20 movies like The Magic of Marciano, ordered by similarity : Old Yeller(1957), We the Animals(2018), Two Friends(1986), Ake and His World(1984), Digger(1993), Alan & Naomi(1992), What Will People Say(2017), Shiloh(1997), A Room for Romeo Brass(1999), The Stray(2017), Max(2015), Ballast(2008) ...
6.8/10
Drama
France|USA
2000
97 Minutes
Nastassja Kinski Robert Forster Cody Morgan Jason Cairns
single mother young boy retiree boyfriend father figure psychiatrist sad tender dreamy emotional coast small town household boat mental illness family dysfunction sailing imagination father figure friendship
A 10-year-old boy shares an intense bond with his mentally ill mother. The youth's life is turned upside down when his mother lapses into violent psychosis. A former psychiatrist takes pity... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
1957
83 Minutes
Dorothy McGuire Fess Parker Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Jeff York Beverly Washburn Chuck Connors
boy mother father dog brother endearing heartwarming sad texas ranch household childhood friendship family pets farming bravery growing up discovery sacrifice
A teenage boy (Tommy Kirk) grows to love a stray yellow dog while running his Texas homestead with his father (Fess Parker) away.
6.9/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Raúl Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Isaiah Kristian Josiah Gabriel Michael Pemberton Amelia Campbell Giovanni Pacciarelli
brother mother father boy friend bleak brash emotional endearing moving house woods lake park upstate new york family dysfunction family relationships brother relationship growing up escape
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.
Drama
1986
76 Minutes
Emma Coles Kris Bidenko Kris McQuade Stephen Leeder Debra May Peter Hehir Tony Barry Kerry Dwyer Arthur Faynes Kim Antonios Denise Roberts
teen girl friend mother boyfriend father sad profound sydney beach school house friendship mother/daughter relationship adolescence family coming of age divorce growing up transformation 1980s
Two Australian teenage girls (Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko) go from best friends to ex-friends in a year.
6.6/10
Comedy, Drama
Sweden
1984
120 Minutes
Martin Lindstrom Loa Falkman Gunnel Fred Katja Blomquist Ulla Sjöblom Suzanne Ernrup
boy doctor friend father mother patient endearing winsome creative tender sweden countryside household doctor's office father/son relationship guilt small-town life coming of age family imagination
In 1929, the film follows the six-year old son of a Swedish country doctor. Åke lives with his parents and his sister Aja in a small provincial town. His best friend is Kalle Nubb. Åke is ... See full summary »
5.3/10
Drama
Canada
1993
95 Minutes
Adam Hann-Byrd Joshua Jackson Olympia Dukakis Leslie Nielsen Barbara Williams Timothy Bottoms
relative boy friend father mother emotional melodramatic intense inspiring fascinating canada field house woods divorce friendship new experiences moving nature growing up
A young boy is sent to live with relatives when his parents break up. He befriends a dying boy who has an eerie connection with nature.
Drama
1992
96 Minutes
Lukas Haas Vanessa Zaoui Michael Gross Amy Aquino Kevin Connolly Zohra Lampert Victoria Christian Charlie Dow
friend jew young boy young girl mother father emotional heartwarming somber brooklyn, n.y. apartment school friendship world war ii jewish immigration family catatonia trauma growing up rescue
A Jewish boy (Lukas Haas) uses dolls to communicate with a war-shocked refugee girl (Vanessa Zaoui) in 1944 Brooklyn.
7.4/10
Drama
Norway|Germany|Sweden|France|Denmark
2017
106 Minutes
Maria Mozhdah Adil Hussain Ekavali Khanna Rohit Saraf Ali Arfan Sheeba Chaddha Lalit Parimoo Nokokure Dahl Isak Lie Harr Jannat Zubair Rahmani Freddy Singh
teen girl friend boyfriend father mother family member tense emotional uneasy raw norway house school pakistan party bedroom family relationships culture culture shock
The story of Nisha, daughter of a Pakistani-Norwegian family, who is kidnapped to Pakistan by her parents when her father finds her in bed with a man.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1997
93 Minutes
Michael Moriarty Rod Steiger Blake Heron Scott Wilson Bonnie Bartlett Ann Dowd Tori Wright Shira Roth J. Madison Wright Rachel Winfree Montrose Hagins
young boy dog father hunter mother spirited endearing sad woods house shed hunting cabin pets protection human-animal friendship animal abuse father/son relationship animal attack love growing up
Marty Preston, a small-town Southern boy, must rescue a young beagle from abusive owner and recluse Judd Travers.
