20 movies like Custody, ordered by similarity : On the Basis of Sex(2018), Southside With You(2016), The Arroyo(2014), One Potato, Two Potato(1964), Carol(2015), Cruise(2018), Middle of Nowhere(2012), Kramer vs. Kramer(1979), Only the Brave(2006), Hostiles(2017), Monsters and Men(2018), Shepherds and Butchers(2016) ...
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
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.
Romance, Biography, Drama
USA
2016
81 Minutes
Tika Sumpter Parker Sawyers Vanessa Bell Calloway Jerod Haynes Alex Zelenka Donald Paul Gabrielle Lott-Rogers Jeremy Michael Pereira Deanna Reed-Foster Phillip Edward Van Lear TayLar
couple law student president adviser first lady man woman african-american african-american woman family charming cheeky emotional endearing heartwarming lighthearted chicago city romance first date
Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a first date across Chicago's South Side.
Drama
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Kenny Maines David Armendariz Nicole Sadler Elijah Montez Junior Vazquez Christy Morris Hans Obma Tim Ybarra
texas ranger brutal chilling confident crafty dark disheartening fiery gripping intense patriotic wild american south mexican-american border mexico drug trafficking american south american latino culture america border control
A landowner in southern Arizona, tired of seeing drug smugglers cross the border through his property, decides to fight back.
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 »
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Drama, Romance
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Spencer Boldman Emily Ratajkowski Sebastian Maniscalco Lucas Salvagno Kathrine Narducci Noah Robbins Gino Cafarelli Jen Cohn Grace Wan Peter Gaudio
italian-american jewish woman love interest mother father racer passionate emotional engaging charming intense heartwarming long island, n.y. america new york city road home love star-crossed lovers romance
Set in the 1980s, a young Italian-American from the "wrong side of the tracks" falls for a Jewish girl from Long Island.
Romance, Drama
2012
101 Minutes
Emayatzy Corinealdi David Oyelowo Omari Hardwick Lorraine Toussaint Edwina Findley Sharon Lawrence Dondré Whitfield Troy Curvey III Maya Gilbert
wife husband couple medical student convict emotional endearing engaging gripping inspiring prison united states america prison prison life self-discovery journey marriage relationships incarceration
A med student (Emayatzy Corinealdi) considers leaving her long-imprisoned husband (Omari Hardwick) for a charming bus driver (David Oyelowo).
Drama
USA
1979
104 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Meryl Streep Justin Henry Jane Alexander Howard Duff George Coe JoBeth Williams Howland Chamberlin
father mother son friend lawyer judge emotional heartwarming intense apartment park courtroom new york city office divorce court battles parenthood transformation rivalry quest
Ted Kramer's wife leaves him, allowing for a lost bond to be rediscovered between Ted and his son, Billy. But a heated custody battle ensues over the divorced couple's son, deepening the wounds left by the separation.
War, Drama, History
USA
2006
99 Minutes
Lane Nishikawa Jason Scott Lee Mark Dacascos Yuji Okumoto Tamlyn Tomita Jeff Fahey Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Guy Ecker Greg Watanabe Ken Narasaki Kipp Shiotani
japanese-american american soldier japanese soldier brutal creative emotional engaging fascinating fiery gutsy patriotic raw shocking pearl harbor united states italy north africa pearl harbor world war ii battalion
A searing portrait of war and prejudice, 'Only the Brave' takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII - the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In ... See full summary »
Drama, History, Western
USA
2017
133 Minutes
Christian Bale Rosamund Pike Wes Studi Jesse Plemons Adam Beach Rory Cochrane Peter Mullan Scott Wilson Paul Anderson Timothée Chalamet Ben Foster
native american chief soldier commanding officer widow native american traveler brutal tense gritty raw emotional gory new mexico montana desert plains fort town american indian wars native americans
In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
Drama
USA
2018
95 Minutes
John David Washington Anthony Ramos Kelvin Harrison Jr. Chanté Adams Jasmine Cephas Jones Nicole Beharie
bystander police officer baseball player murder victim father african-american disturbing tense intense shocking uneasy emotional new york police brutality african-americans racial profiling murder prejudice racial tension fall
The aftermath of a police killing of a black man, told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act, an African-American police officer and a high-school baseball phenom inspired to take a stand.
Drama
South Africa|USA|Germany
2016
106 Minutes
Andrea Riseborough Steve Coogan Deon Lotz Robert Hobbs Garion Dowds Marcel van Heerden Nicola Hanekom Eduan van Jaarsveldt Carel Nel
lawyer prison guard judge wife murderer prisoner prisoners death row inmate brutal chilling emotional gripping intense moving powerful raw sad shocking south africa cape town
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
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."
Drama
India
2008
Minutes
army officer army major lawyer journalist gripping intense suspenseful emotional army base army camp court house death murder court-martial court decision judicial system quest pursuit sacrifice
An army lawyer goes out of his way to defend an army officer charged with the homicide of a decorated officer.
Drama
Canada|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Charlize Theron Nicole Kidman Margot Robbie John Lithgow Allison Janney Malcolm McDowell Kate McKinnon Connie Britton Liv Hewson Brigette Lundy-Paine Rob Delaney
anchorwoman corrupt businessman lawyer correspondent confident disheartening engaging intense television studio restaurant courtroom newsroom new york city sexual harassment lawsuit allegation legal battle discovery pursuit underdog
A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada|Australia
2013
111 Minutes
Clive Owen Juliette Binoche Amy Brenneman Bruce Davison Keegan Connor Tracy Adam DiMarco Valerie Tian Eva Allan Janet Kidder David Lewis Josh Ssettuba
woman man teacher art teacher english teacher student brooding charming emotional intense moving quirky witty uplifting prep school school america competition love courtship
An art instructor and an English teacher form a rivalry that ends up with a competition at their school in which students decide whether words or pictures are more important.
Drama
2011
90 Minutes
Diane Lane Robert Pulcini Tim Robbins James Gandolfini Patrick Fugit Kathleen Quinlan Lolita Davidovich Shanna Collins Thomas Dekker
family documentarian american father mother child passionate outlandish emotional fiery intense melodramatic family home california new york film set united states documentary filmmaking affair cheating
In the 1970s Bill Loud (Tim Robbins) and his wife, Pat (Diane Lane), allow cameras to film their personal lives for the PBS series "An American Family."
War, Drama, History
UK|Norway
1985
123 Minutes
Al Pacino Donald Sutherland Nastassja Kinski Joan Plowright Dave King Annie Lennox Steven Berkoff John Wells
trapper son soldier british colonial official moving emotional tense shocking solemn patriotic america united states war revenge battle torture american history american revolutionary war revenge escape
A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2010
121 Minutes
James McAvoy Robin Wright Kevin Kline Evan Rachel Wood Danny Huston Tom Wilkinson Alexis Bledel Justin Long Colm Meaney James Badge Dale Johnny Simmons
abraham lincoln john wilkes booth war hero veteran woman lawyer tense emotional heartwarming washington, d.c. boardinghouse courtroom assassination conspiracy trial american civil war injustice false accusations mystery fall
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
Crime, Biography, Drama
Spain|Bulgaria
2017
128 Minutes
Javier Bardem Penélope Cruz Peter Sarsgaard Julieth Restrepo Lillian Blankenship David Valencia David Ojalvo Óscar Jaenada Ricardo Niño Pedro Calvo
pablo escobar drug lord journalist woman cia agent american police captain police officer brutal charming confident crafty engaging fiery incredible intense intricate powerful raw uneasy
A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.