20 movies like I Could Read the Sky, ordered by similarity : Pink Wall(2019), Boys(2018), Monsoon(2019), Turtle Diary(1985), Pond Life(2017), In Her Name(2016), Love Locks(2017), Was weg is, is weg(2012), New Hope(2012), Starter for 10(2006), Almost Single(2017), Mr. Holmes(2015) ...
Drama
UK|Ireland
1999
84 Minutes
Dermot Healy Maria Doyle Kennedy Brendan Coyle Stephen Rae Jake Williams Roy Larkin Lisa O'Reilly Rachel Pilkington
old man boy young man uncle young woman brooding profound ireland countryside england london aging working class retirement romance memory nostalgia discovery growing up 1980s
The film tells of the memories and feeling of loss of an Irish immigrant who eventually winds up doing construction work in the anonymous cities of England.
Drama
UK
2019
85 Minutes
Jay Duplass Nigel Goldsack Kyle Lima Tatiana Maslany Ruth Ollman Sarah Ovens T.J. Richardson Sule Rimi
man woman boyfriend girlfriend family dj producer brooding charming confident emotional melancholy passionate sad somber london failed romance nostalgia memories love
Six scenes. Six years. Six moments that shaped the relationship of Jenna and Leon. Pink Wall examines what defines us, the pressures of gender expectations, and our perpetual struggle between life and ambition.
Drama, Romance
2018
82 Minutes
Aure Atika Nicolas Bauwens Tommy Lee Baïk Ilian Bergala Pierre Cartonnet Marie Denarnaud Félix Maritaud
young man man gay man classmate concierge boyfriend intense brooding suspenseful melodramatic emotional profound hotel club school past homosexuality partnership first love trust
Drama
UK
2019
85 Minutes
Henry Golding Parker Sawyers David Tran Molly Harris Edouard Leo Nguyen Myan Lamou Vissay
man friend family brooding engaging melancholy profound somber ho chi minh city, vietnam the past identity culture clash memory war returning home discovery 2010s
Kit, a British Vietnamese man, returns to Saigon for the first time in over 30 years, after fleeing during the Vietnam-American War.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1985
95 Minutes
Glenda Jackson Ben Kingsley Richard Johnson Michael Gambon Rosemary Leach Eleanor Bron Harriet Walter Jeroen Krabbé Nigel Hawthorne
author woman bookseller man zookeeper turtle charming endearing tender london bookstore zoo sea beach england writer's block animal rights unusual romance turtles aquatic life
Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
2017
100 Minutes
Tom Varey Esme Creed-Miles Angus Imrie Gianlucca Galluci Ethan Wilkie Abraham Lewis Daisy Edgar-Jones Shaun Dooley Sally Lindsay Sian Brooke Adrian Hood
child man teen boy teen girl amusing brooding charming engaging moving quirky yorkshire, england village fishing friendship adventure growing up 1990s
Summertime, 1994. In a quiet mining village just outside Doncaster, a rumour stirs about the legend of a giant carp in the nearby decoy ponds. Trevor takes watch one night at the water's ... See full summary »
Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Sebastian Koch Marie-Josée Croze Christelle Cornil Lila-Rose Gilberti Emma Besson Christian Kmiotek Serge Feuillard
man frenchman daughter teenager mother boyfriend engaging gripping emotional thrilling melodramatic sad france vacation home bedroom unexpected death father/daughter relationship grief fight for justice justice
Drama, Romance
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Rebecca Romijn Jerry O'Connell Bruce Davison David Julian Hirsh Jocelyn Hudon Benjamin Sutherland
woman man couple mother daughter ex-girlfriend charming engaging endearing emotional lighthearted moving paris big city relationships rekindled romance romance travel misunderstanding regret
There was a time in Mark's life where he thought he had it all. He had money, power but he had never experienced true love. That was until the day that Tonya came back into his life. Will ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2012
80 Minutes
Florian Brückner Mathias Kellner Maximilian Brückner Johanna Bittenbinder Heinz Josef Braun Nina Proll Jürgen Tonkel Siegfried Terpoorten Marie Leuenberger
uncle man activist brother girlfriend brooding profound amusing melodramatic inspiring bavaria village nuclear safety coma environment journey brother relationship metamorphosis quest discovery
Three brothers are finding her way home after a disastrous accident of her uncle in their childhood.
