Movies like Half of a Yellow Sun

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) ...

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Half of a Yellow Sun

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.

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Carol

An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.

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Cloud 9

A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.

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The Good Girls

A feud between families in 1870's rural France.

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A Thousand Times Goodnight

A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).

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Little Sister

After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.

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Bombay Talkies

One hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.

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Early Summer

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Free State

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.

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I Got Life!

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.

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And One Was Beautiful

A woman lets a family friend take the blame after she accidentally runs over a man with a car.

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The Woodlanders

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 »

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Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

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.

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Dhadak

Set in Rajasthan, this love story explores how the protagonists deal with issues like differences between castes and honor killings.

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Leading Lady

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 »

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A United Kingdom

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.

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Woodpeckers

Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.

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Fool for Love

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.

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Carve Her Name With Pride

During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.

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Cactus

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.

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Vita & Virginia

It's the fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.

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