Movies like The White Balloon

20 movies like The White Balloon, ordered by similarity : The Breadwinner(2017), Children of Heaven(1997), The Wind Will Carry Us(1999), Loveling(2018), We the Animals(2018), Secret Superstar(2017), What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993), Tully(2018), The Tree of Life(2011), On the Basis of Sex(2018), Fanny and Alexander(1982), The Tale(2018) ...

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The White Balloon

Several people try to help a little girl to find the money her mom gave her to buy a goldfish with.

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The Breadwinner

In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.

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Children of Heaven

Two fearful children (Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi) look for a pair of missing shoes, then try to get another pair before their parents discover the loss.

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The Wind Will Carry Us

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.

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Loveling

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.

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We the Animals

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.

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Secret Superstar

A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.

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What's Eating Gilbert Grape

A young man in a small Midwestern town struggles to care for his mentally-disabled younger brother and morbidly obese mother while attempting to pursue his own happiness.

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Tully

A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.

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The Tree of Life

The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.

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On the Basis of Sex

The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.

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Fanny and Alexander

Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.

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The Tale

A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.

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Moonlight

A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.

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Umberto D

A lonely old man struggles to maintain his dignity while leading a meager existence with his dog as his only companion.

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Tehran Taboo

In their desperate search for freedom and happiness, four young people from Tehran, Iran are forced to break the taboos of a restrictive, islamic society.

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Local Boys

Two brothers and their surfing buddies face new challenges and adventures over the course of a memorable summer.

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Roma

A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.

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The Edge of Seventeen

High-school life gets even more unbearable for Nadine when her best friend, Krista, starts dating her older brother.

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Summer Hours

Two brothers and a sister witness the disappearance of their childhood memories when they must relinquish the family belongings to ensure their deceased mother's succession.

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Little Sister

After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.

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