Drama
USA
2012
120 Minutes
Samuel Davis Perry Frost Ben Davies Will Schwab Julie Kendall Meghan Woods Reginald Robinson Dodie Brown
brother teen boy man young man student moving emotional engaging high school united states growing up suicide teen angst teen culture bullying love growing up underdog 2010s
High school senior Michael (the son of a preacher and a Christian) is the new guy in a small town still reeling from a high school basketball star's unforeseen suicide of a year ago.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2006
96 Minutes
James McAvoy Alice Eve Rebecca Hall Simon Woods Catherine Tate Dominic Cooper Benedict Cumberbatch James Corden Charles Dance Lindsay Duncan
young man college student teammate young woman love interest host amusing engaging england university television studio bristol, england college life game show class conflict romance knowledge underdog love discovery
Set in 1985, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University.
Drama
2017
125 Minutes
man woman romantic interest romantic rival love interest rival lighthearted playful positive engaging india travel online dating romance love love adventure discovery 21st century
Jaya and Yogi set out on a short journey to retrace past relationships and end up in the most eventful, strange, crazy trip of their lives.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA
2015
105 Minutes
Ian McKellen Laura Linney Milo Parker Hiroyuki Sanada Hattie Morahan Patrick Kennedy Roger Allam Philip Davis Frances de la Tour Takako Akashi Zak Shukor
sherlock holmes old man young boy mysterious woman sick person detective moving engaging witty england countryside london united kingdom crime scene japan sussex mystery mysterious past memory sherlock holmes
An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with early dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
95 Minutes
Lou Taylor Pucci Seth Green Cary Elwes Kristin Bauer Kenneth Welsh Tyler Stentiford Mackenzie Munro Al Sapienza Lisa Ryder Dewshane Williams Jayne Eastwood
grandfather grandmother grandson autism man young man charming emotional endearing engaging lighthearted quirky united states town autism love true love quest grandparent/child relationship job
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
106 Minutes
Al Pacino Annette Bening Jennifer Garner Bobby Cannavale Christopher Plummer Josh Peck Melissa Benoist Giselle Eisenberg
john lennon aging musician rocker man amusing moving madcap united states aging music music business new life change growing up discovery transformation wretched excess temptation 2010s
An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.
Comedy, Drama
2016
118 Minutes
Omar Sy Clémence Poésy Gloria Colston Antoine Bertrand Ashley Walters Clémentine Célarié Anna Cottis Raphael Von Blumenthal
man love child love interest mother single father daughter emotional engaging endearing witty moving amusing paris france london england beach flat abandoned baby abandonment
A man's life is turned upside down when an old flame leaves a child on his doorstep, claiming it is his. He moves to London and raises the child by himself.
Other, Drama
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Sarah Lancaster Karen Holness Gina Holden Jaime M. Callica Giles Panton Sharon Crandall Tristan Shire Tariq Leslie Serge Houde Jesse Carroll Sandy Robson
woman chef business woman friend romantic interest man emotional melodramatic playful mushy small town house diner office memories christmas nostalgia dream home dreams discovery
Amelia Pittman (Vanessa Simoes) is forced to interact with her father, Fred Pittman (Jody Mitchell) who abandoned her as a child and now has Alzheimer's.
Musical, Drama
UK
1979
115 Minutes
Phil Daniels Mark Wingett Philip Davis Leslie Ash Garry Cooper Sting
young man gang member pretty woman friend gang leader brooding engaging london brighton, england street troubled youth disillusionment rebellion working class gangs rock 'n' roll underdog discovery 1960s
Jimmy loathes his job and parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding and drugs, only to be disappointed.
Romance, Drama
2019
76 Minutes
Aki Omoshaybi Pippa Bennett-Warner Amy Manson Kola Bokinni Ben Tavassoli Amanda Lawrence Karen Bryson Tori Butler Hart Matthew Butler Hart Deano Mitchison Suzette Llewellyn
single mother job seeker man emotional endearing engaging intense united kingdom romance hard times struggle discovery love transformation 21st century
Comedy, Romance, Drama
France|Belgium
2019
110 Minutes
Ana Girardot François Civil François Berléand Camille Cottin Simon Abkarian Marie Bunel Patrick D'Assumçao Zinedine Soualem
neighbor man woman amusing brooding cool melancholy sultry paris loneliness friendship depression dating love discovery rise 2010s
Rémy, a young Parisian with an unskilled job. Mélanie, a young she-Parisian who works in scientific research. Two depressive moods living in close proximity but strange to each other. Shall the two ever meet?
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Japan
2018
121 Minutes
Lily Franky Sakura Andô Mayu Matsuoka Kirin Kiki Jyo Kairi Miyu Sasaki Sôsuke Ikematsu
shoplifter man outsider child orphan abusive father engaging playful charming amusing emotional melodramatic japan house prison family happiness shoplifting child abuse crime
A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.