20 movies like December Ends, ordered by similarity : 25th Hour(2002), Life Begins for Andy Hardy(1941), Trainspotting(1996), Trapped(2017), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Off the Black(2006), Sweet Sixteen(2002), Red Doors(2005), Mean Streets(1973), Fruitvale Station(2013), Crimes and Misdemeanors(1989), Volver(2006) ...
Drama
USA
2006
92 Minutes
Josh Janowicz Alex Thayer Justin Matthews Barrett James Jacob Reynolds Bill Buell Scott Brandon Jonathan Hogan Michelle Morgan
drug dealer young man father alcoholic cousin girlfriend shocking bleak disheartening new york city apartment drug trade survival bills illness death fall escape temptation 2000s
After Chris's (Josh Janowicz) mother dies, he is left to take care of himself and his alcoholic father (Bill Buell). He picks up odd jobs to help with the bills but still falls short as his... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2002
134 Minutes
Edward Norton Philip Seymour Hoffman Barry Pepper Rosario Dawson Anna Paquin Brian Cox Tony Siragusa Levani Outchaneichvili Misha Kuznetsov Isiah Whitlock Jr. Michael Genet
drug dealer girlfriend teacher gangster father dark solemn sad new york city nightclub bar apartment prison family absence drug trade male bonding new york city love transformation
Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.
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.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1996
94 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jonny Lee Miller Kevin McKidd Robert Carlyle Kelly Macdonald Peter Mullan James Cosmo Eileen Nicholas Susan Vidler Pauline Lynch
drug addict friend student girlfriend drug dealer sociopath amusing dark gritty edinburgh london household apartment pub hotel addiction abandonment friendship crime death
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
India
2017
105 Minutes
Rajkummar Rao Geetanjali Thapa Yogendra Vikram Singh
man girlfriend roommate employee disheartening eerie frightening gripping striking uneasy mumbai mumbai, india apartment trapped survival isolation escape escape metamorphosis transformation
A man struggles to survive after he unintentionally locks himself up in a high rise devoid of food, water and electricity.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Nick Nolte Trevor Morgan Sonia Feigelson Rosemarie DeWitt Sally Kirkland Timothy Hutton Michael Higgins Noah Fleiss Marlyne Afflack Whitney Bashor James Ponsoldt
alcoholic student friend father emotional melodramatic endearing cemetery inner city house disillusionment death family dysfunction father/son relationship loneliness illness discovery transformation 2000s
An aging, disillusioned alcoholic (Nolte) gets a younger friend (Morgan) and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.
Drama
UK|Germany|Spain
2002
106 Minutes
Martin Compston William Ruane Annmarie Fulton Michelle Abercromby Michelle Coulter Gary McCormack Tommy McKee
teen boy stepfather mother grandfather prisoner drug dealer tense gutsy emotional greenock, scotland port city prison street house apartment imprisonment drugs ambition theft teenage rebellion
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
91 Minutes
Jacqueline Kim Tzi Ma Kathy Shao-Lin Lee Elaine Kao Freda Foh Shen Rossif Sutherland Mia Riverton Jayce Bartok Sebastian Stan Stephen Rowe Cindy Cheung
father daughter businesswoman medical student high-school student engaging offbeat disheartening new york state new york city relationships escape lesbianism practical jokes communication suicide temptation transformation growing up fall
The Wongs struggle to cope with life, love, and family dysfunction in the suburbs of New York.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
110 Minutes
Robert De Niro Harvey Keitel Richard Romanus Amy Robinson David Proval Cesare Danova Victor Argo George Memmoli Lenny Scaletta Jeanie Bell David Carradine
gangster mobster criminal uncle friend gritty thrilling dark new york city street bar mafia wealth illness death salvation violence escape fall forbidden love
A small-time hood tries to keep the peace between his friend Johnny and Johnny's creditors.
