20 movies like The Scarlet Letter, ordered by similarity : Love Never Dies(1921), Hostiles(2017), A Simple Curve(2005), Housekeeping(1987), John and the Missus(1987), Welcome Stranger(1947), They Were Sisters(1945), Free State(2016), Obaba(2005), Big Eden(2000), The Arroyo(2014), A Lobster Tale(2006) ...
5.9/10
Drama
West Germany|Spain
1973
94 Minutes
Senta Berger Hans Christian Blech Lou Castel Yelena Samarina Yella Rottlander
young woman husband father emotional america town adultery life society rivalry 17th century
In 17th-century Salem, Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A because she is an adulteress, with a child out of wedlock. For seven years, she has refused to name the father. A vigorous older ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1921
80 Minutes
Lloyd Hughes Madge Bellamy Joseph Bennett Claire McDowell Winifred Greenwood Frank Brownlee Julia Brown Lillian Leighton
husband wife father rival mother melodramatic uneasy north carolina small town city household river reputation deception father/daughter relationship false accusations small-town life schemes rivalry transformation
John and Tilly's happy marriage is ruined when Tilly's father finds out about the scandalous past of John's mother. John, unaware of his father-in-law's meddling, thinks Tilly has left him,... See full summary »
7.2/10
Drama, History, Western
USA
2017
133 Minutes
Christian Bale Rosamund Pike Wes Studi Jesse Plemons Adam Beach Rory Cochrane Peter Mullan Scott Wilson Paul Anderson Timothée Chalamet Ben Foster
native american chief soldier commanding officer widow native american traveler brutal tense gritty raw emotional gory new mexico montana desert plains fort town american indian wars native americans
In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
6.7/10
Drama
Canada
2005
92 Minutes
Kris Lemche Michael Hogan Matt Craven Pascal Hutton Sarah Lind Kett Turton Michael Robinson Ben Cotton Hank Hastings Suzinn Robinson Waneta Storms
father widower son businessman single mother developer emotional engaging small town canada mountain restaurant lake shop father/son relationship deception idealism small-town life family secrets business
Father and son run their own two-man furniture business but have opposing ideologies on what should guide their craftsmanship, quality or commerce.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1987
117 Minutes
Christine Lahti Sara Walker Andrea Burchill Anne Pitoniak Barbara Reese Bill Smillie Wayne Robson Margot Pinvidic
sister aunt niece orphan woman neighbor madcap offbeat emotional amusing pacific northwest small town household woods living room small-town life family dysfunction suicide coming of age fitting in
After their mother commits suicide, two sisters end up living with their kind but peculiar aunt in their grandmother's old house in a small 1950s town.
7.4/10
Drama
Canada
1987
100 Minutes
Gordon Pinsent Jackie Burroughs Randy Follett Jessica Steen Timothy Webber Roland Hewgill Neil Munro
miner husband wife son townsperson government official bleak emotional powerful newfoundland small town household canada small-town life mining displacement family government marriage quest
A small Canadian town is devasted when a local mine--the town's only source of income--is closed. One man incurs the wrath of the townsmen when he stubbornly refuses the small amount of ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1947
107 Minutes
Bing Crosby Joan Caulfield Barry Fitzgerald Frank Faylen Elizabeth Patterson Robert Shayne Larry Young Percy Kilbride Charles Dingle Don Beddoe Thurston Hall
physician doctor schoolteacher pharmacist father schoolboy airy cheery charming train maine small town hospital office dance hall medical profession small-town life rivalry alcoholism vacation
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine hires a replacement for his vacation sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but Pearson is delighted to stay, ... See full summary »
6.8/10
Drama
UK
1945
110 Minutes
sibling abused wife abusive husband husband wife sith lord disturbing melodramatic emotional small town house hotel unhappy marriage relationships love infidelity father/daughter relationship adultery fall discovery
The story of three sisters who marry men of widely different character as their individual and widely-different married lives unfold. One sister (Phyllis Calvert) is happily married but ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Drama, Romance
South Africa|India
2016
98 Minutes
Nicola Breytenbach Andrew Govender Leleti Khumalo Deon Lotz Terwadkar Rajiv Rolanda Marais Quentin Krog Paul Eilers Bobby Van Jaarsveld
woman indian man love interest family rival police officers major terrorist disheartening disturbing emotional gripping moving powerful south africa town hometown love forbidden love
A random act of kindness sparks a forbidden love affair between a white girl and an Indian man during the Apartheid system in South Africa.
6.5/10
Drama
Germany|Spain|France|Belgium
2005
107 Minutes
Pilar López de Ayala Juan Diego Botto Bárbara Lennie Peter Lohmeyer Mercedes Sampietro Eduard Fernández Héctor Colomé Txema Blasco Iñake Irastorza Ryan Cameron Christian Tardío
college student filmmaker young woman teacher townsperson creative dreamy emotional spain basque country rural community cemetery small town small-town life filmmaking self-discovery class project discovery growing up transformation
A rural drama set in Obaba, a mythical region in northern Spain, where a young filmmaker struggled to capture the feel of the area, which in turn leads to a wealth of self-discovery.
