20 movies like Metalhead, ordered by similarity : Staying Together(1989), Wheeler(2017), Shoplifters(2018), Loveling(2018), We the Animals(2018), Hearts Beat Loud(2018), Nico, 1988(2017), Born to Be Blue(2015), Don't Come Back From the Moon(2017), Udaan(2010), Bellissima(1951), The Human Comedy(1943) ...
Drama
2013
97 Minutes
Ingvar Sigurdsson Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson Magnus Olafsson Halldora Geirhardsdottir Torbjörg Helga Torgilsdóttir Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir Thórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
young woman brother child emotional iceland music hope growing up
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.
Drama, Music
USA
2017
100 Minutes
aspiring musician texan friend musician townsperson cowboy charming confident emotional engaging inspiring positive texas nashville, tenn. town stage music stage aspirations country music big break
An aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music.
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Japan
2018
121 Minutes
Lily Franky Sakura Andô Mayu Matsuoka Kirin Kiki Jyo Kairi Miyu Sasaki Sôsuke Ikematsu
shoplifter man outsider child orphan abusive father engaging playful charming amusing emotional melodramatic japan house prison family happiness shoplifting child abuse crime
A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Raúl Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Isaiah Kristian Josiah Gabriel Michael Pemberton Amelia Campbell Giovanni Pacciarelli
brother mother father boy friend bleak brash emotional endearing moving house woods lake park upstate new york family dysfunction family relationships brother relationship growing up escape
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
Comedy, Drama, Music
USA
2018
97 Minutes
Nick Offerman Kiersey Clemons Ted Danson Sasha Lane Blythe Danner Toni Collette Quincy Dunn-Baker Alex Reznik
single father daughter musician store owner singer heartwarming emotional touching moving creative record store house coffee shop bedroom recording studio father/daughter relationship band growing up musicians singing
A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.
Biography, Music, Drama, History
Italy|Belgium
2017
94 Minutes
Trine Dyrholm Sàndor Funtek Anamaria Marinca Karina Fernandez Calvin Demba Gordon John Sinclair Thomas Trabacchi Francesco Colella
singer songwriter musician manager son rock star brooding emotional moving raw tense gripping europe stage restaurant road vehicle interview room isolation music business
The last year of singer Nico's life, as she tours and grapples with addiction and personal demons.
Romance, Drama, History, Biography, Music
Canada|UK
2015
97 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Carmen Ejogo Callum Keith Rennie Tony Nappo Janet-Laine Green Dan Lett Kedar Brown Kevin Hanchard Stephen McHattie
musician jazz musician trumpeter love interest moving emotional engaging charming brooding united states music jazz music business comeback romance biography rise 1960s
A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
Drama
2017
98 Minutes
James Franco Rashida Jones Zackary Arthur Jeff Wahlberg Alyssa Elle Steinacker Hale Lytle Henry Hopper Scott Crane Cheyenne Haynes Jeremiah Noe Ambar Velazquez
child community member father bleak emotional california desert town abandonment growing up disappearance parent/child relationship growing up 2010s
In a dusty town at the edge of the world, the men of a small community begin to vanish one by one. Theories about their whereabouts swirl through the ether as their wives and teenage children wait for their return.
Drama
India
2010
137 Minutes
Rajat Barmecha Ronit Roy Aayan Boradia Ram Kapoor Manjot Singh Anand Tiwari
student half brother father uncle emotional moving charming india college bar house hospital dysfunctional family brotherhood dream vs. reality child abuse drinking growing up 2010s
Expelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1951
112 Minutes
Anna Magnani Walter Chiari Tina Apicella
mother daughter father celebrity child actor talent scout emotional heartwarming amusing hilarious lighthearted melodramatic italy talent agency ambition hope dream vs. reality childhood relationships mother/daughter relationship
A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
118 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Frank Morgan James Craig Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Marsha Hunt Fay Bainter Darryl Hickman Donna Reed Van Johnson
young boy young girl boss man woman brother heartwarming emotional amusing small town house high school track office europe world war ii home front young love family communication
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
106 Minutes
Al Pacino Annette Bening Jennifer Garner Bobby Cannavale Christopher Plummer Josh Peck Melissa Benoist Giselle Eisenberg
john lennon aging musician rocker man amusing moving madcap united states aging music music business new life change growing up discovery transformation wretched excess temptation 2010s
An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.
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
USA
2017
75 Minutes
Devin Blackmon Dontrell Bright Kordell "KD" Johnson Chasity Moore Lachion Buckingham Marquell Manning
brother gang member friend sister father figure sad emotional brutal disheartening gripping profound arkansas rural community camaraderie gangs death of brother growing up violence murder growing up
In the wake of his older brother's death, 13-year-old Dayveon spends the sweltering summer days roaming his rural Arkansas town. When he falls in with a local gang, he becomes drawn to the camaraderie and violence of their world.
Drama
France|Switzerland|Germany
2004
97 Minutes
Gérard Jugnot François Berléand Kad Merad Jacques Perrin Jean-Baptiste Maunier Marie Bunel Jean-Paul Bonnaire Philippe du Janerand Maxence Perrin Didier Flamand Grégory Gatignol
boy single mother music teacher musical prodigy headmaster student uplifting amusing passionate france countryside boarding school music school coming of age childhood teaching choir discovery transformation
The new teacher at a severely administered boys' boarding school works to positively affect the students' lives through music.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
91 Minutes
Melanie Lynskey Linas Phillips Timm Sharp Tobin Bell Lauren Weedman Artemis Pebdani Jay Duplass Reagan Yates
man mentally impaired person brother girlfriend father woman cheeky emotional fascinating house park hospital store restaurant bedroom mental impairment growing up family love jealousy
A developmentally delayed 40 year old man named Shonzi is sent to live with his brother Todd. But when Shonzi develops a crush on Todd's new girlfriend Lindsay, he threatens to reveal past ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA
2018
102 Minutes
Nat Wolff Alex Wolff Polly Draper Paulina Singer Nick Sandow Julia Macchio Julia Abueva Leo Heller
young man brother love interest young woman mother father charming cheeky emotional heartwarming moving touching new york united states family home beach arcade party young love love triangle
STELLA'S LAST WEEKEND is the story of two brothers whose relationship is challenged when they find they are in love with the same girl, but it is also about the unshakable bond between them.
Drama
USA
2012
120 Minutes
Samuel Davis Perry Frost Ben Davies Will Schwab Julie Kendall Meghan Woods Reginald Robinson Dodie Brown
brother teen boy man young man student moving emotional engaging high school united states growing up suicide teen angst teen culture bullying love growing up underdog 2010s
High school senior Michael (the son of a preacher and a Christian) is the new guy in a small town still reeling from a high school basketball star's unforeseen suicide of a year ago.
Drama
Italy
1998
116 Minutes
Tim Roth Pruitt Taylor Vince Mélanie Thierry Bill Nunn Peter Vaughan Niall O'Brien Alberto Vázquez Clarence Williams III Gabriele Lavia Cory Buck Norman Chancer
pianist trumpeter mechanic jazz musician beautiful woman shopkeeper tender calm emotional fascinating music store ocean liner musicians outsider's life friendship orphans seafaring talent underdog discovery
A baby boy, discovered in 1900 on an ocean liner, grows into a musical prodigy, never setting foot on land.