20 movies like My Man and I, ordered by similarity : Juke Girl(1942), The Emigrants(1971), The Southerner(1945), Charlotte's Web(1973), Desire Under the Elms(1958), Poniente(2002), Country(1984), Babe(1995), The Good Earth(1937), Pelle the Conqueror(1987), Sweet Land(2005), Violent Saturday(1955) ...
Drama
USA
1952
99 Minutes
Shelley Winters Ricardo Montalban Wendell Corey Claire Trevor Robert Burton Jose Torvay Jack Elam Pascual García Peña George Chandler Carlos Conde
laborer drunk farmer wife patriotic disheartening california bar farm american dream citizenship greed racism underdog sacrifice 1950s
In California, a Mexican-American is falsely accused of killing the farmer he was working for, after the racist farmer stiffed his immigrant employee with a bad check.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
90 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Ronald Reagan Richard Whorf George Tobias Gene Lockhart Alan Hale Betty Brewer Donald MacBride Howard da Silva Willard Robertson Faye Emerson
farmer owner girl friend farmhand tense melodramatic florida atlanta farm farming worker's rights friendship framed for murder small-town life greed underdog love sacrifice 1940s
Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick.... See full summary »
Drama
Sweden
1971
148 Minutes
Max von Sydow Liv Ullmann Eddie Axberg Svenolof Bern Aina Alfredsson Allan Edwall Monica Zetterlund Pierre Lindstedt Hans Alfredson Ulla Smidje Eva-Lena Zetterlund
farmer husband wife son daughter somber touching småland, sweden minnesota ship countryside farm river family farming america travel emigration class distinctions adventure
Småland, Sweden, mid-19th century. A farming family struggle with their rocky, unyielding land, and decide to embark on the arduous journey to new hope in America.
Drama
USA
1945
91 Minutes
Zachary Scott Betty Field Beulah Bondi J. Carrol Naish Norman Lloyd Jay Gilpin Estelle Taylor Percy Kilbride Blanche Yurka
farmer wife grandmother emotional spirited moving texas farm farming aspirations poverty family quest love sacrifice underdog 1940s
The life of the poor Tucker family, that worked as cotton pluggers and decided to get their own ground, but nature is against them.
Drama, Animation, Kids & Family, Musical, Fantasy
USA
1973
93 Minutes
pig spider farmer daughter goose son amusing sad endearing farm barn new england farming talking animal livestock death friendship love sacrifice underdog
Wilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.
Drama
USA
1958
114 Minutes
Sophia Loren Anthony Perkins Burl Ives Frank Overton Pernell Roberts Rebecca Welles Jean Willes Anne Seymour Roy Fant
widower farmer wife slave gripping fascinating melodramatic new england farm california slavery farming money affair illegitimate child discovery forbidden love transformation 1950s
Desperation and secret passions on a family farm lead to tragedy.
Drama
Spain
2002
96 Minutes
Cuca Escribano José Coronado Antonio Dechent Mariola Fuentes Antonio de la Torre Farid Fatmi
woman farmer accountant illegal alien schoolmaster love interest mushy inspiring farm spain racism going home farming inheritance struggle immigration love underdog sacrifice 2000s
After living in Madrid for many years as a teacher, Lucia returns to her hometown after her father's death results in the inheritance of his tomato farm. While fighting the community's ... See full summary »
Drama
1984
109 Minutes
husband wife farmer activist powerful somber iowa small town farm activism alcoholism farming class conflict sacrifice quest 1980s
Iowa farmers (Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley) survive a tornado, then learn they have 30 days to pay off a government loan or else.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia|USA
1995
94 Minutes
James Cromwell Magda Szubanski Mary Acres David Webb Marshall Napier John Doyle Paul Goddard
farmer wife animal pig dog uplifting endearing inspiring positive farm countryside fair animals social change grief growing up transformation underdog 1990s
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.
Drama
USA
1937
138 Minutes
Paul Muni Luise Rainer Walter Connolly Tilly Losch Charley Grapewin Jessie Ralph Soo Yong Keye Luke Roland Lui Ching Wah Lee Harold Huber
farmer wife pretty woman son emotional melodramatic china farm farming family poverty aspirations marriage love triangle transformation love sacrifice 1930s
Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus.
