20 movies like Things We Lost in the Fire, ordered by similarity : Water(2005), Down to the Bone(2004), Ponette(1996), Baxter!(1972), P.S. I Love You(2007), The 400 Blows(1959), The Man of the Year(2003), 35 Shots of Rum(2008), Persepolis(2007), Force majeure(2014), About a Boy(2002), Trainspotting(1996) ...
7.2/10
Drama
USA|UK|Canada
2007
118 Minutes
Halle Berry Benicio Del Toro David Duchovny Alison Lohman Omar Benson Miller John Carroll Lynch Alexis Llewellyn Micah Berry Robin Weigert Paula Newsome
widow childhood friend child dark garage apartment movie theater bedroom death recovery drugs compassion addiction marriage transformation underdog 2000s
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
Drama
2005
117 Minutes
Seema Biswas Lisa Ray John Abraham Sarala Manorama Kulbhushan Kharbanda Vinay Pathak Ronica Sajnani Meera Biswas Waheeda Rehman Buddhi Wickrama
widow husband outcast friend child bride young girl emotional profound inspiring india ashram bedroom arranged marriage death women's rights tradition religion friendship underdog growing up
Just as Mahatma Gandhi's tenets begin to sweep through India, an 8-year-old (Sarala) must go to live in an ashram with other Hindu widows.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
2004
101 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Hugh Dillon Clint Jordan Taylor Foxhall
drug addict husband child nurse wife moving raw upstate new york new york city rehabilitation program addiction daunting task marriage new love mother/child relationship love transformation temptation rescue 2000s
A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
7.5/10
Comedy, Drama
France
1996
97 Minutes
Victoire Thivisol Marie Trintignant Xavier Beauvois Claire Nebout Matiaz Bureau Caton Delphine Schiltz Aurélie Vérillon Léopoldine Serre Henri Berthon Carla Ibled Luckie Royer
child mother father friend aunt somber emotional powerful france small town school death afterlife accident childhood religion superstition discovery growing up transformation
A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.
6.7/10
Drama
UK|USA
1972
105 Minutes
child speech therapist divorcée model chef mother sad tender emotional winsome london apartment kitchen office street childhood friendship mother/son relationship loneliness grief
A young American boy unable to overcome a speech defect is disturbed by the constant bickering of his parents, and when they get divorced, he slides into an emotional breakdown.
7.0/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
126 Minutes
Hilary Swank Gerard Butler Lisa Kudrow Gina Gershon James Marsters Kathy Bates Harry Connick Jr. Jeffrey Dean Morgan Nellie McKay Dean Winters Anne Kent
husband friend widow mother singer childhood friend emotional mushy inspiring manhattan, n.y. ireland apartment boat bar rural community life lessons death of spouse love letters the past loss
A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
8.1/10
Crime, Drama
France
1959
93 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Claire Maurier Albert Remy Guy Decomble Patrick Auffray Georges Flamant Yvonne Claudie Robert Beauvais
son mother father friend teacher bleak disheartening france paris apartment school childhood child custody troubled youth rebellion growing up underdog 1950s
A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Brazil
2003
112 Minutes
Murilo Benício Cláudia Abreu Natália Lage Jorge Dória José Wilker Agildo Ribeiro Perfeito Fortuna André Gonçalves Amir Haddad Moska André Barros
vigilante hairdresser thug teen girl friend cop gritty gutsy amusing bleak slum brazil bar salon apartment unexpected success vigilantism love triangle marriage pregnancy
Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
7.1/10
Drama
France|Germany
2008
100 Minutes
Alex Descas Mati Diop Nicole Dogue Grégoire Colin Jean-Christophe Folly Djédjé Apali Eriq Ebouaney Ingrid Caven Stéphane Pocrain Julieth Mars Toussaint Adèle Ado
father daughter widower neighbor train conductor emotional charming touching paris apartment train party bar wedding father/daughter relationship marriage isolation change death growing up
The relationship between a father and daughter is complicated by the arrival of a handsome young man.
