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Movies like Lisa! (2018)

The best movies like Lisa! (2018) are The Visit (1964), 180 (2026) and The Secrets We Keep (2020). If Lisa! 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. The Visit (1964)

    Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. 180 (2026)

    When an unexpected road rage incident puts his son in critical condition, an enraged father spirals down a dark path of emotional turmoil and vengeance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  3. The Secrets We Keep (2020)

    In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  4. 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

  5. Cloak and Dagger (1946)

    Italian partisans help a professor sent by the OSS to find an atomic scientist held by Nazis.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Eleanor the Great (2025)

    94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. 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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  8. All Good (2018)

    A woman sexually assaulted by her new boss's brother-in-law tries to move on as if nothing happened, but the night weighs heavily on her mind and body.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  9. 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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  10. Violent Ends (2025)

    A man raised in a violent crime family struggles to build an honest life with his fiancée but is dragged back into the criminal world after his cousin’s armed robbery leaves an innocent person caught in the crossfire.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Imperial Dreams (2014)

    A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Strange Weather (2016)

    Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  13. The River (1984)

    Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)

    The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Savage Streets (1984)

    Brenda, vivacious leader of the "Satins", a fun-loving group of pretty high school girls, searches for deadly vengeance against the gang members who assaulted her deaf-mute sister.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. The Quiller Memorandum (1966)

    After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  17. Embattled (2020)

    The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Bobby 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

  19. 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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  20. TalhotBlond (2012)

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Scarface (1983)

    After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  22. Gladiator (2000)

    After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  23. Alistair1918 (2015)

    A social work grad student’s film project on L.A. homelessness becomes something quite other when she and her friends encounter a man claiming to be from another time and place.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. The Godfather Part II (1974)

    In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  25. Natural Born Killers (1994)

    Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  26. The Godfather Part III (1990)

    In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  27. Zatoichi (2003)

    Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  28. Oliver Twist (2005)

    An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  29. A History of Violence (2005)

    An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  30. Parole Girl (1933)

    A woman convicted of fraud aims to take her revenge on the man who put her inside after being released on parole.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Lisa!?

The closest matches to Lisa! are The Visit (1964), 180 (2026) and The Secrets We Keep (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Lisa!?

Start with The Visit (1964), the closest match to Lisa!.

What is the highest-rated movie like Lisa!?

The Godfather Part II (1974), rated 8.6/10 by 14,610 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Lisa!?

180 (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there German movies like Lisa!?

Yes: All Good (2018).

How are movies similar to Lisa! chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Lisa!, 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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