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Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Angela's Ashes (1999)

Based on the best selling autobiography by Irish expat Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the poverty endemic in the slums of pre-war Limerick. The film opens with the family in Brooklyn, but following the deat …h of one of Frankie's siblings, they return home, only to find the situation there even worse. Prejudice against Frankie's Northern Irish father makes his search for employment in the Republic difficult despite his having fought for the IRA, and when he does find money, he spends the money on drink. (Read More)

Subgenre:
based on autobiographycoming of age
Themes:
death of babystarvationdeath of daughterprejudiceblindnessunemploymentdyingalcoholismdeath of motherpovertytheftrobberyincestfuneraldrunkenness …drinkingreligionchristmasdeathfriendship (See All)
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicycle accidentamericacatholic churchbicyclebusbathtubcemeteryschooltrainnew york cityhospital
Characters:
teacher student relationshipdeath of priestcatholic priestself respectdeath of girlfriendaunt nephew relationshipgrandmother grandson relationshipcousin cousin relationshipalcoholicnative americanteenage boyreference to godthiefpriestbaby …studentteacherboybrother brother relationshipsingerchildrendoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships (See All)
Period:
1930s1940s
Story:
starving to deathcoal miningstarving childirish danceirish republican armydeath of twinbelfast irelandirish americandublin irelandwriting a letterbaby carriagedead babyhorse and carriagesadistic teacherboys' school …altar boychristmas evereference to saint francis of assisireference to hopalong cassidyreference to charles laughtonreference to geronimoreference to joe louiscement factoryreference to quasimodoreference to billie holidaydoor shut in facerubber tirereference to al jolsonpiss potreference to james cagneyconjunctivitishand slapchamber potheathentyphoidblood transfusionlunar eclipsefithail marypresbyterianreference to al caponelimerickbugleconfirmationfirst communionguinnesstruancyfleawashing clothesalliterative titlesanitariumiraconsumptionholy communiondeath of grandmotherlarge familyhooliganprotestantdance lessonfloodingstarvingcoalbeggingmattresspost officeinformerpatriotstatue of liberty new york citymartyrpostmantelegrambare feethearseeasterlatinpeer pressureconfessionalbeggarhomecomingcrucifixionchocolatespittingdeath of sisterbigotrypridetheatre audienceheavennewsreel footagemiraclebloody noseshoessufferingjanitorwhiskeybrooklyn new york cityrailway stationburialirishflatulencehollywood californiawatching a moviecrucifixfaintingtraitorreference to william shakespearepubtwindeath of brotherirelandsadnessdeath of childcrossstorytellingangelconfessionimmigrationgraveyardcoffinradionunimmigrantambulancecandlesoccernewspapersurvivalreference to jesus christprayerneighbordead bodyapostrophe in titlebirthdayvomitingletterdrinkface slapurinationhorseunderwearsongbased on bookpunctuation in titlevoice over narrationfiresingingdancingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlefemale nuditytwo word titlemale nuditykissflashbackmasturbationfightblooddog (See All)

The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006)
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The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006)

In 1920, rural Ireland is the vicious battlefield of republican rebels against the British security forces and Irish Unionist population who oppose them, a recipe for mutual cruelty. Medical graduate Damien O'Donovan always gave priority to his socialist ideals and simply helping people in need. Jus …t when he's leaving Ireland to work in a highly reputed London hospital, witnessing gross abuse of commoners changes his mind. he returns and joins the local IRA brigade, commanded by his brother Teddy, and adopts the merciless logic of civil war, while Teddy mellows by experiencing first-hand endless suffering. When IRA leaders negotiate an autonomous Free State under the British crown, Teddy defends the pragmatic best possible deal at this stage. Damien however joins the large seceding faction which holds nothing less than a socialist republic will do. The result is another civil war, bloodily opposing former Irish comrades in arms, even the brothers. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationpovertydrinkingdeath
Locations:
catholic churchbicycletrainhospital
Characters:
catholic priestpriestbrother brother relationshipsingerdoctormother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
starving childirish republican armydublin irelandwriting a letterhorse and carriagemartyrtelegrambigotrytheatre audiencenewsreel footagesufferingrailway stationirishwatching a movietraitor …pubirelandcrossconfessioncandlereference to jesus christprayerdead bodyletterdrinkunderwearsongfiresingingdancingcigarette smokingdogkissfightblood (See All)

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Grave Of The Fireflies (1988)
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Grave Of The Fireflies (1988)

The story of Seita and Satsuko, two young Japanese siblings, living in the declining days of World War II. When an American firebombing separates the two children from their parents, the two siblings must rely completely on one another while they struggle to fight for their survival.

