20 movies like The Poker House, ordered by similarity : Violette(1978), The Tale(2018), Loveling(2018), The Lady in the Van(2015), 20th Century Women(2016), Tully(2018), Import/Export(2007), The Saint of Fort Washington(1993), Secretary(2002), Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her(2000), Welcome to Me(2014), Our Very Own(2005) ...
6.8/10
Drama
USA
2008
93 Minutes
Selma Blair Jennifer Lawrence Bokeem Woodbine David Alan Grier Sophia Bairley Chloë Grace Moretz Clarke Peters Tyla Abercrumbie Danielle Campbell Matthew Gerdisch Robert Gerdisch
lot single mother prostitute amusing house home poker struggle game discovery 1970s
A documentary on the life, musings, and sexual escapades of writer Samuel Delany.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
France|Canada
1978
124 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Stéphane Audran Jean Carmet Jean-François Garreaud Jean Dalmain Lisa Langlois François Maistre Philippe Procot Bernard Alane Mario David Henri-Jacques Huet
young woman mother father murderer frenchwoman prostitute engaging melodramatic shocking thrilling suspenseful gripping france family home prostitution dark secrets secret life poison rebellion murder plot
In an interwar France struggling with profound social and political change, 18-year-old Violette Noziere rebels against the constraints of her claustrophobic, working-class (and possibly incestuous) family, with troubling consequences.
7.3/10
Drama
USA|Germany
2018
114 Minutes
Laura Dern Elizabeth Debicki Laura Allen Jason Ritter Ellen Burstyn Common Frances Conroy John Heard Tina Parker Isabella Amara Isabelle Nélisse
journalist professor mother coach boyfriend emotional disheartening moving profound uneasy intense house farm childhood home school child abuse molestation going home past crimes repression
A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
6.7/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
2015
104 Minutes
Maggie Smith Alex Jennings Roger Allam Deborah Findlay Frances de la Tour Gwen Taylor Jim Broadbent David Calder James Corden Dominic Cooper Russell Tovey
playwright homeless person amusing hysterical positive inspiring london friendship homelessness living arrangements living together love sacrifice discovery 1970s
A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her van that's parked in his driveway.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
118 Minutes
Annette Bening Elle Fanning Greta Gerwig Billy Crudup Lucas Jade Zumann Alison Elliott Thea Gill Vitaly A. Lebeau Olivia Hone Waleed Zuaiter Curran Walters
single mother adolescent young woman artist neighbor friend brooding emotional creative california house street car party skate park teenage rebellion single mothers helping others change growing up
The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Charlize Theron Mackenzie Davis Mark Duplass Ron Livingston Emily Haine Elaine Tan Asher Miles Fallica Lia Frankland Gameela Wright Colleen Wheeler Maddie Dixon-Poirier
mother wife husband brother child nanny amusing emotional tense raw touching house school parking lot barbecue concert stage motherhood marriage relationships childcare
A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.
7.1/10
Drama
Austria|France|Germany
2007
135 Minutes
Ekateryna Rak Paul Hofmann Maria Hofstätter Georg Friedrich Herbert Fritsch Susanne Lothar
single mother stepfather fiancé prostitute stepson boss bleak disturbing powerful austria ukraine nursing home motel house town financial troubles starting over travel relationships sex
A nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1993
108 Minutes
Danny Glover Matt Dillon Rick Aviles Nina Siemaszko Ving Rhames Joe Seneca
homeless person mentally impaired person bully friend veteran gritty emotional new york city street homeless shelter mentorship homelessness unlikely friendship struggle survival hard times discovery transformation underdog 1990s
A homeless schizophrenic seeks the help of a streetwise combat veteran as they attempt to overcome cruel life on the streets.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
2002
112 Minutes
James Spader Maggie Gyllenhaal Jeremy Davies Patrick Bauchau Stephen McHattie Oz Perkins Jessica Tuck Amy Locane Lesley Ann Warren Mary Joy Michael Mantell
secretary lawyer mother father boyfriend boss offbeat quirky amusing suspenseful office house law firm home mental illness sexual taboo family dysfunction sadomasochism love triangle sexual obsession
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
6.5/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2000
106 Minutes
Glenn Close Cameron Diaz Calista Flockhart Kathy Baker Amy Brenneman Valeria Golino Holly Hunter Matt Craven Gregory Hines Miguel Sandoval Noah Fleiss
doctor mother bank manager boyfriend single mother tarot card reader emotional touching house california doctor's office family home bank relationships life lessons romance illness depression hard times love
Five California women struggle with personal problems as their own paths unwind in ways unexpected.
