Movies like No Child of Mine (1997)
The best movies like No Child of Mine (1997) are Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story (2024), Smile Pretty (2009) and Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story (2024). If No Child of Mine hooked you with its tv movie and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest rated3096 Days (2013)7.4/10 from 1,038 votes
- NewestThe Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story (2025)Released 2025
Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story (2024)
When a 12-year-old boy escapes from the home he's been raised in by a popular parent influencer, police discover that viral fame was a cover for a house of horrors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Smile Pretty (2009)
Nastalia is too young to have experienced many things in life, but as an abused child she has already experienced the darkest side of it. Now a young teen she takes it upon herself to change her life for the better, but the torment that is so interlaced with her childhood will haunt her every step forward.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story (2024)
As a young teen, Alyssa has a relationship with abusive 21-year-old Steven, but their path takes a dark turn after she has his child, so she gives her up for adoption. Years later, their now 17-year-old daughter, seeks them out, and Steven manipulates her into an affair, neglecting his family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Mockingbird Don't Sing (2001)
The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for nearly thirteen years) and what happened when she was finally rescued.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
On the Doll (2007)
A lurid, dark look into the lives of sex workers, where victims of child abuse deal with the consequences later in life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisStockholm, Pennsylvania (2015)
A young woman is returned home to her biological parents after living with her abductor for 17 years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisSleepwalking (2008)
When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara, take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, James. Joleen soon runs off with a truck driver, and James is unable to meet his responsibilities. After Child Protective Services takes possession of Tara, James abducts her from a foster home, and the two travel from California to Utah, where his abusive father lives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisToo Young to Die (1990)
An abused 15 year old is charged with a murder that carries the death penalty in this fact-based story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Unloved (2009)
Lucy is eleven years old. Having been neglected by her estranged mother and father, she is placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow her struggle to cope with the system; her only saving being her self-belief and certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story (2020)
At the age of 18, Alexis discovers she was abducted as a baby and the mother she thought was hers is really her kidnapper.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
I Am Elizabeth Smart (2017)
The story of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping and captivity, as told from her perspective.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAn Open Secret (2014)
An investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLosing Isaiah (1995)
Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrust (2010)
A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this3096 Days (2013)
A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the real-life case of Natascha Kampusch.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAn American Crime (2007)
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGirl in the Shed: The Kidnapping of Abby Hernandez (2022)
The true story of 14-year-old freshman Abby Hernandez who vanished while walking home from school in North Conway, New Hampshire. Kicking off the state’s largest search, Abby’s disappearance left her family, especially her mother Zenya , investigators and the community mystified of her whereabouts. Taken by Nathaniel Kibby, Abby was kept is a soundproof container and forced to wear a shock collar while enduring psychological, sexual and emotional abuse. Despite suffering daily torture, Abby kept hope alive that she would one day be able to see her family again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
She Made Them Do It (2012)
"She Made Them Do It" follows the twisted life of Sarah Pender, a charismatic, intelligent young woman who would become one of the country’s most sought after fugitives.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisGardens of the Night (2008)
After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMurdered by My Boyfriend (2014)
Drama telling the true story of what happens to a teenage girl when she falls in love with the wrong man. The everyday story of young love turns dark and sinister when the handsome and charming stranger seeks to dominate every aspect of the young woman's life. A tale of contemporary Britain that every young person should watch.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
The Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story (2025)
After her husband's arrest, Laura's family finds shelter with a friend, but it becomes a trap of abuse. Despite discovering other victims, Laura remains hopeful, documenting everything until she can alert authorities and escape.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Stolen by Their Father (2022)
The story of a mother whose two young daughters are kidnapped by her abusive ex-husband—and her all-consuming fight to get them back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Cleveland Abduction (2015)
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini (2023)
Young mother Sherri Papini disappears while jogging and reappears three weeks later on Thanksgiving Day. She claims that two Hispanic women kidnapped and abused her. Four years later, new evidence reveals that her abduction was a hoax she perpetrated to spend time with an ex-boyfriend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
The Elizabeth Smart Story (2003)
Based on the true story of the kidnapping of teenager Elizabeth Smart,in June 2002, by two people in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGirl Lost (2018)
Girl Lost tackles the issue of underage prostitution as told through the eyes of a wayward teen. Groomed by her own mother to work in the underbelly of Los Angeles, the young girl struggles to survive in this dark world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisDrew 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
Amber's Story (2006)
This is the tragic and true story of the abduction of Amber Hagerman. Her family and the community's efforts to find her and bring her kidnapper to justice prove to be a groundbreaking movement toward implementing a government-run tracking system.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012)
A baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a missing child, reconnects with her birth parents, and struggles with choosing between her two identities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
West Texas, in the 1960's. A tale of two 12-year-olds who embark on an adventure to find new parents in order to escape their unhappy and emotionally unsatisfying family life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like this
Like No Child of Mine and something else?
Blend two favourites and we’ll find the films in between.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like No Child of Mine?
The closest matches to No Child of Mine are Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story (2024), Smile Pretty (2009) and Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after No Child of Mine?
People who watched No Child of Mine most often go on to Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story (2024), Smile Pretty (2009) and Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like No Child of Mine?
3096 Days (2013), rated 7.4/10 by 1,038 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like No Child of Mine?
The Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like No Child of Mine?
Yes: Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story (2024), Smile Pretty (2009) and Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story (2024).
How are movies similar to No Child of Mine chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside No Child of Mine, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.