20 movies like Hester Street, ordered by similarity : My One and Only(2009), Happiness and Tears(2001), Menashe(2017), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Barney's Version(2010), Hotel Salvation(2016), Tumhari Sulu(2017), Enemies, a Love Story(1989), Someone Else's America(1995), The Upside(2017), Transamerica(2005), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951) ...
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
90 Minutes
Steven Keats Carol Kane Mel Howard Dorrie Kavanaugh Doris Roberts Stephen Strimpell Lauren Frost Paul Freedman Zvee Scooler Eda Reiss Merin
immigrant wife son boss landlady emotional gritty new york city ellis island lower east side assimilation immigration judaism culture clash marriage discovery pursuit sacrifice 1900s
It's 1896. Yankel Bogovnik, a Russian Jew, emigrated to the United States three years earlier and has settled where many of his background have, namely on Hester Street on the Lower East ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
108 Minutes
Renée Zellweger Logan Lerman Kevin Bacon Troy Garity David Koechner Eric McCormack Chris Noth Mark Rendall Nick Stahl Steven Weber Robin Weigert
wife unfaithful husband husband son love interest suitor amusing hilarious engaging charming witty playful united states new york new york city unhappy marriage relationships attraction new life happiness
After leaving her philandering husband, an elegant socialite takes her two sons on a road trip across America in search of a better life.
Comedy, Drama
2001
209 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Bhaduri Kajol Hrithik Roshan Kareena Kapoor Rani Mukherji Simone Singh Himani Shivpuri Shah Rukh Khan
adopted son patriarch mother son wife sister-in-law melodramatic emotional fiery spectacular bombay, india london mansion village parental pressure family honor father/son relationship class distinctions arranged marriage indian life
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
82 Minutes
Menashe Lustig Ruben Niborski Yoel Weisshaus Meyer Schwartz Yoel Falkowitz Mirka Hermoza Laznik Abraham Bresky Jorge Cea
hasidic jew grocer father son widower emotional moving spirited tender new york city grocery store house park cemetery temple judaism single parents single life parent/child relationship love
Within Brooklyn's ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood.
6.7/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
Italy|Canada
2010
132 Minutes
Paul Giamatti Rosamund Pike Minnie Driver Rachelle Lefevre Scott Speedman Bruce Greenwood Mark Addy Saul Rubinek Dustin Hoffman
grump television producer wife ex-wife father son hilarious emotional sad rome montreal, quebec office bar train success failed marriage pregnancy father/son relationship hockey murder investigation
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
India
2016
102 Minutes
Adil Hussain Lalit Behl Geetanjali Kulkarni Palomi Ghosh Navnindra Behl Anil K. Rastogi
father son dying person emotional endearing sad india father/son relationship death journey discovery discovery adventure 21st century
Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
India
2017
140 Minutes
Vidya Balan Neha Dhupia Manav Kaul Vijay Maurya Santanu Ghatak Trupti Khamkar Malishka Mendonsa Sindhu Shekharan Uday Lagoo Abhishek Sharma Seema Taneja
wife husband son friend boss confident spirited passionate emotional inspiring lighthearted india city house restaurant school love chasing dreams couples love
Sulu is an ambitious housewife with a loving husband and a happy family. Things start changing for her when she accidentally lands a job as a radio jockey and her show becomes an instant hit.
