20 movies like Desert Son, ordered by similarity : Vaya(2016), December Ends(2006), Blue Story(2019), Torment(1944), Company(2002), Hostiles(2017), Hobo With a Shotgun(2011), Marius(1931), A Romance of Happy Valley(1919), Revanche(2008), Triad Election(2006), Hero(2002) ...
5.0/10
Drama
USA
2010
90 Minutes
John Bain Nathan Halliday Bill Oberst Jr. Erica Curtis Chauna Wertlow Elvis Winterbottom
young boy young girl stepfather bleak shocking desert city mining town abandonment survival jealousy relationships civilization quest revenge rivalry temptation 2000s
A boy is abandoned in the heart of the desert by his step father. He takes refuge with two orphans who live in an abandoned mining town. The three kids struggle to survive through series of... See full summary »
7.6/10
Drama
South Africa
2016
115 Minutes
Phuthi Nakene Sihle Xaba Harriet Manamela Zimkhitha Nyoka Mncedisi Shabangu Emmanuel Nkosinathi Gweva Warren Masemola Nomonde Mbusi Azwile Chamane-Madiba Msimang Sibusiso Jabulani Mthembu
stranger family south african man rival friend gripping emotional heartwarming shocking powerful johannesburg, south africa city train betrayal survival city life honor family relationships discovery transformation
Three people board the train bound for Johannesburg. Strangers, each on their own mission, with a simple task to complete and in search of family to help them. But when they are betrayed by... See full summary »
7.1/10
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 »
5.9/10
Crime, Drama
UK
2019
91 Minutes
Stephen Odubola Micheal Ward Rohan Nedd Kadeem Ramsay Khali Best Junior Afolabi Salokun Karla-Simone Spence Eric Kofi Abrefa Jo Martin
friend rival gang member teenage mother love interest best friend bleak dreamy gripping intense uneasy gritty london inner city high school neighborhood street subway city life gang war
Feature adaptation of Rapman's YouTube series about two young friends who become rivals in a street war.
7.3/10
Drama
Sweden
1944
100 Minutes
Stig Järrel Alf Kjellin Mai Zetterling Olof Winnerstrand Gösta Cederlund Hugo Björne Olav Riégo Märta Arbin
teen boy young woman teacher headmaster father mother bleak dreamy disturbing melodramatic school apartment shop household sweden love triangle alcoholism jealousy school rivalry
An idealistic adolescent, suffering under the thumb of a sadistic schoolmaster, falls in love with a loose girl who is bullied and tormented by another lover.
8.0/10
Crime, Drama
India
2002
155 Minutes
Ajay Devgn Vivek Oberoi Manisha Koirala Antara Mali Seema Biswas Mohanlal Ganesh Yadav Rajpal Yadav Vijay Raaz Isha Koppikar Urmila Matondkar
don criminal police officer police commissioner gangster thrilling intense gripping dark dense india city house street crime crime spree criminals jealousy rivalry quest
A small-time gangster named Chandu teams up with Malik, a low-level enforcer for a criminal syndicate. Together they eliminate all their enemies, becoming the most feared gangsters in Mumbai.