Themes:
starvationdyingdeath of mothertheftrobberyfriendshipdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicyclebathtubcemeteryschooltrainhospital
Characters:
aunt nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipteenage boythiefboysingerchildrendoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1940s
Story:
horse and carriagefloodingdeath of sistershoesjanitorburialdeath of childgraveyardsurvivalneighbordead bodyletterurinationhorsesong …voice over narrationfiresingingflashbackbloodfight (See All)

My Left Foot (1989)
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My Left Foot (1989)

Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)

Subgenre:
based on autobiography
Themes:
unemploymentpovertydrunkennessdrinkingdeath
Locations:
catholic churchhospital
Characters:
teenage boypriestbabyboybrother brother relationshipsingerchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
dublin irelandlarge familycoalwhiskeyirishreference to william shakespearepubirelandambulancecandlesoccerreference to jesus christbirthdaydrinksong …firesingingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlefightflashback (See All)

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to  …respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationtheftdrinkingreligionchristmasfriendshipdeath
Locations:
bicyclebathtubschooltrain
Characters:
reference to godthiefprieststudentteacherboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship
Period:
1940s
Story:
hail maryconfirmationholy communionprotestantinformereasterlatincrucifixionnewsreel footagewatching a moviefaintingtraitorconfessionnuncandle …reference to jesus christprayerletterdrinkurinationunderwearsongsingingcigarette smokingmasturbationbloodfight (See All)

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Nowhere Boy (2009)
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Nowhere Boy (2009)

The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth o …f The Beatles. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
death of mothertheftfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath
Locations:
bicyclebuscemeteryschool
Characters:
aunt nephew relationshipcousin cousin relationshipteenage boyreference to godthiefbabystudentteacherboysingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship
Period:
1940s
Story:
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Giant (1956)
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Giant (1956)

Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)

Themes:
prejudicefuneraldrunkennessdrinkingchristmasfriendshipdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
catholic churchcemeterytrainhospital
Characters:
grandmother grandson relationshipteenage boypriestbabysingerchildrendoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1930s1940s
Story:
reference to geronimodeath of sisterrailway stationburialcrucifixfaintingtwingraveyardcoffinimmigrantcandlenewspaperprayerneighborbirthday …letterdrinkhorsesongsingingcigarette smokingdogfightbloodkiss (See All)

Hunger (2008)
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Hunger (2008)

Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost  …limit. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationdyingreligiondeath
Locations:
busbathtub
Characters:
catholic priestpriestbabyboybrother brother relationshipdoctorfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
starving to deathirish republican armybelfast irelandirastarvingmartyrspittingbloody nosesufferingirishcrucifixirelandcrossstorytellingreference to jesus christ …vomitingunderwearcigarette smokingmale nuditymasturbationkissbloodflashback (See All)

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Ladder 49 (2004) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Ladder 49 (2004)

Under the watchful eye of his mentor Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire station. Jack has reached a crossroads, however, as the sacrifices he's made have put him in harm's way innumerable times and significantly impacted h …is relationship with his wife and kids. Responding to the worst blaze in his career, he becomes trapped inside a 20-story building. And as he reflects on his life, now Deputy Chief Kennedy frantically coordinates the effort to save him. (Read More)

Themes:
funeraldrunkennessdrinkingchristmasfriendshipdeath
Locations:
catholic churchcemeteryhospital
Characters:
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Story:
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Australia (2008)
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Australia (2008)

In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the count …ry's most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor only months earlier. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
prejudicedyingdeath of mothertheftdrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bathtubcemeteryschool
Characters:
alcoholicthiefpriestboysingerchildrendoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1930s1940s
Story:
spittingnewsreel footageburialwatching a moviepubcrossstorytellinggraveyardcandlenewspaperdead bodydrinkhorsesongvoice over narration …firesingingdancingcigarette smokingdogkissbloodfightflashback (See All)

Evita (1996)
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Evita (1996)

High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity  …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)

Themes:
unemploymentpovertyfuneraldrinkingdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
catholic churchbustrainhospital
Characters:
singerhusband wife relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1930s1940s
Story:
horse and carriagehearsetheatre audiencenewsreel footageshoesrailway stationwatching a moviecrucifixcoffinradiocandlenewspaperprayerdrinkhorse …songvoice over narrationfiresingingdancingcharacter name in title (See All)

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The Wages Of Fear (1953)
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The Wages Of Fear (1953)

In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death.

