🎬 Movies Like American Beauty

Loved American Beauty (1999)? A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.. Here are 28 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore American Beauty itself.

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   Revolutionary Road2008

   7.3 IMDb67% RT critics71% RT audience70% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Sam Mendes; Shared themes: suburbia, adultery, set in united states

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   Road to Perdition2002

   7.6 IMDb82% RT critics86% RT audience74% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Sam Mendes; Both are drama films

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   May December2023

   6.7 IMDb91% RT critics65% RT audience66% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling91·65

   Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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   Towelhead2007

   6.9 IMDb49% RT critics58% RT audience62% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Alan Ball; Both are drama films

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   Jarhead2005

   7.0 IMDb60% RT critics68% RT audience67% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Sam Mendes; Both are drama films

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   The Shawshank Redemption1994

   9.3 IMDb89% RT critics82% Metacritic98% RT audience87% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim89·98

   Both are drama films; Matching emotional, light tone

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   Almost Famous2000

   7.9 IMDb91% RT critics92% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·92

   Both are drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

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   Requiem for a Dream2000

   8.3 IMDb80% RT critics93% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim80·93

   Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

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   Lolita1997

   6.8 IMDb69% RT critics75% RT audience71% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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    Life Is Beautiful1997

    8.6 IMDb80% RT critics96% RT audience84% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser80·96

    Both are drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

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    An Education2009

    7.2 IMDb94% RT critics80% RT audience69% TMDB

    Shared themes: age difference, love affair, parent child relationship; Both are drama films

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    What's Eating Gilbert Grape1993

    7.7 IMDb90% RT critics89% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim90·89

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

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    The Great Beauty2013

    7.7 IMDb91% RT critics81% RT audience75% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·81

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional, funny tone

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    Sex, Lies, and Videotape1989

    7.2 IMDb96% RT critics79% RT audience69% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling96·79

    Shared themes: voyeurism, love affair, set in united states; Shared plot themes: frustrated, friend, best, has

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    Life as a House2001

    7.4 IMDb47% RT critics88% RT audience71% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser47·88

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

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    Pay It Forward2000

    7.2 IMDb39% RT critics77% RT audience74% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser39·77

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

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    The Ice Storm1997

    7.3 IMDb86% RT critics82% RT audience69% TMDB

    Shared themes: suburbia, dysfunctional family, set in united states; Both are drama films

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    Boogie Nights1997

    7.9 IMDb91% RT critics89% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim91·89

    Shared themes: voyeurism, adultery, coming of age; Both are drama films

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    Sling Blade1996

    8.0 IMDb96% RT critics92% RT audience75% TMDB

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

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    Gran Torino2008

    8.1 IMDb81% RT critics90% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim81·90

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

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    Some Velvet Morning2013

    5.8 IMDb54% RT critics35% RT audience58% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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    Deep Water2022

    5.5 IMDb35% RT critics25% RT audience58% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: dysfunctional marriage

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    The Loft2014

    6.3 IMDb14% RT critics37% RT audience64% TMDB⚡ Polarizing14·37

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: love affair, extramarital affair

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    Effie Gray2014

    6.0 IMDb43% RT critics41% RT audience59% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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    Addicted2014

    5.0 IMDb7% RT critics51% RT audience59% TMDB⚡ Polarizing7·51

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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    Careful What You Wish For2015

    5.6 IMDb17% RT critics61% RT audience61% TMDB⚡ Polarizing17·61

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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    Mammal2016

    5.9 IMDb75% RT critics59% RT audience62% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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    From Straight A's to XXX2017

    5.2 IMDb61% RT audience58% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films