20 movies like The Miracle Worker, ordered by similarity : The Breadwinner(2017), Temple Grandin(2010), I Can Only Imagine(2018), Breakthrough(2019), After the Storm(2016), Neerja(2016), Boy Erased(2018), On the Basis of Sex(2018), Hoop Dreams(1994), Beautiful Boy(2018), Little Sister(2015), Secret Superstar(2017) ...
Biography, Drama
USA
1962
106 Minutes
Anne Bancroft Patty Duke Victor Jory Inga Swenson Andrew Prine Kathleen Comegys Beah Richards Jack Hollander
young girl teacher mother father inspiring emotional incredible uplifting powerful alabama family home blindness deafness daunting task teaching rescue transformation quest 1880s
The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
Animation, Drama
Ireland|Canada|Luxembourg|USA|Japan|UK|France
2017
94 Minutes
girl father mother sibling police officer emotional incredible inspiring moving powerful afghanistan afghan village house shop wilderness family relationships financial troubles war in afghanistan poverty
In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Drama, Biography
2010
110 Minutes
Claire Danes Catherine O'Hara Julia Ormond David Strathairn Stephanie Faracy Barry Tubb Melissa Farman Michael Crabtree
scientist farmer autistic person mother aunt professor inspiring uplifting emotional powerful colorado campus ranch slaughterhouse arizona family home temple grandin autism animal husbandry family
The scientist (Claire Danes) becomes an advocate for autistics and the humane treatment of livestock.
Biography, Drama, Music
USA
2018
110 Minutes
J. Michael Finley Madeline Carroll Dennis Quaid Trace Adkins Cloris Leachman Jason Burkey Mark Furze Randy McDowell Cole Marcus Alexander Dominguez Brody Rose
musician father son band member teacher friend incredible inspiring heartwarming emotional creative tense texas stage recording studio house auditorium coming of age family father/son relationship
The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.
Drama
USA
2019
116 Minutes
Chrissy Metz Josh Lucas Topher Grace Marcel Ruiz Dennis Haysbert Sam Trammell Rebecca Staab Mike Colter Ali Skovbye Victor Zinck Jr. Lisa Durupt
adopted son pastor mother father rescue worker doctor incredible inspiring touching moving emotional powerful lake house school hospital hospital room rescue near-death experience family
When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.
Drama
Japan
2016
117 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe Yôko Maki Kirin Kiki Taiyô Yoshizawa
private detective family estranged father son mother mourner brooding charming emotional inspiring moving rousing japan town detective agency home family relationships second chance determination
After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.
Biography, Drama
India
2016
122 Minutes
Sonam Kapoor Shabana Azmi Yogendra Tikku Shekhar Ravjiani Sadh Orhan Abrar Zahoor
young woman mother father terrorist passenger gripping thrilling intense powerful inspiring india city house airplane bedroom cockpit chasing dreams ambition abusive marriage hijacking
Neerja is the story of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
Australia|USA
2018
115 Minutes
Lucas Hedges Nicole Kidman Joel Edgerton Russell Crowe Flea Joe Alwyn Xavier Dolan Troye Sivan Britton Sear Jesse LaTourette David Ditmore
gay man young man father mother therapist preacher emotional powerful somber uplifting house high school church office homosexuality homophobia family love religion self-discovery
The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|China|Canada
2018
120 Minutes
Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Jack Reynor Cailee Spaeny Stephen Root Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Chris Mulkey Francis X. McCarthy Wendy Crewson
attorney mother husband judge child incredible inspiring emotional confident tense new york city house court party office washington, d.c. gender equality ruth bader ginsberg court battles historical events
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Documentary, Drama
USA
1994
174 Minutes
William Gates Arthur Agee Sheila Agee Isiah Thomas Bill Gleason
basketball player teenager mother father coach teacher uplifting powerful gutsy emotional chicago westchester, ill. basketball court family home basketball ambition high school racism class distinctions growing up
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Biography, Drama
USA
2018
112 Minutes
Steve Carell Timothée Chalamet Maura Tierney Amy Ryan Timothy Hutton Kaitlyn Dever Andre Royo LisaGay Hamilton
father son ex-wife drug addict doctor addict emotional intense melancholy raw tender powerful united states new york city los angeles school home addiction father/son relationship love
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
Drama
2015
126 Minutes
Haruka Ayase Masami Nagasawa Kaho Suzu Hirose Kirin Kiki Shinobu Ohtake Ryô Kase Jun Fubuki
sister mother figure estranged father sibling half sister friend caregiver grandmother love interest romantic interest mother lighthearted emotional engaging endearing positive japan home family home family
After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
Drama, Music
India
2017
150 Minutes
Zaira Wasim Meher Vij Raj Arjun Tirth Sharma Farrukh Jaffar Aamir Khan Manuj Sharma Nikita Anand Mona Ambegaonkar
father mother young girl mentor aspiring singer emotional endearing sad disheartening inspiring incredible india city house room street chasing dreams aspirations conservatism domineering father
A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.
