20 movies like Light Years Away, ordered by similarity : Babylon(1980), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), Three Brothers(1981), Love, Simon(2018), Breath(2017), Life of the Party(2017), The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter(1968), The Firm(2009), Lord Jeff(1938), Sing Street(2016), We the Animals(2018), A Small Circle of Friends(1980) ...
7.3/10
Drama
Switzerland|France
1981
105 Minutes
young man old man mentor drifter mentee offbeat dreamy gritty ireland rural community shed gas station eccentricity apprenticeship schemes relationships friendship fantasy discovery growing up
A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds.
7.4/10
Drama
UK|Italy
1980
95 Minutes
Brinsley Forde Karl Howman Trevor Laird Brian Bovell Victor Romero Archie Pool Mel Smith Beverly Michaels Maggie Steed Bill Moody Stefan Kalipha
dj mc friend girlfriend neighbor cool disheartening emotional engaging gritty melancholy moving offbeat profound raw spirited uneasy london united kingdom black culture
The movie centres around Brindsley Forde's character Blue. He fronts a reggae sound system based in West London. The film captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths in troubled London in the early eighties.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
7.2/10
Drama
Italy|France
1981
113 Minutes
Philippe Noiret Michele Placido Vittorio Mezzogiorno Charles Vanel Andréa Ferréol Maddelena Crippa Sara Tafuri Pietro Biondi Maddalena Crippa
son brother matriarch judge factory worker counselor dreamy offbeat melodramatic tender italy rural community family home grief reunion death family relationships idealism transformation
Three men face their mother's death.
7.6/10
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Nick Robinson Josh Duhamel Jennifer Garner Tony Hale Katherine Langford Alexandra Shipp Logan Miller Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Keiynan Lonsdale Joey Pollari Miles Heizer
teen boy teenager family member friend love interest amusing cheeky emotional endearing heartwarming positive house high school coming out growing up teen romance family relationships friendship growing up
Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
6.7/10
Drama
Australia
2017
115 Minutes
Simon Baker-Denny Samson Coulter Ben Spence Elizabeth Debicki Richard Roxburgh Rachael Blake Miranda Frangou Jacek Koman Megan Smart Brock Fitzgerald
young boy surfer friend family member powerful inspiring emotional passionate australia ocean house truck coming of age growing up surfing friendship relationships discovery growing up love
After developing an interest in surfing, a teenage boy and his friend forge an unlikely friendship with an older surfer.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2017
84 Minutes
Georgia Chara Christopher Kirby Holly Brisley Talin Argon Michela Carattini Hayley Hughes Michael Budd Johnny Lahoud
man partygoer friend gangster drug dealer amusing tense brooding hilarious unrestrained house party cemetery bar office relationships self-destruction self-discovery party lifestyle changes
A touching comedy drama about 3 friends edging towards their mid thirties who, in an attempt to hang on to their carefree youth,embark on an attempt to write themselves into the history books by trying to host the world's longest house party.
Drama
1968
124 Minutes
Alan Arkin Sondra Locke Stacy Keach Laurinda Barrett Chuck McCann Biff McGuire Percy Rodrigues Cicely Tyson Jackie Marlowe Johnny Popwell Wayne Smith
disabled person friend alcoholic doctor daughter drunk brooding engaging somber small town house doctor's office bedroom american south small-town life illness alcoholism friendship relationships growing up
John, a deaf and mute man, rents a bedroom in a small town to be closer to his friend, Spiros, who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick, the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord, and meets the town drunk.
5.8/10
Drama
UK
2009
90 Minutes
Daniel Mays Camille Coduri Calum MacNab Paul Anderson Ebony Gilbert Doug Allen Joanne Matthews Ben Shockley Eddie Webber Richie Campbell
gang member young man fan friend leader teen boy brash gritty tense england nightclub alley suburbia house gangs gang war crime soccer hooligans abuse of power violence
Football hooligans organize themselves into firms that represent their favorite team.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1938
86 Minutes
Freddie Bartholomew Mickey Rooney Charles Coburn Herbert Mundin Terry Kilburn Gale Sondergaard Peter Lawford Walter Tetley Peter Ellis George Zucco Matthew Boulton
delinquent thief headmaster wife schoolboy friend cheeky confident london jewelry shop boys school woods ship party reform orphanage trust loyalty friendship crime
A spoiled orphan, raised by a couple of con artists, gets sent to a mercantile marine vocational school for orphaned boys, where he learns about friendship and ethics, and uncovers a new future.
