Movies like Runaways

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Runaways (2003)
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Runaways (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Steve Moore is sixteen and lives with his younger sister, mother Cheryl and her boyfriend John, in a modest house in Bakersfield, California. An abusive and often intoxicated man, John rules the household, and though his attacks on Steve result in emergency hospital visits, Cheryl's loyalty is to her boyfriend. To protect her relationship with John, she "ditches" her son, having him arrested and locked in a correctional "mental" facility, before coercing her older brother Burt, who lives in Hollywood, to take him. Steve quickly discovers that Burt cannot even provide temporary lodging, but an administrator at his new high school directs him to a shelter for runaway kids where he soon learns to navigate his way.
Style: serious, realistic, independent film, psychological, sincere, humorous
Plot: troubled youth, juvenile delinquency, dysfunctional family, teenage life, on the run, downfall, pregnancy, youth, addiction, family relations, life is a bitch, society, family problems, estrangement, destructive relationship, prostitute, hospital, alcohol abuse, social misfits, family in crisis, child abuse, teen drinking, mother son relationship, student, runaway ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: texas

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Most similar movies to Runaways

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and psychological films with plots about life is a bitch, youth, family relations, family problems, society, teenage life and parents and children mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Runaways: Hard Sun (2014), Treading Water (2001), Crutch (2004), 1 Out of 7 (2011), Engel & Joe (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Hard Sun (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After the death of her parents, a young woman assumes primary guardianship of her special needs brother. But as she attempts to balance her new life with her brother and her own blossoming romance, it becomes painfully clear that life will only make ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, independent film
Plot: family relations, life is a bitch, family in crisis, youth, dysfunctional family, family problems, brother sister relationship, autism, special needs, guardian, child care, sibling relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 5.5
 439
Treading Water (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Casey (Angela Redman) has rejected her privileged upbringing and restores old boats for a living. She lives a cozy life with her beautiful social worker girlfriend Alex (super sexy Nina Landey) until her stuffy family demands that she come home for ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot: lgbt, lesbian, eccentric family, culture clash, fish out of water, family gatherings, dysfunctional family, couples, society, addiction, family life, family relations ...
Place: new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
 5.1
 721
Crutch (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An autobiographical film taken from the experiences of writer-director Rob Moretti, CRUTCH is a coming-of-age tale about a young man's struggle with family problems and substance abuse. Behind a facade of suburban middle class perfection, ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, emotional, bleak ...
Plot: coming of age, gay, dysfunctional family, family relations, rehabilitation, suburbs, kids in trouble, dangerous attraction, lifestyle, social decay, teenage life, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
 5.5
 200
1 Out of 7 (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Runaway teen Lexi find herself alone and pregnant on the streets. Seemingly beyond hope, she must turn to Devon, a woman with her own demons, to help her find a way back from her past mistakes.
Style: serious, sincere, realistic, rough, independent film ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: homeless, teenage life, kids in trouble, life is a bitch, love, dysfunctional family, society, youth, family problems, pregnancy, escape, loneliness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, oregon, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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 969
Engel & Joe (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A love story of a 17 year old punk-rocker and a 15 year old runaway girl.
Style: psychological, touching, sincere, sentimental, talky ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: drug addict, youth, punk, kids in trouble, pregnancy, love affair, fall in love, life is a bitch, street kid, grownups, couples, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
The American Standards (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: At a crossroads in his life, Doc Jennings goes home to celebrate his mother's birthday and uncovers dramatic family secrets. Lies, affairs and afflictions bubble to the surface of his seemingly perfect family. Can they come back together or is ...
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating
Plot: family relations, family problems, couples, family in crisis, parents and children, wedding anniversary, life turned upside down, love, father son relationship, hospital, society, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new orleans
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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 545
An Adolescent (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Tomokawa is a tough guy turned bored cop who spends much of his time sating lonely housewives and looking after retarded teen Sukemasa. One day while hanging out at a bar, he is approached by a 15-year-old enjo kosai named Yoko, offering a round of ...
Style: psychological, serious, rough, realistic
Plot: teenage girl, tattoo, mentally challenged, introspection, life is a bitch, tough heroes, teenage life, youth, prostitute, society, social misfits, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Fifteen and Pregnant (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Based on a true story, 15 year old Tina Spangler discovers she is pregnant. Her choices are abortion, adoption, or a lonely, exhausting life as a single parent. Abandoned by her boyfriend, she turns to her mother. Tina discovers although it has torn ...
