Movies like Impossible Things (2021)

Name: Impossible Things
Released: 2021

10 films to watch after Impossible Things, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor.

1

The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

Fit 55%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
2

On the Road (2026)

Fit 50%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

Veneno, a rebellious young drifter, frequents roadside diners where he sleeps with truck drivers. Urgently needing a ride, he meets Muñeco, a hard-edged driver who keeps to himself. He convinces Muñeco to take him deep into the hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking across the north of Mexico. As they travel together and an unexpected intimacy builds between them, shadows from Veneno’s past resurface, putting both their lives at risk.
3

Let Me Be with You (2025)

Fit 49%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

Lucía lives with an incurable disease, and Bruno was deported to Mexico with no place to sleep. An unexpected phone call brings them together in an emotional story of overcoming, reconstruction and hope.
4

We the Poor (1948)

Fit 47%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.
5

The Good Neighbor (2022)

Fit 46%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

A nightmarish evening unfolds for neighbors David and Robert when they accidentally hit a woman on her bike and flee the scene. While David is increasingly plagued by feelings of guilt, Robert shows no remorse and becomes overbearing and possessive.
6

A Dry White Season (1989)

Fit 46%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

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.
7

Charm City Kings (2020)

Fit 45%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
8

The Zone (2007)

Fit 44%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

Residents of an enclosed neighborhood in the middle of Mexico DF are shocked by a violent crime, and for one resident in particular, young Alejandro, the drama is ratcheted up when he encounters the lone kid who escaped the event and is hiding out within the neighborhood's borders.
9

Staring at Strangers (2022)

Fit 44%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

Carpenter Sergio runs away and hides in a closet after his boss fired him. When the closet arrives at its buyer's house, he decides to stay there, hiding in his new home living with an unknown family.
10

Embattled (2020)

Fit 44%

Shares Drama with Impossible Things.

The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.