Movies like A Million Little Pieces: 20 to watch next

If you loved A Million Little Pieces (2019) — a drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of A Million Little Pieces most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on novel or book, drug addiction and rehabilitation. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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1
Beautiful Boy 2018★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
2
Less Than Zero 1987★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
3
The Basketball Diaries 1995★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
4
Trainspotting 1996★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
5
Permanent Midnight 1998★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
6
Heaven Knows What 2015★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
A young heroin addict roams the streets of New York to panhandle and get her next fix, while her unstable boyfriend drifts in and out of her life at random.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
7
Stuart: A Life Backwards 2007★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
8
Valley of the Dolls 1967★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol and pills — the beloved "dolls."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
9
My Brother the Devil 2012★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Fourteen-year-old Mo is a lonely, sensitive boy whose hunger for the rant and banter of buddies makes him prone to tread dangerous territories. He idolizes his handsome older brother, Rashid, a charismatic, well-respected member of a local gang, whose drug dealing enables “Rash” to provide for his family. Aching to be seen as a tough guy himself, Mo takes a job that unlocks a fateful turn of events and forces the brothers to confront their inner demons. It turns out that hate is easy. It is love and understanding that take real courage.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
10
The Outrun 2024★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to come to terms with her troubled past. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her traumatic childhood merge with more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
11
Rocketman 2019★ 7.3
Shares: Drama
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
12
Layer Cake 2004★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
13
Moonlight 2016★ 7.4
Shares: Drama
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
14
Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
15
White Boy Rick 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
16
The Mustang 2019★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
17
The Doors 1991★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
18
Requiem for a Dream 2000★ 8.0
Shares: Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Stream in India on Movie Sphere+
19
Pain Hustlers 2023★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
After losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs.
Stream in India on Netflix
20
Hillbilly Elegy 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
Stream in India on Netflix