20 movies like Losing Isaiah, ordered by similarity : Nil by Mouth(1997), Down to the Bone(2004), On the Basis of Sex(2018), Beautiful Boy(2018), The Winter of Our Dreams(1981), Diane(2018), Udta Punjab(2016), Porgy and Bess(1959), Ben Is Back(2018), Philadelphia(1993), Bombay Talkies(2013), A Street Cat Named Bob(2016) ...
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1995
106 Minutes
Jessica Lange Halle Berry David Strathairn Cuba Gooding Jr. Daisy Eagan Marc John Jefferies Samuel L. Jackson Joie Lee Regina Taylor LaTanya Richardson Jacqueline Brookes
drug addict social worker husband baby attorney emotional gripping courtroom abandoned building rehabilitation program apartment drug addiction poverty child custody race relations pursuit transformation 1990s
The biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.
7.3/10
Drama
UK|France
1997
128 Minutes
Ray Winstone Kathy Burke Charlie Creed-Miles Laila Morse Edna Doré Chrissie Cotterill Jon Morrison Jamie Foreman Steve Sweeney Terry Rowley Sam Miller
husband drug addict wife pregnant woman alcoholic factory worker gritty emotional intense london pub flat hospital family home drug addiction abuse marriage petty crime family dysfunction hard times
A rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working class family has his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
2004
101 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Hugh Dillon Clint Jordan Taylor Foxhall
drug addict husband child nurse wife moving raw upstate new york new york city rehabilitation program addiction daunting task marriage new love mother/child relationship love transformation temptation rescue 2000s
A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
7.1/10
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.
7.3/10
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.
6.3/10
Drama
USA|UK
1981
89 Minutes
Judy Davis Bryan Brown Cathy Downes Baz Luhrmann Peter Mochrie Mervyn Drake Margie McCrae Mercia Deane-Johns Joy Hruby Kim Deacon Caz Lederman
prostitute drug addict classmate wife husband bookseller shocking melodramatic tense sydney waterfront apartment street bookstore australia reunion suicide drug addiction troubled marriage boredom
When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Mary Kay Place Jake Lacy Estelle Parsons Andrea Martin Deirdre O'Connell Phyllis Somerville Celia Keenan-Bolger Ray Iannicelli
woman son drug addict volunteer sick person uneasy tense emotional profound amusing touching hospital house bar church homeless shelter secret past troubled past self-sacrifice drug addiction
A woman fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.
7.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
146 Minutes
Shahid Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Alia Bhatt Diljit Dosanjh Satish Kaushik
indian drug addict drug dealer investigator young man musician amusing bleak brash suspenseful gripping thrilling india pakistan drug addiction drug trade investigation political activism politics fight for justice
A story that revolves around drug abuse in the affluent north Indian State of Punjab and how the youth there have succumbed to it en-masse resulting in a socio-economic decline.
7.1/10
Musical, Drama, Romance
USA
1959
138 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Rouben Mamoulian Dorothy Dandridge Sammy Davis Jr. Pearl Bailey Brock Peters Leslie Scott Diahann Carroll Ruth Attaway Clarence Muse Everdinne Wilson
poor person drug addict african-american disabled person drug dealer beautiful woman emotional melodramatic sultry charleston, s.c. shantytown catfish row love triangle poverty drug addiction romantic dilemma hard times difficult decision underdog love
A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.
6.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2018
103 Minutes
Julia Roberts Lucas Hedges Courtney B. Vance Kathryn Newton Rachel Bay Jones David Zaldivar Alexandra Park Michael Esper Tim Guinee Myra Lucretia Taylor Mia Fowler
young man mother sister friend addict drug smuggler intense gripping emotional rousing brooding sad family home suburbia neighborhood small town substance abuse drug addiction family dysfunction family ties
A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.
7.7/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1993
125 Minutes
Tom Hanks Denzel Washington Jason Robards Antonio Banderas Joanne Woodward Mary Steenburgen Ron Vawter Robert Ridgely Charles Napier Roger Corman John Bedford Lloyd
lawyer gay man wife husband homophobe boyfriend tender emotional profound office library courtroom apartment philadelphia homophobia worker's rights law friendship court battles aids
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
6.7/10
Drama
India
2013
127 Minutes
Zoya Akhtar Rani Mukherji Karan Johar Randeep Hooda Saqib Saleem Nawazuddin Siddiqui Ranvir Shorey Naman Jain
young man young woman husband wife intern gay man emotional endearing passionate gripping india city house office stories husband/wife relationship gay lifestyle love quest pursuit
One hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.
