20 movies like Affliction, ordered by similarity : Winter's Bone(2010), The Father of My Children(2009), The Weather Man(2005), The Cement Garden(1993), Drishyam(2015), Detective Story(1951), Gone Baby Gone(2007), Rebel Without a Cause(1955), The Departed(2006), Down Terrace(2009), Fugue(2018), Dolores Claiborne(1995) ...
Drama
1997
113 Minutes
Nick Nolte Sissy Spacek James Coburn Willem Dafoe Mary Beth Hurt Jim True-Frost Marian Seldes Holmes Osborne Brigid Tierney Sean McCann Wayne Robson
cop ex-wife daughter girlfriend father hunter dark suspenseful new hampshire small town forest household funeral police station redemption death obsession abuse alcoholism family
A small-town sheriff (Nick Nolte) becomes unhinged, thanks in part to his abusive, alcoholic father (James Coburn).
Drama
USA
2010
99 Minutes
Jennifer Lawrence John Hawkes Kevin Breznahan Dale Dickey Garret Dillahunt Sheryl Lee Lauren Sweetser Tate Taylor
daughter family brother father sheriff lawman bleak dark gritty suspenseful the ozarks arkansas rural community abandonment family dysfunction poverty drug trade conspiracy darkness sacrifice
An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
Drama
2009
110 Minutes
Chiara Caselli Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Alice De Lencquesaing Michaël Abiteboul Manelle Driss Sandrine Dumas Eric Elmosnino Dominique Frot Alice Gautier Valérie Lang
father wife daughter sister lawyer film studio executive brooding emotional somber france cottage house office family depression death secret life obsession career vs. family discovery
Grégoire's life seems perfect, he has a job as a film producer and a beautiful wife and child, but when Grégoire's financial and emotional reserves reach a breaking point his family's love and resilience is tested.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2005
102 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Michael Caine Hope Davis Michael Rispoli Gil Bellows Gemmenne de la Peña Nicholas Hoult Judith McConnell David Darlow Mike Bacarella Robyn Moler
weather forecaster father author wife daughter boyfriend amusing heartwarming quirky emotional suspenseful chicago newsroom household family home city apartment redemption family dysfunction career vs. family midlife crisis
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
Drama
France|Germany|UK
1993
105 Minutes
Andrew Robertson Charlotte Gainsbourg Alice Coulthard Hanns Zischler Ned Birkin Sinead Cusack Jochen Horst
father mother brother sister lover creepy disturbing passionate suspenseful england family home bedroom small town family dysfunction incest siblings death dark secrets sexual taboo forbidden love
Four children live with their terminally ill mother. After she dies, they try to hold things together. In their isolated house, they begin to deteriorate mentally, whilst they hide their mom's decomposing corpse in a makeshift concrete sarcophagus.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
India
2015
163 Minutes
father mother daughter police officer son thrilling gripping intense powerful house bungalow police station ashram forest protection father/daughter relationship family relationships love quest pursuit
Desperate measures are taken by a man who tries to save his family from the dark side of the law, after they commit an unexpected crime.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
103 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Eleanor Parker William Bendix Horace MacMahon Lee Grant Craig Hill Cathy O'Donnell Bert Freed George Macready Joseph Wiseman Gladys George
police detective abortionist wife burglar shoplifter colleague tense suspenseful gripping melodramatic police station household hospital new york city street obsession abortion investigation dark secrets death
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
115 Minutes
Casey Affleck Michelle Monaghan Morgan Freeman Ed Harris John Ashton Amy Ryan Amy Madigan Titus Welliver Michael Kenneth Williams Edi Gathegi
private investigator girlfriend aunt cop drug dealer mother dark gripping suspenseful boston household hospital funeral kidnapping investigation death deception missing persons quest mystery
Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl's kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally.