Themes:
starvationunemploymentdyingtheftdrinkingdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
cemetery
Characters:
native americanthiefboybrother brother relationshipsingerchildrendoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship
Story:
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Michael Collins (1996) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Michael Collins (1996)

Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of 'Michael Collins (XIV)' (qv), the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.

Themes:
drunkennessdrinkingreligiondeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
catholic churchbicycletrain
Characters:
priestsingerchildrenfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationship
Story:
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The White Ribbon (2009)
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The White Ribbon (2009)

From July, 1913 to the outbreak of World War I, a series of incidents take place in a German village. A horse trips on a wire and throws the rider; a woman falls to her death through rotted planks; the local baron's son is hung upside down in a mill; parents slap and bully their children; a man is c …ruel to his long-suffering lover; another sexually abuses his daughter. People disappear. A callow teacher, who courts a nanny in the baron's household, narrates the story and tries to investigate the connections among these accidents and crimes. What is foreshadowed? Are the children holy innocents? God may be in His heaven, but all is not right with the world; the center cannot hold. (Read More)

Themes:
death of motherincestdrinkingreligionchristmasdeath
Locations:
bicycleschool
Characters:
teacher student relationshipteenage boypriestbabyteacherboybrother brother relationshipsingerchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
baby carriagehorse and carriageconfirmationholy communionprotestantheavensufferingfaintingtwinsadnesscrossconfessioncoffinprayerdrink …face slaphorseunderwearvoice over narrationfiresingingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditykissbloodmasturbation (See All)

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The Basketball Diaries (1995)
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The Basketball Diaries (1995)

Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his … mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)

Subgenre:
based on autobiographycoming of age
Themes:
dyingtheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingreligionfriendshipdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
catholic churchbusbathtubschoolnew york cityhospital
Characters:
teenage boythiefprieststudentteacherbrother brother relationshipfriendmother son relationship
Story:
boys' schoolconfessionalbigotrybloody nosecrucifixreference to william shakespearecrossstorytellingconfessioncoffinprayerneighborvomitingdrinkface slap …urinationunderwearbased on bookvoice over narrationcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditykissbloodfightmasturbation (See All)

C.r.a.z.y. (2005)
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C.r.a.z.y. (2005)

Born Christmas Day 1960, Zac Beaulieu is the fourth of five sons of Gervais and Laurianne Beaulieu. Zac feels somewhat disconnected to his brothers, all of whom are different from each other. They include the bookworm Christian who is the eldest, the dumb jock Antoine who is third, and the youngest  …Yvan. But Zac has the most contempt for his second eldest brother, the shiftless druggie Raymond. To his devout Catholic mother, Zac is her miracle son, both for being born the same day as Jesus Christ (a fact which Zac has always hated), and because a Tupperware-selling mystic once told her that he has the power to heal. Laurianne has always coddled Zac, the two who have a special if unspoken bond. But Zac wants more to please his father, who wants more than anything in his sons that they grow up to be man's men and not sissies. As Zac goes through his mid-teens to early twenties, Zac isn't sure if he can live up to the ideals of either his mother or especially his father. A young man with stress-induced asthma, Zac just wants to be what he considers normal, which includes getting rid of his asthma. But more importantly, he wants to get rid of the underlying thoughts that he has and which most going through puberty have, but that for him are becoming more prevalent as he grows older. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
funeralchristmasdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicycle accidentcatholic churchbicyclebathtubschoolhospital
Characters:
grandmother grandson relationshipcousin cousin relationshipteenage boypriestbabyboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
baby carriagepeer pressuremiracleflatulencecrucifixdeath of brothercrossstorytellingconfessiongraveyardcoffinambulancereference to jesus christprayerneighbor …vomitingface slapunderwearsongpunctuation in titlevoice over narrationsingingdancingcigarette smokingfightflashbackkissmasturbation (See All)