7.3/10
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
119 Minutes
Arye Gross Eric Schweig Tim DeKay Louise Fletcher George Coe O'Neal Compton Corinne Bohrer Veanne Cox
gay man grandfather native american artist friend emotional charming touching small town montana new york city homosexuality coming out romance homecoming family small-town life love discovery 2000s
Big Eden is a small, fictional northwestern Montana town.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
2014
90 Minutes
Kenny Maines David Armendariz Nicole Sadler Elijah Montez Junior Vazquez Christy Morris Hans Obma Tim Ybarra
texas ranger brutal chilling confident crafty dark disheartening fiery gripping intense patriotic wild american south mexican-american border mexico drug trafficking american south american latino culture america border control
A landowner in southern Arizona, tired of seeing drug smugglers cross the border through his property, decides to fight back.
6.1/10
Fantasy, Drama
USA|Canada
2006
95 Minutes
Colm Meaney Alberta Watson Graham Greene Jack Knight Joe Pingue Bruce McFee Cliff Saunders Keir Gilchrist
fisherman wife son townsperson sheriff heartwarming emotional inspiring maine shantytown docks magic family dysfunction responsibility fatherhood small-town life discovery love 2000s
A fisherman with a dysfunctional family discovers some moss with magical properties.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
6.0/10
Drama, War
USA
2004
94 Minutes
William H. Macy Til Schweiger Scott Caan Thomas Kretschmann Lauren Holly Rene Heger Matt Lindquist Jeremy Sisto Ian Somerhalder A.J. Buckley Clark Gregg
german soldier husband captor survivor american soldier wife thrilling gripping intense family home atlantic ocean submarine military life naval warfare perseverance life at sea life during wartime survival escape rescue
When American submarine Swordfish is torpedoed the survivors are picked up by a passing German U-boat but an outbreak of meningitis threatens all aboard.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Robert Forster Naomi Judd Cliff Robertson Andrew Lawrence Matthew Lawrence Kate Forster Krystal Benn Genevieve Butler Tony Tarantino Susan Gayle Watts D. Elliot Woods
father mother son brother drifter emotional touching california small town household countryside environmentalism tree family small-town life father/son relationship discovery growing up 1990s
A friendless young boy finds a cause: saving an ancient oak tree standing in the way of a new real-estate development. But his father is the developer - how will this father-son drama resolve? With Cliff Robertson.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1947
103 Minutes
James Stewart Jane Wyman Kent Smith Ned Sparks Wallace Ford Regis Toomey Ann Doran Donald Meek Ann Shoemaker Mickey Kuhn Howard Freeman
man editor mayor tourist young woman analyst emotional melodramatic heartwarming inspiring positive witty village editing room publishing house america opinion new romance corruption lie
An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.
5.2/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Christopher Plummer Lewis MacDougall Bobby Cannavale Kristen Schaal Peter Fonda Christopher Lloyd Dolly Wells Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Ryan Robbins BJ Harrison
single mother estranged father son drug dealer ex-husband grandson amusing emotional tense touching car texas california hotel mother/son relationship father/daughter relationship estrangement road trip ex-husbands drugs
Laura and her son Henry are forced to drive her estranged, pot-dealing, carefree father Jack cross country after being kicked out of a nursing home.
4.6/10
Drama, Romance
India
1985
150 Minutes
Sunil Dutt Rekha Farooq Shaikh Deepti Naval Rajkiran Rohan Kapoor
young man single father young woman love interest emotional endearing moving india town city house father/daughter relationship father/son relationship difficult decision love quest pursuit 1980s
A story of the blind sense of duty of the elders and the self-confidence and arrogance of the young. Both think they are right for the sake of love.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
1948
90 Minutes
young man schoolteacher bully father sheriff deaf mute dark uneasy sad melodramatic small town virginia carnival wilderness family history accidental murder self-defense guilt outsider's life small-town life
Danny is despised by his schoolmates because his father was accused of killing another man and sentenced to death.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
Kazakhstan|Russia|Germany|Poland|Switzerland|Italy
2008
100 Minutes
Askhat Kuchinchirekov Samal Esljamova Ondas Besikbasov Tolepbergen Baisakalov Bereke Turganbayev Mahabbat Turganbayeva
nomad young woman sister child mother father charming profound striking kazakhstan yurt mountain steppe new life marriage family nomadic lifestyle coming of age animal husbandry discovery
On the steppes of Kazakhstan, Asa lives in a yurt with his sister Samal, her husband Ondas, and their three children. Ondas is a herdsman, tough and strong. It's dry, dusty, and windy; too ... See full summary »
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