Movies like Home Affairs: A Love Story (2021)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Skin (2009)

Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Ladybird Ladybird (1994)

Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her past still haunts her.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Faith Like Potatoes (2006)

Frank Rautenbach leads a strong cast as Angus Buchan, a Zambian farmer of Scottish heritage, who leaves his farm in the midst of political unrest and racially charged land reclaims and travels south with his family to start a better life in KwaZulu Natal,South Africa.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

God's Not Dead: We The People (2021)

Reverend Dave has to defend himself and a group of Christian homeschooling families after an inspection by local government officials.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

God's Not Dead (2014)

After he refuses to disavow his faith, a devout Christian student must prove the existence of God or else his college philosophy professor will fail him.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Come Sunday (2018)

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Mary (2024)

A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Penguin Bloom (2021)

When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Killer's Kiss (1955)

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

A Call to Spy (2020)

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)

London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the course of Christmas Eve night he is visited by three ghosts to show him his past, present and future.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Battleground (1949)

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

The Sound of Silence (2019)

A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Train Dreams (2025)

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Black or White (2015)

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Kid Galahad (1962)

After completing military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

Take Me Drunk I'm Home (2025)

It's 5 o'clock here. As a town descends deeper into their cups, one man tries desperately to ascend his stairs to bed.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Check-Up (TBA)

Two brothers united by the game, and broken by the passion

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

My Family (1995)

Traces over three generations an immigrant family's trials, tribulations, tragedies, and triumphs. Maria and Jose, the first generation, come to Los Angeles, meet, marry, face deportation all in the 1930s. They establish their family in East L.A., and their children Chucho, Paco, Memo, Irene, Toni, and Jimmy deal with youth culture and the L.A. police in the '50s. As the second generation become adults in the '60s, the focus shifts to Jimmy, his marriage to Isabel (a Salvadorian refugee), their son, and Jimmy's journey to becoming a responsible parent.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Daadi Ki Shaadi (2026)

A grandmother’s mishap with a social media post causes consternation amongst her children and threatens the prospect of her granddaughter’s wedding.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Melvin and Howard (1980)

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Inspired by real events.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Little Statue (2011)

Little Statue" directed by Bahram Baryal, is a crime drama film. The story revolves around a gang of criminals who are hired for a mission to steal a golden statue recently discovered in Afghanistan. When their initial plan fails, they resort to kidnapping the daughter of the archaeologist who found the statue. Their goal is to force him to hand over the statue to them instead of the government. But things don’t go as planned…

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Dendrobium (2014)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Sores of Emmanuel (2010)

Faced with mounting debt and the heartbreak of being unable to fund his children’s education, Emmanuel Mutema is a desperate single father pushed to the edge.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Polish Wedding (1998)

The film centers on a big Polish family. Jadzia is the mother and the ruler of the Pzoniak family (she has five children). Though she's happily married to Bolek, she is also having a long-time affair with Roman. Her young daughter Hala is having an affair with neighbour cop Russell and becomes pregnant by him. Russell is pressed hard to marry Hala.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Better Than I Was (2024)

After six years of estrangement, Gene returns home for Thanksgiving. In the events leading up to dinner, Gene attempts to reconnect with their sister and brother, both resentful of Gene's long absence, while the unwavering conservatism of their parents poses a challenge to Gene's authenticity.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama