20 movies like Frances, ordered by similarity : Beautiful Boy(2018), Raging Bull(1980), Fear Strikes Out(1957), Ray(2004), Breathe(2017), James Dean(2001), Birdman of Alcatraz(1962), The Gospel According to St. Matthew(1964), Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story(2017), Diego Maradona(2019), Jackie(2016), Bird(1988) ...
Biography
1982
140 Minutes
Jessica Lange Kim Stanley Sam Shepard Bart Burns Jonathan Banks Bonnie Bartlett James Brodhead J.J. Chaback Jordan Charney Donald Craig Sarah Cunningham
actress director mental patient doctor mother tv personality bleak disturbing emotional moving new york city hollywood, calif. seattle mental institution rebellion abuse acting redemption addiction fall
Actress Frances Farmer (Jessica Lange) makes trouble in 1930s and '40s Hollywood; her mother (Kim Stanley) commits her to a barbaric asylum.
7.3/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2018
112 Minutes
Steve Carell Timothée Chalamet Maura Tierney Amy Ryan Timothy Hutton Kaitlyn Dever Andre Royo LisaGay Hamilton
father son ex-wife drug addict doctor addict emotional intense melancholy raw tender powerful united states new york city los angeles school home addiction father/son relationship love
Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
8.2/10
Biography, Drama
USA
1980
128 Minutes
Robert De Niro Cathy Moriarty Joe Pesci Frank Vincent Nicholas Colasanto Theresa Saldana Frank Adonis Mario Gallo Frank Topham Lori Anne Flax Joseph Bono
boxer love interest wife young girl competitor friend dark gritty boxing ring prison new york city miami household jealousy boxing self-destruction redemption emotional abuse paranoia fall
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
7.0/10
Biography
USA
1957
100 Minutes
Anthony Perkins Karl Malden Norma Moore Adam Williams Perry Wilson Peter Votrian Dennis McMullen Gail Land Brian G. Hutton Bart Burns
father son baseball player reporter psychiatrist doctor tense disturbing emotional engaging dark connecticut baseball field boston father/son relationship emotional abuse baseball mental illness obsession pursuit
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
2004
153 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Kerry Washington Regina King Clifton Powell Aunjanue Ellis Harry Lennix Terrence Howard Larenz Tate Bokeem Woodbine Sharon Warren Curtis Armstrong
mother wife mistress manager blues singer emotional inspiring passionate seattle family home florida stage nightclub jazz addiction poverty music industry blindness growing up rise
Blind since childhood, Ray Charles (Jamie Foxx) overcomes poverty, hardship and addiction and becomes an American music legend.
7.2/10
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK
2017
117 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Claire Foy Tom Hollander Stephen Mangan Hugh Bonneville Dean-Charles Chapman Amit Shah Ben Lloyd-Hughes Emily Bevan Camilla Rutherford Diana Rigg
paraplegic wife brother inventor patient doctor emotional powerful heartwarming moving positive uplifting hospital countryside england kenya airplane tennis court survival paralysis
The inspiring true love story of Robin (Andrew Garfield) and Diana Cavendish (Claire Foy), an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis.
Biography
2001
96 Minutes
James Franco Michael Moriarty Valentina Cervi Enrico Colantoni Edward Herrmann Joanne Linville John Pleshette Barry Primus David Proval Sam Gould Amy Rydell
actor father girlfriend aunt mother elia kazan sad emotional indiana los angeles farm james dean father/son relationship romance fame acting hollywood love rise fall
Problems early in life fuel the actor's (James Franco) rapid ascent to legend status in spite of the brevity of his career.
7.8/10
Biography, Drama, Crime
USA
1962
148 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Karl Malden Thelma Ritter Betty Field Neville Brand Edmond O'Brien Hugh Marlowe Telly Savalas James Westerfield Chris Robinson
prisoner warden guard mother wife moving touching leavenworth prison alcatraz island missouri solitude prison new love redemption rise transformation 1960s
A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.
7.7/10
Biography, Drama, History
Italy|France
1964
136 Minutes
Enrique Irazoqui Margherita Caruso Susanna Pasolini Marcello Morante Mario Socrate Settimo Di Porto Ferruccio Nuzzo
jesus mother disciple inspiring moving passionate israel desert waterfront the bible christianity rebellion religion quest discovery transformation temptation rise fall roman empire
The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Biography, Documentary
2017
102 Minutes
makeup artist celebrity actress model inspiring confident moving emotional louisiana stage fashion show dressing room hollywood, calif. makeover career depression inner beauty art homosexuality love
Iconic makeup artist Kevyn Aucoin's life and work are recalled through interviews with some of his famous clients, including Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell.
