Movies like Smoke Signals

20 movies like Smoke Signals, ordered by similarity : Roughly Speaking(1945), Dean(2016), The Confirmation(2016), Murmur of the Heart(1971), High Tide(1987), Back to Burgundy(2017), Custody(2017), Running With Scissors(2006), Full of Life(1956), Falling Angels(2003), Lady Bird(2017), Funny Bones(1995) ...

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Smoke Signals

Arnold rescued Thomas from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family.

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Roughly Speaking

In the early 1900's (not the 1920s)

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Dean

An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.

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The Confirmation

A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.

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Murmur of the Heart

As France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.

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High Tide

Story about a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator who re-enters her past when she leaves a tour in a small town and finds her daughter in a mobile home park.

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Back to Burgundy

After a 10 year absence, Jean returns to his hometown when his father falls ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie, they have to re-build their relationship and trust as a family again.

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Custody

A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.

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Running With Scissors

Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.

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Full of Life

Writer Nick and his wife Emily are expecting their first child. When a necessary home repair proves too costly to afford, Nick must swallow his pride and visit his father, a proud immigrant... See full summary »

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Falling Angels

In 1969 three disgruntled sisters deal with their domineering father (Callum Keith Rennie) and catatonic mother (Miranda Richardson).

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Lady Bird

In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.

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Funny Bones

An unsuccessful comedian uncovers a family secret and learns the true price of letting inherent talent shine.

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Who Loves the Sun

A troubled young man's sudden return after a mysterious five-year disappearance reunites him with his wife and his best friend.

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Staying Together

The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.

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Look at Me

A gifted singer (Marilou Berry) seeks approval from her egotistical father (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who is a famous writer and publisher.

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The Family Way

Compassionate look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, whose marriage has yet to be consummated.

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Down Terrace

A crime family looks to unmask the police informant in their midst who threatens to take down their business.

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Mes Petites Amoureuses

A study of minor events in the adolescence of a boy growing up in small towns. Daniel lives with his grandmother and, after one year of high school, has to go to live with his mother in the... See full summary »

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Sometimes Always Never

The star of SOMETHING HUGE, Berto Romero, after years of success in film & TV wants to explore 'a new shape of comedy': the comedy of the future. In parallel, Carlo Padial, director of ... See full synopsis »

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A Boy Called Sailboat

A Hispanic family find hope in their extraordinary son named Sailboat when a personal gesture awakens a global desire. Armed with a "little guitar", Sailboat leads an offbeat cast into the miraculous story of the greatest secret never told.

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