20 movies like The Beat That My Heart Skipped, ordered by similarity : Time Out(2001), Fingers(1978), Shotgun Stories(2007), The Weather Man(2005), Bronson(2008), Family Law(2006), South Central(1992), Golden Boy(1939), The Garment Jungle(1957), What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?(1999), Ferrari Ki Sawaari(2012), I Can Only Imagine(2018) ...
7.3/10
Drama
France
2005
107 Minutes
Romain Duris Niels Arestrup Linh Dan Pham Aure Atika Emmanuelle Devos Jonathan Zaccaï Gilles Cohen Anton Yakovlev Mélanie Laurent
thug father gangster gangster's wife music teacher promoter gritty brutal unrestrained france apartment restaurant studio organized crime family father/son relationship piano salvation violence escape
Will Thomas still lead a life of crime and cruelty, just like his thuggish father, or will he pursue his dream of becoming a pianist?
7.4/10
Drama
France
2001
134 Minutes
Aurélien Recoing Karin Viard Serge Livrozet Jean-Pierre Mangeot Monique Mangeot Nicolas Kalsch Marie Cantet Felix Cantet Maxime Sassier Nigel Palmer Christophe Charles
unemployed person businessman wife son father bleak gripping geneva car apartment family home france unemployment lie money family fear investment fall wretched excess
An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1978
91 Minutes
Harvey Keitel Tisa Farrow Jim Brown Michael V. Gazzo Marian Seldes Danny Aiello Ed Marinaro Georgette Muir
pianist loan shark debt collector mobster father mob boss dark gritty brutal new york city restaurant nightclub identity crisis father/son relationship artistic struggle classical music addiction organized crime escape quest
A dysfunctional young man is pulled between loyalties to his Italian mob-connected loan shark father and his mentally disturbed Jewish concert pianist mother.
7.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2007
92 Minutes
Michael Shannon Douglas Ligon Barlow Jacobs Natalie Canerday Glenda Pannell
son brother half brother girlfriend wife older brother brooding brutal arkansas cemetery family home farm family dysfunction feud family death violence crime rivalry revenge
Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father. Set against the cotton fields and back roads of Southeast Arkansas, these ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany
2005
102 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Michael Caine Hope Davis Michael Rispoli Gil Bellows Gemmenne de la Peña Nicholas Hoult Judith McConnell David Darlow Mike Bacarella Robyn Moler
weather forecaster father author wife daughter boyfriend amusing heartwarming quirky emotional suspenseful chicago newsroom household family home city apartment redemption family dysfunction career vs. family midlife crisis
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
7.1/10
Biography, Drama
UK|Cayman Islands|Denmark|USA
2008
92 Minutes
Tom Hardy Kelly Adams Luing Andrews Katy Barker Amanda Burton Mark Devenport Paul Donnelly Andrew Forbes Jon House Matt King James Lance
prisoner fighter prison guard promoter wife teacher brutal unrestrained gritty england prison cell solitary confinement prison life michael peterson solitary confinement crime criminal justice system alter ego underdog
A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.
6.9/10
Drama
Argentina|Italy|Spain|France
2006
102 Minutes
Daniel Hendler Julieta Díaz Arturo Goetz Adriana Aizemberg Eloy Burman Damián Dreizik Darío Lagos Luis Albornoz Gustavo Pastorini
lawyer teacher judge father son amusing offbeat argentina courtroom family home father/son relationship family dysfunction law rivalry transformation 2000s
As he adjusts to being a husband and father, Ariel Perelman meditates on the ways in which he is similar -- and so very different -- from his own dad.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1939
99 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Adolphe Menjou William Holden Lee J. Cobb Joseph Calleia Sam Levene Edward Brophy Beatrice Blinn William H. Strauss Don Beddoe
boxer promoter father girlfriend violinist gangster gritty engaging emotional city boxing ring boxing music family love death rise fall escape transformation
Despite his musical talent, Joe Bonaparte wants to be a boxer.
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1957
88 Minutes
Lee J. Cobb Kerwin Mathews Gia Scala Richard Boone Valerie French Robert Loggia Joseph Wiseman Harold J. Stone Adam Williams
business owner gangster father son teamster henchman brutal fiery powerful factory new york city organized crime labor union family oppression change of heart violence fall revenge rivalry
The struggle of a lady's garment workers' organization to unionize a New York clothing sweat shop; the owner of which is determined to keep the union out of his business at any cost.
