15 Movies Like Illegitimate
Loved Illegitimate? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
Is God Is
Two sisters embark on an epic quest for revenge, confronting a charged family history that pushes them to extraordinary lengths.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
The War Zone
An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
Careful What You Wish For
A guy gets more than he bargained for after entering into an affair with the wife of an investment banker. Soon, a suspicious death and substantial life insurance policy embroil him in a scandal.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
A Higher Law
Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control, but she loses her own sense of control in this process.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Illegitimate.
The Cement Garden
After the death of her husband, the mother of Julie, Jack, Sue and Tom begins to suffer from a mysterious illness. Aware that she is going to have to go into hospital she opens a bank account for the children, so that they can be financially self-sufficient and will be able to avoid being taken into care by the authorities. Unfortunately she also dies and Julie and Jack (the older, teenage children) decide to hide her body in the basement so that they can have free reign of their household. Soon Tom has taken to dressing as a girl whilst Sue has become increasingly reticent, confiding only to her diary, meanwhile Jack and Julie sense an attraction developing for each other. However Julie's new beau, Derek, threatens to unearth the many dark secrets within this family as he becomes increasingly suspicious of Jack.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
Goodbye June
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Illegitimate.
Broken
Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
Dark Places
A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
You Can Count on Me
A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
Double Mommy
After taking a break for the summer before their senior year, Ryan and Jess rekindle their relationship, and find out that Jess is pregnant with twins. When Ryan's mother demands a paternity test, they find out that Ryan is only the father of one baby... The other father is Ryan's best friend Brent, who Ryan discovers date-raped Jess at a party over the summer. With college recruiters and an overbearing father looming over Brent's head, he will stop at nothing to make sure that he clears his name--even if it means getting rid of Jess and her babies! Morgan Obenreder, Mark Grossman, Megan Gallagher, Griffin Freeman, David Starzyk star. (2017)
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
Butterfly on a Wheel
A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
Eve's Bayou
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
Gimme Shelter
After running away from her abusive mother, a streetwise teen seeks refuge with her father, but he rejects her when he learns that she's pregnant.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.
The Skeleton Twins
Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Illegitimate.