20 best movies like Tetro (2009)

List of the best movies like Tetro (2009): The Immigrant, Shy People, Shun Li and the Poet, Clandestine Childhood, Lymelife, Red Hook Summer, The Broken Tower, Every Day, Angela, Eternity and a Day.

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Markimdb: 6.6
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

New York journalist visits her distant cousin for the first time to write an article about her hard life in the bayous of Louisiana. Journalist's wild drug addicted daughter just adds to tensions between two families' cultures.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama
CountryItaly, France

A study of the friendship between a Chinese woman and a fisherman who came to Italy from Yugoslavia many years ago, who live in a small city-island in the Veneto lagoon.

Markimdb: 7
Genredrama
CountryArgentina, Spain, Brazil
Duration01:52

Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true events, set in the Argentina of 1979, this film is one about love.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

A coming of age dramedy where infidelity, real estate, and Lyme disease have two families falling apart on Long Island in the early eighties. Scott, 15, is at the point in his life when he finds out that the most important people around him, his father, his mother, and his brother, are not exactly who he thought they were. They are flawed and they are human.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:01

When his mom deposits him at the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather he’s never met, young Flik may as well have landed on Mars. Fresh from his cushy life in Atlanta, he’s bored and friendless, and his strict grandfather, Enoch, a firebrand preacher, is bent on getting him to accept Jesus Christ as his personal savior. Only Chazz, the feisty girl from church, provides a diversion from the drudgery. As hot summer simmers and Sunday mornings brim with Enoch’s operatic sermons, things turn anything but dull as people’s conflicting agendas collide.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genremelodrama, drama, military, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:47

Docudrama about American poet Hart Crane, who committed suicide in April 1932 at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:31

Ned (Liev Schreiber) is in the throes of a mid-life crisis. His work as a writer on an outrageous, semi-pornographic TV show is less than satisfying. His fifteen year old son has just told him he is gay and his eleven year old is afraid of, well pretty much everything. When his wife, Jeannie (Helen Hunt), moves her sick and embittered father (Brian Dennehy) from Detroit into their home in NY, it puts added stress on an already strained marriage. And when a sexy female co-worker (Carla Gugino) puts the moves on Ned, the temptation sends him spiraling. EVERY DAY is about one family's struggle to survive the unexpected curve-balls that are simply part of real life; aging and death; commitment and freedom; love and acceptance. It's an uncompromising look at an ordinary family making an extraordinary journey towards themselves and towards each other.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:39

A ten year old girl named Angela leads her six year old sister, Ellie, through various regimens of 'purification' in an attempt to rid themselves of their evil, which she believes to be the cause of their mother's mental illness. Precocious, to say the least, Angela has visions of Lucifer coming to take her and her sister away, and one of her remedies for this is for them to remain within a circle of their dolls and toys until they see a vision of the virgin Mary come to them. But such thinking can only lead to an ending befitting of her own mental state.

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: 8.5
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:05

    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    An isolated sculptor is visited by his three sons just before the start of WWII.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:02

    Farming family battles severe storms, a bank threatening to reposses their farm, and other hard times in a battle to save and hold on to their farm.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her stepson William and to resist the interference of Jack's jealous ex-wife.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, France
    Duration01:28

    A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, Soviet Union
    Duration02:05

    A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama
    CountryColombia, USA

    PARAISO TRAVEL is the story of Marlon Cruz, a young Colombian man who, motivated by his girlfriend Reina leaves his comfortable life in Medellin and flees with her through Guatemala and Mexico, across the borders, illegally into the United States. Marlon's journey, which takes him through seedy strip clubs, dance halls, homeless hostels, ultimately takes him to a place he could have not predicted

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama
    CountryArgentina, Spain, Italy
    Duration01:46

    The movie show us how life was in Argentina for dissident people, in the seventies, under the military government.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA, India
    Duration02:33

    A poor New York resident, who is of Indian origin, dreams of becoming a fast car race driver. He endeavors, and his efforts are rewarded when he selected by a little-known group called 'RACING SADDLES'. He joins them and soon becomes their ace race driver. This man, whose name is Rajveer, then meets with a rich American woman, also of Indian origin, whose name is Radhika. Both fall in love with each other. They cannot get married, because Radhika's family hates Rajveer mainly because he is very poor. But Radhika is very stubborn, so she marries him. She loses all her rights to her family's wealth. They get married and become parents of two children. They also become very rich. Then Rajveer has an accident which changes their lives forever. They get into debt and stand to lose everything. Will Radhika be forced to return back to her family?

