Movies like Dust (2026)

9 films to watch after Dust, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Sam's curiosity about life and death deepens on a family backpacking trip, where we see nature, loss, and the cycle of existence through the lens of a six-year-old child.

1

What Maisie Knew (2013)

Fit 74%

Shares Drama with Dust.

In New York City, six-year-old Maisie is caught in the middle of a bitter custody battle between her self-absorbed parents—an aging rock singer mother and a distracted art dealer father. As both quickly marry new partners to strengthen their legal standing, Maisie is shuttled back and forth in an endless game of emotional point-scoring. Yet amid the chaos and upheaval, Maisie begins to find true comfort and affection in her new step-parents.
2

Goodbye June (2025)

Fit 62%

Shares Drama with Dust.

Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
3

Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

Fit 57%

Shares Drama with Dust.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
4

Here (2024)

Fit 56%

Shares Drama with Dust.

An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.
5

Hounddog (2008)

Fit 47%

Shares Drama with Dust.

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
6

Eleanor the Great (2025)

Fit 45%

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94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
7

All Day and a Night (2020)

Fit 43%

Shares Drama with Dust.

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
8

The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

Fit 40%

Shares Drama with Dust.

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
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A Dry White Season (1989)

Fit 35%

Shares Drama with Dust.

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.