Movies like Viewpoint (2020)
The best movies like Viewpoint (2020) are Cardboard Boxer (2016), Hounddog (2008) and Ex Machina (2015). If Viewpoint hooked you with its drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedWhere Hope Grows (2014)7.9/10 from 232 votes
- NewestBeast (2026)Released 2026
Cardboard Boxer (2016)
Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHounddog (2008)
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEx Machina (2015)
Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBastard 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Girl in the Book (2015)
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisBeast (2026)
MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAll Day and a Night (2020)
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Good Neighbor (2022)
A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHands 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhere Hope Grows (2014)
Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he mindlessly sleepwalks through his days and the challenge of raising his teenager daughter. His life is in a slow downward spiral when it is suddenly awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person – Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisWon't Back Down (2012)
Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBruised (2021)
Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up at her doorstep. A triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSkin (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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Safety of Objects (2002)
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGigi & 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Dry White Season (1989)
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Never Sang for My Father (1970)
A man living in the towering shadow of his aging father finds it difficult to start a new chapter in his life by marrying his girlfriend and moving to California.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHere (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 · 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 thisStraight Ahead Short Film (2025)
Hidden beneath the weight of societal taboos lies the story of a couple, quietly navigating their path forward. What begins as a deep, beautiful bond gradually frays, not for lack of love, but because society becomes a convenient excuse. A battle against the world can be fought when two hearts are united. But what happens when one of them, hesitantly and fearfully, sides with the very world they wish to stand against?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Boundless (2013)
A look at the lives of the nomadic Gowli community of Goa, India. Their primary occupation is that of a shepherd. One such person leads a peaceful and idyllic life. It takes a turn when his son becomes an architect and decides to live in the city.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Unordinary Sane (2021)
Released early on remission during the COVID-19 pandemic, a former prisoner joins her grandmother on a walk that slowly leads her toward an unexpected reckoning with the past she thought she had left behind.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Wagro - Place of Sacrifice (2022)
A poignant love story about a young couple trapped by social circumstances, economic realities, and identity, set against the backdrop of rural Goa. The story centers on a young man from a marginalized community who decides to leave his village for the city to escape entrenched social inequalities and find a better future. His upper-class girlfriend joins him on this emotional final day, forcing them to confront the stark realities of their class divide, the pain of impending separation, and the heavy sacrifices demanded by society.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Challah for Caroline (2021)
The relationship between a mother and daughter strengthen while baking challah together during the coronavirus pandemic.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Stardom No People Gate (2020)
No People Gate was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom, held on March 8, 2020 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Taking place at the beginning of the Japan's lockdown during the COVID-19, no live crowd was allowed, though it was livestreamed on YouTube as a compromise. In the main event, Mayu Iwatani took on her STARS ex-stablemate Saki Kashima, who had recently turned on the "Icon" of Stardom, in a lumberjack match.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
The Introverted Loneliness of Roxanne Shaker (2020)
An agoraphobic longs for the outside world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Halad: The Day Before The Wedding (2025)
'Halad' portrays the struggles of a family trapped in a cycle of pain and control, forced to exist under the oppressive rule of the self-proclaimed ‘king’ of their household. Despite the darkness that overshadows their lives, they are bound by familial ties and societal expectations. The film reveals their daily struggles, the internalized emotions, and the breaking point that leads to an unexpected turn of events. In a world where their actions are dictated by fear and dominance, a telepathic murder unravels the deep-seated emotions they've held for years, leading to a profound and transformative climax. The film explores themes of oppression, familial duty, and the transformative power of confronting buried emotions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Jailbird (2020)
A young boy in Australia attempts to cope with the Covid-19 lockdown all alone in his apartment.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Viewpoint?
The closest matches to Viewpoint are Cardboard Boxer (2016), Hounddog (2008) and Ex Machina (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Viewpoint?
Start with Cardboard Boxer (2016), the closest match to Viewpoint.
What is the highest-rated movie like Viewpoint?
Where Hope Grows (2014), rated 7.9/10 by 232 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Viewpoint?
Beast (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Viewpoint?
Yes: Cardboard Boxer (2016), Hounddog (2008) and Ex Machina (2015).
How are movies similar to Viewpoint chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Viewpoint, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.