Movies like Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room (1996) is a drama movie directed by Jerry Zaks. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
★ 7.5 · 2,843 votes · Drama, Comedy
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.
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2. The Rainmaker (1997)
★ 7.0 · 1,564 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
Movies like The Rainmaker →
3. Annihilation (2018)
★ 6.5 · 9,707 votes · Sci-Fi, Horror
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
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4. My Sister's Keeper (2009)
★ 7.4 · 2,310 votes · Drama
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.
Movies like My Sister's Keeper →
5. Clouds (2020)
★ 8.2 · 1,071 votes · Music, Drama
Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.
Movies like Clouds →
6. Cassandra's Dream (2007)
★ 6.3 · 861 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
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7. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
★ 7.6 · 1,534 votes · Drama, Thriller
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
Movies like A Streetcar Named Desire →
8. Blue Jasmine (2013)
★ 7.0 · 3,752 votes · Drama
After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past.
Movies like Blue Jasmine →
9. You're Not You (2014)
★ 7.4 · 864 votes · Drama
When an accomplished pianist is diagnosed with the devastating and incurable disease ALS, she hires a directionless young woman who becomes her full-time caregiver. Complete opposites, the strangers form a life-changing bond inspiring each other to live life to fullest, while being brought together by the most challenging of circumstances.
Movies like You're Not You →
10. Mr. Church (2016)
★ 7.4 · 554 votes · Drama
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Movies like Mr. Church →
11. People Like Us (2012)
★ 6.8 · 676 votes · Drama
After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew existed, and her troubled 12-year-old son.
Movies like People Like Us →
12. The Color Purple (2023)
★ 7.0 · 383 votes · Drama
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Movies like The Color Purple →

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Movies like Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room (1996) is a drama movie directed by Jerry Zaks. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

1. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
★ 7.5 · 2,843 votes · Drama, Comedy
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.
Movies like Me and Earl and the Dying Girl →
2. The Rainmaker (1997)
★ 7.0 · 1,564 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
Movies like The Rainmaker →
3. Annihilation (2018)
★ 6.5 · 9,707 votes · Sci-Fi, Horror
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Movies like Annihilation →
4. My Sister's Keeper (2009)
★ 7.4 · 2,310 votes · Drama
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by sudden, heartbreaking news that forces them to make a difficult and unorthodox choice in order to save their baby girl's life. The parents' desperate decision raises both ethical and moral questions and rips away at the foundation of their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart, while revealing surprising truths that challenge everyone's perceptions of love and loyalty and give new meaning to the definition of healing.
Movies like My Sister's Keeper →
5. Clouds (2020)
★ 8.2 · 1,071 votes · Music, Drama
Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.
Movies like Clouds →
6. Cassandra's Dream (2007)
★ 6.3 · 861 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.
Movies like Cassandra's Dream →
7. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
★ 7.6 · 1,534 votes · Drama, Thriller
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
Movies like A Streetcar Named Desire →
8. Blue Jasmine (2013)
★ 7.0 · 3,752 votes · Drama
After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past.
Movies like Blue Jasmine →
9. You're Not You (2014)
★ 7.4 · 864 votes · Drama
When an accomplished pianist is diagnosed with the devastating and incurable disease ALS, she hires a directionless young woman who becomes her full-time caregiver. Complete opposites, the strangers form a life-changing bond inspiring each other to live life to fullest, while being brought together by the most challenging of circumstances.
Movies like You're Not You →
10. Mr. Church (2016)
★ 7.4 · 554 votes · Drama
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Movies like Mr. Church →
11. People Like Us (2012)
★ 6.8 · 676 votes · Drama
After flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, a struggling man discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew existed, and her troubled 12-year-old son.
Movies like People Like Us →
12. The Color Purple (2023)
★ 7.0 · 383 votes · Drama
A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
Movies like The Color Purple →

1. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

2. The Rainmaker (1997)

3. Annihilation (2018)

4. My Sister's Keeper (2009)

5. Clouds (2020)

6. Cassandra's Dream (2007)

7. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

8. Blue Jasmine (2013)

9. You're Not You (2014)

10. Mr. Church (2016)

11. People Like Us (2012)

12. The Color Purple (2023)

Related lists

1. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

2. The Rainmaker (1997)

3. Annihilation (2018)

4. My Sister's Keeper (2009)

5. Clouds (2020)

6. Cassandra's Dream (2007)

7. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

8. Blue Jasmine (2013)

9. You're Not You (2014)

10. Mr. Church (2016)

11. People Like Us (2012)

12. The Color Purple (2023)

Related lists