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)

Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The intr …overt freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
dyingincestdrinkingchristmasfriendship
Locations:
catholic churchhospital
Characters:
teacher student relationshipcatholic priestaunt nephew relationshipteenage boyreference to godpriestteacherboybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationship …mother son relationshipfamily relationships (See All)
Story:
writing a letterchristmas evereference to billie holidayholy communioneasterhomecomingtheatre audiencesufferingreference to william shakespearesadnesscandlereference to jesus christprayerbirthdayletter …drinkface slapvoice over narrationsingingdancingflashbackfightkiss (See All)

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Andrei Rublev (1966)
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Andrei Rublev (1966)

Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.

Themes:
blindnessdyingpovertytheftdrunkennessdrinkingreligiondeath
Mood:
rain
Characters:
reference to godthiefpriestteacherboybrother brother relationshipsingerchildrenhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
heathenholy communioneastercrucifixionsufferingcrucifixtraitorsadnesscrossangelconfessioncandlereference to jesus christprayerdead body …drinkhorsevoice over narrationfiresingingcharacter name in titletwo word titlefemale nuditymale nuditydogflashbackkissblood (See All)

Underground (1995)
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Underground (1995)

The story follows an underground weapons manufacturer in Belgrade during WWII and evolves into fairly surreal situations. A black marketeer who smuggles the weapons to partisans doesn't mention to the workers that the war is over, and they keep producing. Years later, they break out of their undergr …ound "shelter" --- only to convince themselves that the war is still going on. (Read More)

Themes:
death of mothertheftdrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicyclebathtub
Characters:
thiefbabybrother brother relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1940s
Story:
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Chocolat (2000)
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Chocolat (2000)

When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcome …d. (Read More)

Themes:
prejudicetheftreligionfriendshipdeath
Locations:
catholic churchbicyclecemeteryschool
Characters:
grandmother grandson relationshipthiefpriestboyfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
easterconfessionalchocolatebloody noseburialirishcrucifixstorytellingconfessiongraveyardprayerlettervoice over narrationfiredancing …dogfightflashbackkiss (See All)

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Malena (2000) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Malena (2000)

Malena is about the peril of a beauty through the eyes of a 12 year old kid named Renato. He experiences three things on the same day, beginning of war, getting a bike and sees the arrival of Malena in town. Through his eyes, we see the curse of beauty and loneliness of Malena, whose husband is pres …umed to be dead, and through his soul we see his love for her. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
povertyfuneraldeath
Locations:
catholic churchbicycleschooltrain
Characters:
teenage boypriestteacherboysingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1940s
Story:
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Persepolis (2007)
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Persepolis (2007)

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamental …ists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (Read More)

Subgenre:
based on autobiographycoming of age
Themes:
theftfuneraldrinkingreligionchristmasdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicyclebathtubcemeteryschoolhospital
Characters:
cousin cousin relationshipteenage boyreference to godthiefstudentteacherboychildrendoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship …family relationships (See All)
Story:
martyrbeggardeath of sistersufferingburialwatching a moviefaintingtraitorcrossstorytellingnunnewspapersurvivalprayerneighbor …dead bodyvomitingdrinkvoice over narrationdancingcigarette smokingflashbackdogfightkissblood (See All)

Bicycle Thieves (1948)
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Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Ricci, an unemployed man in the depressed post-WWII economy of Italy, gets at last a good job - for which he needs a bike - hanging up posters. But soon his bicycle is stolen. He and his son walk the streets of Rome, looking for the bicycle. Ricci finally manages to locate the thief but with no proo …f, he has to abandon his cause. But he and his son know perfectly well that without a bike, Ricci won't be able to keep his job. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationunemploymentpovertytheftrobberydrinking
Mood:
rain
Locations:
catholic churchbicyclebus
Characters:
reference to godthiefpriestbabyboysingerchildrenmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
beggingbeggarcrucifixcrossradioprayerdrinkface slapurinationunderwearsongsingingdancingcigarette smokingdog

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Sleepers (1996)
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Sleepers (1996)