5.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
86 Minutes
Kristen Wiig Wes Bentley Linda Cardellini Joan Cusack Loretta Devine Jennifer Jason Leigh Thomas Mann James Marsden Tim Robbins Alan Tudyk
young woman lottery winner talk show host tv personality father daughter amusing lighthearted television studio stage united states lottery lottery ticket money wealth dreams television show depression father/daughter relationship discovery
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
2005
106 Minutes
Allison Janney Cheryl Hines Keith Carradine Jason Ritter Hilarie Burton Faith Prince Mary Badham Autumn Reeser Derek Carter Michael McKee Amy Landers
teen boy teen girl mother father friend movie star touching amusing shelbyville, tenn. tennessee small town family home musical gathering homecoming fame financial troubles small-town life friendship alcoholism adventure
Itching to leave small-town life in Shelbyville, Tennessee, five friends are sent into a frenzy when they learn hometown-girl-turned-Hollywood-star Sondra Locke may be returning.
6.6/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
91 Minutes
Casey Affleck Liv Tyler Mary Kay Place Seymour Cassel Kevin Corrigan Jack Rovello Mark Boone Junior Rachel Strouse Sarah Strouse Jake La Botz Doug Liechty Caskey
writer brother girlfriend single mother nurse loser bleak offbeat emotional amusing new york city indiana factory household ambition homecoming family self-discovery small-town life car crash
Failing to make it on his own, twenty-seven-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
5.4/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Ashley Jones Alex Carter Scott Gibson Cynthia Preston Evan Brzozowski Sonia Maria Chirila Wesley Morgan Jeff Roop
divorcée mother single mother single woman lover confident positive sultry united states america house bedroom divorce sexual awakening sexual identity self-discovery discovery forbidden love metamorphosis rise
A young woman is facing her destructive multiple personalities using an experimental new procedure known as "The Siamese Burn."
6.8/10
Drama
UK
1967
101 Minutes
Carol White John Bindon Queenie Watts Kate Williams Laurie Asprey James Beckett Ray Barron Hilda Barry Ken Campbell Ron Clarke Ellis Dale
young woman single mother abusive husband son aunt associate cheeky crafty emotional endearing gritty london prison home bar law office single mothers theft life lessons divorce
A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices, she has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. One day, her son goes missing and she briefly comes to grips with what is most important to her.
4.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
95 Minutes
Parker Posey James Frain Eric McCormack Dana Millican Alycia Delmore Rodney Sherwood Ray Tagavilla Todd Courson
architect friend couple adult touching melodramatic amusing construction site house workshop home room struggle rebellion unintended consequences murphy's law passion architecture love discovery
When a couple sets out to build their dream house, they enlist the services of an uncompromising modernist architect, who proceeds to build HIS dream house instead of theirs.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
97 Minutes
Peter Falk Paul Reiser Olympia Dukakis Elizabeth Perkins Mackenzie Connolly Lydia Grace Jordan Ann Dowd Claire Beckman Mimi Lieber Catherine Taormina
son father mother sister wife child emotional amusing open road new york state family home farmhouse missing persons search family relationships road trip camping male bonding adventure discovery
Ben's dad, Sam, shows up one night with a note that Ben's mother has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that is for sale.
Drama
2017
119 Minutes
Greg Kinnear Renée Zellweger Djimon Hounsou Jon Voight Olivia Holt Stephanie Leigh Schlund Geraldine Singer Dana Gourrier Ann Mahoney John Newberg Lara Grice
businessman wife volunteer homeless person husband heartwarming emotional cheery uplifting positive moving homeless shelter house kitchen unlikely friendship marriage friendship new life homelessness discovery
Ron Hall and his wife, Deborah, discover a renewed sense of purpose when they volunteer at a local mission. Their lives change forever when they develop an unlikely friendship with a homeless man who inspires them to save their struggling marriage.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Helen Hunt Haley Joel Osment Jay Mohr Jim Caviezel Jon Bon Jovi Angie Dickinson David Ramsey Gary Werntz
teacher student single mother journalist homeless person ex-husband inspiring heartwarming emotional las vegas school household los angeles house big city kindness alcoholism assignment investigation book
A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.
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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