Drama
USA
1955
111 Minutes
James Dean Natalie Wood Sal Mineo Jim Backus Ann Doran Corey Allen William Hopper Rochelle Hudson Virginia Brissac Nick Adams Jack Simmons
teenager girlfriend friend rival mother father dark emotional los angeles police station household abandoned building observatory teenage rebellion teen angst generation gap alienation family dysfunction accidental death growing up
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Hong Kong
2006
152 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jack Nicholson Mark Wahlberg Martin Sheen Ray Winstone Vera Farmiga Alec Baldwin James Badge Dale David O'Hara Mark Rolston
mobster criminal cop informant girlfriend wife dark intense gritty tense suspenseful frightening boston police station bar vehicle city apartment secret hideout crime mafia
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK
2009
93 Minutes
Robert Hill Robin Hill Julia Deakin David Schaal Tony Way Kerry Peacock Michael Smiley Mark Kempner Gareth Tunley Kali Peacock
father son uncle girlfriend mother politician rousing suspenseful witty dark house prison bedroom england organized crime betrayal family pregnancy deception discovery
A crime family looks to unmask the police informant in their midst who threatens to take down their business.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2018
100 Minutes
Gabriela Muskala Lukasz Simlat Malgorzata Buczkowska Piotr Skiba Halina Rasiakowna Zbigniew Walerys Dariusz Chojnacki Iwo Rajski Klara Bielawka Grzegorz Stelmaszewski
amnesiac mother daughter wife family member friend gripping raw emotional intricate tense forest hospital house beach train tracks train station amnesia starting over going home
Alicja suffers from memory loss and has rebuilt her own free-spirited way of life. Two years later, she returns to her former family to assume against her will her role as wife, mother, and daughter to people who are strangers to her.
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
131 Minutes
Kathy Bates Jennifer Jason Leigh Judy Parfitt Christopher Plummer David Strathairn Eric Bogosian John C. Reilly Ellen Muth Bob Gunton Roy Cooper Wayne Robson
journalist housekeeper elderly woman detective father daughter disturbing brooding melodramatic maine small town family home police station ferry mansion murder dark secrets domestic violence mysterious past mother/daughter relationship
A big-city reporter travels to the small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman that she works for as a maid.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
India
2013
164 Minutes
Mohanlal Meena Kalabhavan Shajon Siddique Roshan Basheer Irshad Kunchan Baiju V.K. Ansiba Hassan Esther Asha Sarath
cable installer operator wife daughter police officer husband gripping brutal intense incredible thrilling moving india village house police station bus station bus protection family relationships
A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
153 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Jake Gyllenhaal Viola Davis Maria Bello Terrence Howard Melissa Leo Paul Dano Dylan Minnette Zoë Soul Erin Gerasimovich Kyla-Drew Simmons
father daughter young girl best friend detective suspect dark intense boston family home police station rv father/daughter relationship missing persons disappearance police work vigilantism pursuit sacrifice revenge
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Horror
UK
2015
95 Minutes
Diana Vickers Tony Curran Rupert Hill Peter Woodward Adrian Bouchet Sophie Lovell Anderson
lawyer father daughter fiancée accident victim man bleak brutal intense suspenseful creepy dark house woods hideout horror accident father/daughter relationship murder tradition
Deep in the English moors, a sociopath preys on innocent people, until one day his secrets are finally revealed and an inevitable confrontation is at hand.
Drama
USA|Canada
1998
112 Minutes
Vincent Gallo Christina Ricci Anjelica Huston Ben Gazzara Kevin Corrigan Mickey Rourke Rosanna Arquette Jan-Michael Vincent
convict girl mother father ex-girlfriend cool amusing engaging suspenseful buffalo, n.y. house bowling alley prison family dysfunction impersonation redemption football bowling false accusations revenge
After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.
Drama
USA
1994
106 Minutes
Steve Martin Gabriel Byrne Laura Linney Catherine O'Hara Stephen Baldwin Byron Jennings Michael Des Barres Amelia Campbell Kellen Crosby Alana Austin Alyssa Austin
recluse young girl adopted daughter politician wife friend emotional tender virginia small town countryside household adoption father/daughter relationship deception small-town life theft death discovery transformation
His life was emotionally closed off from the world, until an orphaned baby showed up at his house.
Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Stacy Keach Jeff Bridges Susan Tyrrell Candy Clark Nicholas Colasanto Art Aragon Curtis Cokes Sixto Rodriguez Billy Walker Wayne Mahan Ruben Navarro
boxer trainer friend girlfriend gritty dark bleak california gym bar comeback boxing redemption alcoholism friendship aging pursuit rivalry underdog fall
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
Drama
Japan
2008
114 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe You Yoshio Harada Ryôga Hayashi Haruko Kato Kirin Kiki Yui Natsukawa Hotaru Nomoto Kazuya Takahashi Shohei Tanaka
mother father son wife daughter stranger emotional dark family home japan family dysfunction grief death discovery transformation 2000s
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Drama
1990
192 Minutes
Harry Anderson Dennis Christopher Richard Masur Annette O'Toole Tim Reid John Ritter Richard Thomas Tim Curry
outcast teen boy friend demon demon hunter adult dark chilling suspenseful creepy united states small town demons evil fighting evil horror mystery pursuit revenge 1990s
In 1960, seven preteen outcasts fight an evil demon that poses as a child-killing clown. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the demon once and for all when it returns to their hometown.