20 movies like Kandahar, ordered by similarity : Wajma: An Afghan Love Story(2013), The Breadwinner(2017), Little Sister(2015), Incendies(2010), Half of a Yellow Sun(2013), 12 Strong(2018), Lone Survivor(2013), Diane(2018), Pastor Brown(2009), Blood Stripe(2016), People Like Us(2012), Melancholia(2011) ...
Drama
Iran|France
2001
85 Minutes
Niloufar Pazira Hassan Tantai Sadou Teymouri
journalist young woman sister afghan suspenseful emotional intense profound canada kandahar, afghanistan border desert village mosque political repression women's rights family journey sister relationship disability
After an Afghanistan-born woman who lives in Canada receives a letter from her suicidal sister, she takes a perilous journey through Afghanistan to try to find her.
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 »
Animation, Drama
Ireland|Canada|Luxembourg|USA|Japan|UK|France
2017
94 Minutes
girl father mother sibling police officer emotional incredible inspiring moving powerful afghanistan afghan village house shop wilderness family relationships financial troubles war in afghanistan poverty
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.
Drama
2015
126 Minutes
Haruka Ayase Masami Nagasawa Kaho Suzu Hirose Kirin Kiki Shinobu Ohtake Ryô Kase Jun Fubuki
sister mother figure estranged father sibling half sister friend caregiver grandmother love interest romantic interest mother lighthearted emotional engaging endearing positive japan home family home family
After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
Drama
Canada|France
2010
130 Minutes
Lubna Azabal Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin Maxim Gaudette Rémy Girard Allen Altman Mohamed Majd Baya Belal Abdelghafour Elaaziz Nabil Sawalha
mother sister father brother employer lawyer profound tense powerful gripping montreal notary office family home small town middle east family secrets self-discovery journey estrangement twins
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Drama
Nigeria|UK
2013
113 Minutes
Thandie Newton Chiwetel Ejiofor Anika Noni Rose Joseph Mawle Hakeem Kae-Kazim John Boyega Babou Ceesay Genevieve Nnaji Robert Davide O.C. Ukeje Ayo Lijadu
husband wife sister man woman political activist academic emotional gripping rousing powerful nigeria family home west africa war zone political activism political unrest sister relationship marriage identity
Sisters Olanna and Kainene return home to 1960s Nigeria, where they soon diverge on different paths. As civil war breaks out, political events loom larger than their differences as they join the fight to establish an independent republic.
War, Drama
USA
2018
130 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Michael Shannon Michael Peña Navid Negahban Trevante Rhodes Geoff Stults Thad Luckinbill Austin Hébert Austin Stowell Ben O'Toole Kenneth Miller
american soldier enemy horse bleak frenetic intense suspenseful afghanistan afghan village desert afghanistan war 9/11 attacks terrorism combat desert trek pursuit rivalry revenge sacrifice underdog
12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
War, Drama
USA|UK
2013
121 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Taylor Kitsch Eric Bana Emile Hirsch Ben Foster Sammy Sheik Yousuf Azami Ali Suliman
navy seal soldier afghan terrorist warlord survivor bleak frenetic dark intense suspenseful afghanistan field desert battlefield betrayal determination surveillance shoot-out war
Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Mary Kay Place Jake Lacy Estelle Parsons Andrea Martin Deirdre O'Connell Phyllis Somerville Celia Keenan-Bolger Ray Iannicelli
woman son drug addict volunteer sick person uneasy tense emotional profound amusing touching hospital house bar church homeless shelter secret past troubled past self-sacrifice drug addiction
A woman fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.
Drama
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Salli Richardson-Whitfield Nicole Parker Keith David Michael B. Jordan Ernie Hudson Rockmond Dunbar Michael Beach Tasha Smith Tisha Campbell-Martin
exotic dancer dying person father pastor sister son emotional uplifting tender touching atlanta georgia church hospital redemption religion homecoming family sister relationship transformation
When her father unexpectedly falls terminally ill, exotic dancer Jessica "Jesse" Brown returns home for the first time in more than a decade. Her father's dying wish - that she take over as... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2016
83 Minutes
Kate Nowlin Tom Lipinski Chris Sullivan Rusty Schwimmer Ashlie Atkinson Ken Marks Rene Auberjonois Kirsten Gregerson
soldier woman husband veteran psychologist family member chilling emotional intense house street car afghanistan forest office afghanistan returning home post-traumatic stress disorder stress determination
A Marine sergeant with mental wounds can no longer bottle up her trauma, and a welcome home party provokes her into an explosive outburst. With nowhere to turn, she runs deep into the woods.
