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10 Best Movies Like The Motive

If you loved The Motive, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Julia

Julia

1977★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Motive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany....

#2
The Words

The Words

2012★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Motive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn'...

#3
Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

2007★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Motive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to ...

#4
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Motive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#5
Newness

Newness

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Motive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In contemporary Los Angeles, two millennials navigating a social media–driven hookup culture begin a relationship that pushes both emotional and physical boundaries....

#6
Following

Following

1999★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Motive for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when h...

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