20 best movies like Nell (1994)

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Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:49

Focuses on the lives of residents in the fictional London suburb of Charnham.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:57

It seems that Bob Jones has everything a man could want, namely a fulfilling job and a beautiful, pregnant wife, Gail. But Bob's life is turned upside-down when he is diagnosed with cancer and given four months to live -- not even enough time to see his first child's birth. To cleanse himself of demons in his remaining days, Bob makes a video diary, hoping to pass along some wisdom to his future child. Along the way, he discovers a lot about himself.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryFrance, Austria, Germany
Duration02:07

Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryCanada, United Kingdom
Duration01:52

A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryChina, France, USA, Hong Kong
Duration01:35

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryFrance, USA
Duration01:46

As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:54

The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his treatment.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama
CountryUSA, China
Duration02:19

Through a series of flashbacks, four young chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China, explore their past. This search will help them understand their difficult mother/daughter relationship.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama, sport
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:45

    Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, USA
    Duration01:49

    When Ruth Matthews's husband is killed in a fall at an archaeological dig, her daughter Sally handles her father's death in a very odd manner. As Sally's condition worsens, Ruth takes her to see Jake, an expert in childhood autism. Jake attempts to bring Sally out of her mental disarray through traditional therapy methods, but Ruth takes a different route. She risks her own sanity by attempting to enter her daughter's mind and make sense of the seemingly bizarre things that Sally does, including building a wondrous house of cards

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:02

    Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that there is more to being a doctor than surgery and prescriptions.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genredrama, military
    CountryFrance, West Germany, Italy
    Duration01:44

    Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:04

      A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      Frustrated with her mundane life, a Tokyo office worker becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Fixating on a scene where stolen cash is buried in North Dakota, she travels to America to find it.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama
      CountryFrance
      Duration01:18

      A French family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year-old Jeanne, moves to a new neighborhood during the summer holidays. With her tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids and passes herself off as Mickaël.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama
      CountryItaly, Germany, France
      Duration01:58

      Prime numbers are divisible only by one and themselves. These numbers are solitary and incomprehensible to others. Alice and Mattia are both "prime", both haunted by the tragedies that have marked them in childhood: a skiing accident for Alice which has caused a defect in her leg, and the loss of his twin sister for Matthew.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, family
      CountrySpain
      Duration02:15

      After her mother's death, six-year-old Frida is sent to her uncle's family to live with them in the countryside. But Frida finds it hard to forget her mother and adapt to her new life.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, France
      Duration01:59

      In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats, who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:37

      Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:53

      A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genredrama
      CountryFrance

      After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama
      CountryJapan
      Duration02:00

      Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryFrance, Greece, Luxembourg, Italy, Germany
      Duration02:17

      Alexander, a famous writer, is very ill and has only a few days to live. He meets a little boy on the street, who is an illegal immigrant from Albania. Alexander then takes the boy home.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:20

      Wendy, a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy. Already perilously close to losing everything, Wendy hits a bigger bump in the road when her old car breaks down and she is arrested for shoplifting dog food. When she posts bail and returns to retrieve Lucy, she finds that the dog is gone, prompting a frantic search for her pet.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, France, USA
      Duration01:53

      Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryGermany, France, Greece
      Duration01:57

      Walter Faber has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board this ship he meets the enchanting Sabeth and they have a passionate love affair. Together they travel to her home in Greece, but the rational Faber doesn't know what fate has in mind for him for past doings.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, detective, music
      CountryFrance, Poland, Norway
      Duration01:38

      Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      An intimate and turbulent relationship develops between Chase, a woman recovering from a nervous breakdown and Elizabeth, the caretaker employed to look after her.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryRussia
      Duration02:08

      Igor, a Russian oligarch gets into a heated argument with Eva, his estranged daughter whilst traveling on his private jet. Igor orders the plane to land. As the plane touches down Eva disappears into the Goan jungle. Thus begins Igor's desperate search for his only daughter. A search that will bring him and Eva into contact with various characters who in turn are trying to find their own paths through life. Makar, a guy from Novosibirsk, who is desperately searching for enlightenment. Alexey and Kristina are ending their marriage here, while Dimon and Lenya are raising hell and pushing Goa to its partying limits. Kosmos the Guru ("just don't call him that") dispenses the chemicals that in a bat of an eyelid will take you to an alternate reality. There are different destinies here. There are a myriad of people. But all of them have one Motherland, which is easy not to love as long it is close to you

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

      A high school student falls asleep while sitting in class. When he wakes up, all time is frozen, except for him.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genredrama, family, sport
      CountryIran
      Duration01:29

      Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits...

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:15

      After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryAustralia, United Kingdom
      Duration01:37

      Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:49

      In this film, we see the world through the eyes of main character Justice, a young African-American poet. A mail carrier invites a few friends along for a long overnight delivery run.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:12

      A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama
      CountryItaly, Germany, France, USA
      Duration01:45

      Meeting his handicapped son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, USA, India
      Duration01:43

      A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genredrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Belgium
      Duration02:04

      A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama
      CountryGermany, Belgium, USA, France
      Duration01:56

      The film centres on a retired, widowed professor living in Paris who develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      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.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:19

      A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama
      CountryIndia, USA, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong
      Duration02:35

        Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genremelodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:26

        A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.

        Markimdb: 8.3
        Genredrama
        CountryJapan

        Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genredrama
        CountryRussia
        Duration01:47

        Judas, a seasoned thief, finds himself in the market square where Christ is giving a sermon and his apostles are collecting alms. He follows them and steals their money, only to be caught red-handed. Nevertheless, the Teacher forgives him. What is more, He invites the thief to become one of His followers and offers him a position as the group’s treasurer. Shocked by Christ’s unexpected offer, Judas decides to join the apostles, if only to figure out what is going on. He gradually starts to comprehend Christ’s message, but feels that the apostles are blindly following their teacher. Judas argues with them, and tries to defend his right to divine the truth of God. But when he fails to make them understand, he realizes that Christ’s teachings may sink into oblivion without benefiting humanity. His solution is to betray Christ. “By killing a man, have I not saved a God?”

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrefantasy, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA
        Duration02:30

        A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way.

        Markimdb: 7.2
        Genredrama
        CountrySingapore, Japan, Taiwan, France
        Duration01:39

        Set in the mid 1990s in Singapore, ILOILO chronicles the relationship between a family and their maid from Ilo Ilo, a province in the Philippines.




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