20 movies like Umberto D, ordered by similarity : Shoeshine(1946), Accattone(1961), Woman in a Dressing Gown(1957), The White Balloon(1995), Thank You for Your Service(2017), Sarkar(2005), Cool Hand Luke(1967), Can You Ever Forgive Me?(2018), Killer of Sheep(1977), The Bicycle Thief(1948), A Dog's Way Home(2019), The Breadwinner(2017) ...
Drama
1952
91 Minutes
Carlo Battisti Maria-Pia Casilio Lina Gennari Alberto Albani Barbieri Elena Rea Ileana Simova
elderly person landlady maid police officer dog bleak emotional moving rome boardinghouse hospital park street aging poverty fall quest 1950s
A lonely old man struggles to maintain his dignity while leading a meager existence with his dog as his only companion.
Drama
Italy
1946
93 Minutes
Rinaldo Smordoni Franco Interlenghi Annielo Mele Bruno Ortenzi Emilio Cigoli Pacifico Astrologo Maria Campi Enrico De Silva Antonio Lo Nigro Anna Pedoni
shoeshine boy orphan brother con artist police officer bleak emotional racetrack rome juvenile detention boat troubled youth corruption poverty freedom friendship underdog fall escape 1940s
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy, save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison where the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
Drama
1961
120 Minutes
Franco Citti Franca Pasut Silvana Corsini Paola Guidi Adele Cambria Mario Cipriani
pimp prostitute ex-wife son virgin police officer bleak disheartening rome slum family home police station river street crime poverty prostitution marriage ambition wretched excess
In the slums of Rome, Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi (Franco Citti) supports himself as a pimp for his longtime girlfriend, Maddalena (Silvana Corsini), but when she goes to jail after being assaulted, Accattone struggles to survive.
Drama
UK
1957
93 Minutes
husband wife mistress son emotional moving house bedroom hotel office divorce adultery loyalty family temptation forbidden love fall 1950s
A married, middle-aged woman is shocked to discover that her husband, who she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beautiful younger woman and is planning to leave his family for her.
Drama
Iran
1995
85 Minutes
Aida Mohammadkhani Mohsen Kalifi Fereshteh Sadr Orfani Anna Bourkowska Mohammad Shahani Mohammad Bahktiari
young girl brother mother snake charmer balloon seller shop owner engaging moving emotional endearing tehran, iran house courtyard street market childhood innocence trust poverty iranian society
Several people try to help a little girl to find the money her mom gave her to buy a goldfish with.
War, Biography, Drama
USA|India
2017
108 Minutes
Miles Teller Haley Bennett Joe Cole Amy Schumer Beulah Koale Scott Haze Keisha Castle-Hughes Brad Beyer Omar J. Dorsey Jayson Warner Smith Sean Bridgers
soldier commander wife daughter son bomber emotional chilling moving solemn tense raw iraq truck united states house bar veteran's hospital iraq war post-traumatic stress disorder
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
Crime, Drama
India
2005
124 Minutes
gangster son wife daughter-in-law henchman bleak intense suspenseful thrilling emotional moving mumbai, india house bungalow street office police station gangsters family relationships brotherhood
The authority of a man, who runs a parallel government in Mumbai, is challenged. His son rises to face his enemies.
Drama
USA
1967
129 Minutes
Paul Newman George Kennedy J.D. Cannon Lou Antonio Robert Drivas Strother Martin Jo Van Fleet Wayne Rogers Anthony Zerbe Ralph Waite Harry Dean Stanton
prisoner warden guard police officer mother brash cool moving bleak amusing gritty florida prison farm hideout country road church cell prison rebellion escape
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
106 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Richard E. Grant Dolly Wells Ben Falcone Gregory Korostishevsky Jane Curtin Stephen Spinella Christian Navarro Pun Bandhu Marc Evan Jackson Erik LaRay Harvey
celebrity biographer friend writer storyteller amusing creative emotional new york city office park bookstore street writing creative process unemployment forgery celebrities pop culture transformation
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Drama
USA
1977
80 Minutes
Henry Sanders Kaycee Moore Charles Bracy Angela Burnett Eugene Cherry Jack Drummond
patriarch wife child friend bleak moving solemn los angeles slaughterhouse house street poverty inner-city life family unusual occupations underdog sacrifice love 1970s
Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support.