Drama
Japan
2013
120 Minutes
Machiko Ono Yôko Maki Masaharu Fukuyama Lily Franky Kirin Kiki Jun Fubuki Jun Kunimura Shôgen Hwang
father son biological father mother emotional gripping incredible powerful rousing tender japan home hospital outdoors small town city switched identities birth family relationships
Ryota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their own.
Drama
2015
79 Minutes
Soria Zeroual Zita Hanrot Kenza Noah Aïche Franck Andrieux Chawki Amari Yolanda Mpele Edith Saulnier Dalila Bencherif
daughter mother family teenager single mother cleaning lady brooding emotional endearing heartwarming intense home town relationships love family money emotion mother/daughter relationship discovery
After she is injured in a fall, Fatima writes her two daughters letters in Arabic to express things she has never been able to express in French.
Drama
1997
88 Minutes
Reza Naji Amir Farrokh Hashemian Bahare Seddiqi Fereshte Sarabandi Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi Kamal Mir Karimi Behzad Rafiee Dariush Mokhtari Moahammad-Hasan Hosseinian Masume Dair Kambiz Peykarnegar
young boy young girl father mother schoolgirl teacher emotional touching tehran, iran school market street family home poverty education family growing up quest 1990s
Two fearful children (Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi) look for a pair of missing shoes, then try to get another pair before their parents discover the loss.
Biography, Drama
Australia
1996
105 Minutes
Geoffrey Rush Justin Braine Sonia Todd Armin Mueller-Stahl Noah Taylor Lynn Redgrave John Gielgud Googie Withers Alex Rafalowicz Nicholas Bell Chris Heywood
pianist doctor restaurant manager father mental patient uplifting emotional gutsy concert hall london sanatorium restaurant piano family feud mental illness recovery dreams father/son relationship fall transformation
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg Dendrie Taylor Kate O'Brien
boxer brother girlfriend mother trainer sister tense emotional inspiring massachusetts london boxing ring fighting family dysfunction drug addiction training documentary filmmaking prison life rise underdog
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Germany
2005
136 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Reese Witherspoon Ginnifer Goodwin Robert Patrick Dallas Roberts Dan John Miller Larry Bagby III Shelby Lynne Tyler Hilton Waylon Payne Shooter Jennings
musician elvis presley wife mother father jerry lee lewis gripping emotional memphis, tenn. household farm concert stage hotel prison johnny cash country music drug addiction infidelity performance family
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
Romance, Biography, Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Finland|France|Germany|UK|Italy|Norway|Iceland
1992
182 Minutes
Samuel Fröler Pernilla August Max von Sydow Ghita Nørby Lennart Hjulström Mona Malm Lena Endre Keve Hjelm Björn Kjellman Börje Ahlstedt Hans Alfredson
priest wife mother father townsperson brooding emotional sweden rural community family home church failing marriage class distinctions culture clash domestic life illness infidelity forbidden love temptation transformation
In 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.
Biography, Drama
UK|Canada
2009
97 Minutes
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Kristin Scott Thomas Anne-Marie Duff David Threlfall Thomas Brodie-Sangster David Morrissey Sam Bell Ophelia Lovibond Jack McElhone Josh Bolt James Johnson
musician teen boy aunt uncle mother paul mccartney emotional amusing cheeky fascinating liverpool, england funeral stage park house family estrangement john lennon music mother/son relationship
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.