20 movies like The Fever, ordered by similarity : The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir(2018), Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams(2006), Full Metal Jacket(1987), Thirteen(2003), The Holy Girl(2004), Mother of Mine(2005), Koi ... Mil Gaya(2003), The Weaker Sex(1948), The Jane Austen Book Club(2007), Hotel(1967), The Stopover(2016), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018) ...
Drama
USA|UK
2004
83 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave Michael Moore Angelina Jolie Joely Richardson Rade Serbedzija Daria Knez Miriam Turner Cameron D'Angelo Kiera D'Angelo
socialite journalist revolutionary mother dreamy inspiring third world hotel art gallery awakening poverty politics illness war transformation rise 2000s
Tells the story of a woman who gets involved in politics with no previous contact with world events.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
France|India|Belgium|Singapore|USA
2018
92 Minutes
Dhanush Bérénice Bejo Erin Moriarty Barkhad Abdi Gérard Jugnot Ben Miller Abel Jafri Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
artist mother young woman indian american magician emotional amusing inspiring creative charming heartwarming mumbai, india paris closet village city home family history death of mother
Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.
Drama
Bosnia and Herzegovina|Croatia|Austria|Germany
2006
107 Minutes
Mirjana Karanovic Luna Zimic Mijovic Leon Lucev Kenan Catic Jasna Beri Dejan Acimovic Bogdan Diklic Emir Hadzihafizbegovic Ermin Bravo Semka Sokolovic
mother daughter widow love interest bouncer teen boy emotional intense sarajevo, bosnia-herzegovina family home school nightclub street mother/daughter relationship war poverty first love teen angst growing up transformation
A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War.
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1987
116 Minutes
Matthew Modine Adam Baldwin Vincent D'Onofrio R. Lee Ermey Dorian Harewood Arliss Howard Kevyn Major Howard Ed O'Ross
marine journalist drill instructor sergeant photographer prostitute dark disturbing raw gripping frightening sad barracks parris island, s.c. vietnam city boot camp war zone war violence
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Drama
USA|UK
2003
100 Minutes
Holly Hunter Evan Rachel Wood Nikki Reed Jeremy Sisto Kip Pardue Sarah Clarke D.W. Moffett Vanessa Hudgens Jenicka Carey Ulysses Estrada
teen girl best friend mother foster mother boyfriend brother disturbing raw los angeles family home school troubled youth peer pressure mother/daughter relationship drugs sexual awakening shoplifting growing up transformation temptation
A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
Drama
Argentina|Italy|Netherlands|Spain
2004
106 Minutes
Mercedes Morán Carlos Belloso Alejandro Urdapilleta María Alche Julieta Zylberberg Mia Maestro Marta Lubos Arturo Goetz Alejo Mango Mónica Villa Rodolfo Cejas
schoolgirl catholic doctor best friend hotel owner mother sultry thrilling disturbing small town argentina hotel swimming pool mother/daughter relationship sexual awakening voyeurism religious beliefs catholicism devotion discovery
16-year-old Amalia looks to save the soul of a middle-aged doctor.
Drama, History
Finland|Sweden
2005
105 Minutes
Topi Majaniemi Marjaana Maijala Maria Lundqvist Michael Nyqvist Esko Salminen Aino-Maija Tikkanen Brasse Brännström Marie Göranzon Kari-Pekka Toivonen Åsa Persson Leif Andrée
young boy elderly man mother depressed person refugee foster mother bleak emotional profound finland family home sweden war zone foster home world war ii new life journey family coming of age childhood
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (2002)), "... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Drama
2003
172 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Preity Zinta Rekha Rajat Bedi Mukesh Rishi Prem Chopra Rakesh Roshan
scientist mother mentally challenged boy alien young woman childhood friend amusing moving touching heartwarming inspiring thrilling india valley village house school basketball court alien landing alien/human relationship
Comedy, Drama
UK
1948
89 Minutes
Ursula Jeans Cecil Parker Joan Hopkins Derek Bond Lana Morris John Stone Digby Wolfe
mother son soldier emotional engaging united kingdom family home war zone war work mother courage mother/son relationship rise love 1940s
Life on the home front during World War 2. Martha Dacre tries to keep her home running as normal, during the run up to the D Day landings. With several lodgers to contend with, and her son ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA
2007
106 Minutes
Maria Bello Amy Brenneman Emily Blunt Maggie Grace Kathy Baker Hugh Dancy Kevin Zegers Marc Blucas Jimmy Smits Lynn Redgrave Nancy Travis
friend cheater teacher mother lesbian husband dreamy emotional heartwarming house bar coffee shop hotel literature romance infidelity homosexuality writers friendship discovery
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.
