20 movies like Higher Ground, ordered by similarity : The Christmas Candle(2013), Nashville(1975), Almost Famous(2000), Transylvania(2006), Yaadon Ki Baaraat(1973), The Wedding Chapel(2013), The Last Word(2017), Hypocrites(1915), A Bump Along The Way(2019), Tehran Taboo(2017), Good Posture(2019), Juno(2007) ...
Drama
USA
2011
114 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Josh Leonard John Hawkes Dagmara Dominczyk Norbert Leo Butz Donna Murphy Bill Irwin Ebon Moss-Bachrach Nina Arianda Boyd Holbrook Michael Chernus
woman musician pastor minister spirited church pregnancy discovery 1970s
A chronicle of one woman's lifelong struggle with her faith.
Kids & Family, Other, Drama
2013
100 Minutes
Hans Matheson Samantha Barks Lesley Manville Sylvester McCoy John Hannah Barbara Flynn James Cosmo Susan Boyle
pastor man woman villager religious person uplifting endearing moving england countryside small town village church church gathering christmas religion miracles love community discovery
In 19th-century England, a minister's quest to modernize his village puts him at odds with people who believe that whoever lights the candle that an angel touched will receive a miracle on Christmas Eve.
Musical, Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
157 Minutes
Keith Carradine Lily Tomlin Karen Black David Arkin Barbara Baxley Ned Beatty Ronee Blakley Timothy Brown Geraldine Chaplin Robert DoQui Shelley Duvall
singer musician lawyer event coordinator politician driver amusing dense spirited nashville, tenn. rally stage music politics marriage infidelity aspirations discovery rise fall
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2000
122 Minutes
Billy Crudup Frances McDormand Kate Hudson Jason Lee Patrick Fugit Anna Paquin Fairuza Balk Noah Taylor Zooey Deschanel John Fedevich Bijou Phillips
journalist young boy musician rock star mother groupie touching tender amusing bus concert stage hotel hospital tour bus musicians music road trip romance drugs jealousy
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Drama
France
2006
103 Minutes
Asia Argento Amira Casar Birol Ünel Alexandra Beaujard Marco Castoldi Beata Palya Rares Budelaina Gabor
pregnant woman gypsy musician trader emotional intricate romania village festival self-discovery rejection traveling romance pregnancy discovery love 2000s
Zingarina, who is two-months pregnant, travels from France to Transylvania with her friend Marie to seek out her lover Milan Agustin that was deported from France. They hire the guide and ... See full summary »
Drama, Action
India
1973
164 Minutes
Dharmendra Zeenat Aman Vijay Arora Nasir Khan Ajit Tariq
brother musician gardener criminal crime boss young woman engaging suspenseful family home india street robbery murder brother relationship family music adoption revenge love discovery
Three brothers are separated after their parents' murder. Years later, their only hope of avenging their parents and reuniting as a family lies in the song they learned as children.
Drama, Romance
Canada
2013
92 Minutes
Emmanuelle Vaugier Mark Deklin Shelley Long Barclay Hope Malcolm Stewart Chris Gauthier Kwesi Ameyaw Brent Stait Marion Landers
artist troubled woman young woman mother moving emotional inspiring engaging canada small town church inspiration art helping others church church renovations wedding moving love growing up
Uninspired and newly single painter Sarah is down on her luck and wants nothing more than to get away from her problems. When she decides to take a trip to visit her mom, she becomes ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Amanda Seyfried AnnJewel Lee Majestic Dixon Thomas Sadoski Philip Baker Hall Gedde Watanabe Tom Everett Scott Joel Murray Yvette Freeman Valeri Ross Anne Heche
businesswoman writer old woman young woman confident calm emotional inspiring big city office house small town car death life self-discovery friendship adventure discovery love
Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship.
Fantasy, Drama
USA
1915
60 Minutes
Courtenay Foote Elisabeth Risdon Charles Rock Myrtle Stedman Margaret Edwards Cyril Raymond Herbert Standing Douglas Munro Adele Farrington Dixie Carr Jane Darwell
monk pastor minister congregation members queen profound powerful church waterfront forest religion morality hypocrisy nudity murder society fall discovery wretched excess unknown era
The parallel stories of a modern preacher and a medieval monk, Gabriel the Ascetic, who is killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Truth, which is also represented by a ghostly naked girl who flits throughout the film.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2019
95 Minutes
Bronagh Gallagher Lola Petticrew Mary Moulds Dan Gordon Gerard Jordan Paddy C. Courtney Brendan Farrell
pregnant woman older woman endearing playful ireland pregnancy fertility discovery 2010s
A boozy 44-year-old single mother becomes pregnant from a one-night-stand, much to the shame of her buttoned-up teen daughter.