As children, Lorenzo Carcaterra - Shakes to his friends - Michael Sullivan, Tommy Marcano, and John Reilly were inseparable. They grew up in Hell's Kitchen, a far from perfect neighborhood, one filled as Shakes says with scams and shake downs, but one where the rules were known by its residents. The … one adult who they admired was Father Bobby Carelli, who understood them as kids more than most adults and more than he himself would like to admit. In 1967, their lives would change forever when a typical teenage prank went wrong which led to the four of them being sentenced to various terms at Wilkinson Home for Boys, a reformatory. There, they were physically, emotionally and sexually abused primarily by Sean Nokes, the head guard of their cell block, and fellow guards Ralph Ferguson, Henry Addison, and Adam Styler, although there were other caring figures of authority at the home including other guards. Their time at the home affected the four, not all who were able to emerge from the experience to regroup their lives. In their want to forget about the experience, they made a vow not to talk about it either between themselves or with others. Fast forward thirteen years, with Tommy and Johnny being career criminals, Michael an assistant district attorney and Shakes a newspaper writer, their friendship on the surface more loose than it was when they were children. When Tommy and John spot Nokes, it leads to Shakes and Michael banding together to exact revenge not only on Nokes b… (Read More)

Themes:
theftrobberyfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
catholic churchbusbathtubtrainnew york cityhospital
Characters:
alcoholicteenage boythiefpriestteacherboybrother brother relationshipsingerchildrenfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
irish americanaltar boyhearseconfessionalirishwatching a moviecrucifixcrossstorytellingconfessioncoffinnuncandlenewspaperbirthday …drinksongbased on bookvoice over narrationsingingcigarette smokingfemale nudityflashbackfight (See All)

My Own Private Idaho (1991) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. Favor comes from a rich family and is rebelling against his own bac …kground. They travel together extensively - Waters is driven by the need to find his biological mother - and spend time in Italy. Later in life however, Favor has joined mainstream society and has little time for his old friend. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
death of motherpovertytheftrobberyincestfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship
Locations:
bathtubcemetery
Characters:
teenage boyreference to godthiefpriestboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
shoessufferingwhiskeyburialfaintingsadnessstorytellingconfessiongraveyardcoffinletterdrinkurinationhorseunderwear …songsingingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nuditymale nuditykissfightmasturbationdogflashback (See All)

Tsotsi (2005)
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Tsotsi (2005)

In Johannesburg, a small time criminal, Tsotsi, is a teenager without feelings, hardened by his tough life. After a series of violent gang hits, Tsotsi hijacks a car. However, whilst driving, Tsotsi finds that there is a baby on the back seat. He brings the baby to his house in the slum. The next si …x days bring about a change in him that couldn't be foreseen. (Read More)

Themes:
dyingdeath of mothertheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
trainhospital
Characters:
teenage boythiefbabyteacherfriendfather son relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
informerbeggarspittingrailway stationsadnessradionewspaperreference to jesus christvomitingdrinkunderweardancingcigarette smokingcharacter name in titlefemale nudity …male nudityflashbackfightblooddog (See All)

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Brooklyn (2015)
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Brooklyn (2015)

In late 1951, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish girl, emigrates to Brooklyn. Sponsored by Father Flood, a priest from her native town Enniscorthy, she is assured to find a full-time job there. But the early days are tough, seasickness being soon replaced by loneliness and homesickness, two feelings all the … more acutely felt by Eilis for having had to leave behind her widowed mother and her dear sister Rose. She nevertheless little by little manages to find her footing by adapting to her job as a salesgirl, by studying bookkeeping at Brooklyn College as well as with a little help from both Father Flood and Mrs. Kehoe, the owner of the boarding school she now lives in. And not only does graduation follow but love shows its face in Tony, an Italian-American plumber, full of adoration and respect for her. They end up marrying, although keeping the thing secret. It is at that point that tragedy strikes inciting Eilis to return to Enniscorthy to support her mother morally. And there a strange thing happens : she gradually gets lured by the charms of her native place, going far as to let herself be wooed by Jim Farrell, a young local. (Read More)