6.6/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
119 Minutes
Ron Silver Anjelica Huston Lena Olin Margaret Sophie Stein Alan King Judith Malina Rita Karin Phil Leeds Elya Baskin Paul Mazursky Marie-Adele Lemieux
survivor servant wife husband sad bleak melodramatic new york city apartment synagogue holocaust marriage immigration adultery judaism deception forbidden love sacrifice escape 1940s
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|UK|France|Germany|Greece
1995
96 Minutes
Tom Conti Miki Manojlovic María Casares Zorka Manojlovic Sergej Trifunovic Chia-ching Niu Andjela Stojkovic Ananda Ellis John Norman Thomas Jonathon Peck Michael Willis
immigrant illegal immigrant mother bar owner friend emotional moving melodramatic brooklyn, n.y. bar montenegro mexico immigrants american life family illegal immigration working class hard times sacrifice underdog
This tale take place in a bar. The Spanish Alonso and his blind mother run this place. Bay, who is Alonso's friend live here too. This story tells something about Alonso and Bay and the "... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2017
126 Minutes
Kevin Hart Bryan Cranston Nicole Kidman Aja Naomi King Jahi Di'Allo Winston Genevieve Angelson Golshifteh Farahani Tate Donovan Julianna Margulies Suzanne Savoy
wealthy man disabled person parolee ex-wife son assistant amusing hilarious emotional tense inspiring incredible penthouse new york city hospital restaurant party unlikely friendship disability caregiving
A wealthy quadriplegic hires a struggling parolee to be his caretaker in his upscale New York penthouse. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom as both men rediscover the joy of living life to the fullest.
7.4/10
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
103 Minutes
Felicity Huffman Kevin Zegers Fionnula Flanagan Graham Greene Burt Young Elizabeth Peña Bianca Leigh Jon Budinoff Carrie Preston Maurice Orozco
transsexual son rancher mother therapist emotional uplifting positive los angeles new york city prison phoenix car road trip father/son relationship car theft sexual abuse sex change sexual identity transformation
A preoperative transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
5.6/10
Drama, Music, Comedy
USA
2020
113 Minutes
Dakota Johnson Tracee Ellis Ross Kelvin Harrison Jr. Ice Cube Zoë Chao Eddie Izzard June Diane Raphael Bill Pullman Diplo Ben Lewis Deniz Akdeniz
personal assistant superstar singer manager passionate creative emotional inspiring new york city ballroom detroit los angeles concert hall stage talent egoism chasing dreams music business aging pursuit
The screams of the children echo throughout the night as a violent reminder of a demon of the past. La Llorona, a paranormal force has returned and seeks the blood of the innocent, proving that the legend is real.
6.6/10
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
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.
7.2/10
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Romance, Drama
2012
101 Minutes
Emayatzy Corinealdi David Oyelowo Omari Hardwick Lorraine Toussaint Edwina Findley Sharon Lawrence Dondré Whitfield Troy Curvey III Maya Gilbert
wife husband couple medical student convict emotional endearing engaging gripping inspiring prison united states america prison prison life self-discovery journey marriage relationships incarceration
A med student (Emayatzy Corinealdi) considers leaving her long-imprisoned husband (Omari Hardwick) for a charming bus driver (David Oyelowo).
7.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Michael Keaton Zach Galifianakis Edward Norton Andrea Riseborough Amy Ryan Emma Stone Naomi Watts Lindsay Duncan Merritt Wever Jeremy Shamos Bill Camp
action hero actor broadway director girlfriend daughter ex-wife creative charming emotional amusing dark apartment new york city broadway theater backstage street restaurant acting father/daughter relationship challenge
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
Comedy, Drama
2011
114 Minutes
Isabelle de Hertogh Gilles De Schrijver Johan Heldenbergh Karlijn Sileghem Robrecht Vanden Thoren Katelijne Verbeke Karel Vingerhoets Tom Audenaert Kimke Desart Xandra Van Welden Luc Verhoeven
young man disabled person blind person prostitute driver sick person engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming charming playful spain brothel sexual advances comedy relationships romance illness fun
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Charlize Theron Mackenzie Davis Mark Duplass Ron Livingston Emily Haine Elaine Tan Asher Miles Fallica Lia Frankland Gameela Wright Colleen Wheeler Maddie Dixon-Poirier
mother wife husband brother child nanny amusing emotional tense raw touching house school parking lot barbecue concert stage motherhood marriage relationships childcare
A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.
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