Movies Like Storm (2009)

Storm is a 2009 drama film from Hans-Christian Schmid with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Music Box and The Secret Life of Words.

Drama

Music Box

1989

A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

7.1

MagicScore

The Secret Life of Words

2005

A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.

7.0

MagicScore

Rashomon

1950

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

8.0

MagicScore

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

8.0

MagicScore

Primal Fear

1996

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.

7.7

MagicScore

Sleepers

1996

Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.

7.6

MagicScore

My Cousin Vinny

1992

Two carefree pals from Brooklyn traveling through rural Alabama on their way back to college are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he arrives with his leather-clad girlfriend, to try his first case, it's a real shock - for him and the Deep South!

7.5

MagicScore

Dead Man Walking

1995

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

7.3

MagicScore

Lenny

1974

The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

The Castle

1997

The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia's busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

Ned Rifle

2015

Henry’s and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan, whose connection to Henry predates even his arrival in the lives of the Grim family.

5.8

MagicScore

#12

Welcome to Hartmanns

2016

The Hartmann family is turned upside down when mother Angelika decides to take in the refugee Diallo, against her husband's will. Amidst the typical chaos of our time, hope remains that the family finds its stability, confidence and peace again - just like the whole country.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Yojimbo

1961

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

8.1

MagicScore

#14

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

2024

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

7.6

MagicScore

#15

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On

1987

Kenzo Okuzaki, a 62-year-old veteran of the New Guinea campaign in World War II, sets out to conduct interviews with survivors and relatives to find the truth behind atrocities committed while the Japanese garrison was surrounded, in particular the unexplained killing of two Japanese privates in his unit.

7.5

MagicScore

#16

The Ghost Writer

2010

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Remember the Night

1940

Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone in jail.

7.3

MagicScore

#18

Laura

1944

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

7.6

MagicScore

#19

Solace

2015

A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.

6.4

MagicScore

#20

The General Died at Dawn

1936

China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Storm?

The top films similar to Storm by MovieMagicScore are Music Box (7.1), The Secret Life of Words (7.0), Rashomon (8.0). Each shares drama themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Storm worth watching?

Storm holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 29 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Storm?

Storm (2009) is a drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid, starring Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca, Stephen Dillane.

Where can I find more recommendations like Storm?

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 Storm

This ranked list pairs Storm (2009), a drama film from Hans-Christian Schmid, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kerry Fox 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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