20 movies like We Are What We Are, ordered by similarity : Enter the Void(2009), Loveling(2018), Barracuda(2017), Gas Food Lodging(1992), Oculus(2013), Trade(2007), Little Sister(2015), On Dangerous Ground(1951), Leap Year(2010), Ginger Snaps(2000), The Reflecting Skin(1990), Distant Voices, Still Lives(1988) ...
Horror, Drama
Mexico
2010
90 Minutes
Francisco Barreiro Alán Chávez Paulina Gaitán Carmen Beato Jorge Zárate Esteban Soberanes Adrián Aguirre Miriam Balderas
single mother teen boy cannibal teen girl brother sister dark brooding gory frightening mexico household mall cannibalism family traditions new job ritual murder brother/sister relationship abduction pursuit
When the patriarch of the family passes away, the teenage children must take responsibility for the family chores: the preparation of the rituals, the hunting and putting the all-important ... See full summary »
Drama
France|Germany|Italy|Canada|Japan
2009
162 Minutes
Nathaniel Brown Paz de la Huerta Cyril Roy Emily Alyn Lind Jesse Kuhn Olly Alexander
brother drug addict sister prostitute mother cop dark shocking dreamy raw tokyo strip club underworld united states street haunting death brother/sister relationship family memory
An American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Poland
2017
100 Minutes
Allison Tolman Julia Halperin Sophie Reid JoBeth Williams Luis Bordonada Larry Jack Dotson Angelo Dylen Tanner Beard Monique Straw
sister father singer husband mother boy brooding eerie dark creepy disturbing thrilling texas house yard lake cemetery bar long-lost relatives sister relationship
A strange woman comes to Texas to meet her half-sister and stake a claim to the family music legacy-one way or another.
Drama
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Brooke Adams Ione Skye Fairuza Balk James Brolin Robert Knepper David Lansbury Donovan Leitch Chris Mulkey
young woman sister mother love interest emotional airy new mexico small town desert truck stop romance coming of age sister relationship mother/daughter relationship single mothers small-town life growing up love discovery 1990s
A waitress lives with her two teen daughters in a trailer park in New Mexico. They all want a boyfriend.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
105 Minutes
Karen Gillan Brenton Thwaites Katee Sackhoff Rory Cochrane Annalise Basso Garrett Ryan James Lafferty Miguel Sandoval Kate Siegel Scott P. Graham
brother evil spirit mother father sister doctor chilling creepy dark house clinic bedroom kitchen yard living room evil spirits haunted houses murder supernatural fear
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Drama
Germany|USA|Mexico
2007
119 Minutes
Kevin Kline Cesar Ramos Alicja Bachleda-Curus Paulina Gaitán Marco Pérez Linda Emond Zack Ward Kate del Castillo Tim Reid Pasha D. Lychnikoff Anthony Crivello
girl brother sister police officer criminal disturbing frightening brooding profound shocking mexico texas human trafficking kidnapping violence friendship siblings abuse escape rescue
Adriana, 13, is kidnapped in Mexico City by Russian sex traffickers. Her criminal 17 y.o. brother starts looking for her. Across the border in Texas, he gets help from a cop.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Ida Lupino Robert Ryan Ward Bond Charles Kemper Anthony Ross Ed Begley Ian Wolfe Sumner Williams Gus Schilling Frank Ferguson Cleo Moore
police detective sister killer father partner captain dark gritty brooding new york city police station apartment countryside cabin investigation brother/sister relationship murder mental breakdown blindness redemption
Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.
Drama
USA|Ireland
2010
94 Minutes
Monica del Carmen Gustavo Sánchez Parra Marco Zapata
journalist lover brother neighbor mother actor dark intense mexico apartment supermarket household club loneliness sex brother/sister relationship recklessness lying wretched excess love
Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose marriage to her boyfriend Jeremy on Leap Day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Canada
2000
108 Minutes
Emily Perkins Katharine Isabelle Kris Lemche Mimi Rogers Jesse Moss Danielle Hampton Peter Keleghan John Bourgeois Christopher Redman Jimmy MacInnis Lindsay Leese
sister outcast werewolf teenager teacher mother amusing dark gory suburbia household high school bailey downs survival siblings werewolves murder puberty death transformation
Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.
