20 movies like The Impossible, ordered by similarity : Woodpeckers(2017), Carol(2015), Having You(2013), Middle of Nowhere(2012), Papillon(2017), Roma(2018), Adrift(2018), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), Another Year(2010), Anything for Her(2008), Respiro(2002), Ismael's Ghosts(2017) ...
Drama
Spain|Thailand|USA
2012
114 Minutes
Naomi Watts Ewan McGregor Tom Holland Samuel Joslin Oaklee Pendergast Marta Etura Sönke Möhring Geraldine Chaplin Johan Sundberg Ploy Jindachot Jan Sundberg
husband wife son resident victim rescue worker incredible gripping inspiring tense moving gritty thailand hotel street coast beach resort vacation natural disasters
The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Romance, Drama
2012
101 Minutes
Emayatzy Corinealdi David Oyelowo Omari Hardwick Lorraine Toussaint Edwina Findley Sharon Lawrence Dondré Whitfield Troy Curvey III Maya Gilbert
wife husband couple medical student convict emotional endearing engaging gripping inspiring prison united states america prison prison life self-discovery journey marriage relationships incarceration
A med student (Emayatzy Corinealdi) considers leaving her long-imprisoned husband (Omari Hardwick) for a charming bus driver (David Oyelowo).
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.
Drama
Mexico|USA
2018
135 Minutes
Yalitza Aparicio Marina de Tavira Marco Graf Fernando Grediaga Daniela Demesa Carlos Peralta Nancy García Jorge Antonio Guerrero Enoc Leaño Diego Cortina Autrey
maid nanny wife husband child lover emotional moving sad tense endearing mexico city house beach shop theater apartment pregnancy family relationships
A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
Hong Kong|Iceland|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Shailene Woodley Sam Claflin Jeffrey Thomas Elizabeth Hawthorne Grace Palmer Marisiale Tunoka Kael Damlamian Neil Andrea Apakuki Nalawa Tim Solomon
sailor husband wife shipwreck survivor shipmate couple thrilling gripping frightening emotional incredible suspenseful boat ocean sea shipwreck ship pacific ocean shipwreck survival
A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
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.
Drama, Comedy
UK|USA
2010
129 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Ruth Sheen Lesley Manville Oliver Maltman Peter Wight David Bradley Martin Savage Karina Fernandez Michele Austin Philip Davis Imelda Staunton
husband friend wife psychiatrist son lawyer amusing moving charming england house family marriage relationships heartbreak matchmaking husband/wife relationship quest love forbidden love
A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.
Crime, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|Spain
2008
96 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Diane Kruger Lancelot Roch Olivier Marchal Hammou Graïa Liliane Rovère Olivier Perrier Moussa Maaskri Rémi Martin Thierry Godard Slimane Hadjar
wife husband son police officer judge counterfeiter brash suspenseful emotional france prison house courtroom suburbia family wrongful conviction desperation jailbreak husband/wife relationship murder case
With no legal means left to him, a high school teacher devises a daring plan to rescue his wrongfully imprisoned wife from jail.
Drama
Italy|France
2002
95 Minutes
Valeria Golino Vincenzo Amato Francesco Casisa Veronica D'Agostino Filippo Pucillo Muzzi Loffredo Elio Germano Avy Marciano Giuseppe del Volgo Matteo Solina Vincenzo Barreca
daughter wife husband depressed person fisherman son amusing emotional offbeat cave beach island italy cliff boat small-town life mother/son relationship mental illness swimming running away
On an impoverished Italian island, a free-spirited woman is accused of madness by townspeople fed up with her antics.
Romance, Drama
France
2017
114 Minutes
Mathieu Amalric Marion Cotillard Charlotte Gainsbourg Louis Garrel Alba Rohrwacher Laszlo Szabo Hippolyte Girardot Jacques Nolot Catherine Mouchet Samir Guesmi
filmmaker girlfriend former lover wife missing wife husband emotional tense intricate sultry passionate france beach house beach office filmmaker going home love relationships marriage
The story follows a filmmaker whose life is sent into a tailspin by the return of a former lover just as he is about to embark on the shoot of a new film.
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.
Romance, Crime, Drama
USA
2018
119 Minutes
Kiki Layne Stephan James Regina King Colman Domingo Teyonah Parris Michael Beach Aunjanue Ellis Dave Franco Diego Luna Pedro Pascal Emily Rios
daughter fiancé wrongly accused mother pregnant woman emotional gritty tense tender powerful harlem, n.y. prison apartment street subway family wrongful conviction love relationships parenthood
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
92 Minutes
Josh Hartnett Radha Mitchell Gary Cole Sheila Kelley Erica Leerhsen John Carroll Lynch Nate Mooney Rusty Schwimmer Robert Wisdom Allen Evangelista
autistic person doctor boss taxi driver love interest savant intense inspiring emotional new york city apartment zoo taxi mental illness husband/wife relationship mathematics accident relationships therapy love
A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.
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
Israel
2016
98 Minutes
Shai Avivi Evgenia Dodina Tomer Kapon Alona Shauloff Sharon Alexander Uri Gavriel
father dead person child neighbor wife drug dealer melodramatic moving engaging gripping heartwarming dense grief relationships family family relationships drugs love pursuit transformation
When Eyal finishes the week of mourning for his late son, his wife urges him to return to their routine but instead he gets high with a young neighbor and sets out to discover that there ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2019
116 Minutes
Chrissy Metz Josh Lucas Topher Grace Marcel Ruiz Dennis Haysbert Sam Trammell Rebecca Staab Mike Colter Ali Skovbye Victor Zinck Jr. Lisa Durupt
adopted son pastor mother father rescue worker doctor incredible inspiring touching moving emotional powerful lake house school hospital hospital room rescue near-death experience family
When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2017
97 Minutes
Harris Dickinson Madeline Weinstein Kate Hodge Nicole Flyus Anton Selyaninov Frank Hakaj David Ivanov Harrison Sheehan Erik Potempa Neal Huff
teenager dying person father mother friend lover dreamy emotional moving intense brooklyn beach house street teenage rebellion teen romance death of father sex relationships summer love
A Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet with.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
India
2013
164 Minutes
Mohanlal Meena Kalabhavan Shajon Siddique Roshan Basheer Irshad Kunchan Baiju V.K. Ansiba Hassan Esther Asha Sarath
cable installer operator wife daughter police officer husband gripping brutal intense incredible thrilling moving india village house police station bus station bus protection family relationships
A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.