20 movies like Half of a Yellow Sun, ordered by similarity : Carol(2015), Cloud 9(2008), The Good Girls(1960), A Thousand Times Goodnight(2013), Little Sister(2015), Bombay Talkies(2013), Early Summer(1951), Free State(2016), I Got Life!(2017), And One Was Beautiful(1940), The Woodlanders(1997), Professor Marston & the Wonder Women(2017) ...
Drama
Nigeria|UK
2013
113 Minutes
Thandie Newton Chiwetel Ejiofor Anika Noni Rose Joseph Mawle Hakeem Kae-Kazim John Boyega Babou Ceesay Genevieve Nnaji Robert Davide O.C. Ukeje Ayo Lijadu
husband wife sister man woman political activist academic emotional gripping rousing powerful nigeria family home west africa war zone political activism political unrest sister relationship marriage identity
Sisters Olanna and Kainene return home to 1960s Nigeria, where they soon diverge on different paths. As civil war breaks out, political events loom larger than their differences as they join the fight to establish an independent republic.
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.
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Drama
France|Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Lucile Saint-Simon Clotilde Joano Stéphane Audran Mario David Jean-Louis Maury Sacha Briquet Dinan
single woman woman saleswoman man love interest lover amusing cheeky engaging dreamy heartwarming lighthearted paris france relationships love work destiny saleswomen love interest
A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
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
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
India
2013
127 Minutes
Zoya Akhtar Rani Mukherji Karan Johar Randeep Hooda Saqib Saleem Nawazuddin Siddiqui Ranvir Shorey Naman Jain
young man young woman husband wife intern gay man emotional endearing passionate gripping india city house office stories husband/wife relationship gay lifestyle love quest pursuit
One hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.
Drama
1951
124 Minutes
Setsuko Hara Chishu Ryu Kuniko Miyake Chikage Awashima Chieko Higashiyama Kuniko Igawa Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
career woman daughter brother mother father businessman emotional moving tokyo family home office city japan marriage tradition independence family working woman love triangle love
Drama, Romance
South Africa|India
2016
98 Minutes
Nicola Breytenbach Andrew Govender Leleti Khumalo Deon Lotz Terwadkar Rajiv Rolanda Marais Quentin Krog Paul Eilers Bobby Van Jaarsveld
woman indian man love interest family rival police officers major terrorist disheartening disturbing emotional gripping moving powerful south africa town hometown love forbidden love
A random act of kindness sparks a forbidden love affair between a white girl and an Indian man during the Apartheid system in South Africa.
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.
Drama
USA
1940
70 Minutes
Bob Cummings Laraine Day Jean Muir Billie Burke Ann Morriss Esther Dale Charles Waldron Frank Milan Rand Brooks Paul Stanton Ruth Tobey
young woman sister love interest husband inmate bachelor emotional sad engaging party car family home prison road car accident sister relationship death imprisonment love triangle responsibility
A woman lets a family friend take the blame after she accidentally runs over a man with a car.
Drama
UK
1997
96 Minutes
Emily Woof Rufus Sewell Cal Macaninch Tony Haygarth Jodhi May Polly Walker Walter Sparrow Sheila Burrell
woodsman young woman peasant woman doctor wealthy woman father moving melodramatic england small town woods cottage manor class distinctions love triangle manners family arranged marriage father/daughter relationship forbidden love
The story is set in late 19th century rural corner of South England. The daughter of timber merchant Melbury, Grace, returns to the town after finishing school. Her father now believes she ... See full summary »
Drama, History, Biography
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Luke Evans Rebecca Hall Bella Heathcote Connie Britton Monica Giordano JJ Feild Chris Conroy Oliver Platt Maggie Castle Alexa Havins Sharon Kubo
professor writer inventor lover wife emotional sultry powerful passionate intricate inspiring harvard university massachusetts house stage classroom womanhood comic books threesome marriage
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Romance, Drama
India
2018
138 Minutes
Janhvi Kapoor Ishaan Khattar Ashutosh Rana Ankit Bisht Aditya Kumar Kharaj Mukherjee Vishwanath Chatterjee
young woman young man beautiful woman love interest father mother heartwarming emotional melodramatic engaging charming passionate india young love attraction cultural differences family honor romance family adventure
Set in Rajasthan, this love story explores how the protagonists deal with issues like differences between castes and honor killings.
Drama, Romance
UK|South Africa
2014
96 Minutes
Katie McGrath Bok van Blerk Gil Bellows Brumilda Van Rensburg André Stolz Eduan van Jaarsveldt Craig Palm Mary Twala
british woman teacher actress farmer love interest romantic interest rival director single man single woman south african man afrikaans amusing charming engaging heartwarming hilarious inspiring lighthearted positive
An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi ... See full summary »
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
Czech Republic|UK|France|USA
2016
111 Minutes
David Oyelowo Rosamund Pike Jack Davenport Tom Felton Laura Carmichael Charlotte Hope Jack Lowden Nicholas Lyndhurst Jessica Oyelowo Arnold Oceng Anastasia Hille
prince african white woman british woman citizen president charming moving emotional engaging inspiring powerful botswana africa united kingdom embassy village street love forbidden love
The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
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.
Drama
USA
1985
105 Minutes
Sam Shepard Kim Basinger Harry Dean Stanton Randy Quaid Martha Crawford Louise Egolf Sura Cox Jonathan Skinner April Russell Deborah McNaughton Lon Hill
woman man half brother lover ex-boyfriend adult brash dark intense emotional melodramatic gripping united states motel las vegas love relationships incest fighting past loves
May is waiting for her boyfriend in a run-down American motel, when an old flame turns up and threatens to undermine her efforts and drag her back into the life that she was running away from. The situation soon turns complicated.
Drama, Biography, History
UK
1958
116 Minutes
Virginia McKenna Paul Scofield Jack Warner Denise Grey Alain Saury Maurice Ronet Anne Leon Sydney Tafler
spy woman man soldier husband daughter confident emotional engaging patriotic france england germany train concentration camp espionage war love death pursuit
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.
Drama
1986
93 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Robert Menzies Norman Kaye Monica Maughan Banduk Marika
frenchwoman husband blind man friend doctor emotional moving melodramatic tender car woods hospital family home victoria, australia blindness affair accident failed marriage unusual romance starting over
A Frenchwoman (Isabelle Huppert) loses an eye in Australia and becomes the lover of a blind man (Robert Menzies) who grows cactuses as a hobby.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Biography, Drama
Ireland|UK
2018
110 Minutes
Gemma Arterton Elizabeth Debicki Isabella Rossellini Rupert Penry-Jones Peter Ferdinando Emerald Fennell Gethin Anthony Rory Fleck-Byrne Karla Crome
writer married woman love interest husband socialite feminist confident emotional engaging gripping intense passionate london home city garden party affair modernity marriage
It's the fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.