20 movies like Scent of a Woman, ordered by similarity : Passion Fish(1992), The Wind Will Carry Us(1999), The Saint of Fort Washington(1993), Swimming(2000), Apartment for Peggy(1948), The Merry Gentleman(2009), Red Doors(2005), Living Out Loud(1998), Fat City(1972), Hotel(1967), Some Girls(1998), Wrestling Ernest Hemingway(1993) ...
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1992
157 Minutes
Al Pacino Chris O'Donnell James Rebhorn Gabrielle Anwar Philip Seymour Hoffman Richard Venture Bradley Whitford Ron Eldard Frances Conroy Sally Murphy Nicholas Sadler
veteran student brother colonel niece engaging fiery new york city central park hotel blindness depression practical jokes redemption friendship transformation 1990s
A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1992
134 Minutes
Mary McDonnell Alfre Woodard David Strathairn Vondie Curtis-Hall Nora Dunn Sheila Kelley Angela Bassett Leo Burmester Mary Portser Shauntisa Willis John Henry Redwood
actress nurse daughter therapist friend emotional fiery profound louisiana family home new york city accident paralysis grief friendship alcoholism love-hate relationship discovery transformation rise
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
7.6/10
Drama
Iran|France
1999
118 Minutes
Behzad Dourani
engineer relative young boy assistant townsperson old woman engaging intricate offbeat emotional iran city rural community village house road cultural differences aging unlikely friendship fitting in
Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1993
108 Minutes
Danny Glover Matt Dillon Rick Aviles Nina Siemaszko Ving Rhames Joe Seneca
homeless person mentally impaired person bully friend veteran gritty emotional new york city street homeless shelter mentorship homelessness unlikely friendship struggle survival hard times discovery transformation underdog 1990s
A homeless schizophrenic seeks the help of a streetwise combat veteran as they attempt to overcome cruel life on the streets.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
2000
98 Minutes
Lauren Ambrose Joelle Carter Jennifer Dundas Jamie Harrold Joshua Harto Josh Pais Anthony Ruivivar Sharon Scruggs James Villemaire
teen girl brother best friend waitress romantic interest lifeguard winsome witty engaging calm myrtle beach, s.c. coast restaurant beach laundromat shop coming of age sexual awakening family business brother/sister relationship
A bittersweet and intimate look at friendship, love and growing up. The easy life of summertime in Myrtle Beach is turned upside down for one local girl when two strangers come to town: a beautiful temptress and a charming drifter.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1948
96 Minutes
professor veteran wife director doctor engaging charming uplifting emotional college attic house depression old age veterans young love unusual friendship meaning of life discovery transformation
A retired professor rents his attic apartment to pregnant Peggy and her GI-Bill-student husband. The professor ponders if his life is no longer useful while the young couple faces the challenges shared with many WW II veterans' families.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
2009
96 Minutes
Kelly Macdonald Michael Keaton Tom Bastounes Bobby Cannavale Darlene Hunt Philip Earl Johnson Guy Van Swearingen Larry Neumann Jr. William Dick Greg Mills Michael J. Bradecich
abused wife husband friend hit man receptionist detective engaging chicago illinois apartment police station hospital park marriage depression friendship new life abuse secrets love
A woman leaves an abusive husband to start a new life in Chicago, where she befriends a man undergoing an emotional crisis, who she does not know is a professional killer, and a detective, who is investigating the hit man.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
91 Minutes
Jacqueline Kim Tzi Ma Kathy Shao-Lin Lee Elaine Kao Freda Foh Shen Rossif Sutherland Mia Riverton Jayce Bartok Sebastian Stan Stephen Rowe Cindy Cheung
father daughter businesswoman medical student high-school student engaging offbeat disheartening new york state new york city relationships escape lesbianism practical jokes communication suicide temptation transformation growing up fall
The Wongs struggle to cope with life, love, and family dysfunction in the suburbs of New York.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Holly Hunter Danny DeVito Queen Latifah Martin Donovan Richard Schiff Elias Koteas
divorcée janitor singer massage therapist friend engaging playful touching new york city apartment building elevator nightclub divorce friendship life lessons self-discovery loneliness discovery love transformation
Judith Nelson quit her medical studies to marry. Years later, her husband, a physician, divorces her to be with another doctor. Deeply frustrated, she now lives alone in her luxury ... See full summary »
7.3/10
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
1967
124 Minutes
Rod Taylor Catherine Spaak Karl Malden Melvyn Douglas Richard Conte Michael Rennie Merle Oberon Kevin McCarthy
hotel owner hotel manager thief duke duchess guest frenetic melodramatic new orleans hotel lobby hotel room office louisiana scandal blackmail schemes financial troubles drunken driving robbery
The manager (Rod Taylor) of a posh New Orleans hotel handles a hostile takeover, a scandal and a thief (Karl Malden).