7.7/10
Biography, Documentary
UK
2019
120 Minutes
Diego Armando Maradona
football player illegitimate son documentarian family emotional fascinating hedonistic striking confident buenos aires, argentina naples, italy barcelona, spain redemption football life story addiction fall growing up wretched excess underdog
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
Biography, Drama, History
2016
99 Minutes
Natalie Portman Peter Sarsgaard Greta Gerwig Billy Crudup John Hurt Richard E. Grant John Carroll Lynch Beth Grant Max Casella Caspar Phillipson
jacqueline kennedy john f. kennedy lyndon baines johnson lady bird johnson president husband brooding dreamy emotional gripping washington, d.c. government offices home assassination mourning death single mothers legacy regret fall
The assassination of JFK is seen through the eyes of Jackie Kennedy. The days leading up to the tragedy and the immediate aftermath are chronicled, as experienced by the First Lady, wife of the charismatic president and mother of two small children.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
1988
161 Minutes
Forest Whitaker Diane Venora Samuel E. Wright Keith David Michael McGuire James Handy Michael Zelniker Damon Whitaker
saxophonist dizzy gillespie wife musician wealthy woman doctor cool sultry nightclub kansas city, mo. mental institution new york city los angeles music charlie parker ambition show business addiction mental illness rise
Jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) lives fast and self-destructs, dead at 34 in 1955.
Biography
1956
113 Minutes
Paul Newman Pier Angeli Everett Sloane Eileen Heckart Sal Mineo Harold J. Stone Joseph Buloff Sammy White Arch Johnson Robert Lieb Theodore Newton
boxer trainer young woman mother inmate father brooding tense passionate new york city jail boxing ring lower east side street army base boxing rebellion training blackmail prison life
A youth turns his rebellious nature into a successful ring career in this fact-based portrait of boxer Rocky Graziano.
7.8/10
Music, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Germany
2005
136 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Reese Witherspoon Ginnifer Goodwin Robert Patrick Dallas Roberts Dan John Miller Larry Bagby III Shelby Lynne Tyler Hilton Waylon Payne Shooter Jennings
musician elvis presley wife mother father jerry lee lewis gripping emotional memphis, tenn. household farm concert stage hotel prison johnny cash country music drug addiction infidelity performance family
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
6.4/10
Biography
USA
2000
133 Minutes
Jennifer Love Hewitt Frances Fisher Eric McCormack Keir Dullea Gabriel Macht Peter Giles Emmy Rossum Seana Kofoed Michael J. Burg Stephane Archambault Joan Copeland
actress mother father actor director truman capote engaging charming inspiring moving netherlands hollywood, calif. film set audrey hepburn acting stardom divorce nazi occupation emigration rise
When a school bus driving woman (Tyne Daly) has a heart attack, she makes one request of her three daughters (Ally Sheedy, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline Hugo) - she wants them to find their ... See full summary »
7.0/10
Biography
UK|France
1968
153 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave James Fox Jason Robards Ivan Tchenko John Fraser Bessie Love Cynthia Harris Vladimir Leskovar Tony Vogel
dancer heir lover poet son daughter emotional spirited sultry london england stage france nice, france modern dance performance fame romance rebellion isadora duncan
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
7.9/10
Documentary, Drama, History, Biography, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2011
90 Minutes
Bill Weber Paul Boneberg Ed Wolf Daniel Goldstein Guy Clark
lesbian gay man nurse woman bleak emotional moving sad san francisco aids homosexuality disease death epidemic sexually transmitted diseases transformation fall discovery 2010s
A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
6.8/10
Biography
West Germany
1987
85 Minutes
Lotti Huber Ina Blum Mikael Honesseau
mental patient doctor nurse old woman brooding disturbing dreamy emotional mental institution berlin anita berber mental illness delusion memory imagination fantasy quest transformation 1920s
In modern-day Berlin (1987), Frau Kutowski goes insane, believing herself to be the (real-life) notorious Anita Berber, a nude art dancer/drug addict/scandalous figure of post-WWI Berlin. (... See full summary »
7.3/10
Gay & Lesbian, Biography
USA|UK
1998
105 Minutes
Ian McKellen Brendan Fraser Lynn Redgrave Lolita Davidovich Kevin J. O'Connor David Dukes Brandon Kleyla Jack Plotnick Paul Michael Sandberg
director housekeeper gardener emotional moving touching garden hollywood, calif. mansion poolside aging death fame infatuation james whale fall forbidden love 1950s
The last days of Frankenstein (1931) Director James Whale are explored.
8.0/10
Biography, Drama
France|USA
2007
114 Minutes
Mathieu Amalric Emmanuelle Seigner Marie-Josée Croze Anne Consigny Patrick Chesnais Niels Arestrup Olatz Lopez Garmendia Jean-Pierre Cassel Marina Hands Max von Sydow
editor nurse doctor patient lover emotional engaging sad hospital france car airplane illness survival stroke paralysis infidelity loneliness fall transformation
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
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