Movies like Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story (2024)
The best movies like Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story (2024) are No Child of Mine (1997), Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story (2020) and Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012). If Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story hooked you with its drama and crime, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBelieve Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)8.0/10 from 725 votes
- NewestPrimetime (2026)Released 2026
No Child of Mine (1997)
Thirteen-year-old Kerry is repeatedly sexually abused by several adults, including at one point her mother. Her father sets her up as a prostitute. Kerry finally calls Childline and is put in a safe house, where she tries to come to terms with what has been done to her. Based on a true story, with the names changed to protect the real Kerry's identity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story (2020)
At the age of 18, Alexis discovers she was abducted as a baby and the mother she thought was hers is really her kidnapper.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012)
A woman appeared to have a fairy-tale life, but six years into her marriage, the fairytale crumbles when her husband is found buried in the backyard of their home with numerous stab wounds.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisSuitcase Killer: The Melanie McGuire Story (2022)
Based on a shocking true story, Melanie McGuire was an exceptional fertility nurse, married to her ex-Navy husband Bill and doting mother of two boys. When she falls for Brad, a doctor at her clinic, and gets entangled in a steamy love affair, Melanie does the unthinkable. After drugging and murdering Bill, she dismembers him and places the body parts into three suitcases, throwing them into Chesapeake Bay. But when the suitcases are found on the shores of Virginia Beach, an investigation is launched leading to Melanie as the prime suspect. Led by the efforts of assistant attorney general Patti Prezioso, authorities eventually bring Melanie to justice, who despite being convicted, continues to maintain her innocence.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard (2023)
Based on a true story of best friends Magen and Heidi who have known each other for a decade. Pretending to be pregnant at the same time as her friend, Magen makes the journey from Houston to Austin to be by Heidi’s side once she learns she is ready to give birth. However, when Heidi goes missing with her newborn daughter just a few weeks after giving birth, suspicions about Magen’s loyalty and her true intentions are questioned. Authorities begin to suspect that she is hiding a huge secret as they begin to uncover her twisted and elaborate plan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisStockholm, Pennsylvania (2015)
A young woman is returned home to her biological parents after living with her abductor for 17 years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisGone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos (2021)
The story of Jennifer Dulos, the wealthy Connecticut mother-of-five who mysteriously vanished on May 24, 2019. Jennifer believed that she had found her Prince Charming in Fotis Dulos, but by the time of her disappearance, their 13-year marriage had disintegrated and they were engaged in a bitter divorce and a contentious custody dispute for their five children. When she disappeared without a trace after dropping off her children at school, the police turned the spotlight on Fotis, who claimed that Jennifer had staged her own disappearance a la Gone Girl.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisShe Made Them Do It (2012)
"She Made Them Do It" follows the twisted life of Sarah Pender, a charismatic, intelligent young woman who would become one of the country’s most sought after fugitives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisDrew Peterson: Untouchable (2014)
The story of Drew Peterson, who is charged with the death of his third wife after the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
The Lost Wife of Robert Durst (2017)
Young and wide-eyed, Kathie falls in love with charming yet quirky real estate scion Robert Durst, only to find their marriage turning stranger, darker and more disturbing as time passes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
The Wrong Daughter (2018)
Kate and Joe have longed to be parents and are considering in vitro options... when Danica, a child Kate gave up 17 years ago, appears on Facebook. Danica comes to live with them, but she's not their real child. She's an impostor who will do anything, even kill, to get the mother's love she never had.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisStolen from the Suburbs (2015)
A single mother from the suburbs searches for her kidnapped daughter before human traffickers sell her on the international market.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Amber's Story (2006)
This is the tragic and true story of the abduction of Amber Hagerman. Her family and the community's efforts to find her and bring her kidnapper to justice prove to be a groundbreaking movement toward implementing a government-run tracking system.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017)
The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVictoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter (2019)
A revealing look at the life of Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious mob boss John Gotti.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012)
A baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a missing child, reconnects with her birth parents, and struggles with choosing between her two identities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story (2021)
17-year-old Ashley Reeves is left for dead in the woods following a brutal attack. After spending 30 horrific hours in the cold, gravely wounded, lying in the dirt, and paralyzed, the police find her alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer (2020)
When Chris Watts stoically yet smirkingly pleaded to television cameras for the safe return of his missing pregnant wife Shanann and their two young daughters, dark secrets loomed just beneath the surface.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023)
Based on a true story. 15-year-old Kara Robinson was kidnapped, assaulted and held captive for 18 hours. With her survival instincts kicking in, she plots a daring escape from the serial killer and leads police to his apartment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCleveland Abduction (2015)
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOutlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)
Cult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. Based on a true story.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBelieve Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)
On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisDouble Mommy (2016)
After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins. When Ryan's mother demands a paternity test, they find out that Ryan is only the father of one baby... The other father is Ryan's best friend Brent, who Ryan discovers date-raped Jess at a party over the summer. With college recruiters and an overbearing father looming over Brent's head, he will stop at nothing to make sure that he clears his name--even if it means getting rid of Jess and her babies!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPrimetime (2026)
In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. When a high stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered dream of fame curdles into a nightmare of performative justice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Thousand and One (2023)
Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son Terry in foster care and unable to leave him again, she kidnaps him so they can build their life together. As the years go by, their family grows and Terry becomes a smart yet quiet teenager, but the secret that has defined their lives threatens to destroy the home they have so improbably built.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAt Close Range (1986)
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBack Roads (2019)
A young man cares for his younger sisters after their mother is imprisoned for murdering their abusive father. When he strikes up an affair with a married woman, long-dormant family secrets bubble to the surface.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMystic River (2003)
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Whisper Man (2026)
When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisButterfly on a Wheel (2007)
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both crime & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story?
The closest matches to Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story are No Child of Mine (1997), Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story (2020) and Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story?
People who watched Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story most often go on to No Child of Mine (1997), Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story (2020) and Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012).
What is the highest-rated movie like Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story?
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018), rated 8.0/10 by 725 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story?
Primetime (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story?
Yes: No Child of Mine (1997), Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story (2020) and Blue-Eyed Butcher (2012).
How are movies similar to Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.