20 movies like Solomon and Gaenor, ordered by similarity : Just to Be Sure(2017), Wajma: An Afghan Love Story(2013), Free State(2016), The Story of Luke(2012), The Human Comedy(1943), The Christmas Candle(2013), Fool for Love(1985), Carve Her Name With Pride(1958), Christmas on Holly Lane(2018), Rainbow Time(2016), Parched(2015), Miss You Already(2015) ...
Drama
UK
1999
102 Minutes
Ioan Gruffudd Nia Roberts Sue Jones-Davies William Thomas Mark Lewis Jones Maureen Lipman David Horovitch
jewish man young woman father brother salesman religious person disheartening intricate melodramatic wales small town church house england pregnancy jewish identity doomed romance small-town life secret identity religious differences
A tragic love story between a Jewish young man and a Welsh woman in the beginning of the century. The movie is mostly in English with parts in Welsh and Yiddish
Comedy, Drama
2017
100 Minutes
François Damiens Cécile de France Guy Marchand André Wilms Alice De Lencquesaing Este Ban Lyès Salem Brigitte Roüan
man father sister amusing charming engaging endearing inspiring town identity father/son relationship search secret discovery 2010s
A middle-aged bomb disposal expert faces a different kind of explosive situation when he learns that the man who raised him is not his biological father and the woman he is seeing may be his half sister.
Drama
Afghanistan|France
2013
85 Minutes
Haji Gul Aser Wajma Bahar Mustafa Abdulsatar Brehna Bahar Assib Ibrahim Saleha Ibrahim Tahera Hashemi
afghan woman man love interest student pregnant woman disheartening thrilling tense intense moving melodramatic afghanistan kabul, afghanistan love sex unwanted pregnancy secret love family honor family relationships
It's snowing in Kabul, and gregarious waiter Mustafa charms a pretty student named Wajma. The pair begins a clandestine relationship - they're playful and passionate but ever mindful of the... See full summary »
Drama, Romance
South Africa|India
2016
98 Minutes
Nicola Breytenbach Andrew Govender Leleti Khumalo Deon Lotz Terwadkar Rajiv Rolanda Marais Quentin Krog Paul Eilers Bobby Van Jaarsveld
woman indian man love interest family rival police officers major terrorist disheartening disturbing emotional gripping moving powerful south africa town hometown love forbidden love
A random act of kindness sparks a forbidden love affair between a white girl and an Indian man during the Apartheid system in South Africa.
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
1943
118 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Kids & Family, Other, Drama
2013
100 Minutes
Hans Matheson Samantha Barks Lesley Manville Sylvester McCoy John Hannah Barbara Flynn James Cosmo Susan Boyle
pastor man woman villager religious person uplifting endearing moving england countryside small town village church church gathering christmas religion miracles love community discovery
In 19th-century England, a minister's quest to modernize his village puts him at odds with people who believe that whoever lights the candle that an angel touched will receive a miracle on Christmas Eve.
Drama
USA
1985
105 Minutes
Sam Shepard Kim Basinger Harry Dean Stanton Randy Quaid Martha Crawford Louise Egolf Sura Cox Jonathan Skinner April Russell Deborah McNaughton Lon Hill
woman man half brother lover ex-boyfriend adult brash dark intense emotional melodramatic gripping united states motel las vegas love relationships incest fighting past loves
May is waiting for her boyfriend in a run-down American motel, when an old flame turns up and threatens to undermine her efforts and drag her back into the life that she was running away from. The situation soon turns complicated.
Drama, Biography, History
UK
1958
116 Minutes
Virginia McKenna Paul Scofield Jack Warner Denise Grey Alain Saury Maurice Ronet Anne Leon Sydney Tafler
spy woman man soldier husband daughter confident emotional engaging patriotic france england germany train concentration camp espionage war love death pursuit
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
91 Minutes
Melanie Lynskey Linas Phillips Timm Sharp Tobin Bell Lauren Weedman Artemis Pebdani Jay Duplass Reagan Yates
man mentally impaired person brother girlfriend father woman cheeky emotional fascinating house park hospital store restaurant bedroom mental impairment growing up family love jealousy
A developmentally delayed 40 year old man named Shonzi is sent to live with his brother Todd. But when Shonzi develops a crush on Todd's new girlfriend Lindsay, he threatens to reveal past ... See full summary »
Drama
India|UK|USA
2015
116 Minutes
Radhika Apte Sayani Gupta Adil Hussain Surveen Chawla Tannishtha Chatterjee Sumeet Vyas Mahesh Balraj Chandan Anand Riddhi Sen Lehar Khan Tanya Sachdeva
young woman indian father mother friend man intense emotional melodramatic inspiring disturbing heartwarming india big city family traditions religious traditions women's rights confrontation friendship love
In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2015
112 Minutes
Toni Collette Drew Barrymore Paddy Considine Dominic Cooper Frances de la Tour Jacqueline Bisset Tyson Ritter Honor Kneafsey Ryan Baker Mem Ferda
cancer patient best friend young woman mother father child emotional endearing heartwarming inspiring moving united states hospital home town cancer relationships pregnancy best friends life
The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.
Drama
USA
1964
92 Minutes
Barbara Barrie Bernie Hamilton Richard Mulligan Harry Bellaver Marti Mericka Robert Earl Jones Vinnette Carroll Anthony Spinelli
mother man father judge ex-husband child disheartening touching powerful ohio court factory farm race relations family court battles love custody quest forbidden love
Study of interracial marriage in the 1960's. A white divorcée falls in love with and marries an African-American man. When her ex-husband sues for custody of her child, arguing that a mixed... See full summary »
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
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.
Drama
USA
1964
92 Minutes
Ivan Dixon Abbey Lincoln Gloria Foster Julius Harris Martin Priest Leonard Parker Yaphet Kotto Stanley Greene Helen Lounck Helene Arrindell Milton Williams
man teacher father boss preacher friend gripping emotional alabama church bar marginalization racism marriage disillusionment discovery love sacrifice 1960s
A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
Drama
Japan
2016
117 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe Yôko Maki Kirin Kiki Taiyô Yoshizawa
private detective family estranged father son mother mourner brooding charming emotional inspiring moving rousing japan town detective agency home family relationships second chance determination
After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.
Horror, Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
120 Minutes
Samantha Robinson Gian Keys Laura Waddell Jeff Parise Jared Sanford Robert Seeley Jennifer Ingrum Randy Evans Clive Ashborn Lily Holleman Jennifer Couch
witch man neighbor rival dead person police officer charming cheeky creative house park car club bedroom yard love witchcraft death obsession insanity
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
91 Minutes
Addison Timlin Ally Sheedy Keith Poulson Peter Hedges Barbara Crampton Kristin Slaysman Molly Plunk Rhonda Hansome
nun mother father brother friend family member cheeky hilarious creative church convent north carolina house street car religion love acceptance self-confidence identity
Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, returning to her childhood home in Asheville NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters.
Drama
USA
1940
115 Minutes
wealthy man artist son father widower fiancée melodramatic cheeky touching slum manchester, england household city rags to riches father/son relationship deception love triangle world war i family dysfunction sacrifice
A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.