7.6/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|Canada
1999
87 Minutes
Andrew Shim Ben Marshall Paddy Considine Frank Harper Julia Ford James Higgins Vicky McClure Ladene Hall Bob Hoskins
single mother young boy friend father stranger psychopath touching small town household friendship family dysfunction loyalty violence aspirations childhood discovery 1990s
Two twelve-year-old boys, Romeo and Gavin, undergo an extraordinary test of character and friendship when Morell, a naive but eccentric and dangerous stranger, comes between them. Morell ... See full summary »
Drama
2017
92 Minutes
Michael Cassidy Sarah Lancaster Connor Corum Enoch Ellis Brennan Williams Scott Christopher Eliza de Azevedo Brown
dog boy friend father mother sibling emotional charming endearing house school playground woods dog family relationships father/son relationship marriage love rescue adventure
Members of the Davis family are going through a hard time when a stray dog, Pluto, comes into their life and, in just a short time, saves a toddler, brings comfort to a 9-year-old boy, restores a marriage and repairs a broken father-son relationship.
Adventure, Drama
2015
111 Minutes
Josh Wiggins Lauren Graham Thomas Haden Church Robbie Amell Luke Kleintank Joseph Julian Soria Dejon LaQuake Miles Mussenden
marine dog brother friend mother father brooding emotional fascinating afghanistan house park parade street festival death friendship growing up teen angst dog rescue
The family of a fallen Marine adopts his traumatized service dog, giving both the four-legged veteran and a troubled teen (Josh Wiggins) the chance to heal.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
2008
96 Minutes
Micheal J. Smith Sr. JimMyron Ross Tarra Riggs Johnny McPhail
father twin widow son uncle mother bleak emotional powerful calm mississippi delta convenience store backyard school radio station house suicide grief father figure family dysfunction
A drama set in the Mississippi delta, where one man's suicide affects three people's lives.
6.8/10
Drama
UK|Canada
1990
95 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Lindsay Duncan Jeremy Cooper Sheila Moore Duncan Fraser David Longworth Robert Koons David Bloom
boy widow brother father friend mother eerie disturbing suspenseful idaho small town fantasy world small-town life family murder practical jokes vampires growing up mystery 1950s
In the 1950's, a young boy living with his troublesome family in rural USA fantasizes that a neighboring widow is actually a vampire, responsible for a number of disappearances in the area.
5.5/10
Drama
USA
1990
94 Minutes
Dermot Mulroney Lili Taylor Sam Shepard Valerie Perrine Bill Pullman Burt Young Sheila McCarthy Mary Kay Place Kevin Tighe Delroy Lindo Benjamin Bratt
teenager drifter friend mother father criminal thrilling gritty montana wyoming household prairie dysfunction family friendship journey quest discovery adventure 1990s
Road-movie from Montana to Wyoming. A gullible, innocent young man (Mulroney) assists a versatile girl (Taylor) on her long quest to get her brother out of jail.
Kids & Family, Drama
1946
128 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jane Wyman Claude Jarman Jr. Chill Wills Margaret Wycherly Henry Travers Jeff York Forrest Tucker June Lockhart
son father mother fawn emotional endearing sad florida farm household family friendship childhood grief animals growing up love discovery 1870s
A pet deer changes a boy (Claude Jarman Jr.) and his parents (Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman), pioneering farmers in Florida after the Civil War.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|Ireland
2004
94 Minutes
Adrian Dunbar Ciarán Hinds Gina McKee Susan Lynch Julie Walters Niall Wright Brendan Caskey Charlie Clarke Gemma Hills John Joe McNeill
boy mother father usher friend charming powerful emotional belfast, northern ireland cinema street childhood friends movies political unrest violence family the troubles growing up 1970s
This movie tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. They share an obsession with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), with the consequence that they run away to Australia.
7.9/10
Drama
USA
2014
165 Minutes
Ellar Coltrane Patricia Arquette Ethan Hawke Lorelei Linklater Tamara Jolaine Nick Krause Jordan Howard Evie Thompson
child mother father sister classmate friend charming cool creative classroom backyard bedroom dining room dark room bowling alley growing up life family travel birthdays
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1996
136 Minutes
Billy Bob Thornton Dwight Yoakam J.T. Walsh John Ritter Lucas Black Natalie Canerday James Hampton Robert Duvall Rick Dial Brent Briscoe Christy Ward
mentally challenged young boy mother boyfriend father somber powerful bleak endearing offbeat arkansas small town mental institution small-town life mental illness violence abuse redemption sacrifice rescue
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
7.8/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Bruce Willis Edward Norton Bill Murray Frances McDormand Tilda Swinton Jared Gilman Kara Hayward Lucas Hedges Charlie Kilgore Andreas Sheikh Chandler Frantz
boy girl mother father police captain scout dreamy quirky witty island wilderness new penzance new england on the run running away young love search family dysfunction misunderstanding storm
A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
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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