20 best movies like Breathe (2017)


List of the best movies like Breathe (2017): The Theory of Everything, Princess Cyd, A Tale of Love and Darkness, Freeheld, True History of the Kelly Gang, All I Wish, High-Rise, Florence Foster Jenkins, The End of the Tour, Phantom Thread.

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Markimdb: 7.7
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, Japan, USA
Duration02:03

    The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    High school athlete Cyd Loughlin lives alone with her depressive father in South Carolina, perpetually longing to get away from it all. When her aunt, famous novelist Miranda Ruth, agrees to host her for a few weeks during the summer, Cyd jumps at the opportunity. While there, she falls for a girl in the neighborhood, even as she and her aunt gently challenge each other in the realms of sex and spirit.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genremelodrama, drama, detective, military, biography, history
    CountryIsrael, USA

    The story of young Amos Oz, growing up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with his parents; his academic father, Arieh, and his dreamy, imaginative mother, Fania.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
    Duration02:39

    New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama, western, crime, biography
    CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, France

    Set against the badlands of colonial Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels—an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Nurtured by the notorious bushranger, Harry Power and fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    A woman struggles to escape the clutches of her overbearing, co-dependent mother, while gradually falling for a sexy, sophisticated attorney.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrehorror, fantastic, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Belgium
    Duration02:31

      Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, drama, music, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France
      Duration02:24

      The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:27

      The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:21

      In the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
      CountryItaly, France
      Duration02:17

      A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia
      Duration01:50

      An English chef with a chic restaurant on Bondi Beach trying to put his life and his relationship with his son back on track while surrounded by women.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography
      CountryUSA

      Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling Hollywood star and notorious ladies man, flouted convention all his life, but never more brazenly than in his last years when, swimming in vodka and unwilling to face his mortality, he undertook a liaison with an aspiring actress, Beverly Aadland. The two had a high-flying affair that spanned the globe and was enabled by the girl's fame-obsessed mother, Florence. It all came crashing to an end in October 1959, when events forced the relationship into the open, sparking an avalanche of publicity castigating Beverly and her mother - which only fed Florence's need to stay in the spotlight.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryCanada

      For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryFrance, Malta, USA
      Duration01:11

      Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:03

        The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
        CountryMexico

        Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
        CountryUSA, France, United Kingdom
        Duration02:11

        A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Netherlands
        Duration01:37

        Clarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a legislator and a doyenne of London's upper-crust party scene, Clarissa finds that the plight of ailing war veteran Septimus Warren Smith reminds her of a past romance with Peter Walsh. In flashbacks, young Clarissa explores her possibilities with Peter.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:51

        The Whole Wide World tells the story of Novalyne Price, an attractive feisty West Texas schoolteacher and her bittersweet, romantic and turbulent relationship with Robert E. Howard, the great pulp fiction writer of the 1930's.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:28

        The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness and success.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:34

        Annie is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe. When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its discovery leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography
        CountryFrance

        My Mother's Castle (Le chateau de ma mere) is a sequel and companion piece to My Father's Glory (La Gloire de Mon Pere), both based on the childhood recollections of Marcel Pagnol. Like its predecessor, the movie explores the adventures of the young Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) during his summers at the family summer home in Provence.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
        CountryCanada, United Kingdom

        Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrethriller, drama, biography
        CountryPoland, United Kingdom, Ukraine

        In March 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travel to Ukraine, where he experiences at first hand the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin; the policy is tantamount to mass murder. Supported by Ada Brooks, a New York Times reporter, Jones succeeds in spreading the shocking news.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genredrama
        CountryItaly, France, USA, Germany, Qatar

        Ayiva recently left his home in Burkina Faso in search of a way to provide for his sister and his daughter. He takes advantage of his position in an illegal smuggling operation to get himself and his best friend Abas off of the continent. Ayiva adapts to life in Italy, but when tensions with the local community rise, things become increasingly dangerous. Determined to make his new situation work he attempts to weather the storm, but it has its costs.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:27

          A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genredrama, biography, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:35

          At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a thoughtful and quiet boy who spends his days at the side of his beloved mother while learning to work the land from his stern father. When illness takes his mother, Abe's new guardian angel comes in the form of his new stepmother, who sees the potential in the boy and pushes for his further education.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genremelodrama, drama, military, history
          CountryFrance, Germany
          Duration02:05

          In the aftermath of WWI, a young German who grieves the death of her fiancé in France meets a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography, sport
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

          In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy's Honor - an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:36

          Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genremelodrama, drama, biography
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration02:10

          Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUnited Kingdom
          Duration02:12

          There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA

          With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genremelodrama, drama, family, history
          CountryUSA

          Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, biography
          CountryUSA

          Lucy, a small-town girl from Ohio, discovers the delightfully bizarre films of legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini and sets off on a journey across Italy to find him.

          Markimdb: 5.5
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:57

          Jenny Farrell is getting married. But how will her straight-laced family react when they find out that the woman they thought was their daughter’s roommate is actually her fiancée? As the old-fashioned Farrells attempt to come to terms with the prospect of a surprise daughter-in-law, they face a difficult choice: either adapt with the times or risk being left behind.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, biography
          CountryJapan, USA
          Duration01:55

          When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town named Marwen where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation — a testament to the most powerful women he knows — through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genremelodrama, drama, adventure
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:25

          A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genremelodrama, drama, military, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:16

          The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye.

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