20 movies like The Old Curiosity Shop, ordered by similarity : Carve Her Name With Pride(1958), Mattress Men(2016), The Limey(1999), Pin Cushion(2017), The Untouchables(1987), The Whisky Robber(2017), The Sense of an Ending(2017), Queen to Play(2009), Dakota Road(1991), Simran(2017), Back Street(1941), Piccadilly Third Stop(1960) ...
Drama
UK
1935
90 Minutes
Ben Webster Elaine Benson Hay Petrie Beatrix Thompson Gibb McLaughlin Lily Long Reginald Purdell
shop owner landlord granddaughter dwarf engaging spirited shop england debt gambling eviction pursuit pursuit 1930s
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Drama, Biography, History
UK
1958
116 Minutes
Virginia McKenna Paul Scofield Jack Warner Denise Grey Alain Saury Maurice Ronet Anne Leon Sydney Tafler
spy woman man soldier husband daughter confident emotional engaging patriotic france england germany train concentration camp espionage war love death pursuit
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.
Comedy, Drama, Documentary
Ireland
2016
81 Minutes
Michael Flynn Paul Kelly
sales manager business owner father friend colleague eccentric amusing cheeky endearing heartwarming lighthearted offbeat house ireland shop club computer world desperation failing business debt
Trying to save his struggling mattress business, Michael Flynn reinvents himself as the eccentric online persona 'Mattress Mick', under the guidance of his friend Paul Kelly. As business begins to grow, their friendship starts to implode.
Crime, Drama
USA
1999
90 Minutes
Terence Stamp Peter Fonda Lesley Ann Warren Luis Guzman Barry Newman Joe Dallesandro Nicky Katt Amelia Heinle Melissa George
ex-convict daughter record producer young man hit man agent brooding suspenseful los angeles warehouse beach house party pursuit murder drug trafficking family revenge pursuit discovery 1990s
An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.
Drama
UK
2017
82 Minutes
Joanna Scanlan Lily Newmark Chanel Cresswell Sacha Cordy-Nice Loris Scarpa Bethany Antonia Saskia Paige Martin Isy Suttie John Henshaw Nadine Coyle Charlie Frances
woman daughter friend neighbor bully classmate emotional engaging sad melodramatic heartwarming england midlands school new life mother/daughter relationship awkward situations relationships friendship outsider
Super close Mother LYN and daughter IONA (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for their new life in a new town. Determined to make a success of things after a tricky start, Iona becomes '... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
119 Minutes
Kevin Costner Sean Connery Robert De Niro Andy Garcia Charles Martin Smith Billy Drago Richard Bradford Jack Kehoe
al capone eliot ness cop gangster accountant bootlegger engaging gutsy spirited suspenseful gritty chicago office train station courtroom police station border crooked cops corruption organized crime
During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.
Action, Crime, Drama
Hungary
2017
126 Minutes
Zoltán Schneider Bence Szalay Piroska Móga Viktor Klem György Gazsó Mark Ember
criminal thief robber police officer hungarian suspenseful gripping engaging hungary bank city crime violence true crime heist robbery police pursuit escape pursuit 1990s
Viszkis was one of the most famous bank robbers in Hungary. He drunk whiskey before every robbing. This is his story.
Drama
UK|USA
2017
108 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Charlotte Rampling Harriet Walter Michelle Dockery Matthew Goode Emily Mortimer James Wilby Edward Holcroft Billy Howle Freya Mavor Joe Alwyn
divorce retiree shop owner ex-wife daughter first love shocking emotional gripping endearing london united kingdom shop family memories truth flashbacks jealousy revenge rivalry
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
Drama
2009
97 Minutes
Sandrine Bonnaire Kevin Kline Valerie Lagrange Francis Renaud Alexandra Gentil Alice Pol Didier Ferrari Laurence Colussi Élisabeth Vitali Daniel Martin Dominic Gould
housekeeper doctor chess player husband daughter expatriate emotional engaging spirited corsica hotel house bar chess self-discovery passion family individuality relationships transformation
A chambermaid (Sandrine Bonnaire) begs a reclusive employer (Kevin Kline) to teach her chess, then discovers that she has a real talent for the game.
Drama
UK
1991
88 Minutes
Alan Howard Amelda Brown Charlotte Chatton Jason Carter Rachel Scott Matthew Scurfield Liz Smith David Warrilow
pilot farmer daughter sister mother shop owner melodramatic disheartening somber england small town farm air force base teen pregnancy loss of job eviction depression suicide small-town life growing up
A sensitive drama about a farm labourer's abused daughter who fantasises about the officers of the local U.S. Air Base to escape the guilt and hypocrisy of everyday life. But her dreams of ... See full summary »
Romance, Crime, Drama
India
2017
124 Minutes
Kangana Ranaut Hiten Kumar Kishori Shahane Monica Chitkara Rajiv Nema Sohum Shah Rupinder Nagra Catherine Dyer Evette Young Jeff Rose Robin Dyke
young woman friend gripping engaging hilarious lighthearted india city house restaurant debt gambling crime pursuit quest adventure 2010s
A socially criticized girl who is financially cornered, becomes an outlaw to dodge the situation.