7.2/10
Drama, History, Western
USA
2017
133 Minutes
Christian Bale Rosamund Pike Wes Studi Jesse Plemons Adam Beach Rory Cochrane Peter Mullan Scott Wilson Paul Anderson Timothée Chalamet Ben Foster
native american chief soldier commanding officer widow native american traveler brutal tense gritty raw emotional gory new mexico montana desert plains fort town american indian wars native americans
In 1892, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
6.1/10
Action, Crime, Adventure, Drama
Canada
2011
86 Minutes
Rutger Hauer Gregory Smith Molly Dunsworth Brian Downey Nick Bateman Pasha Ebrahimi Robb Wells Brian Jamieson
homeless person prostitute robber gangsters santa claus pedophile gory dark shocking profound disturbing brutal city street dark room outdoors alley bordello street fighting justice
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Drama
1931
125 Minutes
Raimu Pierre Fresnay Orane Demazis Fernand Charpin Alida Rouffe Paul Dullac Alexandre Mihalesco Robert Vattier Edouard Delmont
father girl boy sailor bar owner endearing heartwarming amusing marseilles, france port bar love jealousy father/son relationship dreams seafaring sacrifice temptation 1930s
Cesar's (Raimu) son, Marius (Pierre Fresnay), loves Fanny (Orane Demazis) but wants to go to sea in part one of the Marseille trilogy.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1919
60 Minutes
Lillian Gish Robert Harron George Fawcett Kate Bruce George Nichols Bertram Grassby
girlfriend mother father inventor son wealthy man melodramatic kentucky family home big city countryside new york city apartment ambition city vs. country homecoming rags to riches family financial troubles quest
John Logan leaves his parents and sweetheart in bucolic Happy Valley to make his fortune in the city. Those he left behind become miserable and beleaguered in his absence, but after several... See full summary »
7.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Austria
2008
121 Minutes
Johannes Krisch Andreas Lust Irina Potapenko Ursula Strauss Hannes Thanheiser Hanno Pöschl Michael-Joachim Heiss
ex-convict pimp prostitute grandfather wealthy woman police officer melodramatic bleak shocking prison austria small town brothel farmhouse police station crime small-town life friendship boredom dreams
Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2006
92 Minutes
crime boss godson wife rival thug brutal frenetic suspenseful melodramatic china hong kong river office crime syndicate election jealousy corruption gang war abduction rivalry
A violent chain reaction unfolds as a crafty entrepreneur (Louis Koo) wrests power from a veteran Hong Kong crime lord (Simon Yam).
Sports & Fitness, Action, Drama, History
2002
93 Minutes
Jet Li Tony Leung Maggie Cheung Donnie Yen Chen Daoming Zhang Ziyi Liu Zhongyuan Tianyong Zheng
king warrior assassin gripping incredible spectacular rousing china palace desert love assassination betrayal revenge quest adventure rivalry 2nd century b.c.
Flashbacks reveal how a warrior (Jet Li) stopped the elusive assassins (Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk) who tried to kill the emperor of China.
7.3/10
Drama
Romania|France|Belgium
2016
128 Minutes
Adrian Titieni Maria-Victoria Dragus Rares Andrici Lia Bugnar Malina Manovici Vlad Ivanov Petre Ciubotaru David Hodorog Gheorghe Ifrim Lucian Ifrim
father daughter attacker police officer brutal disheartening disturbing emotional gripping uneasy transylvania small town rape rape aftermath revenge moral dilemma father/daughter relationship fatherhood love revenge
A film about compromises and the implications of the parent's role.
7.0/10
War, Drama, History
India
2018
164 Minutes
Deepika Padukone Shahid Kapoor Ranveer Singh Aditi Rao Hydari Anupriya Goenka Raza Murad Jim Sarbh
king queen tyrant wife uncle eunuch brutal bleak disheartening emotional gripping intense kingdom castle mansion forest temple battlefield love at first sight jealousy
Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
2020
117 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Rachel Bay Jones Michael Kenneth Williams Corwin C. Tuggles Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Angel Bismark Curiel Will Hochman Zora Casebere
teacher student friend drug dealer parent african-american confident emotional passionate uplifting intense moving school chess tournament family home inner city united states city apartment chess inner-city life
The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2010
99 Minutes
Jennifer Lawrence John Hawkes Kevin Breznahan Dale Dickey Garret Dillahunt Sheryl Lee Lauren Sweetser Tate Taylor
daughter family brother father sheriff lawman bleak dark gritty suspenseful the ozarks arkansas rural community abandonment family dysfunction poverty drug trade conspiracy darkness sacrifice
An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1980
121 Minutes
Gena Rowlands John Adames Buck Henry Julie Carmen Lupe Garnica Jessica Castillo Tom Noonan Ronald Maccone
woman retiree female gangster gangster young boy victim engaging thrilling suspenseful intense shocking emotional united states new york city gangsters fear past crimes crime syndicate crime witness adventure
When a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2014
110 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Michael Shannon Laura Dern Tim Guinee Noah Lomax Clancy Brown J.D. Evermore Judd Lormand Cullen Moss John L. Armijo Nicole Barré
businessman single father contractor unemployed person man tenant bleak dark gripping intense thrilling disheartening abandoned house united states florida house suburb road unemployment eviction
A recently unemployed single father struggles to get back his foreclosed home by working for the real estate broker who is the source of his frustration.
4.7/10
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.
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.
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