Style: realistic, serious, touching, emotional, psychological ...
Audience: teens
Plot: pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, family problems, lifestyle, teenage life, family in crisis, hopes, parent child relationship, sister sister relationship, youth, family relations, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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 234
In My Pocket (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A harrowing journey down the dark spiral of drug addiction. As Stephen Jameson's carefully constructed life slowly falls apart, his belief system is shattered when he discovers that he's no longer the functioning addict that he once was.
Style: serious, realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot: addiction, drug addict, drug abuse, life is a bitch, pills, couples, society, introspection, drug addiction, recovery, drug, junkie ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
The Secret Life of Zoey (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Marcia always thought her overachieving daughter Zoey was the dream child. But then she discovers that her perfect teen has a not-so-perfect drug addiction. Marcia and her ex-husband go through plenty of denial as their daughter spirals out of ...
Style: humorous, captivating, psychological, touching, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: rehabilitation, drug abuse, drug addict, doctors and patients, drug dealing, introspection, teenage life, going straight, hopes, life is a bitch, family problems, couples ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
The Toy Soldiers (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: On one evening in a decade of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, the innocence of youth and family unravels. Five parallel coming-of-age stories dramatize the stages of grief. A youthful mother in a custody battle over her children, finds ...
Style: serious, psychological, sincere, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: teenage life, haunted by the past, family problems, youth, life is a bitch, social misfits, misfit, addiction, custody, society, bittersweet, homosexual ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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 871
The Angel (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Sweden, Finland
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A drug addict becomes a mother and has to deal with responsibility and self-respect.
Style: disturbing, realistic, serious, rough, independent film ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, haunted by the past, solitude, family problems, youth, life is a bitch, human nature, destructive relationship, downfall, coping, addiction, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Terror in the Family (1996)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Fifteen-year-old Deena Marten wants the same freedom every teenager craves. But when she can't have her way, her rebellious temperament erupts in violence. Her parents, Stephanie and Todd, fear her new boyfriend, Garret, 17, is the cause. ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, touching, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: trouble, substance abuse, recovery, abuse, women, victim, family relations, dysfunctional family, alcohol abuse, rape, family problems, kids in trouble ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
 6.1
 464
Mouth to Mouth (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The teenage girl Vera left her family after an incident at home, and is now living with a middle-aged drug addict, Morgan, who is using her as a prostitute to get money for drugs and debts. Meanwhile, the rest of her family is falling apart, and her ...
Style: realistic, serious, touching, emotional
Plot: dysfunctional family, youth, rescue, life is a bitch, life turned upside down, parents and children, drug abuse, family problems, estrangement, society, teenage prostitution, first sex ...
Time: 21st century
Place: eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.9
 1K
Lost Angels (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Rich L.A. party brat Tim (Adam Horovitz) spins into a cycle of despair after his parents divorce, and trying to fill the void with drugs and trouble only buys him a ticket to an asylum. But with the help of a psychiatrist (Donald Sutherland) who has ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, thought provoking, independent film ...
Plot: juvenile delinquency, gang, redemption, coming of age, youth, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, society, lifestyle, teenage life, dysfunctional family, nightlife ...
Time: year 1989, 80s
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 5.3
 3K
Loverboy (2005)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A neglected daughter becomes a possessive mother in an emotional journey into the heart and mind of a woman who loved too much.
Style: psychological, sentimental, serious, touching, erotic ...
Plot: obsession, mental illness, dysfunctional family, pregnancy, parents and children, life is a bitch, single parent, family problems, family relations, teenage life, babies and infants, possessiveness ...
Time: year 2005
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
 6.2
 701
America (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: In "America," Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life, ...
Style: uplifting, serious, realistic, psychological, sincere
Audience: family outing
Plot: adoption, youth, teenage life, custody, human spirit, healing power, sexual abuse, mental illness, family in crisis, hopes, society, doctors and patients ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
A Common Thread (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: French drama, the debut film from writer-director Eléonore Faucher. Teenager Claire (Lola Naymark) discovers she is pregnant and decides to keep it a secret. Abandoning her dead-end supermarket job, she is taken on as an apprentice by couturiere ...
Style: touching, psychological, sincere, serious, contemplative ...
Plot: teenage pregnancy, coming of age, pregnancy, small town, life is a bitch, friendship, single parent, youth, family problems, teenage life, human nature, employer employee relationship ...
