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Movies like In Her Place (2015)

The best movies like In Her Place (2015) are Like Dandelion Dust (2009), Gimme Shelter (2013) and Mommie Dearest (1981). If In Her Place 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. Like Dandelion Dust (2009)

    Rip Porter is sentenced to seven years in prison for beating his wife, Wendy. When he is released, he discovers that Wendy gave up their child, and the privileged Campbell family adopted him. The two families are soon in a legal battle for the child they both love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Gimme Shelter (2013)

    After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Mommie Dearest (1981)

    Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Home Run (2013)

    A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. The Short History of the Long Road (2019)

    Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own her grief, her past, and her new destination.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. Luce (2019)

    A star athlete and top student, Luce's idealized image is challenged by one of his teachers when his unsettling views on political violence come to light, putting a strain on family bonds while igniting intense debates on race and identity.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Johnny Belinda (1948)

    A small-town doctor helps a deaf-mute farm girl learn to communicate.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Jungleland (2020)

    Stanley manages his boxer brother Lion but when a devastating loss in the ring leaves the pair in debt, an opportunity to recoup the cash leads to a series of misadventures that threaten to break the bond between them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Rogue Agent (2022)

    Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Come 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

  15. Alex of Venice (2015)

    After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  16. I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017)

    The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Parked (2010)

    Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.

    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. Gracie (2007)

    A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Farming (2018)

    Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Holy Lola (2004)

    The story of a young couple, Pierre and Geraldine, and their desire for a child, which leads them on a journey of initiation to Cambodia. On their difficult and transformative adventure, they must contend with obstructive authorities and the jealousies and mistrust of a small community of would-be adoptive parents.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  22. Live and Become (2005)

    In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  23. Bad Child (2014)

    Masashi, a 15 years old school boy and so-called 'overprotected child', lives with his parents in the suburbs of Tokyo. Poised to graduate from middle school as per his parents' hope and expectations, Masashi experiences an incident during spring break that changes his life forever.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Indochine (1992)

    In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare form the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  25. Palindromes (2005)

    Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  26. When It Strikes Home (1915)

    Dick hastily marries a young woman, yet his wealthy father rips them apart. Unbeknownst to him, a son is born. Years later, Dick is in happy, but childless marriage when they decide to adopt a child. By chance and unknown to him, the boy is his son.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Elizabeth's Gift (2012)

    When a precious little girl dies tragically of a rare heart condition, her grieving parents are left to pick up the pieces of their once perfect life. In a sequence of events influenced by faith (and perhaps miracles), they are guided to a homeless girl on the streets, and a battle ensues to reunite as a family and heal their broken hearts.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Then She Found Me (2007)

    A New York schoolteacher experiences a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies, and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. December Boys (2007)

    For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  30. The Sugarland Express (1974)

    Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like In Her Place?

The closest matches to In Her Place are Like Dandelion Dust (2009), Gimme Shelter (2013) and Mommie Dearest (1981). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after In Her Place?

Start with Like Dandelion Dust (2009), the closest match to In Her Place.

What is the highest-rated movie like In Her Place?

Live and Become (2005), rated 7.4/10 by 208 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like In Her Place?

Rogue Agent (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Korean movies like In Her Place?

The closest matches are in other languages.

How are movies similar to In Her Place chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside In Her Place, 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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