Movies Like Pure

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

Small Faces

1996·1h 48m·★ 6.8·Gillies MacKinnon

2 shared crewDir. Gillies MacKinnonDP: John de Borman

Hideous Kinky

1999·1h 38m·★ 6.0·Gillies MacKinnon

2 shared crewDir. Gillies MacKinnonDP: John de Borman

Tara Road

2005·1h 41m·★ 6.0·Gillies MacKinnon

2 shared crewDir. Gillies MacKinnonDP: John de Borman

Trainspotting

1996·1h 34m·★ 8.1·Danny Boyle

Themes: heroin, drug dealer, drug addictionTMDB recommends

Requiem for a Dream

2000·1h 42m·★ 8.3·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: heroin, drug dealer, drug addictionTMDB recommends

Bella

2006·1h 31m·★ 7.0·Alejandro Monteverde

Themes: football (soccer), waitressFans also liked

The Panic in Needle Park

1971·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Jerry Schatzberg

Themes: heroin, drug addictionFans also liked

6 Balloons

2018·1h 15m·★ 5.9·Marja-Lewis Ryan

Themes: heroin, drug addictionFans also liked

Transamerica

2005·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Duncan Tucker

Themes: waitress, drug addictionFans also liked

Memento

2000·1h 53m·★ 8.4·Christopher Nolan

Themes: drug dealer, waitress

Taxi Driver

1976·1h 54m·★ 8.2·Martin Scorsese

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Ben-Hur

1959·3h 32m·★ 8.1·William Wyler

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All About My Mother

1999·1h 41m·★ 7.8·Pedro Almodóvar

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East of Eden

1955·1h 55m·★ 7.8·Elia Kazan

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El Inca

2016·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Ignacio Castillo Cottin

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Boys Don't Cry

1999·1h 58m·★ 7.5·Kimberly Peirce

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Moonlight

2016·1h 51m·★ 7.4·Barry Jenkins

Themes: drug dealer, drug addiction

Easy Rider

1969·1h 35m·★ 7.2·Dennis Hopper

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Bridget Jones's Diary

2001·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Sharon Maguire

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I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

2017·1h 36m·★ 6.9·Macon Blair

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How Good Is Pure?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.