (2016)

    Until Forever: The Michael Boyum Story is a powerful, true account of one young man's courageous battle with leukemia and his journey of faith.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)

    A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Someone Like You (2024)

    Shocking news hits after young architect Dawson loses his best friend London. In his heartbreak, Dawson is compelled to launch an impossible search for London’s secret sister, twins separated as embryos. But along the way, Dawson never planned to fall in love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. All Together Now (2020)

    An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. A Walk to Remember (2002)

    When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. The Blind Side (2009)

    The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Great Expectations (2012)

    Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Manic (2002)

    In lieu of prison, Lyle, a violent adolescent, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Breakthrough (2019)

    Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Lucas (1986)

    A brilliant but socially inept 14-year-old experiences heartbreak for the first time when his two best friends – Cappie, an older-brother figure, and Maggie, the new girl with whom he is in love – fall for each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Remember Me (2010)

    Still reeling from a heartbreaking family event and his parents' subsequent divorce, Tyler Hawkins discovers a fresh lease on life when he meets Ally Craig, a gregarious beauty who witnessed her mother's death. But as the couple draws closer, the fallout from their separate tragedies jeopardizes their love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)

    Grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child after a tragic school shooting.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like A Cry For Help?

The closest matches to A Cry For Help are I'm Not Ashamed (2016), Our Friend (2019) and The Children Act (2018). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after A Cry For Help?

Start with I'm Not Ashamed (2016), the closest match to A Cry For Help.

What is the highest-rated movie like A Cry For Help?

A Walk to Remember (2002), rated 7.7/10 by 4,374 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like A Cry For Help?

Someone Like You (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like A Cry For Help?

Yes: I'm Not Ashamed (2016), Our Friend (2019) and The Children Act (2018).

How are movies similar to A Cry For Help chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside A Cry For Help, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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