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1998
95 Minutes
Marissa Ribisi Juliette Lewis Giovanni Ribisi Jeremy Sisto Pamela Adlon Kristin Dattilo Michael Rapaport David Gail
boyfriend actor brother sister girlfriend friend emotional quirky amusing los angeles household southern california city love triangle infidelity relationships betrayal friendship brother/sister relationship discovery
Four unstable twenty-something women search for long-term relationships in 1990s Los Angeles.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1993
122 Minutes
Robert Duvall Richard Harris Shirley MacLaine Sandra Bullock Piper Laurie Micole Mercurio Marty Belafsky Ed Amatrudo
old man sea captain barber landlady waitress friend bleak brooding emotional sad florida seaside diner movie theater apartment park friendship aging sexual advances unrequited love
Two lonely, retired septuagenarians, an unkempt, hard-drinking Irish sea captain, and a fussy, well-mannered Cuban barber form an uneasy friendship.
7.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|Japan
2003
102 Minutes
Bill Murray Scarlett Johansson Giovanni Ribisi Anna Faris Fumihiro Hayashi Catherine Lambert Gregory Pekar Richard Allen
movie star newlywed photographer actress calm offbeat engaging quirky tokyo hotel aging boredom marriage friendship disillusionment travel quest transformation love 2000s
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
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.
7.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Ida Lupino Robert Ryan Ward Bond Charles Kemper Anthony Ross Ed Begley Ian Wolfe Sumner Williams Gus Schilling Frank Ferguson Cleo Moore
police detective sister killer father partner captain dark gritty brooding new york city police station apartment countryside cabin investigation brother/sister relationship murder mental breakdown blindness redemption
Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.
7.2/10
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
2002
77 Minutes
Franky G. Leo Minaya Manuel Cabral Julissa Lopez Jessica Morales Hector Gonzalez Panchito Gomez
high-school student classmate brother ex-convict father wife engaging brooding gritty new york city street subway party neighborhood changing times brotherhood crime the past family hope
Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant, Spanish-speaking ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Drama, Romance
USA
2019
100 Minutes
Yara Shahidi Charles Melton Anais Lee John Alberto Leguizamo Gbenga Akinnagbe Miriam A. Hyman Jordan Williams Jake Choi Keong Sim Cathy Shim Shamika Cotton
college student young man young woman family member friend student amusing charming emotional cool heartwarming tense new york city café subway park office jamaica love immigration
A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love.
8.1/10
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.
7.5/10
Drama
China
1999
95 Minutes
Zhu Xu Pu Quanxin Jiang Wu Li Ding Feng Shun He Bing Du Peng Sui Yongqing
young man businessman father brother mentally disabled person heartwarming quirky emotional beijing china bathhouse city apartment cultural differences family business aging marriage class distinctions transformation
A young wealthy businessman's icy attitude toward his working-class background is about to thaw as he is forced to reconnect with his elderly father and mentally challenged younger brother, who together run a public bathhouse.
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