20 movies like Misunderstood, ordered by similarity : Lady Bird(2017), American Wrestler: The Wizard(2016), Two Bits(1995), Children of Heaven(1997), Twister(1989), Run the Race(2018), After Darkness(2018), Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed(2013), Wildlife(2018), We the Animals(2018), Love, Simon(2018), The Truth(2019) ...
6.7/10
Drama
Italy|France
2014
103 Minutes
Anna Lou Castoldi Charlotte Gainsbourg Gabriel Garko Max Gazzè Alice Pea Justin Pearson Carolina Poccioni Giulia Salerno Gianmarco Tognazzi
bear cat family emotional rome school environment running lost growing up 1980s
Rome, 1984, Aria is nine-year-old girl. On the verge of divorce, Aria's infantile and selfish parents are too preoccupied with their careers and extra-marital affairs to properly tend to ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
2016
117 Minutes
Jon Voight William Fichtner Lia Marie Johnson George Kosturos Kevin G. Schmidt Gabriel Basso Shannon Collis Courtney Hope Turner Nicholas Guilak
high-school student wrestler hero school principal team member coach emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving touching small town california high school gym school bus wrestling new school new town
In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1995
85 Minutes
Jerry Barone Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Al Pacino Joe Grifasi Joanna Merlin Andy Romano Ron McLarty Patrick Borriello Donna Mitchell Mary Lou Rosato Rosemary DeAngelis
boy child grandfather family family member charming emotional heartwarming melodramatic moving sad united states city suburb slum movie theater economic crisis family life family tragedy family secrets
Gennaro lives with his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter. But grandpa's not ready to die, he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
Drama
1997
88 Minutes
Reza Naji Amir Farrokh Hashemian Bahare Seddiqi Fereshte Sarabandi Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi Kamal Mir Karimi Behzad Rafiee Dariush Mokhtari Moahammad-Hasan Hosseinian Masume Dair Kambiz Peykarnegar
young boy young girl father mother schoolgirl teacher emotional touching tehran, iran school market street family home poverty education family growing up quest 1990s
Two fearful children (Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi) look for a pair of missing shoes, then try to get another pair before their parents discover the loss.
5.2/10
Drama
USA
1989
94 Minutes
Harry Dean Stanton Suzy Amis Crispin Glover Dylan McDermott Jenny Wright Charlayne Woodard Lois Chiles William S. Burroughs
family family patriarch tycoon preacher daughter maid engaging melodramatic emotional heartwarming intense farm farmhouse family dysfunction family relationships relationships storm emotion rivalry love
Delusional and spoiled Maureen and her eccentric brother Howdy decide to track down and meet their estranged mother, all while the drama of dysfunctional relationships, disastrous weather conditions and a dark family secret ensue.
6.0/10
Drama
USA
2018
101 Minutes
Tanner Stine Kristoffer Polaha Evan Hofer Kelsey Reinhardt Mario Van Peebles Mykelti Williamson Frances Fisher Jake McEntire Caleb Castille Caleb Emery Gianna Simone
football player high-school student brother coach nurse family member heartwarming emotional touching inspiring positive football field high school hospital track house athletic competition football injury love
Against the backdrop of high school football and track, two brothers in a small Southern town face escalating problems with two different world views, straining - but ultimately strengthening - the bonds of brotherhood.
3.7/10
Sci-Fi, Drama
Mexico|USA
2018
98 Minutes
Kyra Sedgwick Tim Daly Natalia Dyer John Patrick Amedori Valorie Curry Sam Daly Roberto Aguire Jeremy Childs Christina Mandrell
family family member father child dark disheartening engaging emotional frightful gripping intense uneasy earth apocalypse relationships family dysfunction family feud family fall escape
As the SUN burns out, an American family gathers at the end of the world, their hopes for rescue slowly crumbling as they also confront long lasting divides amongst each other.
