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Movies like Safety (2013)

The best movies like Safety (2013) are CQ (2001), Real Women Have Curves (2002) and Landline (2017). If Safety hooked you with its drama and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. CQ (2001)

    A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

  2. 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 · both comedy & drama

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  3. Landline (2017)

    A teenager living with her sister and parents in Manhattan during the 1990s discovers that her father is having an affair.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  4. Grace of My Heart (1996)

    Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York City to make it big. Though she flops as a recording artist, fast-talking record producer Joel Millner recognizes her songwriting talent and teams her with struggling songsmith Howard Caszatt.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  5. In the Soup (1992)

    An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  6. Almost Friends (2017)

    A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  7. Somewhere in Queens (2023)

    Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama

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  8. Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013)

    A widowed professor living in Paris develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & comedy

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  9. Hounddog (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

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  10. 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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  11. The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. 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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  13. Lucky Them (2013)

    More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost rock god, Matt Smith, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Teaming up with an eccentric amateur documentary filmmaker, Ellie hits the road in search of answers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. The 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

  15. The 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

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  16. The 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

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  17. Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)

    A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. A 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

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  19. 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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  20. The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  21. 1+1=3 (1979)

    An unmarried actress in Munich becomes pregnant but decides against marrying the child's father, and eventually moves in with a more agreeable man she meets on a winter sports holiday.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & comedy

  22. 2071 - Horoscopes and Psychotropics (2021)

    It is a feature film in development and research. It tells the story of a pharmacopornographic treatment imposed on a woman after an attempted suicide. But it is the year 2071 that an alternative comes to her.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  23. God's Offices (2008)

    A realist dramedy about dedicated social workers who devote their long shifts to helping pregnant women.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  24. Visions of Europe (2004)

    Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  25. The Guru (2002)

    Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

  26. Home for the Holidays (1995)

    After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her unhinged family.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & drama

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  27. Grease 2 (1982)

    It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

  28. Khush (1991)

    Khush means ecstatic pleasure in Urdu. For South Asian lesbians and gay men in Britain, North America, and India, the term captures the blissful intricacies of being queer and of color. Inspiring testimonies bridge geographical differences to locate shared experiences of isolation and exoticization but also the unremitting joys and solidarity of being khush.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. The Headless Woman (2008)

    After running into something with her car, Vero experiences a particular psychological state. She realizes she might have killed someone.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  30. Linha de Passe (2008)

    In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dênis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Safety?

The closest matches to Safety are CQ (2001), Real Women Have Curves (2002) and Landline (2017). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Safety?

Start with CQ (2001), the closest match to Safety.

What is the highest-rated movie like Safety?

Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013), rated 6.6/10 by 329 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Safety?

Somewhere in Queens (2023) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Safety?

Yes: CQ (2001), Real Women Have Curves (2002) and Landline (2017).

How are movies similar to Safety chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Safety, 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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