Drama
Denmark|Sweden
1987
160 Minutes
Max von Sydow Pelle Hvenegaard Erik Paaske Kristina Törnqvist Bjorn Granath Astrid Villaume Axel Strøbye Troels Asmussen Karen Wegener Sofie Gråbøl Lars Simonsen
father son farmer worker brooding emotional touching bornholm, denmark farm ship class distinctions bigotry family farming growing up transformation underdog 19th century
When his wife dies, Lassefar (Max von Sydow) takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard), from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life. Signing on as laborers at ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
2005
110 Minutes
Elizabeth Reaser Tim Guinee Alan Cumming Lois Smith Ned Beatty John Heard Alex Kingston Patrick Heusinger Paul Sand Tom Gilroy Charlotta Mohlin
farmer immigrant husband wife mellow spirited minnesota farm small town arranged marriage prejudice romance rural life immigration morality love sacrifice underdog 1920s
A German mail-order bride in 1920s Minnesota encounters suspicion and scorn when she arrives to marry a member of a Norwegian farming community.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
91 Minutes
Victor Mature Richard Egan Stephen McNally Virginia Leith Tommy Noonan Lee Marvin Margaret Hayes J. Carrol Naish Sylvia Sidney Ernest Borgnine Dorothy Patrick
criminal father son husband wife farmer dark emotional small town mine bank household farm arizona bank heist voyeurism father/son relationship infidelity hostage situation violence
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Germany|Australia
2006
98 Minutes
Dakota Fanning Kevin Anderson Gary Basaraba Beau Bridges Essie Davis Siobhan Fallon Hogan
young girl pig farmer spider uncle rat charming tender endearing emotional touching amusing farm amusement park barn farmhouse barnyard friendship meaning of life death
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Drama, History
UK
1986
160 Minutes
Robin Soans William Gaminara Philip Davis Robert Stevens Michael Hordern
minister landowner laborer organizer protester farmer fascinating passionate rousing emotional tolpuddle, england farm small town labor strike tolpuddle martyrs agriculture imprisonment worker's rights political activism sacrifice
The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of nineteenth century English farm laborers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.
Drama
Sweden
1998
130 Minutes
Rolf Lassgård Helena Bergström Johan Widerberg Gunilla Röör Jonas Falk Linda Ulvaeus Bergljót Arnadóttir Per Sandberg
farmer sailor beautiful woman dog housekeeper friend moving charming sweden farm jealousy loneliness illiteracy friendship deception farming love transformation 1950s
Olof lives alone on a farm after the death of his mother. Unable to read and write, he is dependent on his younger friend, Erik. Olof advertises for a housekeeper, and Ellen arrives. During summer Olof's heart and Erik's desires develops.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
92 Minutes
Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Howard da Silva James Mitchell Arnold Moss Alfonso Bedoya Teresa Celli Charles McGraw Jose Torvay John Ridgely Arthur Hunnicutt
fbi agent migrant worker farmer gang member undercover agent dark suspenseful california farm illegal immigration murder farming investigation discovery escape 1950s
Mexican and American federal agents tackle a vicious gang exploiting illegal farm workers in southern California.
Drama, Romance
Brazil
1995
92 Minutes
Gloria Pires Patrícia Pillar Bruno Campos Alexandre Paternost Gianfrancesco Guarnieri Cecil Thiré Cláudio Mamberti José Lewgoy Antonio Carlos Pires
immigrant wife husband farmer neighbor lover passionate emotional uplifting brazil rural community household farm infidelity marriage immigration farming childcare social ostracism forbidden love
Two couples of Italian immigrants are part of a game that leads to treason and brings serious consequences to those who lose.
Drama, History
USA
2017
134 Minutes
Carey Mulligan Jason Clarke Jason Mitchell Mary J. Blige Rob Morgan Garrett Hedlund Jonathan Banks Frankie Smith Kennedy Derosin Kelvin Harrison Jr. Kerry Cahill
mother farmer child brother-in-law soldier sharecropper emotional profound disturbing powerful mississippi farm field racism racial issues life after wartime social issues pursuit love discovery
Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.
Drama
Switzerland|France|Italy
1986
122 Minutes
Yves Montand Gérard Depardieu Daniel Auteuil Elisabeth Depardieu Ernestine Mazurowna Marcel Champel Armand Meffre Margarita Lozano Andre Dupon Pierre Nougaro Jean Maurel
nephew uncle farmer neighbor aunt spirited emotional melodramatic intense france farm countryside mountain provence, france ambition aspirations farming competition deception daunting task
A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.
Drama
Italy
1978
175 Minutes
Luigi Ornaghi Francesca Moriggi Omar Brignoli Antonio Ferrari Teresa Brescianini Giuseppe Brignoli Carlo Rota Pasqualina Brolis Massimo Fratus Francesca Villa
farmer wife son priest landlord engaging calm touching italy farm countryside family poverty school religion sacrifice growing up 1890s
Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.