Themes:
death of daughterprejudicedrinkingchristmasfriendshipdeath
Locations:
catholic churchcemeteryschooltrainnew york city
Characters:
reference to godprieststudentteacherbrother brother relationshipsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
irish americandeath of sisterbrooklyn new york cityirishwatching a movieirelandsadnesscrossimmigrationgraveyardimmigrantambulancereference to jesus christprayervomiting …letterdrinksongsingingdancingcigarette smokingkiss (See All)

Ida (2013)
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Ida (2013)

Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are an …d where they belong. They question what they used to believe in. (Read More)

Themes:
dyingfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingreligiondeath
Locations:
catholic churchbathtubcemeteryhospital
Characters:
aunt nephew relationshipreference to godpriestbabyboysingermother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
bare feetlatinsufferingcrossconfessionnuncandlereference to jesus christletterdrinksongsingingdancingcigarette smokingcharacter name in title …female nuditymale nuditykiss (See All)

Gone With The Wind (1939) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Gone With The Wind (1939)

Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cous …in, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. (Read More)

Themes:
alcoholismdeath of motherpovertytheftdrunkennesschristmasdeathfriendship
Locations:
trainhospital
Characters:
cousin cousin relationshipalcoholicreference to godthiefbabybrother brother relationshipsingerdoctormother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
irish americanwriting a letterbaby carriagehorse and carriagetyphoidwashing clothesbegginghomecomingrailway stationfaintingtwindeath of childprayerdead bodybirthday …letterface slaphorsesongfiresingingdancingdogbloodkissfight (See All)

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Slow West (2015)
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Slow West (2015)

'Slow West' follows a 16-year-old boy on a journey across 19th Century frontier America in search of the woman he loves, while accompanied by mysterious traveler Silas.

Themes:
dyingtheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingdeath
Mood:
rain
Characters:
native americanteenage boyreference to godthiefbabyboysingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Empire Of The Sun (1987)
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Empire Of The Sun (1987)

Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese … airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
starvationdyingtheftrobberydeathfriendship
Locations:
bicyclehospital
Characters:
teenage boyreference to godthiefstudentteacherboysingerdoctorfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationship
Period:
1940s
Story:
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Adam's Apples (2005)
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Adam's Apples (2005)

Ivan is a priest in a rural church known for the apples that grow on a large tree in front. He's odd: seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, in denial about personal facts, and convinced he's at war with Satan. The rectory is a half-way house for recently paroled convicts. Adam arrives for 1 …2 weeks, a large, tough neo-Nazi, first baffled by Ivan's thick-headed optimism, then angry. He vows to break Ivan's faith. Meanwhile, in exasperation at Ivan's insistence, Adam sets a personal goal: to bake an apple pie. All goes awry for the tree: crows, worms, lightening. The Book of Job gives Adam perverse insight, and his hooligan mates provide the resolution's spring. (Read More)

Themes:
dyingdeath of mothertheftrobberyfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingreligiondeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicyclebushospital
Characters:
alcoholicreference to godthiefpriestsingerdoctorfather son relationship
Story:
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Another Year (2010) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Another Year (2010)

A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.

Themes:
death of motherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingchristmasfriendshipdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicycletrain
Characters:
cousin cousin relationshipreference to godbabybrother brother relationshipdoctorboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Elizabethtown (2005)
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Elizabethtown (2005)

After causing a loss of almost one billion dollars in his company, the shoe designer Drew Baylor decides to commit suicide. However, in the exact moment of his act of despair, he receives a phone call from his sister telling him that his beloved father had just died in Elizabethtown, and he should b …ring him back since his mother had problem with the relatives of his father. He travels in an empty red eye flight and meets the attendant Claire Colburn, who changes his view and perspective of life. (Read More)

Themes:
funeraldrunkennessdrinkingchristmasdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
cemetery
Characters:
cousin cousin relationshipreference to godboysingerchildrenmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Tokyo Story (1953)
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Tokyo Story (1953)

An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and are confronted by indifference, ingratitude and selfishness. When the parents are packed off to a resort by their busy, impatient children, the film deepens into an unbearably moving meditation on mortality.

