20 movies like The Things of Life, ordered by similarity : I Never Sang for My Father(1970), Woodpeckers(2017), The Mouth Agape(1974), After the Storm(2016), Devi(1960), Dean(2016), Another Year(2010), Chloe in the Afternoon(1972), Brokeback Mountain(2005), Mum's List(2016), Bed and Board(1970), Two Bits(1995) ...
Drama
Switzerland|France|Italy
1970
90 Minutes
Michel Piccoli Romy Schneider Léa Massari Gérard Lartigau Jean Bouise Bobby Lapointe Herve Sand Jacques Richard
husband wife mistress son father brooding moving tender melodramatic france party estate hospital failing marriage love triangle infidelity jealousy family accident forbidden love
A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.
Drama
1970
90 Minutes
Melvyn Douglas Gene Hackman Dorothy Stickney Estelle Parsons Elizabeth Hubbard Lovelady Powell Daniel Keyes Conrad Bain Jon Richards James Karen
father son mother fiancée sister college professor moving tender emotional bleak touching brooding new york city parents' house diner hospital father/son relationship independence family grief
A middle-aged New York professor (Gene Hackman) loses his mother (Dorothy Stickney) and reaches out to his bitter father (Melvyn Douglas).
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Drama
Italy|France
1974
82 Minutes
Monique Melinand Hubert Deschamps Philippe Léotard Nathalie Baye
mother wife husband son daughter-in-law father dark disheartening raw emotional france store hospital bedroom cancer family dysfunction infidelity terminal illness marriage rivalry
Based on a true incident, this tells the story of a troubled young man who kills his sister's reactionary, violent and abusive husband and is eventually arrested for the murder. However, ... See full summary »
Drama
Japan
2016
117 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe Yôko Maki Kirin Kiki Taiyô Yoshizawa
private detective family estranged father son mother mourner brooding charming emotional inspiring moving rousing japan town detective agency home family relationships second chance determination
After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.
Drama
India
1960
98 Minutes
Sharmila Tagore Soumitra Chatterjee Chhabi Biswas Purnendu Mukherjee Karuna Bannerjee Arpan Chowdhury Anil Chatterjee Kali Sarkar Mohammed Israil Khagesh Chakravarti Santa Devi
husband wife father brother nephew sick person solemn touching sad tender rural community family home front porch india healing reincarnation mental illness father/son relationship crisis of faith family
A young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
Drama, Comedy
UK|USA
2010
129 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Ruth Sheen Lesley Manville Oliver Maltman Peter Wight David Bradley Martin Savage Karina Fernandez Michele Austin Philip Davis Imelda Staunton
husband friend wife psychiatrist son lawyer amusing moving charming england house family marriage relationships heartbreak matchmaking husband/wife relationship quest love forbidden love
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Romance, Drama
France
1972
93 Minutes
Bernard Verley Zouzou Francoise Verley Daniel Ceccaldi
husband wife beautiful woman emotional france paris marriage adultery infidelity love triangle love forbidden love temptation 1970s
Though he has an adoring wife, a bourgeois man is still tempted to pursue other women.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
USA|Canada
2005
134 Minutes
Heath Ledger Jake Gyllenhaal Linda Cardellini Anna Faris Anne Hathaway Michelle Williams Randy Quaid Graham Beckel Scott Michael Campbell David Harbour Kate Mara
cowboy rodeo rider rancher wife husband emotional moving wyoming family home ranch mountain mexico homosexuality cowboys love marriage frustrated desire relationships forbidden love love
Ennis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
Drama
UK
2016
101 Minutes
Rafe Spall Emilia Fox Elaine Cassidy William Stagg Matthew Stagg Richard Cordery Susan Jameson Ross McCormack
father single father deceased mother son young boy brother moving emotional engaging endearing england life lessons mother's death mother/son relationship father/son relationship breast cancer disease death challenge love
A woman dying of incurable breast cancer creates a list of memories and lessons for the husband and sons she is about to leave behind.
