Movies Like Likeness (2013)

Likeness is a 2013 drama film from Rodrigo Prieto with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Life Is Sweet and Sharing the Secret.

Drama

Life Is Sweet

1990

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.

7.0

MagicScore

Sharing the Secret

2000

A teenage girl, who feels she must always seem happy for her parents and friends, secretly binges and purges.

6.3

MagicScore

Diana: In Her Own Words

2017

Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.

7.7

MagicScore

Things Heard & Seen

2021

Catherine Clare reluctantly trades life in 1980 Manhattan for a remote home in the tiny hamlet of Chosen, New York, after her husband George lands a job teaching art history at a small Hudson Valley college. Even as she does her best to transform the old dairy farm into a place where young daughter Franny will be happy, Catherine increasingly finds herself isolated and alone. She soon comes to sense a sinister darkness lurking both in the walls of the ramshackle property—and in her marriage to George.

5.7

MagicScore

My Fat Arse and I

2020

One morning, a girl tries on a pair of new pants, but they won’t zip up. In the mirror she sees herself as the fattest piglet the world has ever seen. To change this, she decides to go on a strict diet. Hunger quickly turns her into a kind of zombie, stumbling blindly to the fridge that seems to haunt her at night. In one of those moments, the Angel of the United Bitches of Slimbuttlandia appears, carrying a royal invitation to visit the kingdom and take part in a mysterious royal ceremony.

6.8

MagicScore

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

1987

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

7.0

MagicScore

The Hole

2001

Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.

6.2

MagicScore

Trash Fire

2016

Owen and Isabel's love story simmers with spiteful rage and unfortunately for everyone, Isabel is pregnant with Owen's child. To prove to her that he can become a stable father, Owen agrees to reconnect with his only living relatives at Isabel's request. The couple take a trip to visit his perversely devoted grandmother and his sister Pearl, who was severely burned in a fire, to finally bury the hatchet. But sometimes the ties that bind can cut off all circulation.

5.8

MagicScore

Requiem for a Dream

2000

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

8.0

MagicScore

#10

Mary and Max

2009

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

7.9

MagicScore

#11

The Whale

2022

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

7.8

MagicScore

#12

Boogeyman 2

2007

A young woman attempts to cure her phobia of the boogeyman by checking herself into a mental health facility, only to realize too late that she is now helplessly trapped with her own greatest fear.

5.5

MagicScore

#13

Heartstopper Forever

2026

It's a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie's relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

To the Bone

2017

A young woman dealing with anorexia meets an unconventional doctor who challenges her to face her condition and embrace life.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

Saltburn

2023

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

Feed

2017

Olivia and Matthew Grey, 18-year-old twins born into a world of privilege and high expectations. There are almost no boundaries between them - even their dreams are connected.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

The Darkness

2016

A family returns from a Grand Canyon vacation with a supernatural presence in tow.

4.8

MagicScore

#18

Swallow

2020

Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

Maledimiele

2012

Maledimiele tells the story of Sara, a teenage girl who sinks – slowly but inevitably – into the abyss of anorexia.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

River's Edge

2018

High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Likeness?

The top films similar to Likeness by MovieMagicScore are Life Is Sweet (7.0), Sharing the Secret (6.3), Diana: In Her Own Words (7.7). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Likeness worth watching?

Likeness holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 34 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Likeness?

Likeness (2013) is a drama film directed by Rodrigo Prieto, starring Elle Fanning, Ximena Prieto, Chelsea Schuchman.

Where can I find more recommendations like Likeness?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Likeness

This ranked list pairs Likeness (2013), a drama film from Rodrigo Prieto, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Elle Fanning take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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