Themes:
dyingdeath of motherfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship
Locations:
bicyclebuscemeteryschooltrain
Characters:
grandmother grandson relationshipbabystudentteachersingerchildrendoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
telegrampriderailway stationsadnessgraveyardprayerletterdrinkunderwearsongsingingcigarette smoking

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Flags Of Our Fathers (2006)
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Flags Of Our Fathers (2006)

In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and six Marines raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The  …government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates. (Read More)

Themes:
prejudicedyingalcoholismdrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
trainnew york cityhospital
Characters:
native americanteenage boyboybrother brother relationshipsingerfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1940s
Story:
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A Very Long Engagement (2004) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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A Very Long Engagement (2004)

Five desperate French soldiers during The Battle of the Somme shoot themselves, either by accident or with purpose, in order to be invalided back home. Having been "caught" a court-martial convenes and determines punishment to be banishment to No Man's Land with the objective of having the Germans f …inish them off. In the process of telling this tale each man's life is briefly explored along with their next of kin as Methilde, fiancee to one of the men, tries to determine the circumstances of her lover's death. This task is not made any easier for her due to a bout with polio as a child. Along the way she discovers the heights and depths of the human soul. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationblindnessdeath of motherpovertytheftdrinkingchristmasdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicyclebusbathtubcemeterytrainhospital
Characters:
teenage boythiefpriestboysingerfriendhusband wife relationship
Story:
postmansufferingrailway stationburialcrucifixdeath of brothersadnesscrossgraveyardnundead bodyletterdrinkface slapurination …underwearsongvoice over narrationsingingcigarette smokingfemale nuditydogkissmasturbationflashback (See All)

Rent (2005)
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Rent (2005)

This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In … the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life in one truly powerful story. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationdyingpovertytheftrobberyfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingchristmasfriendshipdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicyclecemeterynew york cityhospital
Characters:
thiefteachersingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
christmas evebeggingbeggargraveyardcoffincandlereference to jesus christneighbordrinksongfiresingingdancingcigarette smokingfemale nudity …dogmasturbationbloodfightkiss (See All)

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Hesher (2010)
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Hesher (2010)

T.J., a high school freshman, lost his mother two months before in a car accident: his father pops pills and sits on the couch; his grandmother holds things together, chatting and cooking. T.J. wants the car back from the salvage yard where the owner's son is a bully. By happenstance, Hesher, a foul …-mouthed squatter, moves in with T.J's family. T.J. also meets Nicole, a grocery clerk near poverty who helps him once. Hesher involves T.J. in crime, the bully is omnipresent, mom's car is slipping away, dad has checked out, T.J. watches Nicole at work, and his grandma invites him to join her morning walk: the odds are long that T.J. can assemble a family to help him thrive. (Read More)

Themes:
death of daughterdeath of motherpovertyfuneraldrinkingdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicycle accidentbicyclebathtubschool
Characters:
grandmother grandson relationshipteenage boyteachersingerdoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
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The Painted Veil (2006)
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The Painted Veil (2006)

This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
dyingdrunkennessdrinkingdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bathtubhospital
Characters:
babyteacherboysingerchildrendoctorfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
writing a lettersufferingburialfaintingcrosscoffinnunneighbordead bodyvomitingletterdrinkhorsesongfire …singingdancingcigarette smokingmale nudityflashbackkiss (See All)

Cold Mountain (2003) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Cold Mountain (2003)

This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.

Themes:
blindnessdyingtheftdrunkennessdrinkingchristmasfriendshipdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
trainhospital
Characters:
native americanthiefbabydoctorfriendfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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Midnight Cowboy (1969)
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Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo. The initial 'country cousin meets city cousin' relationship deepens. In  …their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend. (Read More)

Themes:
dyingpovertytheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath
Locations:
buscemeterynew york city
Characters:
grandmother grandson relationshipthiefsingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendfather son relationship
Story:
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Adore (2013)
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Adore (2013)

Lil ('Naomi Watts' (qv)) and Roz ('Robin Wright (V)' (qv)) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotion …s that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. (Read More)

Themes:
drunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship
Locations:
buscemeteryhospital
Characters:
teenage boyreference to godbabyboysingerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipfriendhusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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This Is England (2006)
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This Is England (2006)

This is England: Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhe …ad pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better. That is until Combo arrives on the scene bitter, dangerous, racist, militant and psychotic life for young Shaun has just approached his first major crossroads. This is England is a look back at the early eighties of British working-class life through the eyes of young Shaun and his new gang, and dealing with the bitterness of outside influences such as racism and xenophobia, of mass unemployment and the fall out of the Falkland's War; Thatcher's Britain: Did we ever have it so good? When you see Shaun, ask Him. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
prejudiceunemploymenttheftrobberydrunkennessdrinkingfriendshipdeath
Locations:
bicycleschool
Characters:
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Story:
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Don't Look Now (1973) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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Don't Look Now (1973)