7.9/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
6.9/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Raúl Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Isaiah Kristian Josiah Gabriel Michael Pemberton Amelia Campbell Giovanni Pacciarelli
brother mother father boy friend bleak brash emotional endearing moving house woods lake park upstate new york family dysfunction family relationships brother relationship growing up escape
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1980
113 Minutes
Brad Davis Karen Allen Jameson Parker Shelley Long John Friedrich Gary Springer Craig Richard Nelson Harry Caesar Nan Martin Daniel Stern Severn Darden
man woman student friend soldier lover engaging melodramatic emotional harvard university campus massachusetts protest cafeteria relationships vietnam war friendship love triangle romance social activism
Harvard in the 1960's: a time of social upheaval and student unrest. Three students bond together, challenge the system and begin to lose their ideals.
7.1/10
Comedy, Action, Drama
Hungary
2016
105 Minutes
Szabolcs Thuróczy Zoltán Fenyvesi Mónika Balsai Ádám Fekete Lídia Danis
teenager disabled person hitman friend young man gripping bleak brooding hungary growing up crime violence disability friendship unlikely allies growing up adventure discovery 2010s
Two disabled teenagers looking for a reason to live, team up with a wheelchair hitman.
6.8/10
Drama
Russia
2016
118 Minutes
Pyotr Skvortsov Viktoriya Isakova Aleksandra Revenko Yuliya Aug Aleksandr Gorchilin Irina Rudniktskaya Svetlana Bragarnik Nikolay Roshchin
student young man christian friend teacher moralist bleak suspenseful emotional thrilling intense melodramatic russia school university classroom bible relationships evil fanaticism
Contemporary Russia. A high school student becomes convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him.
5.4/10
Romance, Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA
1922
60 Minutes
Harry Houdini Arthur Maude Albert Tavernier Edwin Connelly Frank Montgomery Luis Alberni Yale Benner Jane Connelly Nita Naldi
doctor love interest fiancée explorer man boyfriend suspenseful emotional new york city arctic ship mental institution glacier wedding cryogenics missing persons schemes kidnapping time marriage
A man who has been frozen in the Arctic ice for 100 years returns to civilization to find his lost love.
7.6/10
Drama
UK
2011
91 Minutes
Peter Mullan Olivia Colman Eddie Marsan Ned Dennehy Sally Carman Samuel Bottomley Paul Popplewell Sian Breckin Paul Conway Julia Mallam
man charity worker bleak brutal chilling dark disturbing frenetic gutsy gripping intense intricate united kingdom self-destruction redemption anger turmoil relationships secrets challenge
Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction, earns a chance of redemption that appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker.
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Edward Furlong Seymour Cassel Mickey Rourke Steve Buscemi Tom Arnold John Heard Danny Trejo Jake La Botz Mark Boone Junior Edward Bunker
young man convict sexual predator guard judge transvestite gritty raw touching tense prison cell cafeteria court classroom unusual friendship prison life protection unlikely criminal survival
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
6.2/10
Drama
UK
2012
91 Minutes
Lenora Crichlow Lily James Noel Clarke Rupert Graves Bradley James Philip Davis Lorraine Burroughs Lashana Lynch Dominique Tipper
girl runner team member coach father physical therapist confident dreamy emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring london united kingdom racetrack locker room council estate family home sports team
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1992
96 Minutes
John Doe Adam Horovitz David Carradine Timothy Leary Arlo Guthrie Barton Heyman Jennifer Balgobin John Cusack Bill Cobbs Lin Shaye
biker store clerk farmer eccentric factory worker stranger charming offbeat spirited amusing desert the open road nevada los angeles road trip friendship dying wish mission self-discovery obsession
Two strangers meet on the road and travel through Nevada on motorcycle to find an elusive spot where they can dump another man's ashes.
6.9/10
Drama
Canada|Switzerland|France
1999
94 Minutes
Karine Vanasse Alexandre Merineau Pascale Bussières Miki Manojlovic Charlotte Christeler Nancy Huston Monique Mercure Anne-Marie Cadieux Marie-Hélène Gagnon Sébastien Burns Neil Kroetsch
adolescent girl father poet mother teacher brother emotional touching offbeat somber montreal, quebec school house first crush sexual awakening siblings friendship family dysfunction fantasy growing up
In the year 1963, an awkward thirteen-year-old girl comes of age during her escapism into the world of cinema, with potentially dangerous results.
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