8.0/10
Animation, Drama
France|USA
2007
95 Minutes
child friend teacher father veteran police officer intense dark witty france austria airport school iran family home tyrants marriage air raids father/daughter relationship justice
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
Sweden|France|Norway|Denmark
2014
120 Minutes
Johannes Kuhnke Lisa Loven Kongsli Clara Wettergren Vincent Wettergren Kristofer Hivju Fanni Metelius Brady Corbet Karin Myrenberg
patriarch friend parent adulterer family child amusing gripping suspenseful dark the alps french alps hotel room balcony ski slopes ski resort disaster holidays children left for dead
A family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.
7.0/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA|France|Germany
2002
100 Minutes
Hugh Grant Toni Collette Rachel Weisz Nicholas Hoult Isabel Brook Sharon Small Victoria Smurfit Augustus Prew
wealthy man child single mother friend ladies' man lighthearted witty london apartment school loneliness friendship deception affair infidelity growing up love transformation 2000s
A cynical, immature young man is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy.
8.1/10
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.
6.7/10
Comedy, Drama
Norway|Germany|France|Denmark
2007
89 Minutes
Baard Owe Espen Skjonberg Henny Moan Bjørn Floberg Kai Remlow Per Jansen Bjarte Hjelmeland Gard Eidsvold Lars Oyno Anette Sagen Bjorn Jenseg
engineer friend old man child police officer dog offbeat moving eerie train airport oslo retirement deception assault blindness family love discovery transformation
A drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten's existence: the evening of his retirement.
6.8/10
Drama
Australia|Italy|France
1996
91 Minutes
Celine O'Leary Paul Blackwell Chloe Ferguson Phoebe Ferguson
child mother father tender emotional somber australia household bedroom family dysfunction childhood abuse marriage isolation trauma growing up love 1990s
A seven-year-old girl adopts a vow of silence in protest when her quarrelsome parents grow increasingly hostile to one another.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
2003
140 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Jeff Bridges Chris Cooper Elizabeth Banks Gary Stevens William H. Macy Kingston DuCoeur Eddie Jones Ed Lauter Michael O'Neill Michael Angarano
horse owner jockey horse horse trainer wife child uplifting engaging emotional inspiring california mexico racetrack great depression horse racing unlikely hero death of a child rise rivalry transformation
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
6.5/10
Fantasy, Drama
UK|Canada
2005
122 Minutes
Jodelle Ferland Janet McTeer Brendan Fletcher Jeff Bridges Jennifer Tilly Alden Adair Sally Crooks Harry Gilliam Dylan Taylor
young girl father mother taxidermist mentally challenged boy friend dreamy dark disturbing prairie old house dining room abandoned car railroad tracks fantasy world drug addiction fantasy neglect family dysfunction unlikely friendship
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
7.4/10
Drama
USA|Mexico|France|Morocco|Japan
2006
142 Minutes
Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Gael García Bernal Koji Yakusho Adriana Barraza Rinko Kikuchi Said Tarchani Boubker Ait El Caid Elle Fanning Nathan Gamble Mohamed Akhzam
nanny wife child terrorist widower lawyer gritty suspenseful emotional mexico morocco tokyo nightclub subway accident suicide terrorism marriage depression immigration
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1973
93 Minutes
Joanne Woodward Martin Balsam Sylvia Sidney Dori Brenner Win Forman Tresa Hughes Peter Marklin Ron Richards Charley Oberley Minerva Pious Helen Ludlam
wife mother husband daughter dark emotional family home farm france battlefield family death mother/child relationship childhood transformation 1970s
Rita, a middle aged New York City homemaker, finds herself in an emotional crisis which forces her to re-examine her life, as well as her relationships with her mother, her eye doctor ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Drama
USA
2007
124 Minutes
Adam Sandler Don Cheadle Jada Pinkett Smith Liv Tyler Saffron Burrows Donald Sutherland Mike Binder Robert Klein Melinda Dillon Jonathan Banks Rae Allen
roommate friend wife child dentist psychiatrist moving dark new york city house office death depression loneliness friendship mental illness redemption discovery rescue 2000s
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
6.2/10
Drama
Poland|USA
2002
92 Minutes
Matt Wolf Jessica Fuchs Jason Miller Ernie Jurez John Gelin Phe Caplan
camp counselor friend child mute person fascinating offbeat uneasy new york state summer camp lake operating room autism friendship recovery lifestyle changes discovery transformation 2000s
Tale of the relationship between a camp counselor and a 12 year old autistic girl at an upstate NY summer camp for autistic children.
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