20 movies like Franklyn, ordered by similarity : Prevenge(2016), Only Lovers Left Alive(2013), The Fountain(2006), Golden Door(2006), Mortal Engines(2018), Badlapur(2015), Honeytrap(2014), November(2017), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007), The Keeping Hours(2017), Five Days Without Nora(2008), The Man From Beyond(1922) ...
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Drama
UK
2008
98 Minutes
Ryan Phillippe Sam Riley Eva Green Bernard Hill Art Malik Kika Markham Gary Pillai Mark Wingett Susannah York Richard Coyle
vigilante religious person performance artist depressed person veteran jilted lover intricate dark dense somber london city imaginary world bar dystopia religious fundamentalism totalitarianism depression search vengeance
A portrait of the broken lives of four people (a vigilante detective, a worried parent, an awkward man looking for love and a suicidal artist) as they all struggle to cope in their religiously-dystopian city.
Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
UK
2016
88 Minutes
Kate Dickie Gemma Whelan Alice Lowe Kayvan Novak Tom Davis Dan Renton Skinner Eileen Davies Mike Wozniak Tom Meeten Marc Bessant
pregnant woman serial killer midwife dj baby murder victim dark shocking amusing witty disturbing gory england pregnancy serial murders humor fear vengeance unexpected death discovery
Widow Ruth is seven months pregnant when, believing herself to be guided by her unborn baby, she embarks on a homicidal rampage, dispatching anyone who stands in her way.
Sci-Fi, Romance, Drama, Horror, Fantasy
UK|Germany|Greece|France
2013
122 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Tom Hiddleston Anton Yelchin Mia Wasikowska John Hurt Jeffrey Wright Slimane Dazi Carter Logan Yasmine Hamdan Aurélie Thépaut
vampire musician married woman married man author sister bleak emotional melodramatic creative intense dark united states tangiers, morocco detroit house vampires relationships love depression
A depressed musician reunites with his lover. Though their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA
2006
96 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Rachel Weisz Ellen Burstyn Mark Margolis Ethan Suplee Sean Patrick Thomas Donna Murphy Alexander Bisping Marcello Bezina
conquistador queen researcher wife space traveler brooding fascinating mexico space museum laboratory search love cure tree time travel quest love metamorphosis future
As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
History, Drama, Romance
2006
117 Minutes
Charlotte Gainsbourg Vincenzo Amato Aurora Quattrocchi Francesco Casisa Filippo Pucillo Federica de Cola Isabella Ragonese Filippo Luna
widower son mother immigrant englishwoman dark passionate moving sicily ship new york city ellis island immigration survival journey love love quest 1900s
An Italian (Vincenzo Amato) and his two sons leave their rural home in Sicily and begin an exciting journey toward a better life in the United States.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|New Zealand|Japan
2018
128 Minutes
Hera Hilmar Robert Sheehan Hugo Weaving Jihae Ronan Raftery Leila George Patrick Malahide Stephen Lang Colin Salmon Regé-Jean Page
townsperson city girl fugitive citizen hunter cyborg incredible spectacular intense spirited thrilling uneasy london city plains small town airship dystopia survival city life
In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2015
123 Minutes
Varun Dhawan Nawazuddin Siddiqui Huma Qureshi Yami Gautam Divya Dutta Vinay Pathak Radhika Apte
mother son father partner wife robber brash confident dark emotional gritty intense india house car apartment police station vengeance tragic death bank robbery
An innocent man turns brutal when his family gets killed in a bank robbery and one of the perpetrators escapes. 15 years later, he begins his deadly game of vengeance.
Romance, Crime, Drama
2014
93 Minutes
Jessica Sula Lucien Laviscount Naomi Ryan Lauren Johns Tosin Cole Ntonga Mwanza Danielle Vitalis Savannah Gordon-Liburd Modupe Adeyeye
teen girl gang leader gang member teen boy bully bleak brutal dark emotional gripping powerful tense uneasy london united kingdom school street gangs revenge passion
Layla, a 15-year-old living in Brixton, becomes involved with a gang and must set up a boy to be killed.
Horror, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
USA|UK
2017
115 Minutes
Rea Lest Jörgen Liik Arvo Kukumägi Katariina Unt Taavi Eelmaa Heino Kalm Meelis Rämmeld Dieter Laser Jette Loona Hermanis Jaan Tooming Klara Eighorn
baron daughter young woman young man villager somber intense brooding suspenseful disturbing village castle cabin dark arts desperation poverty epidemic survival winter mystery
An ex-C.I.A. operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level C.I.A. officials and the Russian President-elect.
