Movies Like The Trip

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

The Living End

1992·1h 25m·★ 6.6·Gregg Araki

4 shared themes: hiv, aids, road trip...Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Longtime Companion

1989·1h 39m·★ 7.6·Norman René

4 shared themes: hiv, aids, 1980s...Fans also likedDrama & Romance

Bohemian Rhapsody

2018·2h 15m·★ 7.9·Bryan Singer

5 shared themes: hiv, aids, 1970s...Fans also liked

The Normal Heart

2014·2h 13m·★ 7.9·Ryan Murphy

4 shared themes: hiv, aids, 1980s...Fans also liked

House of Boys

2009·2h·★ 6.5·Jean-Claude Schlim

Themes: aids, 1980s, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Romance

Dallas Buyers Club

2013·1h 57m·★ 7.9·Jean-Marc Vallée

Themes: hiv, aids, 1980sFans also liked

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998·1h 58m·★ 7.4·Terry Gilliam

Themes: road trip, journalist, 1970sFans also liked

Playing by Heart

1998·2h 1m·★ 6.9·Willard Carroll

Themes: aids, los angeles, californiaTMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

A Very Natural Thing

1974·1h 26m·★ 6.8·Purusha Larkin

Themes: 1970s, gay themeFans also likedDrama & Romance

Making Love

1982·1h 53m·★ 6.9·Arthur Hiller

Themes: gay theme, los angeles, californiaFans also likedDrama & Romance

Boys on the Side

1995·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Herbert Ross

Themes: aids, road tripFans also liked

Cry Freedom

1987·2h 37m·★ 7.4·Richard Attenborough

Themes: journalist, 1970sFans also liked

Where the Truth Lies

2005·1h 47m·★ 6.4·Atom Egoyan

Themes: journalist, 1970sFans also liked

Milk

2008·2h 8m·★ 7.5·Gus Van Sant

Themes: 1970s, gay themeFans also liked

Talk to Her

2002·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Pedro Almodóvar

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Breaking the Waves

1996·2h 39m·★ 7.8·Lars von Trier

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Green Book

2018·2h 10m·★ 8.2·Peter Farrelly

Themes: road trip, gay theme

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

TMDB recommends

Donnie Darko

2001·1h 54m·★ 8.0·Richard Kelly

TMDB recommends

Die Hard

1988·2h 12m·★ 8.2·John McTiernan

Themes: 1980s, los angeles, california

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