20 movies like Tea in the Harem, ordered by similarity : The General(1998), The Mighty(1998), Two Friends(1986), Fat City(1972), On the Waterfront(1954), Little Sister(2015), Loveling(2018), Trainspotting(1996), Rosetta(1999), Blinded by the Light(2019), Me Too(2009), American Violet(2008) ...
Drama
France
1985
110 Minutes
Kader Boukhanef Rémi Martin Laure Duthilleul Saida Bekkouche Nicole Hiss Sandrine Dumas Nathalie Jadot Frederic Ayivi Pascal Dewaeme Jean-Pierre Sobeaux Nicolas Wostrikoff
algerian teen boy sister prostitute single mother junkie gritty powerful paris housing project red-light district beach racism outsider friendship crime alcoholism downward spiral transformation underdog
In a depressing concrete Parisian suburb in the seventies two friends are keeping boredom at bay with loitering and petty crime.
Biography, Drama
UK|Ireland
1998
123 Minutes
Brendan Gleeson Adrian Dunbar Sean McGinley Maria Doyle Kennedy Angeline Ball Jon Voight Eanna Macliam Tom Murphy Paul Hickey Tommy O'Neill John O'Toole
crime boss police detective wife sister-in-law thief gritty fascinating emotional thrilling dublin slum suburbia courtroom poverty crime ring robbery martin cahill crime memory underdog
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Drama
USA
1998
100 Minutes
Sharon Stone Elden Henson Kieran Culkin Gena Rowlands Harry Dean Stanton Gillian Anderson James Gandolfini Joseph Perrino Meat Loaf Aday Jenifer Lewis
teen boy boy gang member murderer biker mother sad touching school family home lake hospital unusual friendship disability abandonment outsider male bonding coming of age growing up transformation
Two young boys, both social outcasts in their small town, form an unlikely friendship.
Drama
1986
76 Minutes
Emma Coles Kris Bidenko Kris McQuade Stephen Leeder Debra May Peter Hehir Tony Barry Kerry Dwyer Arthur Faynes Kim Antonios Denise Roberts
teen girl friend mother boyfriend father sad profound sydney beach school house friendship mother/daughter relationship adolescence family coming of age divorce growing up transformation 1980s
Two Australian teenage girls (Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko) go from best friends to ex-friends in a year.
Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Stacy Keach Jeff Bridges Susan Tyrrell Candy Clark Nicholas Colasanto Art Aragon Curtis Cokes Sixto Rodriguez Billy Walker Wayne Mahan Ruben Navarro
boxer trainer friend girlfriend gritty dark bleak california gym bar comeback boxing redemption alcoholism friendship aging pursuit rivalry underdog fall
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
Drama
USA
1954
108 Minutes
Marlon Brando Eva Marie Saint Karl Malden Lee J. Cobb Rod Steiger Leif Erickson Pat Henning James Westerfield Tony Galento Tami Mauriello John Hamilton
dockworker mobster lawyer priest sister brooding gritty powerful port hoboken, n.j. organized crime corruption justice transformation underdog rivalry 1950s
An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
Drama
2015
126 Minutes
Haruka Ayase Masami Nagasawa Kaho Suzu Hirose Kirin Kiki Shinobu Ohtake Ryô Kase Jun Fubuki
sister mother figure estranged father sibling half sister friend caregiver grandmother love interest romantic interest mother lighthearted emotional engaging endearing positive japan home family home family
After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1996
94 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jonny Lee Miller Kevin McKidd Robert Carlyle Kelly Macdonald Peter Mullan James Cosmo Eileen Nicholas Susan Vidler Pauline Lynch
drug addict friend student girlfriend drug dealer sociopath amusing dark gritty edinburgh london household apartment pub hotel addiction abandonment friendship crime death
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Drama
France|Belgium
1999
95 Minutes
Émilie Dequenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne Fabrizio Rongione Anne Yernaux Olivier Gourmet
teen girl mother friend boss dark gritty moving belgium trailer street factory poverty alcoholism friendship mother/daughter relationship employment growing up underdog sacrifice 1990s
Young and impulsive Rosetta lives with her alcoholic mother and, moved by despair, she will do anything to maintain a job.