John and Laura Baxter are in Venice when they meet a pair of elderly sisters, one of whom claims to be psychic. She insists that she sees the spirit of the Baxters' daughter, who recently drowned. Laura is intrigued, but John resists the idea. He, however, seems to have his own psychic flashes, seei …ng their daughter walk the streets in her red cloak, as well as Laura and the sisters on a funeral gondola. (Read More)

Themes:
death of daughterblindnessfuneraldrunkennessdrinkingdeath
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicyclehospital
Characters:
priestboychildrenmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationshipfamily relationships
Story:
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The Great Debaters (2007)
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The Great Debaters (2007)

Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated s …eason that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience. (Read More)

Themes:
prejudicedrinking
Locations:
bustrainnew york city
Characters:
teacher student relationshipteenage boystudentteacherbrother brother relationshipsingerhusband wife relationshipmother son relationshipfather son relationshipfamily relationships
Period:
1930s
Story:
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Farewell My Concubine (1993)
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Farewell My Concubine (1993)

"Farewell, My Concubine" is a movie with two parallel, intertwined stories. It is the story of two performers in the Beijing Opera, stage brothers, and the woman who comes between them. At the same time, it attempts to do no less than squeeze the entire political history of China in the twentieth ce …ntury into a three-hour time-frame. (Read More)

Themes:
death of babydrunkennessdrinkingdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
school
Characters:
teacher student relationshipteenage boybabystudentteacherboysingerfriendhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Period:
1930s1940s
Story:
hand slaptheatre audiencetraitorconfessionletterdrinksongfiresingingfemale nuditymale nuditybloodkissdogflashback

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Live Flesh (1997)
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Live Flesh (1997)

Pizza delivery man Victor is having an argument with Elena, whom he met a few days ago, but she was high then and doesn't want to hear about him. Reacting to the noise, two cops, young David and older Sancho, arrive at the scene, the gun accidentally goes off.. Four years later David is a wheelchair … basketball star, he's married to Elena, Victor is released out of prison and their destinies begin to cross again. (Read More)

Themes:
death of mothertheftfuneraldrinkingchristmasdeath
Locations:
buscemeteryhospital
Characters:
thiefbabysingerchildrenhusband wife relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
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A Man Called Ove (2015) is one of the best movies like Angela's Ashes (1999)
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A Man Called Ove (2015)

59 year old Ove is the block's grumpy man who several years earlier was deposed as president of the condominium association, but he could not give a damn about being deposed and therefore keeps looking over the neighborhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family moves into the terr …aced house opposite and accidentally backs into Ove's mailbox it turns out to be an unexpected friendship. A drama comedy about unexpected friendship, love and the importance of surrounding yourself with the proper tools. (Read More)

Themes:
death of mothertheftfuneraldrinkingdeathfriendship
Mood:
rain
Locations:
bicyclebuscemeterytrainhospital
Characters:
teacher student relationshipteenage boyreference to godbabyteacherboydoctorfriendmother daughter relationshipfather daughter relationshiphusband wife relationshipfather son relationshipmother son relationship
Story:
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Billy Elliot (2000)
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Billy Elliot (2000)

County Durham, during the endless, violent 1984 strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Widower Jackie Elliot and his firstborn, fellow miner Tony, take a dim view of 11 year-old second son Billy's poor record in boxing class, which worsens when they discover he sneakily transferr …ed to the neighboring, otherwise girls-only-attended ballet class. Only one schoolmate, closet-gay Michael Caffrey, encourages Billy's desire, aroused by the teacher, who judged him talented enough for private lesson, to train and try out for the world-renowned Royal Ballet audition. Only the prospect of a fancy career unimagined in the pauper quarter may twist pa and big brother's opposition to indispensable support. (Read More)

Subgenre:
coming of age
Themes:
death of motherpovertydrunkennesschristmasfriendshipdeath
Locations:
busbathtubcemeteryschooltrain
Characters:
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Story:
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