20 movies like Incendies, ordered by similarity : Little Sister(2015), Loveling(2018), The Confirmation(2016), Like Father, Like Son(2013), Fatima(2015), Between Strangers(2002), Mother of Mine(2005), Custody(2017), After the Storm(2016), Swallows and Amazons(2016), Our Very Own(1950), Momma's Man(2008) ...
Drama
Canada|France
2010
130 Minutes
Lubna Azabal Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin Maxim Gaudette Rémy Girard Allen Altman Mohamed Majd Baya Belal Abdelghafour Elaaziz Nabil Sawalha
mother sister father brother employer lawyer profound tense powerful gripping montreal notary office family home small town middle east family secrets self-discovery journey estrangement twins
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Drama
2015
126 Minutes
Haruka Ayase Masami Nagasawa Kaho Suzu Hirose Kirin Kiki Shinobu Ohtake Ryô Kase Jun Fubuki
sister mother figure estranged father sibling half sister friend caregiver grandmother love interest romantic interest mother lighthearted emotional engaging endearing positive japan home family home family
After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Drama
Japan
2013
120 Minutes
Machiko Ono Yôko Maki Masaharu Fukuyama Lily Franky Kirin Kiki Jun Fubuki Jun Kunimura Shôgen Hwang
father son biological father mother emotional gripping incredible powerful rousing tender japan home hospital outdoors small town city switched identities birth family relationships
Ryota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their own.
Drama
2015
79 Minutes
Soria Zeroual Zita Hanrot Kenza Noah Aïche Franck Andrieux Chawki Amari Yolanda Mpele Edith Saulnier Dalila Bencherif
daughter mother family teenager single mother cleaning lady brooding emotional endearing heartwarming intense home town relationships love family money emotion mother/daughter relationship discovery
After she is injured in a fall, Fatima writes her two daughters letters in Arabic to express things she has never been able to express in French.
Drama
Canada|Italy
2002
95 Minutes
Sophia Loren Mira Sorvino Deborah Kara Unger Pete Postlethwaite Klaus Maria Brandauer Gérard Depardieu Malcolm McDowell Wendy Crewson
wife mother cellist photographer artist estranged father ex-convict family friend stranger inspiring uplifting touching tender toronto canada secret discovery art journey
Three women confront their pasts which changes their futures.
Drama, History
Finland|Sweden
2005
105 Minutes
Topi Majaniemi Marjaana Maijala Maria Lundqvist Michael Nyqvist Esko Salminen Aino-Maija Tikkanen Brasse Brännström Marie Göranzon Kari-Pekka Toivonen Åsa Persson Leif Andrée
young boy elderly man mother depressed person refugee foster mother bleak emotional profound finland family home sweden war zone foster home world war ii new life journey family coming of age childhood
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (2002)), "... See full summary »
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.
Drama
Japan
2016
117 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe Yôko Maki Kirin Kiki Taiyô Yoshizawa
private detective family estranged father son mother mourner brooding charming emotional inspiring moving rousing japan town detective agency home family relationships second chance determination
After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.
Drama, Adventure
UK
2016
97 Minutes
Rafe Spall Andrew Scott Kelly Macdonald Dane Hughes Orla Hill Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen Bobby McCulloch Seren Hawkes Hannah Jayne Thorp Jessica Hynes Harry Enfield
sibling camper local hero secret agent engaging gripping powerful suspenseful tense island lake town lake district, england adventure camping childhood family secret adventure
Four children (the Swallows) on holiday in the Lake District sail on their own to an island and start a war with rival children (the Amazons). In the meantime, a mysterious man on a houseboat accuses them of a crime they did not commit.
Drama
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Ann Blyth Jane Wyatt Donald Cook Farley Granger Joan Evans Ann Dvorak Natalie Wood Gus Schilling Phyllis Kirk Jessie Grayson Martin Milner
teen girl adoptive mother adoptive father biological mother sister boyfriend emotional heartwarming los angeles family home long beach, calif. adoption family graduation secret identity crisis discovery growing up transformation 1950s
Gail discovers the shocking news that she is adopted during a heated argument with her sister, Joan. With the reluctant support of her adoptive parents and baby sister, Penny, Gail goes in ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2008
99 Minutes
Matt Boren Ken Jacobs Flo Jacobs Dana Varon Richard Edson Piero Arcilesi Eleanor Hutchins
businessman son father mother wife brother charming sad profound new york city office family home bedroom kitchen los angeles aging nostalgia childhood responsibility family
A man who has avoided his wife and child at home has a change of heart after an imposed stay in his own parents' loft.
