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Movies like Big Stack

The best movies like Big Stack are The Nest (2020), Living (2022) and Boiling Point (2021). If Big Stack hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Nest (2020)

    Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Living (2022)

    London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Boiling Point (2021)

    A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. Embattled (2020)

    The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Falling Down (1993)

    An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Hungry Hearts (2015)

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Georgetown (2019)

    Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by his strategically chosen (and much older) wife, the well-connected journalist Elsa Brecht, Mott has a knack for making himself indispensable and impossible to ignore. The only one seemingly immune to his charms is Elsa's daughter Amanda, who might simply disapprove of her mother marrying a much younger man - or perhaps she senses something more sinister beneath the smooth-talking surface?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  9. Fast Girls (2012)

    A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)

    A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Adopt a Highway (2019)

    Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Compliance (2012)

    On a particularly busy day at a suburban Ohio fast food restaurant, manager Sandra receives a phone call from a police officer saying that an employee has stolen money from a customer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Magazine Dreams (2025)

    Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in an exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he causes to himself with his quest.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. The Kindness of Strangers (2019)

    Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Winged Creatures (2009)

    A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horrendous event: a doctor doubts his own instincts and elects to use an experimental medical procedure on his wife, while a gambler believes he's on a lucky streak. A waitress begins engaging in promiscuous sex, and a young girl whose father is among the dead gains unexpected fame.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  16. Ill Manors (2012)

    Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

    Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Hands of Stone (2016)

    The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  19. Gigi & Nate (2022)

    A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Holy Lands (2019)

    When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David, as well as her own.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Anthony (2014)

    Christmas Eve. An enormous explosion tears through Lapland. Santa and his elf, Anthony, have crash-landed in the middle of nowhere on their busiest night.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  22. Ultraman Connection Presents: Tamashii Nations Special Streaming featuring Ultraman Trigger (2022)

    Ultraman Connection Presents: Tamashii Nations Special Streaming featuring Ultraman Trigger is a special filmed stage show based on various Ultraman characters and released on YouTube as a part of the eponymous stream.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  23. Jemima + Johnny (1966)

    A white boy and a black Jamaican girl have a day out in a city where racial hostility prevails.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Procession (2023)

    Ieva is facing the day of her grandmother's funeral, but her goal of saying goodbye to her grandmother is complicated by the domestic problems of such processions and the growing distance between Ieva and her mother.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. Talking To My Mother (2014)

    A young Asian American man struggles for both personal happiness and the love of his mother.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. DRAWN OUT (2025)

    On the eve of leaving for college, Randy discovers that the childhood drawings she's long forgotten are not quite ready to let her go. When her imaginary friends come to life, they pull her into a surreal final adventure through her own home, one that forces her to confront buried memories, unresolved guilt, and the fear she's been avoiding. As fantasy and reality collide, Randy must decide whether to run from her past or face it head-on, learning that growing up doesn't mean leaving every part of yourself behind.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Last Interview (2012)

    Mr. Baek, a job seeker, is vulnerable to sunlight. Despite his unusual illness, he is eager to get a job. Finally, today is Mr. Baek's last interview.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. on the other side of you (2012)

    It is youth that consists of many failures and many happy ends, and makes you break into tears in one moment and then smile when you think about it. Definitely everybody has their youth in the course of their life.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. You Have To Change (2011)

    Eun-mo and Sung-Kyung are friends who go to dance classes together. Eun-mo advises Sung-kyung to be honest about love and life. Sung-kyung decides to end a relationship with Eun-mo.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Saturday Night Butch (2015)

    In the spring of 1969, Carey, a damaged but idealistic young butch from the industrial Midwest, falls for Joni, an older, disillusioned femme, just weeks before the Stonewall Riots.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Big Stack?

The closest matches to Big Stack are The Nest (2020), Living (2022) and Boiling Point (2021). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Big Stack?

Start with The Nest (2020), the closest match to Big Stack.

What is the highest-rated movie like Big Stack?

Falling Down (1993), rated 7.4/10 by 4,336 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Big Stack?

DRAWN OUT (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Big Stack?

Yes: The Nest (2020), Living (2022) and Boiling Point (2021).

How are movies similar to Big Stack chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Big Stack, 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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