Movies like Back Fork
If Back Fork's mix of drug addiction, divorce and death of daughter stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Back Fork's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 102 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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The Shack
2017 · Directed by Stuart Hazeldine · 132 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: death of daughter · From the same decade (2010s)
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
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Faces
1968 · Directed by John Cassavetes · 130 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: divorce
Middle-aged suburban husband Richard abruptly tells his wife, Maria, that he wants a divorce. As Richard takes up with a younger woman, Maria enjoys a night on the town with her friends and meets a younger man.
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A Good Person
2023 · Directed by Zach Braff · 128 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction
Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps her live a life worth living.
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Four Good Days
2021 · Directed by Rodrigo García · 100 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
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Hillbilly Elegy
2020 · Directed by Ron Howard · 117 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction
An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
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Ben Is Back
2018 · Directed by Peter Hedges · 103 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction · From the same decade (2010s)
19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean.
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Echo Valley
2025 · Directed by Michael Pearce · 105 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction
Kate lives a secluded life—until her troubled daughter shows up, frightened and covered in someone else's blood. As Kate unravels the shocking truth, she learns just how far a mother will go to try to save her child.
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Rachel Getting Married
2008 · Directed by Jonathan Demme · 113 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: drug addiction
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.