Drama, Music, Comedy
UK|USA|France
2019
114 Minutes
Viveik Kalra Hayley Atwell Rob Brydon Kulvinder Ghir Nell Williams Aaron Phagura Meera Ganatra Dean-Charles Chapman Sally Phillips
teenager father mother friend love interest teacher powerful uplifting inspiring hilarious cheeky england high school house bedroom new york city bruce springsteen music growing up culture
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Drama
2009
103 Minutes
Lola Dueñas Álvaro Pastor Isabel García Lorca Joaquin Perles Consuelo Trujillo Pedro Alvarez-Ossorio Ramiro Alonso Pablo Pineda Antonio Naharro Teresa Arbolí Ana De los Riscos
handicapped person coworker mother father love interest engaging inspiring france club house beach down syndrome unlikely allies relationships friendship alcoholism underdog discovery transformation 2000s
A recent university graduate with Down syndrome falls in love on his first day at work with Laura, who spends her nights in the city's crowded clubs and singles bars.
Drama
USA
2008
102 Minutes
Nicole Beharie Will Patton Alfre Woodard Tim Blake Nelson Michael O'Keefe Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner Charles S. Dutton Malcolm Barrett Tim Ware Paul David Story David Warshofsky
single mother district attorney police officer mother defense attorney narcotics officer inspiring powerful emotional prison courtroom housing project diner church texas fight for justice drug bust wrongfully accused custody battle racism
A single mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas.
Drama
France|Germany|Italy|Canada|Japan
2009
162 Minutes
Nathaniel Brown Paz de la Huerta Cyril Roy Emily Alyn Lind Jesse Kuhn Olly Alexander
brother drug addict sister prostitute mother cop dark shocking dreamy raw tokyo strip club underworld united states street haunting death brother/sister relationship family memory
An American drug dealer living in Tokyo is betrayed by his best friend and killed in a drug deal. His soul, observing the repercussions of his death, seeks resurrection.
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.
Drama
Australia
2002
98 Minutes
Nathan Phillips Luke Carroll Lisa Flanagan Tom Budge Simon Westaway Celia Ireland Kevin Harrington Tony Briggs Martin Vaughan
friend aborigine soccer player father teen boy teen girl rousing emotional moving inspiring australia bay coast town soccer field bar sports racism interracial romance crime
In Prospect Bay, a remote outpost on the South Australian coast, two communities, the Goonyas and the Nungas, come together on the one field they have in common, the football field. But the... See full summary »
Crime, Drama, Biography
India
1994
121 Minutes
Seema Biswas Nirmal Pandey Manoj Bajpayee Rajesh Vivek Govind Namdeo Saurabh Shukla Raghubir Yadav
bandit criminal young girl husband gritty spirited intense india village crime abuse armed conflict class distinctions ambition sexism revenge rise transformation underdog 1980s
The story of the bandit queen Phoolan Devi who was sent to prison in 1983 and got free in 1994.
Kids & Family, Drama
1957
83 Minutes
Dorothy McGuire Fess Parker Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Jeff York Beverly Washburn Chuck Connors
boy mother father dog brother endearing heartwarming sad texas ranch household childhood friendship family pets farming bravery growing up discovery sacrifice
A teenage boy (Tommy Kirk) grows to love a stray yellow dog while running his Texas homestead with his father (Fess Parker) away.
Drama
Italy|France
1988
94 Minutes
Stefania Sandrelli Jean-Pierre Duriez Céline Beauvallet Micheline Presle Leonardo Ruta Francesca Antonelli Lorenzo De Pasqua Eleonora Sambiagio Daniele Zaccaria
teen girl teen boy cousin mother baker daughter charming tender emotional italy family home paris bookstore teen angst family infidelity young love fitting in friendship growing up
A French teenage girl is forced to move in with her less well off Italian relatives.
Romance, Drama
USA|Germany
2002
104 Minutes
Kate Bosworth Matthew Davis Michelle Rodriguez Sanoe Lake Mika Boorem Chris Taloa Kala Alexander Ruben Tejada Kaupena Miranda Asa Aquino Faizon Love
surfer best friend football player love interest sister roommate lighthearted emotional heartwarming inspiring hawaii beach house school ocean skate park competition friendship beach culture surfing
As a hard-core surfer girl prepares for a big competition, she finds herself falling for a football player.
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand
1992
102 Minutes
Stephen Fulford Stephen Papps Paul Gittins Gabrielle Hammond David Taylor Alexandra Marshall
young boy mentally disabled person mother father sister bully emotional powerful moving new zealand family home beach church stadium garden coming of age imagination unlikely friendship prejudice dreams
Family drama set in New Zealand about Geoff Crome, a young boy (Fulford) who immerses himself in his own private fantasy world where he meets Firpo (Papps), a strange being who dreams of ... See full summary »