Drama
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Charles Boyer Margaret Sullavan Richard Carlson Frank McHugh Tim Holt Frank Jenks Esther Dale Samuel S. Hinds Peggy Stewart Nell O'Day Kitty O'Neil
shopgirl banker manufacturer mistress son wife melodramatic moving sad cincinnati shop train station boat new york city apartment affair unrequited love social ostracism father/son relationship business
Five years after meeting and falling in love with a banker, a willful shop girl decides to become his mistress upon learning he has since gotten married and had a son.
Crime, Drama
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Terence Morgan Yôko Tani Mai Zetterling William Hartnell John Crawford Dennis Price Ann Lynn Charles Kay Douglas Robinson Gillian Maude Trevor Reid
playboy wealthy man criminal gangster ambassador daughter engaging charming playful cheeky thrilling london england crime robbery attraction fighting danger discovery adventure
In London, a wealthy playboy, an American adventurer, a small-time thief and a retired safe-cracker team-up to rob a foreign embassy's safe by digging a tunnel from the London Underground into the embassy's cellar.
Drama
USA
1930
74 Minutes
Joan Crawford Anita Page Dorothy Sebastian Robert Montgomery Raymond Hackett John Miljan Hedda Hopper Albert Conti Edward Brophy Robert E. O'Connor Martha Sleeper
shopgirl shop owner wealthy man criminal married man mistress melodramatic engaging tender passionate new york city store apartment small town farm new town husband hunting romance marriage of convenience affair
Three department store girls--Connie, Franky, and Jerry--share an apartment on West 91st Street in New York City. Each earns little more than 20 dollars per week. Jerry is the sensible one,... See full summary »
Drama
2001
88 Minutes
Jesus Nebot Jesus Nebot Chelsea Rendon Lindsay Price Vernee Watson Susan Haskell Robert Vestal Paul Ganus Joe Estevez
illegal alien immigrant daughter filmmaker father professor suspenseful intense mexico los angeles california illegal immigration hit and run pursuit fugitives car crash new life escape pursuit 2000s
An illegal Honduran immigrant (Jesus Nebot) flees with his daughter (Chelsea Rendon) after accidentally killing a child while driving.
Crime, Drama
USA
1966
94 Minutes
Christopher Lee Douglas Wilmer Marie Versini Heinz Drache Howard Marion-Crawford Tsai Chin Kenneth Fortescue Joseph Fürst Carole Gray Harald Leipnitz Rupert Davies
villain henchmen daughter scientist blackmailer engaging campy striking spirited madcap crafty london evil plot kidnapping good versus evil world domination threats scientific experiments discovery escape
A tenderfoot becomes a bounty hunter in the hopes of making a better future for himself and his new love.
Western, Drama
USA
2006
115 Minutes
Liam Neeson Pierce Brosnan Anjelica Huston Michael Wincott Robert Baker Ed Lauter Tom Noonan Kevin J. O'Connor John Robinson Angie Harmon Xander Berkeley
soldier philosopher bounty hunter lady prostitute fugitive brooding engaging nevada desert town railway retribution pursuit unfinished business mystery civil war reconstruction temptation rivalry pursuit
At the end of the Civil War, a colonel hunts down a man with whom he has a grudge.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, War, Western
UK|Australia|USA
2008
165 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Hugh Jackman David Wenham Bryan Brown Jack Thompson David Gulpilil Brandon Walters Essie Davis David Ngoombujarra Ben Mendelsohn Barry Otto
wife cowboy elderly person boy aboriginal owner engaging passionate england australia ranch desert journey romance family cattle world war ii pursuit rivalry transformation
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
Drama, History
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Garry Nation Eliya Hurt Rusty Martin Justin Lewis Ryan-Iver Klann Curt Cloninger Gary Bosek Ilse Apestegui Radek Lord
slave young girl christian bishop julius caesar calm engaging fascinating gripping incredible inspiring intense spirited rome ancient rome italy slavery adoption faith religion
A young slave girl, Anna, is rescued and adopted by Christians in 2nd Century Smyrna and befriended by their aged bishop, Polycarp. As Anna is taught by Polycarp and her new family, she ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Ray Milland Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan George Macready Rita Johnson Elsa Lanchester Harold Vermilyea Dan Tobin Harry Morgan Richard Webb Tad Van Brunt
editor boss wife mistress henchman reporter spirited gripping cheeky new york city apartment bar office elevator antique shop disillusionment corporate culture journalism honeymoon cover-up
A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
Drama
France|Canada
1980
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Susan Sarandon Kate Reid Michel Piccoli Hollis McLaren Robert Joy Al Waxman Robert Goulet Moses Znaimer Angus MacInnes Sean Sullivan
pretty woman mobster husband drug dealer criminal engaging spirited new jersey waterfront atlantic city, n.j. aspirations gambling drug trafficking crime romance aging quest underdog 1970s
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.