Drama
1948
90 Minutes
Lamberto Maggiorani Lianella Carell Enzo Staiola Elena Altieri Vittorio Antonucci Gino Saltamerenda Fausto Guerzoni Giulio Chiari
peasant son wife thief psychic bleak endearing powerful rome italy apartment theft poverty family justice bicycles underdog quest 1940s
A poor man (Lamberto Maggiorani) and his son (Enzo Staiola) search postwar Rome for the stolen bicycle he needs to work as a bill poster.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
China|USA
2019
96 Minutes
Ashley Judd Jonah Hauer-King Edward James Olmos Alexandra Shipp Chris Bauer Barry Watson Wes Studi Motell Foster John Cassini Brian Markinson Patrick Gallagher
dog puppy pet owner boy veteran stranger charming touching emotional heartwarming house mountain woods hospital city dog travel lost dog homecoming human-animal friendship
A female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness.
Animation, Drama
Ireland|Canada|Luxembourg|USA|Japan|UK|France
2017
94 Minutes
girl father mother sibling police officer emotional incredible inspiring moving powerful afghanistan afghan village house shop wilderness family relationships financial troubles war in afghanistan poverty
In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
74 Minutes
Jon Michael Hill Julian Parker Ryan Hallahan Blake DeLong
young man stranger police officer friend homeless person amusing bleak tense offbeat witty spirited chicago street corner street friendship homelessness leaving home police brutality shoot-out adventure
Two young men pass the time dreaming of the promised land.
Drama
USA
2008
96 Minutes
Micheal J. Smith Sr. JimMyron Ross Tarra Riggs Johnny McPhail
father twin widow son uncle mother bleak emotional powerful calm mississippi delta convenience store backyard school radio station house suicide grief father figure family dysfunction
A drama set in the Mississippi delta, where one man's suicide affects three people's lives.
Drama
UK|France|Belgium
2016
100 Minutes
Dave Johns Hayley Squires Dylan McKiernan Briana Shann Kate Rutter Sharon Percy Kema Sikazwe Micky McGregor Julie Nicholson
widower carpenter doctor government official single mother child cool engaging emotional disheartening england office house neighborhood hospital work-life balance grief health care heart attack romance
After having suffered a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
China|India|Hong Kong|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Kathryn Prescott Betty Gilpin Dennis Quaid Marg Helgenberger Abby Ryder Fortson Henry Lau Ian Chen Conrad Coates Jake Manley Daniela Barbosa Kevin Claydon
dog pet owner family member young girl grandfather grandmother endearing emotional touching heartwarming moving charming farm michigan house stable park bedroom dog pets
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2016
123 Minutes
Joel Edgerton Ruth Negga Marton Csokas Nick Kroll Terri Abney Alano Miller Jon Bass Michael Shannon Chris Greene Sharon Blackwood
black woman white man husband wife police officer supreme court justice brooding emotional intense virginia washington, d.c. house prison office courtroom interracial relationship racism bullying courage justice
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.
Comedy, Drama
2016
98 Minutes
Javier Gutiérrez Anna Castillo Manuel Cucala Ana Ulloa Juanma Lara Nikolai Will Pep Ambròs Aina Requena Carme Pla Miguel Ángel Aladren
young girl grandfather son uncle friend love interest moving charming cheeky calm creative emotional engaging spain germany love loss journey quest relationships
Drama
Hungary|Germany|Sweden
2014
119 Minutes
Zsófia Psotta Sándor Zsótér Szabolcs Thuróczy Lili Monori László Gálffi Lili Horvath János Derzsi Orsolya Tóth
teen girl dog father dog catcher daughter teacher touching tender striking sultry passionate emotional city hungary school street apartment father/daughter relationship love rebellion
Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
Drama
2008
131 Minutes
Sean Combs Phylicia Rashad Audra McDonald Sanaa Lathan John Stamos Justin Martin Sean Patrick Thomas David Oyelowo Bill Nunn Ron Cephas Jones Sandi Ross
mother maid chauffeur widow daughter son engaging emotional tender chicago household insurance integration family moving dreams rise sacrifice 1950s
A widow (Phylicia Rashad), her son (Sean Combs) and other members of a black family have differing ideas on how to spend a $10,000 life-insurance check.