Movies Like Martian Child

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

A Matador's Mistress

2008·1h 32m·★ 5.6·Menno Meyjes

2 shared crewDir. Menno MeyjesDP: Robert D. Yeoman

Mighty Aphrodite

1995·1h 35m·★ 7.0·Woody Allen

Themes: adoptive father, adoptionTMDB recommends

The Blind Side

2009·2h 9m·★ 7.6·John Lee Hancock

Themes: education, adoption

Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Antonia's Line

1995·1h 42m·★ 7.4·Marleen Gorris

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

On the Count of Three

2022·1h 26m·★ 7.0·Jerrod Carmichael

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

The Ice Harvest

2005·1h 28m·★ 6.2·Harold Ramis

Both star John Cusack & Oliver PlattComedy & Drama

Love & Mercy

2015·2h·★ 7.4·Bill Pohlad

DP: Robert D. YeomanStarring John Cusack

Beauty and the Beast

1946·1h 36m·★ 7.9·Jean Cocteau

TMDB recommends

A Few Good Men

1992·2h 18m·★ 7.8·Rob Reiner

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Instant Family

2018·1h 58m·★ 7.3·Sean Anders

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

Fatherhood

2021·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Paul Weitz

Fans also likedDrama & Comedy

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death

1999·23m·★ 7.9·John Henderson

TMDB recommends

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001·2h 26m·★ 7.2·Steven Spielberg

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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

1953·1h 27m·★ 7.3·Jacques Tati

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Ezra

2024·1h 40m·★ 6.5·Tony Goldwyn

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

The Mating of Millie

1948·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Henry Levin

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Tully

2018·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Jason Reitman

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

And Along Come Tourists

2007·1h 25m·★ 6.8·Robert Thalheim

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Critters

1986·1h 26m·★ 6.1·Stephen Herek

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How Good Is Martian Child?

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