20 movies like Swimming Upstream, ordered by similarity : Staying Together(1989), After the Storm(2016), Mum's List(2016), Never Steady, Never Still(2017), Dean(2016), I Can Only Imagine(2018), Family Tree(2000), The Confirmation(2016), 29th Street(1991), Hotel Salvation(2016), The Champ(1931), CrissCross(1992) ...
7.1/10
Drama
Australia|USA
2002
114 Minutes
Geoffrey Rush Judy Davis Jesse Spencer Tim Draxl David Hoflin Craig Horner Brittany Byrnes Deborah Kennedy Mark Hembrow Mitchell Dellevergin Thomas Davidson
swimmer son father mother brother inspiring emotional brisbane, australia household swimming pool determination competition father/son relationship family dysfunction working class sports discovery rise 1960s
The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
7.4/10
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.
6.5/10
Drama
UK
2016
101 Minutes
Rafe Spall Emilia Fox Elaine Cassidy William Stagg Matthew Stagg Richard Cordery Susan Jameson Ross McCormack
father single father deceased mother son young boy brother moving emotional engaging endearing england life lessons mother's death mother/son relationship father/son relationship breast cancer disease death challenge love
A woman dying of incurable breast cancer creates a list of memories and lessons for the husband and sons she is about to leave behind.
6.1/10
Drama
Canada
2017
111 Minutes
Shirley Henderson Théodore Pellerin Mary Galloway Nicholas Campbell Jared Abrahamson Jonathan Whitesell Beverley Elliott Lorne Cardinal Eric Keenleyside Chilton Crane Sean Owen Roberts
mother son teenager father oil worker disabled person emotional heartwarming inspiring moving sad alberta, canada oil field house support group small town parkinson's disease mother/son relationship alienation struggle
A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
7.3/10
Biography, Drama, Music
USA
2018
110 Minutes
J. Michael Finley Madeline Carroll Dennis Quaid Trace Adkins Cloris Leachman Jason Burkey Mark Furze Randy McDowell Cole Marcus Alexander Dominguez Brody Rose
musician father son band member teacher friend incredible inspiring heartwarming emotional creative tense texas stage recording studio house auditorium coming of age family father/son relationship
The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Robert Forster Naomi Judd Cliff Robertson Andrew Lawrence Matthew Lawrence Kate Forster Krystal Benn Genevieve Butler Tony Tarantino Susan Gayle Watts D. Elliot Woods
father mother son brother drifter emotional touching california small town household countryside environmentalism tree family small-town life father/son relationship discovery growing up 1990s
A friendless young boy finds a cause: saving an ancient oak tree standing in the way of a new real-estate development. But his father is the developer - how will this father-son drama resolve? With Cliff Robertson.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
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.
7.3/10
Drama
Japan|USA
1991
101 Minutes
Danny Aiello Anthony LaPaglia Lainie Kazan Frank Pesce Donna Magnani Rick Aiello Vic Manni Ron Karabatsos Robert Forster Pete Antico Richard K. Olsen
father son mother mobster puerto rican brother charming emotional queens, n.y. house subway police station luck lottery gambling father/son relationship stabbing frank pesce jr. rise transformation
Frank's been lucky from the day, he was born. So why's he throwing rocks at a church after winning $6,200,000 in 1976 NYC lottery? He tells his story at the police station.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
India
2016
102 Minutes
Adil Hussain Lalit Behl Geetanjali Kulkarni Palomi Ghosh Navnindra Behl Anil K. Rastogi
father son dying person emotional endearing sad india father/son relationship death journey discovery discovery adventure 21st century
Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1931
86 Minutes
Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper Irene Rich Roscoe Ates Edward Brophy Hale Hamilton Jesse Scott Marcia Mae Jones
boxer son mother stepfather horse emotional heartwarming moving melodramatic mexico boxing ring tijuana father/son relationship boxing redemption alcoholism separation mother/son relationship love fall
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
5.8/10
Drama
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Goldie Hawn Arliss Howard David Arnott James Gammon Keith Carradine J.C. Quinn Steve Buscemi Paul Calderon
mother son father undercover agent stripper emotional moving florida key west, fla. strip club restaurant household family dysfunction mother/son relationship desperation exotic dancing drug trafficking growing up temptation discovery
A 12-year-old boy comes of age in 1969 Key West against the backdrop of the Apollo moon landing, when he begins to sell cocaine so his mother can stop stripping.
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.
5.8/10
Adventure, Drama
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Matt Bomer Andrew J. Smith Josh Wiggins Bill Pullman Alex Neustaedter Lily Gladstone Ken White
father son grandfather bear brutal eerie gripping inspiring tense united states montana house woods mountain survival father/son relationship growing up journey adventure discovery
An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.
6.8/10
Drama, Music
USA
1977
119 Minutes
John Travolta Karen Lynn Gorney Barry Miller Joseph Cali Paul Pape Bruce Ornstein Donna Pescow Val Bisoglio Julie Bovasso Martin Shakar Nina Hansen
dancer brother father best friend clerk love interest uplifting gritty cool disco brooklyn, n.y. household dancing competition class distinctions racism social standing father/son relationship family dysfunction rise growing up
Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
8.6/10
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1997
122 Minutes
Roberto Benigni Nicoletta Braschi Giorgio Cantarini Giustino Durano Sergio Bustric Marisa Paredes Amerigo Fontani Horst Buchholz Lidia Alfonsi Giuliana Lojodice Pietro De Silva
father mother son waiter schoolteacher nazi moving playful emotional sad bleak frightening italy concentration camp hotel household bookstore big city holocaust concentration camp
When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2006
102 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Burt Young Antonio Tarver Geraldine Hughes Milo Ventimiglia Tony Burton A.J. Benza James Francis Kelly III Talia Shire Henry Sanders Tim Carr
boxer veteran rival son brother-in-law inspiring emotional thrilling las vegas house bar cemetery boxing ring boxing retirement training competition father/son relationship rise rivalry
Thirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1928
75 Minutes
Richard Barthelmess Montagu Love Robert E. O'Connor Jay Eaton Lina Basquette Thelma Todd Ed Brady Fred Warren William B. Davidson Alice Joyce William Walling
blackmailer governor wife mother son father melodramatic shocking tense suspenseful death row city cabaret prison murder capital punishment blackmail father/son relationship crime family
A crook blackmails a governor because of knowing his wife's dark past.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
2004
83 Minutes
Christopher Walken Josh Lucas Michael Caine Glenne Headly Jonah Bobo Kathryn Hahn Norbert Weisser Laurie O'Brien David Eigenberg Michael O'Neill Lily Knight
grandfather father son nurse young boy dying person emotional moving quirky american southwest house van los angeles albuquerque, n.m. father/son relationship road trip death male bonding dysfunctional family family history
A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1997
106 Minutes
Jonathan Taylor Thomas Devon Sawa Scott Bairstow Frances Fisher Jamey Sheridan Tracey Walter Don Stroud Zack Ward Claudia Stedelin Anastasia Spivey Leighanne Littrell
brother documentarian father mother young boy spectacular amusing inspiring emotional arkansas family home highway wilderness documentary filmmaking brotherhood road trip father/son relationship camping nature growing up
Three brothers who are obsessed with animals are given permission from their parents to travel around America with a camera documenting wildlife.
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