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Movies like Orange Peel

The best movies like Orange Peel are Erin Brockovich (2000), Girl, Interrupted (1999) and If I Stay (2014). If Orange Peel hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Erin Brockovich (2000)

    A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Girl, Interrupted (1999)

    Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. If I Stay (2014)

    Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. The Last Sunrise (2026)

    Ry, a college student with a chronic illness, escapes to Mallorca for the summer with her mother, where she unexpectedly falls for a local and begins to embrace living in the moment. But as her condition worsens and long-hidden family secrets come to light, everything she has found before summer's end is threatened.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Thirteen (2003)

    When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long before Tracy’s new lifestyle begins to take a heavy toll on her and her family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Stonehearst Asylum (2014)

    An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)

    With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Palm Trees and Power Lines (2023)

    Seventeen-year-old Lea spends her summer break tanning in her backyard, and drifting between tiptoeing around her needy mother, and aimlessly trailing her best friend and boys from school. This monotony is interrupted by a chance encounter with Tom, a seductive man twice her age who promises an alternative to Lea's unsatisfying adolescent life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Saint Maud (2020)

    Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Odd Thomas (2013)

    In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Chaos Walking (2021)

    Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)

    Years into a benevolent alien occupation, mankind is still adjusting to its new overlords. Their technology initially held promise for global prosperity, but rendered most human jobs – and steady income – obsolete. When two teenagers discover the aliens are fascinated with human love and will pay for access to it, they decide to livestream their romance to make extra cash for their families.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Hot Milk (2025)

    Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could possibly hold the cure to Rose’s mystery illness, which has left her bound to a wheelchair. But in the sultry atmosphere of this sun-bleached town Sofia, who has been trapped by her mother’s illness all her life, finally starts to shed her inhibitions, enticed by the persuasive charms of enigmatic traveller Ingrid.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  14. Helen (2009)

    On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles around her. Crippled by depression, Helen finds solace through her friendship with Mathilda, a kindred spirit struggling with bipolar disorder.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

    A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)

    A painter facing a creative block arranges to spend the weekend in the country at his mistress's villa. While staying there, his sanity begins to disintegrate.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Blackwater Lane (2024)

    An American school teacher in England drives past an abandoned car late one night, unaware that the driver was the victim of a murder. As she comes to terms with the realization, seemingly supernatural events start to affect the gothic manor she lives in with her husband.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Real Women Have Curves (2002)

    In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Here (2024)

    An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Safe (1995)

    Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with no clear diagnosis.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Orange Peel?

The closest matches to Orange Peel are Erin Brockovich (2000), Girl, Interrupted (1999) and If I Stay (2014). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Orange Peel?

Start with Erin Brockovich (2000), the closest match to Orange Peel.

What is the highest-rated movie like Orange Peel?

Girl, Interrupted (1999), rated 7.6/10 by 4,340 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Orange Peel?

The Last Sunrise (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Italian movies like Orange Peel?

Yes: A Quiet Place in the Country (1968).

How are movies similar to Orange Peel chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Orange Peel, 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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