Movies like Wendy and Lucy

Set on the outskirts of Disney World, The Florida Project focuses on the life of a six-year-old girl living in a budget motel. It shares Wendy and Lucy's penchant for raw, humanist storytelling as it explores the fringes of the American dream through the eyes of children.

Nomadland follows a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad. The film's exploration of American life off the conventional path echoes Wendy and Lucy's themes.

Winter's Bone is a stark portrayal of a teenage girl's quest to find her missing father in the Ozark Mountains. Like Wendy and Lucy, it's a film about resilience and human endurance amid socioeconomic hardship.