20 movies like L'Enfant, ordered by similarity : Sarkar(2005), Le Doulos(1961), Big Fan(2009), Ab Tak Chhappan(2004), Life Begins for Andy Hardy(1941), Rosetta(1999), My Feral Heart(2016), Undertow(2004), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.(2003), Buffalo 66(1998), The Caveman's Valentine(2001), The Sicilian Clan(1969) ...
Drama
2005
95 Minutes
Jérémie Renier Jean-Pierre Dardenne Déborah François Jérémie Segard Fabrizio Rongione Olivier Gourmet Stéphane Bissot Mireille Bailly Anne Gerard Bernard Marbaix Frédéric Bodson
thief girlfriend baby gangster teen boy teenage mother suspenseful moving belgium hospital park police station shack black market redemption homelessness adoption unemployment poverty transformation
A directionless couple (Jérémie Renier, Déborah François) must deal with life-changing responsibilities when they have a child out of wedlock.
Crime, Drama
India
2005
124 Minutes
gangster son wife daughter-in-law henchman bleak intense suspenseful thrilling emotional moving mumbai, india house bungalow street office police station gangsters family relationships brotherhood
The authority of a man, who runs a parallel government in Mumbai, is challenged. His son rises to face his enemies.
Drama
1961
108 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Serge Reggiani Fabienne Dali Monique Hennessy Michel Piccoli René Lefèvre Jean Desailly Philippe March
friend jewel thief informant ex-convict gangster superintendent suspenseful melodramatic tense france prison police station house car undercover operations theft murder gangs deception mystery
A former convict (Serge Reggiani) suspects his best friend (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a burglar with police contacts, of being a stool pigeon.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
88 Minutes
Patton Oswalt Kevin Corrigan Marcia Jean Kurtz Michael Rapaport Matt Servitto Gino Cafarelli Serafina Fiore Jonathan Hamm Joe Garden Polly Humphries
blue-collar worker mother fan friend football player radio host amusing cheeky emotional staten island, n.y. parking garage hospital gas station strip club radio station sports fandom friendship idolization accident
A hard-core New York Giants fan struggles to deal with the consequences when he is beaten up by his favorite player.
Crime, Drama
India
2004
150 Minutes
Nana Patekar Yashpal Sharma Prasad Purandare Nakul Vaid Kunal Vijaykar Jeeva
police officer wife rogue agent police commissioner gangster criminal intense suspenseful thrilling chilling disturbing mumbai, india police station house bungalow street police work police pursuit criminals organized crime
An honest encounter specialist's life begins to change with the arrival of a new police commissioner who has ties with a local don.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden
young man father mother girlfriend friend cheeky engaging moving small town new york city apartment park office garage maturing city life unemployment father/son relationship death growing up
Hoping his son will attend his alma mater, Judge Hardy agrees to let Andy look for work in New York for the summer before committing to start college. In the big city, Andy is confronted with the harsh realities of life and love.
Drama
France|Belgium
1999
95 Minutes
Émilie Dequenne Jean-Pierre Dardenne Fabrizio Rongione Anne Yernaux Olivier Gourmet
teen girl mother friend boss dark gritty moving belgium trailer street factory poverty alcoholism friendship mother/daughter relationship employment growing up underdog sacrifice 1990s
Young and impulsive Rosetta lives with her alcoholic mother and, moved by despair, she will do anything to maintain a job.
Drama
UK
2016
83 Minutes
Suzanna Hamilton Darren Kent Pixie Le Knot Will Rastall Eileen Pollock Jason Wright Steven Brandon Shana Swash Edward Wilkinson Rachael Cox
down syndrome sufferer friend young girl outsider young boy mother charming emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving english countryside nursing home home town field barn loss love
Luke, an independent young man with Down's syndrome stumbles upon a wild and life changing friendship.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2004
107 Minutes
Jamie Bell Josh Lucas Devon Alan Dermot Mulroney Shiri Appleby Pat Healy Bill McKinney Kristen Stewart Robert Longstreet Eddie Rouse Patrice Johnson
father teen boy younger brother uncle girlfriend dreamy fiery georgia backwoods shack hospital river abandoned building on the run coming of age witnessing murder gold siblings escape pursuit
In possession of gold coins, a teenager (Jamie Bell) and his sickly brother (Devon Alan) flee from their violent uncle (Josh Lucas).