Drama
USA
2012
115 Minutes
Chris Pine Elizabeth Banks Olivia Wilde Jon Favreau Michelle Pfeiffer Michael Hall D'Addario Philip Baker Hall Mark Duplass Devin Brochu Barbara Eve Harris Dean Chekvala
salesman sister son girlfriend family member emotional touching inspiring funeral los angeles household bar family dysfunction alcoholism inheritance brother/sister relationship family secrets discovery transformation 2010s
While settling his recently deceased father's estate, a salesman discovers he has a sister whom he never knew about, leading both siblings to re-examine their perceptions about family and life choices.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Denmark|Sweden|France|Germany
2011
135 Minutes
Kirsten Dunst Charlotte Gainsbourg Alexander Skarsgård Brady Corbet Cameron Spurr Charlotte Rampling Jesper Christensen John Hurt Stellan Skarsgård Udo Kier Kiefer Sutherland
sister bride husband brother-in-law family member friend brooding emotional intense church mansion field forest laboratory cab extinction depression sister relationship stress wedding
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Drama
Canada
2002
90 Minutes
Molly Parker Rebecca Jenkins Stacy Smith Marguerite McNeil Elliot Page Hollis McLaren Emmy Alcorn Joseph Rutten Nicola Lipman Jackie Torrens
alcoholic sister mother teen girl daughter emotional tender solemn nova scotia house mother/child relationship alcoholism child abuse repression reconciliation sisterhood sacrifice rescue rivalry love
Three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying mother and old conflicts and secrets return to the surface.
War, Drama
Poland
2016
150 Minutes
Michalina Labacz Arkadiusz Jakubik Wasyl Wasylik Adrian Zaremba Izabela Kuna Jacek Braciak Maria Sobocinska Oleksandr Zbarazkyi
young woman young man widower sister father villager dark disturbing emotional gripping intense village poland wedding market world war ii young love ethnic tension war crimes massacre
Despite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.
Drama
2015
106 Minutes
Swastik Ram Chavan Krrish Chhabria Vibha Chhibber Vincent Daniel Ramakant Dayma Rishi Deshpande Chet Dixon Hetal Gada
brother sister blind boy uncle aunt emotional moving fascinating sad disheartening amusing india village town house brother/sister relationship family relationships blindness innocence journey
Drama
France|Italy
2001
86 Minutes
Anais Reboux Roxane Mesquida Arsinée Khanjian Romain Goupil Laura Betti Albert Goldberg
sister obese person student italian beautiful girl love interest dark disheartening emotional profound france bedroom woods café pool family home sibling rivalry sexual awakening virginity family dysfunction
Two sisters confront their sexual attitudes and experiences while on a family holiday.
Drama
USA
2015
80 Minutes
Jessica Biel Zosia Mamet Edi Gathegi Joe Anderson Kate Burton Harry Hamlin Exie Booker Deepak Ramapriyan
sister instructor abusive boyfriend sibling half sister gripping moving intense melodramatic united states motel on the run small town bedroom street rescue sister relationship sisterhood murder violence
A yoga instructor looks to protect her sex-worker sister from her deadbeat boyfriend.
Drama
India
2005
116 Minutes
Shabana Azmi Konkona Sen Sharma Rahul Bose Kanwaljit Singh Shifaali Shah Waheeda Rehman Dhritiman Chatterjee Soumitra Chatterjee Parag Bhatnagar Yama Shroff
sister mother father fiancé doctor schizophrenic emotional uneasy engaging house city college india schizophrenia sisterhood family rape guilt delusions discovery
An exploration of the impact of schizophrenia on a young woman and her family in today's Calcutta. The narrative pivots around the relationship of two sisters, older sister Anjali is a ... See full summary »
War, Drama
2013
117 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lauryn Canny Adrianna Cramer Curtis Maria Doyle Kennedy Larry Mullen Jr. Mads Ousdal Chloe Annett
family photojournalist young woman mother daughter husband emotional engaging fiery gripping intense powerful war zone home kabul, afghanistan africa refugee camp ireland career family
A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).
Drama
USA
1938
98 Minutes
Errol Flynn Bette Davis Anita Louise Jane Bryan Ian Hunter Henry Travers Beulah Bondi Donald Crisp Dick Foran Patric Knowles Alan Hale
secretary sportswriter father sister fiancé millionaire melodramatic intense gripping montana san francisco apartment office ship sister relationship marriage ambition drinking earthquakes reconciliation
Three daughters of a small town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.