20 movies like Still Alice, ordered by similarity : The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter(1968), After the Storm(2016), Fatima(2015), Scarred Hearts(2016), Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her(2000), Ordinary Love(2019), Miracles From Heaven(2016), Maggie Black(2017), Tokyo Story(1953), Corporate(2017), Dean(2016), 50/50(2011) ...
Drama
USA|UK|France
2014
97 Minutes
Julianne Moore Richard Glatzer Alec Baldwin Kristen Stewart Kate Bosworth Hunter Parrish Erin Darke Victoria Cartagena Shane McRae Stephen Kunken Seth Gilliam
professor linguist daughter son doctor somber brooding emotional doctor's office family home office college alzheimer's disease illness dementia mother/child relationship discovery transformation fall 2010s
A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
Drama
1968
124 Minutes
Alan Arkin Sondra Locke Stacy Keach Laurinda Barrett Chuck McCann Biff McGuire Percy Rodrigues Cicely Tyson Jackie Marlowe Johnny Popwell Wayne Smith
disabled person friend alcoholic doctor daughter drunk brooding engaging somber small town house doctor's office bedroom american south small-town life illness alcoholism friendship relationships growing up
John, a deaf and mute man, rents a bedroom in a small town to be closer to his friend, Spiros, who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick, the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord, and meets the town drunk.
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.
Drama
2015
79 Minutes
Soria Zeroual Zita Hanrot Kenza Noah Aïche Franck Andrieux Chawki Amari Yolanda Mpele Edith Saulnier Dalila Bencherif
daughter mother family teenager single mother cleaning lady brooding emotional endearing heartwarming intense home town relationships love family money emotion mother/daughter relationship discovery
After she is injured in a fall, Fatima writes her two daughters letters in Arabic to express things she has never been able to express in French.
Drama, History
2016
141 Minutes
Lucian Teodor Rus Gabriel Spahiu Ivana Mladenovic Ilinca Harnut Bogdan Cotlet Marius Damian Alexandru Dabija Dana Voicu Andrei Rus Liliana Ghita
sick person doctor nurse patient friend amusing profound powerful inspiring touching sanatorium hospital carriage office doctor's office hospital room life illness friendship relationships
Emanuel is committed to a sanatorium for treatment of his bone tuberculosis. Little by little, as Emanuel gets accustomed to the limitations of his new life, he discovers that inside the sanatorium there is still a life to be lived to the fullest.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2000
106 Minutes
Glenn Close Cameron Diaz Calista Flockhart Kathy Baker Amy Brenneman Valeria Golino Holly Hunter Matt Craven Gregory Hines Miguel Sandoval Noah Fleiss
doctor mother bank manager boyfriend single mother tarot card reader emotional touching house california doctor's office family home bank relationships life lessons romance illness depression hard times love
Five California women struggle with personal problems as their own paths unwind in ways unexpected.
Romance, Drama
UK
2019
91 Minutes
Lesley Manville Glenn Leyburn Liam Neeson David Wilmot Amit Shah Lalor Roddy Maggie Cronin Desmond Edwards Melanie Clark Pullen Stella McCusker Geraldine McAlinden
husband wife couple cancer patient doctor heartwarming passionate sad emotional street family home doctor's office train hospital cafeteria couples cancer love perseverance devotion
An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.
Drama
USA
2016
109 Minutes
Jennifer Garner Kylie Rogers Martin Henderson Brighton Sharbino Courtney Fansler Queen Latifah Eugenio Derbez Kelly Collins Lintz John Carroll Lynch Brandon Spink Rhoda Griffis
mother father sick child sibling doctor nurse uplifting emotional fascinating house hospital doctor's office school truck yard illness cure family love heaven
Based on the incredible true story of the Beam family.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2017
87 Minutes
Jessalyn Maguire Chris Beetem John Fugelsang Carolyn McCormick Laura Gómez Catherine Curtin Chandler Williams Nicole Ansari Cox Joseph Adams
writer pregnant woman husband mentally ill person friend family member bleak uneasy emotional thrilling suspenseful house college shop office doctor's office mental breakdown marriage reality pregnancy
A successful, young writer's first pregnancy is overshadowed by her complicated relationship with reality.