Animation, Drama
Germany|Austria
2017
96 Minutes
iranian citizen prostitute beautiful woman musician friend lover emotional passionate melodramatic engaging heartwarming spirited iran tehran, iran iranian society religious traditions attraction friendship family honor secrets
In their desperate search for freedom and happiness, four young people from Tehran, Iran are forced to break the taboos of a restrictive, islamic society.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
91 Minutes
Emily Mortimer Norbert Leo Butz Ebon Moss-Bachrach Condola Rashad Grace Van Patten Nat Wolff Mary Holland John Early Timm Sharp
woman man family amusing charming touching spirited positive inspiring brooklyn, n.y. responsibility self-discovery creative process love growing up 2010s
Set in current day Brooklyn, Good Posture is the gentle comedy story of a lazy but charming and beautiful young woman who has got used to using men to make her life easier, but after finally pushing one man too far, is forced to discover that she can live a happier life by taking responsibility for herself and not rely on those around her as easy props.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2007
96 Minutes
Elliot Page Michael Cera Jennifer Garner Jason Bateman Allison Janney J.K. Simmons Olivia Thirlby Rainn Wilson
teenager stepmother boyfriend friend teacher musician playful creative witty touching school hospital household suburbia pregnancy abortion divorce disillusionment music discovery
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding the unborn child.
Comedy, Drama
2017
89 Minutes
Agnès Jaoui Thibault de Montalembert Pascale Arbillot Sarah Suco Lou Roy-Lecollinet Nicolas Chupin Rachel Farmane Laurie Bordesoules Armand Paul Jean Samir Guesmi
woman ex-boyfriend husband daughter pregnant woman love interest friend best friend frenchwoman heartwarming amusing hilarious uplifting touching france restaurant bar street life menopause
A woman, separated from her husband, loses her job and discovers she's going to be a grandmother. Refusing to be pushed to the outskirts of society, she puts her foot down and decides to start over.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Australia
2017
113 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Amanda Seyfried Philip Ettinger Cedric Kyles Michael Gaston Victoria Hill Van Hansis Satchel Eden Bell
reverend pregnant woman husband wife suicidal person activist bleak dark uneasy emotional gritty unrestrained small town house garage church tragic death suicide church corruption
A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.
Drama
USA
1978
125 Minutes
Jill Clayburgh Alan Bates Michael Murphy Cliff Gorman Pat Quinn Kelly Bishop Lisa Lucas Michael Tucker Jill Eikenberry
ex-wife ex-husband pretty woman boyfriend charming emotional spirited new york city divorce marriage romance feminism infidelity new love discovery love transformation 1970s
A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of sixteen years leaves her for a younger woman.
Musical, Biography, Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|USA|Canada
2019
121 Minutes
Taron Egerton Jamie Bell Richard Madden Gemma Jones Bryce Dallas Howard Steven Mackintosh Stephen Graham Tate Donovan Charlie Rowe Matthew Illesley Kit Connor
musician singer-songwriter superstar band manager friend wild creative tense inspiring stage backstage england house stardom fame wealth music relationships rise adventure
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Drama
Italy|Soviet Union
1983
130 Minutes
Oleg Yankovsky Domiziana Giordano Delia Boccardo Laura De Marchi Patrizia Terreno Milena Vukotic Alberto Canepa
poet interpreter russian mystic mentally ill person pretty woman bleak somber dense emotional passionate hill tuscany, italy ruins church countryside village research journey homesickness
A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.
Drama
France|Italy
1972
130 Minutes
Marlon Brando Maria Schneider Jean-Pierre Léaud Darling Legitimus Catherine Sola Mauro Marchetti Dan Diament Giovanna Galletti
man woman lover fiancé dark hedonistic paris apartment church nightclub sex abandonment suicide marriage anonymity wretched excess transformation fall 1970s
A young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.
Crime, Drama
1972
98 Minutes
gangster man woman police chief bank robber drug smuggler thrilling emotional dark bank france nightclub train small town helicopter robbery drug smuggling law and order love triangle unusual friendship
A bank theft and a train robbery bring together a Frenchwoman (Catherine Deneuve), her criminal boyfriend (Alain Delon) and a detective (Richard Crenna).
Biography, Drama
Germany|Canada|USA|France
2007
135 Minutes
Christian Bale Cate Blanchett Marcus Carl Franklin Richard Gere Heath Ledger Ben Whishaw Charlotte Gainsbourg David Cross Bruce Greenwood Julianne Moore Michelle Williams
musician child preacher artist poet outlaw quirky creative stage household hotel hospital jail united states music accident dreams travel interrogation love
Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.