20 movies like Mary, ordered by similarity : Always Shine(2016), Black Swan(2010), Tracktown(2016), Mary Magdalene(2018), Broken Embraces(2009), Passion Fish(1992), I'm Going Home(2001), Carol(2015), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), Vanya on 42nd Street(1994), Dangerous(1935), Cold Souls(2009) ...
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2005
86 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Forest Whitaker Matthew Modine Heather Graham Marion Cotillard Stefania Rocca Marco Leonardi Luca Lionello
actress mary magdalene director emotional jerusalem new york city transformation plays search transformation
An actress (Juliette Binoche) undergoes a spiritual transformation after playing Mary Magdalene in a film.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
87 Minutes
Mackenzie Davis Caitlin Fitzgerald Lawrence Michael Levine Khan Baykal Alexander Koch Colleen Camp Jane Adams Michael Lowry
actress best friend waitress partygoer vacationer director brooding emotional intense resort ocean restaurant party forest bedroom friendship jealousy acting resentment betrayal
Two women, with differing degrees of success, travel north from Los Angeles to Big Sur for a weekend vacation. Both see the trip as an opportunity to reconnect after years of competition and jealousy have driven a wedge between them.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2010
108 Minutes
Natalie Portman Mila Kunis Vincent Cassel Barbara Hershey Winona Ryder Benjamin Millepied Ksenia Solo Kristina Anapau
ballerina mother director rival young woman ballet instructor eerie shocking suspenseful thrilling intense emotional new york city studio stage dance studio ballet big city ballet competition
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".
Drama
USA
2016
89 Minutes
Alexi Pappas Alexi Pappas Chase Offerle Rachel Dratch Andy Buckley Rebecca Friday Sasha Spencer Remy Teicher Nick Symmond
athlete coach teammate fan baker confident emotional engaging passionate olympics track house oregon city training work-life balance physical transformation discovery growing up love
A young, talented, and lonely long-distance runner twists her ankle as she prepares for the Olympic Trials and must do something she's never done before: take a day off.
Drama
UK|Australia|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Rooney Mara Joaquin Phoenix Chiwetel Ejiofor Tahar Rahim Ariane Labed Denis Menochet Lubna Azabal Tcheky Karyo Hadas Yaron Ryan Corr Irit Sheleg
mary magdalene jesus disciple leader preacher powerful moving emotional passionate brutal profound camp church rome village religion christianity crucifixion betrayal transformation
Twelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain
2009
128 Minutes
Penélope Cruz Lluís Homar Blanca Portillo José Luis Gómez Tamar Novas Rubén Ochandiano Marta Aledo Agustín Almodóvar Enrique Aparicio Yuyi Beringola Javier Coll
stockbroker director producer actress son filmmaker melodramatic suspenseful intricate movie set house office funeral love triangle revenge death father/son relationship the past jealousy discovery
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Drama
USA
1992
134 Minutes
Mary McDonnell Alfre Woodard David Strathairn Vondie Curtis-Hall Nora Dunn Sheila Kelley Angela Bassett Leo Burmester Mary Portser Shauntisa Willis John Henry Redwood
actress nurse daughter therapist friend emotional fiery profound louisiana family home new york city accident paralysis grief friendship alcoholism love-hate relationship discovery transformation rise
After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.
Comedy, Drama
France|Portugal
2001
90 Minutes
Michel Piccoli Antoine Chappey Catherine Deneuve John Malkovich Leonor Baldaque Leonor Silveira
actor director grandson actress agent nanny sad profound emotional tender paris theater café film set house france tragic death aging retirement mourning
The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Michael Keaton Zach Galifianakis Edward Norton Andrea Riseborough Amy Ryan Emma Stone Naomi Watts Lindsay Duncan Merritt Wever Jeremy Shamos Bill Camp
action hero actor broadway director girlfriend daughter ex-wife creative charming emotional amusing dark apartment new york city broadway theater backstage street restaurant acting father/daughter relationship challenge
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
Drama
USA
1994
119 Minutes
Wallace Shawn Julianne Moore Brooke Smith Larry Pine George Gaynes Lynn Cohen Phoebe Brand Jerry Mayer Madhur Jaffrey
actor actress director creative quirky powerful new york city times square theater backstage street acting theater show business creative process transformation 1990s
New York actors rehearse Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a dilapidated theatre.