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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 3K
Stella (1990)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Barmaid Stella Claire and blueblood Stephen Dallas have very little in common -- except they've fallen in love. When their relationship fails, Stella decides to raise the child they had, Jenny, alone. But Jenny and Stella are far from the ...
Style: serious, emotional, sentimental, captivating, sad ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: single parent, working class, pregnancy, society, breakup, moral dilemma, love and romance, starting over, youth, family life, parents and children, family problems ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.7
 564
Cook County (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: After a stint in prison, Sonny returns to his home in East Texas, determined to repair his relationship with his son. Standing in his way is his brother, who has turned the home into a crumbling meth lab (IMDb.com)
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot: meth lab, family relations, redemption, estrangement, family problems, addiction, parents and children, homecoming, drug abuse, methamphetamine, adolescence vs adulthood, small town ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Bridge to Silence (1989)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A woman with a hearing problem tries to get het life back together after a car accident that killed her husband.
Style: serious, realistic, thought provoking, emotional, gloomy ...
Plot: deaf, sexual abuse, sign language, family relations, life is a bitch, society, mute or deaf, opposites attract, single parent, misfit, introspection, hopes ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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 597
Refuge (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: After their parents abandon the family, a young woman works to take care of her younger siblings.
Style: serious, realistic, touching, captivating, independent film
Plot: teenage life, dysfunctional family, youth, family in crisis, family problems, family relations, siblings relations, life is a bitch, college dropout, mentally challenged, party, amphetamine ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1992)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Chantel Mitchell (Ariyan Johnson), a hip, articulate, black high-school girl in Brooklyn, is determined not to become "just another girl on the IRT" (the IRT is one of NYC's subway lines). She dreams of medical school, a family, and ...
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, touching, sentimental ...
Audience: teens
Plot: black, pregnancy, women of color, urban, teenage pregnancy, urbanization, woman, blaxploitation, solace, nudity, black history, poverty ...
Time: year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Place: brooklyn new york city, indiana, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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 692
On the Outs (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Follows the choices made by three young women - one a drug dealer, one an addict, one a pregnant teen - in Jersey City.
Style: serious, emotional, rough, touching, anthology ...
Plot: asthma, teenage pregnancy, drug dealer, single mother, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, lifestyle, teenage life, kids in trouble, social misfits, drug dealing, gang ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 6.9
 613
Sweet Jane (1998)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond.
Style: sad, independent film, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot: aids, terminal illness, hiv, illness, sex, quarantine, destruction, hospital, bittersweet, society, social misfits, love and romance ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 7.0
 2K
Wildflower (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive stepfather. The three soon become friends and hope to get Alice an education and help her escape from ...
Style: romantic, touching, realistic, serious, inspirational
Plot: deaf, dysfunctional family, friendship, mentally challenged, rescue, youth, deafness, great depression, child abuse, happy ending, disability, family relations ...
Time: 1930s, year 1938
Place: georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 6.5
 296
Most High (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When Julius (Marty Sader) loses his girlfriend, his job and the life of his pseudo father, Jack, his itch for a "quick fix" suffocates his ambitions and takes him on a trip through the disturbing addiction of crystal meth. Julius confides ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot: losing-it hero, rehabilitation, downfall, addiction, family problems, under the surface, couples, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, drug abuse, drug, drug addiction ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
 6.8
 294
The Doe Boy (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A Cherokee boy is a haemophiliac in a culture obsessed with blood identity.
Style: psychological, serious, touching, emotional, independent film ...
Plot: family relations, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, native american, society, youth, lifestyle, dysfunctional family, parents and children, homecoming, american indian, indigenous people ...
Time: 70s, 80s
Place: oklahoma, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: An amnesiac youth tries to piece together his past, but what he discovers may jeopardize his future.
Style: contemplative, serious, realistic, emotional, touching ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: patient, twins, memory, terminal illness, hospital, bittersweet, friendship, life is a bitch, doctors and patients, love and romance, coming of age, hopes ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Acts of Worship (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Alix is taken in by a photographer, Digna, who despite her friends' protests, tries to help Alix piece her life back together and overcome her addictions.
Style: serious, realistic, disturbing, rough, gloomy ...
Plot: friendship, addiction, juvenile delinquency, downfall, going straight, youth, life is a bitch, rehabilitation, destructive relationship, drug abuse, overdose, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, lower east side manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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