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2003
146 Minutes
Sunil Dutt Sanjay Dutt Gracy Singh Arshad Warsi Rohini Hattangadi Boman Irani Jimmy Sheirgill
father mother son gangster childhood friend doctor india village city house bungalow hospital wish fulfillment cheating lying college admission doctor-patient relationship father/son relationship love rivalry
A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
Drama
USA|Canada
1998
112 Minutes
Vincent Gallo Christina Ricci Anjelica Huston Ben Gazzara Kevin Corrigan Mickey Rourke Rosanna Arquette Jan-Michael Vincent
convict girl mother father ex-girlfriend cool amusing engaging suspenseful buffalo, n.y. house bowling alley prison family dysfunction impersonation redemption football bowling false accusations revenge
After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.
Drama
USA|Canada
2001
105 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson Colm Feore Ann Magnuson Aunjanue Ellis Rodney Eastman Tamara Tunie Jay Rodan Anthony Michael Hall Damir Andrei Joris Jarsky Peter MacNeill
homeless person composer photographer daughter police officer disturbing gripping suspenseful moving park cave farm new york city murder hallucinations mental illness redemption valentine's day homelessness mystery
A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy, and bring him to justice.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
1969
120 Minutes
Alain Delon Jean Gabin Lino Ventura Irina Demick Amedeo Nazzari Sydney Chaplin Elisa Cegani Karen Blanguernon Marc Porel Yves Lefebvre Philippe Baronnet
gangster prisoner police officer murderer thief mafia boss engaging brutal thrilling suspenseful intense italy sicily prison diamond heist gangs gangsters adventure escape pursuit
A young, ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
Drama
USA
1915
82 Minutes
Rockliffe Fellowes Anna Q. Nilsson William A. Sheer Carl Harbaugh James Marcus Johnny McCann Maggie Weston Harry McCoy
gang leader socialite district attorney gangster alcoholic orphan rousing fascinating emotional new york city tenement house bar graveyard gangs redemption murder child abuse fire poverty love
A boy surrounded by violence grows up to become an infamous gangster.
Crime, Drama, Action
France
2004
105 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Gérard Depardieu André Dussollier Roschdy Zem Valeria Golino Daniel Duval Catherine Marchal Francis Renaud Guy Lecluyse Alain Figlarz Vincent Moscato
police officer partner boss criminal gangster suspenseful emotional intense paris police station france street car apartment promotion robbery investigation sabotage competition crime
2 cops are promised by the retiring chief of the Paris police that the one, getting the violent gang robbing armored trucks, will get his job. The 2 will do whatever it takes to get the promotion, even if it means breaking the law.
Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Stacy Keach Jeff Bridges Susan Tyrrell Candy Clark Nicholas Colasanto Art Aragon Curtis Cokes Sixto Rodriguez Billy Walker Wayne Mahan Ruben Navarro
boxer trainer friend girlfriend gritty dark bleak california gym bar comeback boxing redemption alcoholism friendship aging pursuit rivalry underdog fall
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
96 Minutes
Tony Curtis Julie Adams George Nader Jay C. Flippen Kendall Clark Sal Mineo Jan Merlin Richard Castle Bill Murphy Kenny Roberts
delinquent police officer gang member wife girlfriend henchman gripping gutsy moving boston market courtroom police station jail warehouse father figure friendship crime trust investigation
The emotional story of a lifelong friendship between a Boston rookie cop and a young street-wise delinquent.
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.
Kids & Family, Drama
Kenya|Germany
2010
60 Minutes
Samson Odhiambo Leila Dayan Opou Krysteen Savane
teen boy father witch girlfriend friend creative wild emotional heartwarming nairobi, kenya slum street shack witchcraft redemption gambling magic father/son relationship young love quest
A Kenyan boy goes on a strange journey to return his father's soul.
Drama
Afghanistan|Ireland|Japan|Iran|Netherlands
2003
82 Minutes
Marina Golbahari Arif Herati Zubaida Sahar Khwaja Nader Hamida Refah Gul Rahman Ghorbandi
nurse daughter soldier student disheartening suspenseful moving hospital house school afghanistan gender bias deception taliban coming of age gender identity oppression underdog transformation growing up
After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a pre-teen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.
Drama
USA
2009
96 Minutes
Kelly Macdonald Michael Keaton Tom Bastounes Bobby Cannavale Darlene Hunt Philip Earl Johnson Guy Van Swearingen Larry Neumann Jr. William Dick Greg Mills Michael J. Bradecich
abused wife husband friend hit man receptionist detective engaging chicago illinois apartment police station hospital park marriage depression friendship new life abuse secrets love
A woman leaves an abusive husband to start a new life in Chicago, where she befriends a man undergoing an emotional crisis, who she does not know is a professional killer, and a detective, who is investigating the hit man.