Movies like Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace (2018) is a drama movie directed by Debra Granik. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Captain Fantastic (2016)
★ 7.9 · 7,010 votes · Drama, Comedy
Deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, beginning a journey that challenges his idea of what it means to be a parent.
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2. Jack Reacher (2012)
★ 6.7 · 7,922 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
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3. Lady Bird (2017)
★ 7.2 · 9,223 votes · Drama, Comedy
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
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4. Bad Samaritan (2018)
★ 6.7 · 803 votes · Thriller, Crime, Horror
A thief makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are no longer how he expected.
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5. Twilight (2008)
★ 6.3 · 14,759 votes · Fantasy, Drama, Romance
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.
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6. The Edge of Seventeen (2016)
★ 7.1 · 4,347 votes · Comedy, Drama
Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.
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7. Halloween (2018)
★ 6.6 · 5,195 votes · Horror, Thriller
Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
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8. Smile (2022)
★ 6.7 · 4,322 votes · Horror, Mystery
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
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9. Wendy and Lucy (2008)
★ 6.8 · 374 votes · Drama
A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.
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10. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
★ 7.8 · 11,530 votes · Drama
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
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11. Forrest Gump (1994)
★ 8.5 · 30,662 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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12. Mean Girls (2004)
★ 7.2 · 9,734 votes · Drama, Comedy
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
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13. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
★ 7.7 · 21,342 votes · Adventure, Fantasy
When a new professor's methods leave Hogwarts unprepared to fight the rising tide of evil, Harry teaches students how to defend against the dark arts.
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14. It (2017)
★ 7.2 · 20,770 votes · Horror, Thriller, Drama
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
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15. Into the Wild (2007)
★ 7.8 · 10,401 votes · Adventure, Drama
After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
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16. Walkabout (1971)
★ 7.3 · 478 votes · Adventure, Drama
Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.
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17. The Hours (2002)
★ 7.2 · 1,922 votes · Drama
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
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18. Heaven Is for Real (2014)
★ 6.8 · 913 votes · Drama
After their young son, Colton, undergoes emergency surgery, small-town parents Todd and Sonja Burpo are overjoyed at the child's miraculous recovery. However, the Burpos are unprepared for what happens next... Colton says that during his surgery he went to heaven and back, and tells his parents things that he couldn't possibly know. Can Todd find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world?
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19. Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)
★ 8.4 · 966 votes · Drama, Mystery
Through unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns of a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again.
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20. Before I Fall (2017)
★ 7.0 · 3,599 votes · Drama, Fantasy
Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.
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