Drama
UK|Canada
1990
95 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Lindsay Duncan Jeremy Cooper Sheila Moore Duncan Fraser David Longworth Robert Koons David Bloom
boy widow brother father friend mother eerie disturbing suspenseful idaho small town fantasy world small-town life family murder practical jokes vampires growing up mystery 1950s
In the 1950's, a young boy living with his troublesome family in rural USA fantasizes that a neighboring widow is actually a vampire, responsible for a number of disappearances in the area.
Drama
UK|West Germany
1988
84 Minutes
Freda Dowie Pete Postlethwaite Angela Walsh Dean Williams Lorraine Ashbourne Debi Jones Marie Jelliman Sally Davies Nathan Walsh Susan Flanagan Michael Starke
father mother bride sister brother emotional sad dark england household bar wedding abuse grief family unhappy marriage aging growing up 1950s
The lives of an English working-class family are told out of order in a free-associative manner. The first part, "Distant Voices", focuses on the father's role in the family. The second part, "Still Lives", focuses on his children.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2008
134 Minutes
Rajeev Khandelwal Aishwarya Vasan Bala Chinkal Jhilmil Hazrika Gajraj Rao
terrorist medical student father mother brother sister brutal tense frightening mumbai, india airport street terrorism blackmail violence family schemes abduction transformation mystery
A doctor of Indian origin returning to Mumbai from London is forced to participate in a terrorist plot.
Drama
2015
106 Minutes
Swastik Ram Chavan Krrish Chhabria Vibha Chhibber Vincent Daniel Ramakant Dayma Rishi Deshpande Chet Dixon Hetal Gada
brother sister blind boy uncle aunt emotional moving fascinating sad disheartening amusing india village town house brother/sister relationship family relationships blindness innocence journey
Drama
Sweden|France|West Germany
1982
188 Minutes
Pernilla Allwin Bertil Guve Erland Josephson Gunn Wållgren Allan Edwall Ewa Fröling Jan Malmsjö Harriet Andersson Lena Olin Jarl Kulle
brother sister mother bishop stepfather sibling bleak emotional moving frightening sweden household childhood home family childhood authority living with parents subjugation cruelty fall
Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.
Drama
USA
2002
102 Minutes
Eric Christian Olsen Stacy Edwards Jeremy Sumpter Giuseppe Andrews Chaka Forman Mark Harmon Lukas Behnken Archie Kao Shelby Fenner
brother boyfriend gang leader surfer mother girl emotional heartwarming engaging california beach house ocean surfing relationships family coming of age romance brotherhood growing up
Two brothers and their surfing buddies face new challenges and adventures over the course of a memorable summer.
Horror
USA
1977
83 Minutes
Susan Lanier Robert Houston James Whitworth Virginia Vincent Russ Grieve Dee Wallace Martin Speer Michael Berryman
family traveler mutant prey cannibal creepy disturbing dark frightening desert new mexico san diego california gas station hill nuclear weapons testing road trip vacation cannibalism horror
On the way to California, a family has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public, and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack.
Other, Horror
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Amy Weber Michael Zara Minka Kelly David J. Wright Terrence Evans Jonathan Conrad
boyfriend girlfriend brother sister murderer masked man dark gory frightening farm house bedroom small town party halloween painful memories serial murders practical jokes mistaken identity accidental killing
After mistaking him for a masked killer, Jonathan fatally stabbed his sister's boyfriend on Halloween. One year later to the day, the siblings find themselves fighting for their lives against a very familiar masked murderer.
Drama
2012
97 Minutes
Kacey Mottet Klein Léa Seydoux Martin Compston Gillian Anderson Jean-François Stévenin Yann Trégouët Gabin Lefebvre
young boy sister thief mother restaurant manager emotional melodramatic profound brooding intense switzerland ski resort restaurant loneliness robbery lie brother/sister relationship poverty skiing love
A poor boy (Kacey Mottet Klein) steals from wealthy patrons at a posh ski resort to support himself and his irresponsible older sister (Léa Seydoux).
Drama
France
2008
102 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Charles Berling Jérémie Renier Édith Scob Dominique Reymond Kyle Eastwood Alice De Lencquesaing Eric Elmosnino
mother brother sister son daughter emotional moving paris france household family mother/child relationship inheritance mortality art siblings discovery love 2000s
Two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.