Drama
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Michael B. Jordan Octavia Spencer Melonie Diaz Ahna O'Reilly Kevin Durand Chad Michael Murray Joey Oglesby Laurel Moglen Liisa Cohen Ariana Neal Alex Alessandro Garcia
young man black man girlfriend daughter mother police officer gritty inspiring disheartening sad somber oakland, calif. subway family home city accidental death racial profiling race relations family parent/child relationship
The story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
104 Minutes
Martin Landau Woody Allen Mia Farrow Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Sam Waterston Joanna Gleason Caroline Aaron Jerry Orbach Claire Bloom Stephanie Roth Haberle
director doctor producer girlfriend wife quirky amusing playful hilarious new york city adultery revenge forbidden love movie making art marriage forbidden love temptation fall rivalry
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.
Comedy, Drama
Spain
2006
111 Minutes
Penélope Cruz Carmen Maura Chus Lampreave Lola Dueñas Blanca Portillo Yohana Cobo Carmen Machi Pilar Castro Antonio de la Torre
ghost mother daughter grandchild father bad father amusing quirky melodramatic shocking outlandish beauty salon apartment restaurant madrid funeral la mancha, spain death deception sexual abuse
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Drama
1988
84 Minutes
Miros?aw Baka Krzysztof Globisz Jan Tesarz
troubled youth taxi driver defense attorney girl wife judge brutal shocking bleak gripping warsaw, poland apartment building prison taxi capital punishment murder death trial psychopath fall
A young lawyer (Krzysztof Globisz) in Warsaw represents a drifter (Miros?aw Baka) who killed a malicious cabdriver (Jan Tesarz).
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2018
92 Minutes
Lulu Antariksa Colin O'Donoghue Mimi Rogers Dohn Norwood Jeff Kober Peter O'Brien Roshon Fegan Siena Goines
survivor traveler young woman sick person stranger leader uneasy tense disturbing brutal bleak post-apocalyptic wasteland woods forest lake shop city post-apocalypse survival cult
After the loss of her family, a young woman struggles to survive in a world long destroyed by disease.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
89 Minutes
Eion Bailey Ellen Pompeo Gabriel Olds Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez John Ales David Clennon Pamela Reed John Ross Bowie Rosalind Chao Kristin Bauer Larry Miller
alcoholic wife girlfriend friend psychiatrist bleak moving house bar inventions relationships anger party self-destruction fall love temptation 2000s
A group of friends plan an intervention to help their pal address his drinking problem. Things go awry when the shrink they hired fails to show up.
Romance, Drama
UK
2006
95 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Leslie Phillips Jodie Whittaker Richard Griffiths Vanessa Redgrave Julian Rhind-Tutt Cathryn Bradshaw Kate Lock Corin Redgrave Liam McKenna Meg Wynn Owen
actor friend great-niece wife witty endearing london apartment museum seaside friendship troubled youth cancer death may-december romance art love pursuit 2000s
Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.
Drama
Norway
2006
105 Minutes
Anders Danielsen Lie Espen Klouman Høiner Viktoria Winge Henrik Elvestad Christian Rubeck Odd-Magnus Williamson Pal Stokka Henrik Mestad
friend girlfriend writer author disheartening melodramatic amusing city apartment party ocean norway stage success friendship writing rejection jealousy mental breakdown quest
Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2007
116 Minutes
Philip Seymour Hoffman Ethan Hawke Marisa Tomei Albert Finney Rosemary Harris Brian F. O'Byrne Amy Ryan Michael Shannon
brother father thief police officer mother cheater dark dense store hospital suburbia police station new york city robbery drugs heist infidelity money death temptation
When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax.
Biography, Drama, History
1986
111 Minutes
Gary Oldman Chloe Webb David Hayman Andrew Schofield Debby Bishop Tony London Perry Benson Gloria LeRoy
bassist singer girlfriend drug addict manager amusing shocking bleak london new york city stage apartment love-hate relationship drug addiction culture clash punk rock touring fall wretched excess love
Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman) of the punk-rock Sex Pistols self-destructs with girlfriend Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb).
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
122 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Annette Bening Thora Birch Wes Bentley Mena Suvari Peter Gallagher Allison Janney Scott Bakula Sam Robards Chris Cooper Barry Del Sherman
husband father young girl stalker student boyfriend witty disheartening intense household high school car suburbia infatuation mother/child relationship sex depression death family escape
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.