Musical, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
2007
117 Minutes
Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter Alan Rickman Timothy Spall Sacha Baron Cohen Jayne Wisener Jamie Campbell Bower Edward Sanders Laura Michelle Kelly
baker barber judge victim brutal chilling madcap london barbershop bakery murder love revenge quest victorian era
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
Horror, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Lee Pace Carrie Coon Anna Diop Ray Baker Jane Daly Cliff Chamberlain Julian LaTourelle Ruby Moncrieff-Karten Lylah Raye Acosta
lawyer father estranged wife son ghost tense somber sad frightening engaging dark chilling family home death horror reunion forgiveness supernatural grief mystery
10 years after the death of their son, a divorced couple are suddenly reunited by supernatural events that offer them a chance at forgiveness.
Comedy, Drama
2008
92 Minutes
Fernando Ciangherotti Silvia Mariscal Enrique Arreola Ari Brickman Juan Carlos Colombo Marina de Tavira Juan Pablo Medina Max Kerlow Verónica Langer Angelina Peláez Martin LaSalle
widower ex-wife rabbi old man doctor son dark amusing offbeat mexico city family home apartment kitchen suicide funeral judaism will and testament family love fall
A woman's suicide just before Passover creates many complications for her ex-husband (Fernando Luján) and their family.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA
1922
60 Minutes
Harry Houdini Arthur Maude Albert Tavernier Edwin Connelly Frank Montgomery Luis Alberni Yale Benner Jane Connelly Nita Naldi
doctor love interest fiancée explorer man boyfriend suspenseful emotional new york city arctic ship mental institution glacier wedding cryogenics missing persons schemes kidnapping time marriage
A man who has been frozen in the Arctic ice for 100 years returns to civilization to find his lost love.
Romance
France|Belgium
2017
95 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Xavier Beauvois Philippe Katerine Josiane Balasko Sandrine Dumas Nicolas Duvauchelle Alex Descas Laurent Grévill Bruno Podalydès Paul Blain Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi
lover love interest frenchman frenchwoman mother divorcée artist lighthearted engaging playful paris france eiffel tower apartment love dating city life art sexual conquests heartbreak
Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Michael Shannon Imogen Poots Michael Nyqvist Justin Long Rosanna Arquette Emmanuelle Devos Alex Lombard Amy Argyle Carlos Moreno Jr. Maynor Alvarado
chef woman mysterious man co-worker friend lover brooding emotional intense las vegas restaurant paris bedroom car kitchen obsession love trust betrayal revenge
A psychosexual noir love story, set in Las Vegas and Paris, about love, obsession, sex, betrayal, revenge and, ultimately, the search for redemption.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2008
95 Minutes
Catherine Frot Sandrine Bonnaire Wladimir Yordanoff Antoine Chappey Michel Aumont Sophie Quinton Michela Moretti Héloïse Cunin
mother daughter ex-husband son kidnapper parent dark melodramatic gripping intricate household ice-skating rink pharmacy pool france mother/child relationship loss depression mysterious deaths switched identities
An obsessive woman (Catherine Frot) believes that a 7-year-old (Héloïse Cunin) is her long-dead daughter.
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Casey Affleck Rooney Mara Kenneisha Thompson Grover Coulson Liz Franke Barlow Jacobs Will Oldham Sonia Acevedo Rob Zabrecky Carlos Bermudez
ghost wife emotional inspiring creative heartwarming house field bar restaurant city death life memory history family life cycle discovery love metamorphosis
In this singular exploration of legacy, love, loss, and the enormity of existence, a recently deceased, white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his bereft wife.
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History, Action
UK|USA
2016
119 Minutes
Brad Pitt Marion Cotillard Jared Harris Simon McBurney Lizzy Caplan Daniel Betts Matthew Goode Camille Cottin August Diehl Thierry Frémont Marion Bailey
intelligence officer resistance fighter frenchwoman nazi commander child brooding emotional intense suspenseful powerful north africa london apartment headquarters park car world war ii love spying
In 1942, a Canadian intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
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.
Fantasy, Drama
Switzerland|France
2016
91 Minutes
Georg Friedrich Tilde von Overbeck Kamil Krejci Yufei Li Koi Lee Sebastian Krähenbühl Karl Friedrich Peter Zumstein Agnes Lampkin Rahel Hubacher Haroldo Simao
private investigator woman father eerie dreamy brooding dark somber quirky offbeat imaginary world city science fiction mind games loneliness surveillance grief blackmail isolation escape
A lonely private investigator is contacted by a mysterious woman who pulls him into a mind game known as 'telephone walking'. Fascinated by her voice, Aloys discovers an imaginary universe that allows him to break out of his isolation.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
91 Minutes
Jay Duplass John C. Reilly Jonah Hill Marisa Tomei Catherine Keener Matt Walsh Diane Mizota Kathy Wittes Katie Aselton
man son mother girlfriend ex-wife hilarious emotional quirky house party park mother/child relationship moving dating marriage loneliness competition love rivalry quest
John and Molly, a divorced middle aged man and a single mother meet at a friends party and start up a small relationship, all John has to do now is meet Molly's son... Cyrus