7.4/10
Biography, Drama
UK
2016
103 Minutes
Luke Treadaway Ruta Gedmintas Joanne Froggatt Anthony Head Caroline Goodall Ruth Sheen Darren Evans Beth Goddard Nina Wadia Franc Ashman
cat stray animal musician street performer love interest drug addict singer pet owner social worker emotional endearing engaging lighthearted positive london apartment animal care animal rescue relationships pet care
Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
6.7/10
Drama
Spain
2018
93 Minutes
Zita Hanrot Clémence Boisnard Marie Denarnaud Christine Citti Pascal Reneric Michel Muller Ines Fehner Noémie Rosset Arnaud Azoulay Philippe Berodot Vincent Berger
drug addict psychologist friend therapist mother rehab patient sad inspiring intense emotional moving raw france drug addiction sobriety friendship rehabilitation freedom independence discovery
Based on real events, Francesc Boix is a Spaniard inmate in the Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria who tries to save the evidences of the horrors committed inside its walls.
6.7/10
Drama
Italy|France|Turkey
2007
113 Minutes
Stefano Accorsi Margherita Buy Pierfrancesco Favino Serra Yilmaz Ennio Fantastichini Ambra Angiolini Luca Argentero Isabella Ferrari Michelangelo Tommaso Filippo Timi Luigi Diberti
drug addict adulterer partner father husband wife somber emotional rome household mourning death infidelity addiction friendship homosexuality love transformation 2000s
The confidences, hopes and disappointments of a group of friends.
Drama
2001
99 Minutes
Christina Ricci Jason Biggs Anne Heche Michelle Williams Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Jessica Lange Nicholas Campbell Sheila Paterson Zoe Miller
college student writer addict boyfriend mother father bleak brutal disturbing emotional harvard university college town dorm texas psychiatrist's office apartment elizabeth wurtzel depression divorce drug addiction
During the 1980s a female collegian (Christina Ricci) with a bright future battles clinical depression.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2002
103 Minutes
Val Kilmer Vincent D'Onofrio Adam Goldberg Luis Guzman Doug Hutchison Anthony LaPaglia Glenn Plummer Peter Sarsgaard Deborah Kara Unger Chandra West BD Wong
drug addict drug dealer cop musician husband friend suspenseful gripping gritty southern california desert drug house apartment drugs vengeance double life murder grief the past pursuit
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
6.4/10
Drama
France|Italy
1991
95 Minutes
Judith Godrèche Jean-Pierre Léaud Thomas Langmann Martin Lamotte Ounie Lecomte Antoine Basler
middle-aged man junkie son friend drug dealer lover gritty passionate emotional bleak dark sad paris park apartment party family home public space young love drug addiction
Adrien is 19 years old. He has not met his father, Clément for 4 years. Adrien returns home and the two try to better understand each other. Clément lives together with Louis, a ... See full synopsis »
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1964
92 Minutes
Barbara Barrie Bernie Hamilton Richard Mulligan Harry Bellaver Marti Mericka Robert Earl Jones Vinnette Carroll Anthony Spinelli
mother man father judge ex-husband child disheartening touching powerful ohio court factory farm race relations family court battles love custody quest forbidden love
Study of interracial marriage in the 1960's. A white divorcée falls in love with and marries an African-American man. When her ex-husband sues for custody of her child, arguing that a mixed... See full summary »
6.8/10
Drama
UK|USA
1994
105 Minutes
William Hurt Chris Cleary Miles Keith Allen Prunella Scales Jane Horrocks Alan Cumming John Hurt
single father child social worker neighbor uncle prisoner tense powerful emotional wales camp prison house adoption father/son relationship aids parenthood transformation love 1990s
Graham, a lonely Welsh postal worker, adopts James, a troubled ten-year-old boy. Graham always wanted a son, but James loves his biological father too much to give Graham a chance. Will the two be able to accept each other as family?
7.4/10
Drama, History
France
1982
122 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Nathalie Baye Roger Planchon André Chaumeau Maurice Barrier Stéphane Pean Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Sylvie Meda
wife husband villager magistrate veteran impostor fascinating gripping emotional suspenseful france countryside village courtroom family home impersonation court battles husband/wife relationship con game war aftermath
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
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