Comedy, Drama
1970
97 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Claude Jade Mademoiselle Hiroko Barbara Laage Danièle Girard Daniel Ceccaldi Claire Duhamel Daniel Boulanger
husband wife lover son brooding uneasy quirky apartment paris street marriage infidelity family love forbidden love 1970s
Francois Truffaut's tales of Antoine Doinel continue, as now-married Antoine has an affair with a Japanese woman.
Drama
USA
1995
85 Minutes
Jerry Barone Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Al Pacino Joe Grifasi Joanna Merlin Andy Romano Ron McLarty Patrick Borriello Donna Mitchell Mary Lou Rosato Rosemary DeAngelis
boy child grandfather family family member charming emotional heartwarming melodramatic moving sad united states city suburb slum movie theater economic crisis family life family tragedy family secrets
Gennaro lives with his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter. But grandpa's not ready to die, he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
Drama
France|Austria|Germany
2017
107 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Jean-Louis Trintignant Mathieu Kassovitz Fantine Harduin Franz Rogowski Laura Verlinden Aurélia Petit Toby Jones Hille Perl Hassam Ghancy Nabiha Akkari
family wife husband refugee suicidal person grandson engaging emotional melodramatic charming heartwarming sad france refugee camp restaurant family home family dysfunction immigrants helping others happiness
A well-to-do French family deals with a series of setbacks and crises.
Drama
USA
1942
127 Minutes
Ann Sheridan Ronald Reagan Bob Cummings Betty Field Claude Rains Judith Anderson Nancy Coleman Kaaren Verne Maria Ouspenskaya Henry Davenport Ernest Cossart
doctor daughter orphan wife father melodramatic small town hospital family home railyard family dysfunction forbidden love mental illness accident class distinctions depression love growing up 1890s
The dark side and hypocrisy of provincial American life is seen through the eyes of five children as they grow to adulthood at the turn of the century.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
Israel|Germany
2017
105 Minutes
Sarah Adler Zohar Strauss Tim Kalkhof Sandra Sade Roy Miller Stephanie Stremler Tagel Eliyahu Tamir Ben Yehuda Eliezer Shimon
baker married man widow lover son family member solemn emotional creative moving passionate bakery jerusalem berlin house kitchen love infidelity homosexuality loss
A German pastry maker travels to Jerusalem in search of the wife and son of his dead lover.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Drama
France|Canada
1999
89 Minutes
Romane Bohringer Laurent Lucas Charlotte Laurier David DiSalvio Stephen J. Smith Simon Hetu Richard Notkin Robert Warren Mourad Mimouni
priest husband wife son sick child father tender amusing emotional montreal, quebec canada family home city church infidelity marital problems boredom family love triangle illness
Paul and Marguerite have loved each other for 5 years, their love is organic, visceral and strong, constantly shifting from the real to the absolute and from the absolute to the tragic.
Drama
UK
1999
90 Minutes
Christopher Eccleston Dervla Kirwan Yvan Attal Julie Graham Alun Armstrong Lloyd Hutchinson Michael Liebmann Doon Mackichan Gordon Kennedy Fionnula Flanagan
wife husband pen pal first love hairdresser father engaging touching ireland car golf course family home marriage pregnancy infidelity jealousy relationships love triangle love rivalry
Rosie and Vincent know each other for ten years, and are married for five. She doesn't like her job, he isn't too pleased working with her dad. They're trying to have a baby. One morning ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Drama
2016
100 Minutes
Bérénice Bejo Cédric Kahn Marthe Keller Jade Soentjens Margaux Soentjens Catherine Salée Philippe Jeusette Pascal Rogard
wife husband child ex-partner mother father amusing emotional melodramatic heartwarming intense engaging france house relationships love family unhappy marriage money discovery
Marie and Boris decide to get a divorce after 15 years of marriage. Tensions rise when cash-strapped Boris must continue to live with Marie and the two children while trying to figure out how to divide the assets.