Drama
1953
134 Minutes
Chishu Ryu Chieko Higashiyama Setsuko Hara Haruko Sugimura Sô Yamamura Kuniko Miyake Kyoko Kagawa Eijiro Tono Nobuo Nakamura Shiro Osaka Hisao Toake
father mother doctor hairdresser daughter-in-law soldier brooding sad somber tokyo osaka, japan train family home family aging death quest transformation 1950s
An elderly Japanese couple (Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama) visit their busy children but are not treated with respect.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
95 Minutes
Céline Sallette Lambert Wilson Stéphane de Groodt Violaine Fumeau Alice De Lencquesaing Camille Japy Hyam Zaytoun Arnaud Bedouet Charlie Anson Pierre-Loup Silhol Xavier De Guillebon
manager business woman suicide suicidal person bully colleague engaging melodramatic emotional gripping intense bleak office building office work office politics corporate office life happiness bullying change
Emilie, one of the Human Resources Managers at the Esen multinational, has recently been chosen by her superior Stéphane Froncart for her elegant ruthlessness. She indeed has the ability to... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2016
94 Minutes
Demetri Martin Kevin Kline Gillian Jacobs Rory Scovel Christine Woods Ginger Gonzaga Briga Heelan Reid Scott Mary Steenburgen Asif Ali Kate Berlant
illustrator new yorker mother son father lover young man young woman moving emotional amusing charming los angeles family home new york city brooklyn love grief new experiences family
An illustrator falls in love with a woman while trying to keep his father from burning down the family home after his wife dies.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
99 Minutes
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Seth Rogen Anna Kendrick Bryce Dallas Howard Philip Baker Hall Anjelica Huston Serge Houde Andrew Airlie
cancer patient therapist mother father best friend victim heartwarming emotional hilarious hysterical apartment family home doctor's office nightclub cancer friendship dating mortality struggle relationships
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Drama
USA
2019
113 Minutes
Alfre Woodard Aldis Hodge Richard Schiff Wendell Pierce Richard Gunn Danielle Brooks LaMonica Garrett Vernee Watson Michael O'Neill Noshir Dalal Debbie Pollack
attorney prisoner family prison official solemn somber emotional courtroom prison america home death penalty moral dilemma relationships discovery metamorphosis 2010s
As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
Drama
USA
1960
105 Minutes
Richard Burton Barbara Rush Jack Carson Angie Dickinson James Dunn Henry Jones Tom Drake Frank Conroy Carl Benton Reid Patricia Crest William Hansen
doctor young man friend sick person nurse wife emotional somber small town doctor's office hospital new england rural community friendship mortality euthanasia guilt illness affair sacrifice
A handsome and successful young doctor returns to his home town in New England to see his dying friend for one last time. However, his friend wants to die because he is suffering so much ... See full summary »
Drama
Sweden
1972
95 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Harriet Andersson Ingrid Thulin Kari Sylwan Erland Josephson George Arlin Henning Moritzen Anders Ek
dying person suicidal person sister maid doctor priest brooding somber family home sweden mansion death family meaning of life infidelity suicide quest transformation 19th century
When a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
91 Minutes
Bill Hader Kristen Wiig Luke Wilson Ty Burrell Boyd Holbrook Joanna Gleason Kathleen Rose Perkins Paul Castro Jr.
twin brother sister husband mother lover charming heartwarming inspiring melodramatic touching city house doctor's office bar gym office family dysfunction estrangement homosexuality
Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
100 Minutes
Susan Sarandon Rose Byrne J.K. Simmons Jerrod Carmichael Cecily Strong Lucy Punch Casey Wilson Jason Ritter Sarah Baker Michael McKean Laura San Giacomo
dead person mother daughter widow friend screenwriter positive somber touching heartwarming charming new jersey los angeles office motorcycle beach street death of father new life grief
An aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Stanley Tucci Addison Timlin Kyra Sedgwick Janeane Garofalo Ritchie Coster Colby Minifie Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly Malika Samuel David Pittu Juan Castano Wali Collins
college professor college student colleague wife literary agent mother brooding engaging intense passionate sultry melodramatic houston college student-teacher relationship ethics college life writing obsession infidelity
A well-respected professor who is a celebrated novelist and loving husband loses himself when he becomes obsessed with an ambitious and talented student.
Drama
Singapore|Germany|France|Hong Kong|Qatar
2016
96 Minutes
Firdaus Rahman Wan Hanafisu Mastura Ahmad Boon Pin Koh Nickson Cheng Crispian Chan Gerald Chew
prison guard prisoner executioner apprentice sister father brooding emotional intense prison apartment execution chamber market car street prison execution guilt anger acceptance
Inevitably, a transfer to a maximum security prison will eventually challenge the integrity and ethics of a young correctional officer on his way to become a chief executioner.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
Australia|USA
2018
115 Minutes
Lucas Hedges Nicole Kidman Joel Edgerton Russell Crowe Flea Joe Alwyn Xavier Dolan Troye Sivan Britton Sear Jesse LaTourette David Ditmore
gay man young man father mother therapist preacher emotional powerful somber uplifting house high school church office homosexuality homophobia family love religion self-discovery
The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.