7.0/10
Drama
Spain
2013
108 Minutes
Francesc Colomer Javier Cámara Ramon Fontserè Natalia de Molina Rogelio Fernández Jorge Sanz Ariadna Gil Violeta Rodríguez
teacher fan pregnant woman teen boy runaway cheery dreamy emotional fascinating heartwarming inspiring spain car road school family home freedom growing up fanaticism running away
In Spain in 1966, an English teacher picks up two hitchhikers on his quest to meet John Lennon.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
2018
104 Minutes
Carey Mulligan Jake Gyllenhaal Ed Oxenbould Bill Camp Zoe Colletti Travis W. Bruyer Darryl Cox Mollie Milligan
teen boy golfer housewife firefighter mother friend bleak emotional tense intricate raw montana forest school house car small town mother/child relationship father/child relationship marriage
A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.
6.9/10
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.
7.6/10
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Nick Robinson Josh Duhamel Jennifer Garner Tony Hale Katherine Langford Alexandra Shipp Logan Miller Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Keiynan Lonsdale Joey Pollari Miles Heizer
teen boy teenager family member friend love interest amusing cheeky emotional endearing heartwarming positive house high school coming out growing up teen romance family relationships friendship growing up
Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
Drama
2019
106 Minutes
Catherine Deneuve Juliette Binoche Ludivine Sagnier Roger Van Hool Ethan Hawke Clémentine Grenier Laurent Capelluto Jackie Berroyer
movie star screenwriter family family matriarch emotional heartwarming moving paris family estate mother/daughter relationship memoir family dysfunction growing up love 2010s
7.4/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2015
129 Minutes
Kevin Costner Maria Bello Morgan Saylor Michael Aguero Sergio Avelar Hector Duran Rafael Martinez Martha Higareda Johnny Ortiz Carlos Pratts Ramiro Rodriguez
coach student runner teacher principal parent confident cool uplifting tense emotional california high school track gym car house track and field school winning
Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.
7.0/10
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.
7.4/10
Drama
Norway|Germany|Sweden|France|Denmark
2017
106 Minutes
Maria Mozhdah Adil Hussain Ekavali Khanna Rohit Saraf Ali Arfan Sheeba Chaddha Lalit Parimoo Nokokure Dahl Isak Lie Harr Jannat Zubair Rahmani Freddy Singh
teen girl friend boyfriend father mother family member tense emotional uneasy raw norway house school pakistan party bedroom family relationships culture culture shock
The story of Nisha, daughter of a Pakistani-Norwegian family, who is kidnapped to Pakistan by her parents when her father finds her in bed with a man.
7.6/10
Drama
Ireland|UK|Denmark|Spain
2003
98 Minutes
Aidan Quinn Iain Glen Marc Warren Dudley Sutton Alan Devlin Stuart Graham John Travers Chris Newman
school principal schoolboy schoolteacher prefect irishman teacher friend rival bully intense sad emotional endearing ireland school teaching school abuse sadism courage
The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
2014
106 Minutes
Erik Estrada Ben Davies Irma P. Hall Courtney Buck Jason Crabb Wesley Elder Lucas Smissen Stacey Bradshaw Kelsey Brooks Stephanie Bettcher
student actor school principal schoolteacher god inspiring heartwarming uplifting lighthearted moving school high school united states the bible acting school play religion faith god struggle
Jesus combined diverse people and assorted stories to change the world! Now, He wants to use you! When the students of Rosewood High School lose their theater, music and dance departments ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Drama
USA
2016
77 Minutes
Darragh O'Toole Emily Lamey Joe Rooney Andie McCaffrey Byrne Gary Buckley Andrea Kelly Saoirse Long Seán McGillicuddy
son girl mother father brooding emotional melancholy moving quirky sad tender ireland death of father estrangement search family reunification family relationships friendship growing up growing up
Five interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
2003
132 Minutes
Busy Philipps Erika Christensen Victor Garber Holland Taylor Ken Jenkins James Pickens Jr.
high-school student teen girl murderer police officer murder suspect friend emotional profound gripping high school classroom hospital crime scene family home suspicion friendship recovery school shootings investigation coming of age
A high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
2008
99 Minutes
Mischa Barton Reece Thompson Bruce Willis Michael Rapaport Kathryn Morris Melonie Diaz Patrick James Taylor Josh Pais Luke Grimes Emily Meade Zoë Kravitz
high-school student reporter teen boy teen girl classmate president engaging intricate high school catholic school high school presidency conspiracy investigation respect sat mystery rise pursuit 2000s
A high-school reporter (Reece Thompson) probes the theft of the school's SAT exams and wrongly identifies the class president as the culprit.
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