Movies like Desde la raíz (2024)
The best movies like Desde la raíz (2024) are Little Boy Blue (1998), Imperial Dreams (2014) and Embattled (2020). If Desde la raíz 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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- Highest ratedNobody Knows I'm Here (2020)6.6/10 from 208 votes
- NewestBuried (2025)Released 2025
- In SpanishOne Year, One Night (2022)Also in Spanish
Little Boy Blue (1998)
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisImperial Dreams (2014)
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEmbattled (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Etruscan Smile (2018)
Rory MacNeil, a rugged old Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved isolated Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his estranged son, Rory sees his life transformed through a newly found bond with his baby grandson.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Question of Faith (2017)
When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThat Evening Sun (2009)
An aging Tennessee farmer returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOne Year, One Night (2022)
Ramón and Céline are a young couple that attended a concert at the Bataclan theatre in Paris on the fateful night of November 13, 2015. They survive the attack, but when they leave the theatre, they are no longer the same. That night leaves a deep scar on both their lives and each tries to cope.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrotherly Love (2015)
West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHurry Sundown (1967)
A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAround the Bend (2004)
A tale of four generations of men, all of whom have had their offspring at a young age: a great-grandfather, a grandfather, a father in his twenties and a son who is about 7 years old. When the oldest member passes away, the trio heads out on the road together in the Southwest to search out an old family secret that connects to their past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisStrange Weather (2016)
Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMost (2003)
A poetic and powerful story of a father forced to choose between love and duty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNobody Knows I'm Here (2020)
Memo lives on a remote Chilean sheep farm, hiding a beautiful singing voice from the outside world. A recluse with a glittery flair, he can't stop dwelling on the past, but what will happen once someone finally listens?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAdam (2020)
A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKisses (2008)
Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run away from home on Christmas Day and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Hummingbird Project (2019)
A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCome 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
SnoozefestMovies like thisOmaha (2025)
A young girl and her brother are awoken by their father and loaded into the car on an early morning in 2008. As they road trip across the American West, she discovers the truth about their seemingly spontaneous journey.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrust (2024)
12-year-old Fabi has to finally prove himself as one of the family - by getting his first scar.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Splinter (TBA)
A motorcycle-riding, pill-popping school psychologist must come to terms with her own trauma in order to help a seven-year-old girl exhibiting mysterious behaviors.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
I Watched Her Grow (2024)
Seven years after the mysterious death of her mother, an isolated botanist meets an enigmatic, teenage runaway in a creek. Forming an unexpected bond, the two embark on a harrowing journey to confront their respective pasts, all while slowly realizing that they may not have to face their uncertain futures alone.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Jangan Sampai Lepas! (2024)
In the twilight of her years, an elderly mother plots to escape from her home, cleverly trying to outwit a hired housemaid her child placed there to keep her from leaving.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Rainpour (2024)
Aiyra left her small hometown to work in the big city. Conceição, her mother, left many years ago, but she returned.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Because We Are Too Many (2024)
A single mother is forced to confront her dark past, while raising her young Autistic son. Shot and Set in Glasgow during the pandemic. The director herself and her son play the lead roles.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Mandarins (2024)
A black sheep attempts to eulogize her mother with a story about pigeons.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Full (2017)
A collage film documenting dissociation, sexual assault, and all the times I didn't have words for myself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Throat Song (2011)
In a small town in the Canadian Arctic, Ippik, a young Inuit woman, suffers in an abusive relationship. She starts to heal when she connects with other victims of violence and finds her voice.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Buried (2025)
When Shane desperately buries his life away, his daughter Kate must wrestle with the traumatic absence rippling through her relationships until her life boils over and Shane's secrets must be revealed.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Desde la raíz?
The closest matches to Desde la raíz are Little Boy Blue (1998), Imperial Dreams (2014) and Embattled (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Desde la raíz?
Start with Little Boy Blue (1998), the closest match to Desde la raíz.
What is the highest-rated movie like Desde la raíz?
Nobody Knows I'm Here (2020), rated 6.6/10 by 208 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Desde la raíz?
Buried (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Spanish movies like Desde la raíz?
Yes: One Year, One Night (2022) and Nobody Knows I'm Here (2020).
How are movies similar to Desde la raíz chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Desde la raíz, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.