Drama
1967
124 Minutes
Rod Taylor Catherine Spaak Karl Malden Melvyn Douglas Richard Conte Michael Rennie Merle Oberon Kevin McCarthy
hotel owner hotel manager thief duke duchess guest frenetic melodramatic new orleans hotel lobby hotel room office louisiana scandal blackmail schemes financial troubles drunken driving robbery
The manager (Rod Taylor) of a posh New Orleans hotel handles a hostile takeover, a scandal and a thief (Karl Malden).
Drama
France|Greece
2016
102 Minutes
Soko Muriel Coulin Ariane Labed Ginger Romàn Karim Leklou Andreas Konstantinou Efthymis Papadimitriou Jeremie Laheurte Alexis Manenti Robin Barde Sylvain Loreau
soldier bleak dark profound raw afghanistan cyprus hotel resort tourism hotel war war aftermath war in afghanistan wretched excess metamorphosis 2010s
Two young French soldiers take a three-day leave in Cyprus after finishing their tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Drama
Soviet Union
1985
142 Minutes
Aleksey Kravchenko Olga Mironova L. Lautsyavichius Vladas Bagdonas Evgeny Tilicheev Aleksandr Berda
son girl peasant nazi mother eerie dreamy disturbing byelorussia forest village war massacre escape dreams survival world war ii growing up metamorphosis transformation
After finding an old rifle, a young boy joins the Soviet resistance movement against ruthless German forces and experiences the horrors of World War II.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1962
126 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Laurence Harvey Janet Leigh Angela Lansbury Henry Silva James Gregory Leslie Parrish John McGiver Khigh Dhiegh James Edwards Douglas Henderson
war hero politician soldier spy communist tense intricate china washington, d.c. rally costume party brainwashing communism cold war political campaign assassination conspiracy transformation rise revenge
A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
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.
Comedy, Drama
South Africa
2013
92 Minutes
Erica Wessels Louw Venter Meme Ditshego
mother wife blogger journalist alter ego maid woman husband amusing heartwarming hilarious lighthearted melodramatic outlandish south africa house home motherhood alter ego change
Everything begins to go wrong in Helena's life. The chaos finally reaches breaking point and Helena's challenging alter ego makes her appearance and decides to intervene.
Drama
USA
1942
117 Minutes
Bette Davis Claude Rains Paul Henreid Gladys Cooper Bonita Granville John Loder Ilka Chase Lee Patrick Mary Wickes Janis Wilson
heiress mother architect wife child widower melodramatic emotional inspiring boston house sanatorium ship rio de janeiro mental illness rehabilitation romance travel mother/daughter relationship love
A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.
Drama
USA
2009
109 Minutes
Gabourey Sidibe Mo'Nique Paula Patton Lenny Kravitz Mariah Carey Sherri Shepherd Xosha Roquemore Chyna Layne
teenager stepfather mother teacher uplifting inspiring intense school new york city ghetto abuse rape pregnancy poverty education transformation 2000s
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
Adventure, Drama
USA|Mexico
1983
128 Minutes
Nick Nolte Joanna Cassidy Gene Hackman Ed Harris Alma Martinez Holly Palance Ella Laboriel Samuel Zarzosa Jonathan Zarzosa Raul Picasso Oswaldo Doria
photojournalist journalist love interest rebel soldier president gritty intense suspenseful nicaragua revolution death corruption media love triangle civil war love transformation 1970s
Three journalists in a romantic triangle are involved in political intrigue during the last days of the corrupt Somozoa regime in Nicaragua before it falls to a popular revolution in 1979.
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg Dendrie Taylor Kate O'Brien
boxer brother girlfriend mother trainer sister tense emotional inspiring massachusetts london boxing ring fighting family dysfunction drug addiction training documentary filmmaking prison life rise underdog
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.