Drama
India
1987
180 Minutes
Jeetendra Shatrughan Sinha Bhanupriya Amrita Singh Govinda Neelam
friend adoptive brother mother sister father emotional moving heartwarming tense india family home family brotherhood class distinctions coming of age father/son relationship betrayal underdog growing up sacrifice
Sita Sinha watches as her young son, Bihari fights another young, wealthy lad, Amar for spattering dirt on his body using his car. Sita then intervene, separates both, take them to her ... See full summary »
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
Australia|USA
2018
115 Minutes
Lucas Hedges Nicole Kidman Joel Edgerton Russell Crowe Flea Joe Alwyn Xavier Dolan Troye Sivan Britton Sear Jesse LaTourette David Ditmore
gay man young man father mother therapist preacher emotional powerful somber uplifting house high school church office homosexuality homophobia family love religion self-discovery
The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
Drama
USA
2019
83 Minutes
Hong Chau Lucas Jaye Brian Dennehy Laurent Rejto Stan Carp Jerry Adler Bill Buell Jennifer Delora Sophia Distefano Jeter Rivera
boy mother neighbor veteran engaging gripping moving rousing new york town friendship loss family secret loneliness discovery growing up mystery 2010s
A lonesome boy accompanies his mother on a trip to clean out his late aunt's house, and ends up forming an unexpected friendship with the retiree who lives next door.
War, Drama
2013
117 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lauryn Canny Adrianna Cramer Curtis Maria Doyle Kennedy Larry Mullen Jr. Mads Ousdal Chloe Annett
family photojournalist young woman mother daughter husband emotional engaging fiery gripping intense powerful war zone home kabul, afghanistan africa refugee camp ireland career family
A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).
Drama
USA
2017
75 Minutes
Devin Blackmon Dontrell Bright Kordell "KD" Johnson Chasity Moore Lachion Buckingham Marquell Manning
brother gang member friend sister father figure sad emotional brutal disheartening gripping profound arkansas rural community camaraderie gangs death of brother growing up violence murder growing up
In the wake of his older brother's death, 13-year-old Dayveon spends the sweltering summer days roaming his rural Arkansas town. When he falls in with a local gang, he becomes drawn to the camaraderie and violence of their world.
Drama
2006
91 Minutes
Eduardo Verastegui Tammy Blanchard Manny Perez Angélica Aragón Jaime Tirelli Ali Landry Ramon Rodriguez Lukas Behnken
waitress pregnant woman chef restaurant owner mother father emotional profound tender restaurant house beach abortion clinic new york city kitchen unplanned pregnancy abortion secrets self-discovery friendship
A chef (Eduardo Verastegui) leaves his post at a busy Manhattan restaurant to show a fired waitress (Tammy Blanchard) around town.
Comedy, Drama
Kazakhstan|Russia|Germany|Poland|Switzerland|Italy
2008
100 Minutes
Askhat Kuchinchirekov Samal Esljamova Ondas Besikbasov Tolepbergen Baisakalov Bereke Turganbayev Mahabbat Turganbayeva
nomad young woman sister child mother father charming profound striking kazakhstan yurt mountain steppe new life marriage family nomadic lifestyle coming of age animal husbandry discovery
On the steppes of Kazakhstan, Asa lives in a yurt with his sister Samal, her husband Ondas, and their three children. Ondas is a herdsman, tough and strong. It's dry, dusty, and windy; too ... See full summary »
Drama
Japan|Netherlands|Hong Kong
2008
119 Minutes
Teruyuki Kagawa Kyôko Koizumi Kai Inowaki Haruka Igawa Yû Koyanagi Jason Gray Kanji Tsuda Kazuya Kojima
father mother son friend boss unemployed person bleak tense powerful tokyo house employment office cafeteria loss of job marital problems family guilt deception outsourcing discovery
An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.