Movies like Uncle John (2015)
The best movies like Uncle John (2015) are Common (2014), Manson Family Vacation (2015) and Age Out (2018). If Uncle John hooked you with its mystery and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedKrisha (2016)6.8/10 from 229 votes
- NewestDisappearance at Clifton Hill (2020)Released 2020
Common (2014)
When 17-year-old Johnjo gives his cousin and his friends a lift, he finds himself implicated in a stabbing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Manson Family Vacation (2015)
The story of two brothers: one who’s devoted to his family, the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisAge Out (2018)
Fresh out of foster care at age 18, a young drifter turns to petty crime to survive, and discovers an impossible love in an unlikely friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisKrisha (2016)
When Krisha returns to her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner, past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisToo Late (2016)
Private investigator Mel Sampson is tasked with tracking down the whereabouts of a missing woman from his own past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCut Bank (2014)
25-year-old Dwayne McLaren, a former athlete turned auto mechanic, dreams of getting out of tiny Cut Bank, Montana the coldest town in America. But his effort to do so sets in motion a deadly series of events that change his life and the life of the town forever...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisPoor Boy (2018)
Two misfit brothers hustle cash and chase dreams in the desert. When a mysterious woman threatens to repo their beloved houseboat the brothers cook up an epic con to finally leave their dusty town and sail off on a beam of sunshine to California.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
6 Years (2015)
A young couple bound by a seemingly ideal love, begins to unravel as unexpected opportunities spin them down a volatile and violent path and threaten the future they had always imagined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Boy (2015)
An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisWetherby (1985)
The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTyrel (2018)
Tyler joins his friend on a trip to the Catskills for a weekend birthday party with several people he doesn’t know. As soon as they get there, it’s clear that (1) he’s the only black guy, and (2) it’s going to be a weekend of heavy drinking. Although Tyler is welcomed, he can’t help but feel uneasy in “Whitesville.” The combination of all the testosterone and alcohol starts to get out of hand, and Tyler’s precarious situation starts to feel like a nightmare.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Jonathan (2018)
Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTexas Cotton (2018)
An aging lawman is convinced a mysterious stranger arrested in his small town is innocent. His investigation stirs up a hornet's nest that will change the town forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & mystery
Low Down (2014)
The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSeptien (2011)
A reclusive sports hustler returns home to his family farm after years of absence to reunite with his two eccentric, unhinged and emotionally damaged brothers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
The Scent of Rain & Lightning (2018)
When a young woman learns her parents' killer has been released from jail, she is forced to revisit old wounds while discovering the destructive power of hate and the true cost of family secrets fully revealing themselves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
Ghost of My Father (2020)
An arthouse debut feature follows a grizzled ex-con's first day of freedom as he struggles to reconnect with his conflicted son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDisappearance at Clifton Hill (2020)
Following the death of her mother, a young woman returns home to Niagara Falls and becomes entangled in the memory of a kidnapping she claims to have witnessed as a child.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisTell (2014)
Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his wife, his parole officer, and two corrupt detectives from stealing it from him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisHollow in the Land (2017)
With their father in prison for murder, siblings Alison and Brandon are instantly considered suspects when a string of killings plagues their town, and they must fight to clear their names.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both mystery & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisJuggernaut (2017)
After a lengthy absence, a small-town outlaw returns to his hometown, violently obsessed with the notion that his Mother's death was not a suicide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
11:55 (2017)
Upon his return home, a U.S. Marine must face up to the consequences of a shameful tragedy that has defined his past before he runs out of time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Drew Peterson: Untouchable (2014)
The story of Drew Peterson, who is charged with the death of his third wife after the mysterious disappearance of his fourth wife.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Strangerland (2015)
Newly arrived to a remote desert town, Catherine and Matthew are tormented by a suspicion when their two teenage children mysteriously vanish.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & mystery
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Ties That Bind (2014)
A divorce case involving a landowner and his young wife spirals into something darker, drawing Mr. Whicher into the heart of the English countryside where he uncovers the most disturbing and destructive of secrets.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
Aurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once again, Aurora finds herself drawn into a deadly investigation as she risks it all to help Martin reunite with his family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)
A librarian with a sharp mind for murder, Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery haunting her neighborhood. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues—including a skull, its missing skeleton and a suspicious group of neighbors—and solve the murder before she becomes the unlikely killer’s next victim.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMiss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Uncle John?
The closest matches to Uncle John are Common (2014), Manson Family Vacation (2015) and Age Out (2018). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Uncle John?
People who watched Uncle John most often go on to Common (2014), Manson Family Vacation (2015) and Age Out (2018).
What is the highest-rated movie like Uncle John?
Krisha (2016), rated 6.8/10 by 229 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Uncle John?
Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2020) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Uncle John?
Yes: Common (2014), Manson Family Vacation (2015) and Age Out (2018).
How are movies similar to Uncle John chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Uncle John, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.