6.4/10
Drama
New Zealand
1999
102 Minutes
Temuera Morrison Clint Eruera Nancy Brunning Pete Smith Lawrence Makoare Rawiri Paratene Julian Arahanga Edna Stirling Tammy Davis Tahei Simpson Rena Owen
father mother brother son gang member friend bleak brooding new zealand household alcoholism father/son relationship maori culture violence gangs redemption revenge wretched excess rivalry 1990s
Jake Muss' oldest son is killed in a gang fight and the younger son wants revenge, but Jake doesn't want to lose his other son to violence as well.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
India
2012
Minutes
Sharman Joshi Boman Irani Vidya Balan Satyadeep Misra Deepak Shirke Nilesh Diwekar
young man father son grandfather cricket player emotional gripping engaging heartwarming india house apartment cricket match family relationships family ties father/son relationship grandparent/child relationship chasing dreams adventure love
How the pursuit of an Indian cricket legend's Ferrari makes a young boy's dreams of playing cricket at Lords a reality.
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.
6.7/10
Drama
Canada
2005
92 Minutes
Kris Lemche Michael Hogan Matt Craven Pascal Hutton Sarah Lind Kett Turton Michael Robinson Ben Cotton Hank Hastings Suzinn Robinson Waneta Storms
father widower son businessman single mother developer emotional engaging small town canada mountain restaurant lake shop father/son relationship deception idealism small-town life family secrets business
Father and son run their own two-man furniture business but have opposing ideologies on what should guide their craftsmanship, quality or commerce.
7.3/10
Drama
Greece
2009
94 Minutes
Christos Stergioglou Michelle Valley Aggeliki Papoulia Mary Tsoni Hristos Passalis Anna Kalaitzidou Alexander Voulgaris
father son sister employee sibling mother creepy disturbing cheeky greece house confinement violence abusive relationship family deception escape growing up temptation 2000s
Three teenagers live isolated, without leaving their house, because their over-protective parents say they can only leave when their dogtooth falls out.
5.9/10
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2006
83 Minutes
Roger Lloyd-Pack Leo Bill Kate Fahy Sarah Ball Neil Conrich Richard Wills-Cotton Alan Perrin Richard Syms
husband wife son nurse aristocrat father emotional tense frightening england countryside estate family dysfunction mental disability illness aristocracy financial troubles father/son relationship sacrifice discovery
A descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. ... See full summary »
7.7/10
Biography, Drama
Australia
1996
105 Minutes
Geoffrey Rush Justin Braine Sonia Todd Armin Mueller-Stahl Noah Taylor Lynn Redgrave John Gielgud Googie Withers Alex Rafalowicz Nicholas Bell Chris Heywood
pianist doctor restaurant manager father mental patient uplifting emotional gutsy concert hall london sanatorium restaurant piano family feud mental illness recovery dreams father/son relationship fall transformation
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
6.6/10
Crime, Drama
UK
2012
111 Minutes
James Floyd Saïd Taghmaoui Fady Elsayed Nasser Memarzia Ashley Thomas Letitia Wright Aymen Hamdouchi Arnold Oceng Yusra Warsama Elarica Gallacher Anthony Welsh
teen boy brother father mother gang members brutal emotional intense uneasy london united kingdom apartment house car growing up gang war forbidden love family honor discovery escape
Two teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being British Arabs growing up on the streets of gangland London.
Drama
2009
110 Minutes
Chiara Caselli Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Alice De Lencquesaing Michaël Abiteboul Manelle Driss Sandrine Dumas Eric Elmosnino Dominique Frot Alice Gautier Valérie Lang
father wife daughter sister lawyer film studio executive brooding emotional somber france cottage house office family depression death secret life obsession career vs. family discovery
Grégoire's life seems perfect, he has a job as a film producer and a beautiful wife and child, but when Grégoire's financial and emotional reserves reach a breaking point his family's love and resilience is tested.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1927
90 Minutes
Emil Jannings Belle Bennett Phyllis Haver Donald Keith Fred Kohler
father wife son moll gangster henchman chilling melodramatic household bank train car street milwaukee family seduction robbery accidental killing poverty desperation
A happy bank clerk loses his identity after a robbery and is then presumed dead.
5.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
2012
99 Minutes
Michelle Ryan Peter Mullan David Harewood Theo Barklem-Biggs Bhasker Patel Ray Panthaki Ashley Thomas Jason Maza Jenny Jules Carl Barât
young man boxer gangster father trainer bleak brutal brooding cool gripping gritty gutsy london boxing ring prison street life boxing violence gangsters
A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
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