20 movies like The Source, ordered by similarity : Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Mum's List(2016), Papillon(2017), Irina Palm(2007), Woodpeckers(2017), Happiness and Tears(2001), The Confirmation(2016), The Weaker Sex(1948), Hannibal Brooks(1969), Times and Winds(2006), Staying Together(1989), Boundaries(2018) ...
Comedy, Drama
2011
135 Minutes
Leïla Bekhti Hafsia Herzi Biyouna Sabrina Ouazani Saleh Bakri Hiam Abbass Mohamed Majd Amal Atrach
arab mother son engaging mountain village women life refuse quest
The women of a remote village threaten to withhold sex from the men if they refuse to fetch water from a well.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Drama
UK
2016
101 Minutes
Rafe Spall Emilia Fox Elaine Cassidy William Stagg Matthew Stagg Richard Cordery Susan Jameson Ross McCormack
father single father deceased mother son young boy brother moving emotional engaging endearing england life lessons mother's death mother/son relationship father/son relationship breast cancer disease death challenge love
A woman dying of incurable breast cancer creates a list of memories and lessons for the husband and sons she is about to leave behind.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Comedy, Drama
Belgium|Germany|Luxembourg|UK|France
2007
103 Minutes
Marianne Faithfull Miki Manojlovic Kevin Bishop Siobhan Hewlett Dorka Gryllus Jenny Agutter Corey Burke Meg Wynn Owen Susan Hitch Flip Webster
prostitute grandmother sick person son owner grandson somber amusing endearing london sex shop hospital prostitution illness money mother/son relationship surgery desperation sacrifice love
Maggie, a 60-year-old widow, desperately needs some money to pay for a medical treatment for her ill grandson, Olly. After one attempt at trying to find a job, she finds herself roaming the... See full summary »
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Comedy, Drama
2001
209 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Jaya Bhaduri Kajol Hrithik Roshan Kareena Kapoor Rani Mukherji Simone Singh Himani Shivpuri Shah Rukh Khan
adopted son patriarch mother son wife sister-in-law melodramatic emotional fiery spectacular bombay, india london mansion village parental pressure family honor father/son relationship class distinctions arranged marriage indian life
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.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1948
89 Minutes
Ursula Jeans Cecil Parker Joan Hopkins Derek Bond Lana Morris John Stone Digby Wolfe
mother son soldier emotional engaging united kingdom family home war zone war work mother courage mother/son relationship rise love 1940s
Life on the home front during World War 2. Martha Dacre tries to keep her home running as normal, during the run up to the D Day landings. With several lodgers to contend with, and her son ... See full summary »
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
Drama
2006
111 Minutes
Ozkan Ozen Ali Bey Kayali Elit Iscan Taner Birsel
villager young boy young girl teacher religious person solemn emotional dreamy turkey school family home village mountain mountain life friendship gender roles father/son relationship childhood growing up sacrifice
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Christopher Plummer Lewis MacDougall Bobby Cannavale Kristen Schaal Peter Fonda Christopher Lloyd Dolly Wells Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Ryan Robbins BJ Harrison
single mother estranged father son drug dealer ex-husband grandson amusing emotional tense touching car texas california hotel mother/son relationship father/daughter relationship estrangement road trip ex-husbands drugs
Laura and her son Henry are forced to drive her estranged, pot-dealing, carefree father Jack cross country after being kicked out of a nursing home.
Drama
Pakistan|France|Germany
2003
100 Minutes
Kiron Kher Aamir Malik Arshad Mahmud Salman Shahid Shilpa Shukla Sarfaraz Ansari Shazim Ashraf Navtej Johar Fariha Jabeen Adnan Shah Rehan Sheikh
widow mother son muslim fundamentalist radical dense moving gripping pakistan village islamic fundamentalism mother/son relationship coming of age religion village life politics transformation growing up 1970s
1979. A village in Pakistan. A widow sees her 17 years old son being attracted to Islamist militants. It brings her past back...
Comedy
USA
1945
91 Minutes
surveyor mother son brother grandmother escaped convict outlandish madcap unrestrained rural community household dining room bank jail hillbillies family poison murder prison break impersonation
A pollster stumbles on a family of murderous hillbillies, and joins in their search for hidden treasure.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Comedy, Drama
2008
75 Minutes
Gianni Di Gregorio Valeria De Franciscis Marina Cacciotti Maria Cali Grazia Cesarini Sforza Alfonso Santagata
middle-aged man mother elderly woman landlord doctor amusing lighthearted charming heartwarming rome condo kitchen midlife crisis debt caregiving aging mother/son relationship responsibility underdog sacrifice
In order to work off a debt, a man (Gianni Di Gregorio) takes care of four elderly women during an important Italian holiday.
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
120 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Marie-France Pisier Bernard Blier Claude Brosset Daniel Ivernel
prisoner innocent man murderer criminal murder suspect emotional thrilling suspenseful engaging brutal melodramatic prison life after prison prison life innocence fight for justice framed for murder revenge mystery pursuit
A reporter for a gossip magazine stays at a beach house near that of a movie star to investigate reports that he had had a sex change operation.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
95 Minutes
Lou Taylor Pucci Seth Green Cary Elwes Kristin Bauer Kenneth Welsh Tyler Stentiford Mackenzie Munro Al Sapienza Lisa Ryder Dewshane Williams Jayne Eastwood
grandfather grandmother grandson autism man young man charming emotional endearing engaging lighthearted quirky united states town autism love true love quest grandparent/child relationship job
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
87 Minutes
Mark Ruffalo Zoe Saldana Imogene Wolodarsky Ashley Aufderheide Beth Dixon Keir Dullea Georgia Lyman Chris Papavasiliou Alicia Love Manoah Angelo
mother african-american daughter white person sister father emotional heartwarming powerful vehicle restaurant workplace home life story growth life romantic dilemma motherhood 1970s
A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
83 Minutes
Jason Segel Ed Helms Susan Sarandon Judy Greer Rae Dawn Chong Steve Zissis Evan Ross Lee Nguyen
stoner brother mother sister-in-law amusing heartwarming touching family home basement neighborhood street baton rouge, la. arrested development brother relationship destiny mother/son relationship suburban life growing up quest 2010s
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his widowed mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his unhappily married brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.