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryArgentina, Spain, Germany, USA

    Pedro, a humble beekeeper who lives in the mysterious Argentinian region of the Delta del Tigre, travels to Buenos Aires to visit his twin brother Agustín, a successful but troubled pediatrician with marital issues, to give him bad news and ask him for a favor hard to fulfill, a unexpected arrival which will change Agustín's life forever.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    After being assigned as study partners, two Chicana high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:41

    A man who has failed as a father and husband commits a heist to make money for his fledging business, but things become complicated when his wife interferes.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister Pearl, would-be wrestler brother Chris, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed German father.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    The life of an illegal Russian boy who, after losing his family, is pushed into becoming an escort - ultimately trying to come to terms with who he thinks he is.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryBelgium, USA, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy
    Duration02:17

    An acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle and end of a relationship.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryArgentina, France, Spain

    A desperate love story between two young girls of extremely different social backgrounds who, unable to find a place for their love in the world they live in, are pushed to commit a crime.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration02:08

    Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, short
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:19

    At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryAustria, Luxembourg, Germany
    Duration01:36

    A "romantic comedy" based loosely on the suicide of the poet Henrich von Kleist in 1811.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    Set in 1870's New York, a spinster heiress is courted by a much younger, penniless man, much to the chagrin of her over-protective father, and must decide whether to spend the rest of her life alone, or marry a man who is interested in her only because of her inheritence.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, musical
    CountrySpain, Argentina

    A dangerous love affair inspires a director to create the most spectacular and bodly seductive dance film ever made. 1998 Oscar Nominee Best Foreign Language Film.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Romania, France, Italy, Germany
    Duration02:04

    A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, professor of language and philosophy Dominic Matei is struck by lightning and ages backwards from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the world and the Nazis. While on the run, the professor meets a young woman who has her own experience with a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA, Italy

    An intimate portrait of a rural family's inner lives and their relationship to a harsh and shifting landscape.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama
    CountryChile, Argentina, Portugal, France
    Duration01:35

    A young writer recounts an earlier romance in hopes of attracting his new love interest.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryBelgium, France, Italy, USA, Germany
    Duration01:57

    Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryFrance, USA

    Maurice, a reticent young homeless man, somehow manages to get by in Brooklyn; he spends his nights in parked cars until he finds himself at Bizarre, an underground club renowned for its burlesque shows. Maurice is fascinated by the club’s playful revues celebrating self-determined sexuality and creative otherness, and the two female club owners both adore him. He soon becomes a part of their self-selected family, and begins to bond with introverted Luka. But Maurice turns his back on Luka’s growing affection. Running away from his true emotions he drifts aimlessly through the city. He tries to find his feet at a boxing club, where he meets Charlie. Unable to withstand the pressure of his repressed feelings, Maurice unleashes a mounting foment of emotions, pervaded by tenderness and menace.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Lee is a world-weary American woman who arrives in an Italian city. Her tangles with hotel staff, incessant smoking and her disregard of the persistently ringing telephone hint at her volatility brewing beneath the surface. Between fitful naps, she wanders the streets, snapping pictures of refugees as if her camera were both weapon and olive branch. Struggling to confront her demons, Lee resolves to help a beautiful young woman in need.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    An unemployed ex-office worker searching for work floats a fragile line of sanity as she struggles to find friendship and companionship. Her tenuous grasp on reality further fluctuates when a man whom she met in a restaurant and started an affair with is called to go to India for an assignment. The final straw occurs when she is evicted and moves into a sleazy hotel. She then starts seeking casual sex in unorthodox locations just to have human contact.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her history still haunts her.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Spain
    Duration02:28

    As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryArgentina, Spain, Germany
    Duration01:35

    Martin is a neurotic web designer taking baby steps out of the isolation of his one-room apartment and his virtual reality. Mariana is an artist fresh out of a a long relationship. They are perfect for each other, live on the same street, in opposite buildings, but they never meet. Can the movement of a modern city of three million people bring them together?

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrethriller, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    Set in the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected situation that threatens the family's entire livelihood.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryArgentina
    Duration01:42

    Eugenio offers his childhood friend Martin a work for the summer. With a game of power and desire a relationship starts to grow that goes beyond their friendship.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, Republic of Ireland
    Duration02:42

      In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Ellis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountrySpain
      Duration01:36

      At the age of 14 the world around you changes at a dizzying speed. But what if actually it's you that changing? What if these changes take you away from what up until now, has been your world? Ibrahim and Rafa are going to suffer these changes for themselves, experiencing first love in a way they never could have imagined. And having to keep it Hidden away.

      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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