Related Titles
Movies Like Charlie
Find movies like Charlie using TMDB similarity plus Movie Rankings community context. Our top current pick is Bastard Out of Carolina. Browse 18 related titles with direct links to rankings, cast pages, and matchup data.
These picks blend TMDB similar-title seeds with Movie Rankings community ranking context.
Open Charlie
Jump to the canonical movie page for ranking stats, credits, and deeper discovery paths.
See where to watch Charlie
Check current US streaming, rental, and purchase options for Charlie.
Compare Charlie
Browse popular head-to-head ranking pages and jump into a matchup for Charlie.
Language ranking
See how Charlie compares with other top-ranked English drama movies.
Best English Drama Movies
Studio ranking
See where Charlie lands among the top-ranked movies associated with New Direction Cinema.
Open best new direction cinema movies
Explore Language Rankings
Bastard Out of Carolina
1996
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
What Maisie Knew
2013
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
The Short History of the Long Road
2019
Nola grew up living in a van with her father, Clint—two nomads against the world. When tragedy strikes, Nola must confront the reality of life on the road alone, learning to own her grief, her past, and her new destination.
Babylon
1980
Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles with family problems and has his friendships tested by racism.
The Young One
1960
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Eleanor the Great
2025
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Tigertail
2020
A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
Girl in the Box
2016
The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.
All Together Now
2020
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helping hand?
Imperial Dreams
2014
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Starving in Suburbia
2014
When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site founder, ButterflyAna. By the time Hannah's family realizes what is happening and get Hannah the help she needs, the disease has fully taken hold and Hannah is refusing to eat. Will this family be able to exorcise the demon of anorexia from their lives?
Hounddog
2008
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Lady Driver
2020
When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the drive in her all along.
My Brother the Devil
2012
Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.
The Experiment
2010
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.
All Day and a Night
2020
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
The Truth About Emanuel
2013
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
Hellion
2014
When motocross and heavy metal obsessed, 13-year-old Jacob's delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother Wes with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father must finally take responsibility for their actions and each other in order to bring Wes home.
What are the best movies like Charlie?
Bastard Out of Carolina is the strongest current recommendation on this page for viewers looking for movies like Charlie.
How many recommendations are on the Charlie page?
This page currently lists 18 related titles for Charlie.
How often does the Movies Like Charlie page update?
This page refreshes whenever Movie Rankings rebuilds the related-title view for Charlie. It was last generated from site data on May 8, 2026.
Sources & freshness
Last refreshed from site data on May 8, 2026.