Drama
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Bette Davis Franchot Tone Margaret Lindsay Alison Skipworth John Eldredge Dick Foran
actress architect fiancé husband bleak emotional connecticut new york city comeback alcoholism show business love triangle sacrifice transformation love 1930s
An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
USA|France
2009
101 Minutes
Paul Giamatti Dina Korzun Emily Watson David Strathairn Lauren Ambrose Katheryn Winnick Boris Kievsky Oksana Lada Natalia Zvereva Rebecca Brooksher
actor doctor courier actress poet russian engaging offbeat emotional amusing new york city st. petersburg, russia stage doctor's office street apartment unlikely allies self-discovery acting souls
Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Vanya.
Comedy, Drama
1972
109 Minutes
Goldie Hawn Edward Albert Eileen Heckart Michael Warren Paul Michael Glaser
blind person mother actress director touching mellow emotional san francisco apartment blindness mother/son relationship love love growing up transformation 1970s
A San Francisco hippie (Goldie Hawn) frees her blind neighbor (Edward Albert) from his fussy mother (Eileen Heckart).
Comedy, Drama
USA
1928
66 Minutes
Bessie Love Johnny Walker Ernest Hilliard Lionel Belmore David Mir Sidney D'Albrook
broadway star aspiring actress father producer manager charming amusing emotional small town broadway theater new york city backstage unlikely romance deception secret identity humiliation fame acting love discovery
A Broadway matinee idol famous for his black-face portrayals anonymously joins an amateur acting troupe and falls in love with the leading lady.
Drama, Romance
India
2006
135 Minutes
Kangana Ranaut Shiney Ahuja Shaad Randhawa Purab Kohli Masumi Makhija
young man young woman actress filmmaker emotional sad heartwarming moving india city house film set hotel hospital schizophrenia relationships hallucinations defiance rise fall
Based upon the life of actress Parveen Babi, this film describes the life of a schizophrenic actress Sana Azim, and the love of her life - Aditya Garewal.
Adventure, Drama
2016
123 Minutes
Lambert Wilson Pierre Niney Audrey Tautou Laurent Lucas Benjamin Lavernhe Vincent Heneine Thibault de Montalembert Roger Van Hool
pioneer innovator filmmaker researcher conservationist inspiring engaging sea research station pioneering innovation filmmaking research sea sea creatures sea rescue discovery rescue 1970s
Thirty years in the life of Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the researcher, scientist, inventor, and filmmaker whose contributions made the general public more curious about the sea.
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance
USA
2001
110 Minutes
Adrien Brody Charlotte Ayanna Jon Seda August Diehl Pam Grier Katherine Moennig Michaela Conlin Joey Kern Sara Klingebiel Francisco Lorite Dave Simonds
student blackmailer police officer businessman actress partner gritty dark new york city columbia university hotel apartment restaurant unlikely romance blackmail con game impersonation jealousy love fall
New York serves as a backdrop for a cast of characters in search of love, lust or lucre including a woman who makes awkward moves on the man renovating her SoHo loft, an embezzler, a sleazy artist and a phone psychic.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
94 Minutes
Denis Menochet Léa Drucker Thomas Gioria Mathilde Auneveux Mathieu Saïkaly Florence Janas Saadia Bentaïeb Sophie Pincemaille Émilie Incerti-Formentini Jérome Care-Aulanier Coralie Russier
divorce divorce lawyer son mother father family member emotional intense tense disheartening office party bus house car apartment custody battle divorce family feud growing up
A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Australia
2017
113 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Amanda Seyfried Philip Ettinger Cedric Kyles Michael Gaston Victoria Hill Van Hansis Satchel Eden Bell
reverend pregnant woman husband wife suicidal person activist bleak dark uneasy emotional gritty unrestrained small town house garage church tragic death suicide church corruption
A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.