20 movies like The Good Lie, ordered by similarity : La Maison de Nina(2005), Battle for Haditha(2007), Mediterranea(2015), The Orphanage(2007), Before Winter Comes(1969), Hearts and Bones(2019), Shoplifters(2018), My Life as a Zucchini(2016), Happy End(2017), The Breadwinner(2017), Corporate(2017), A Season in France(2017) ...
7.4/10
Drama
Kenya|India|USA|Canada|South Africa
2014
109 Minutes
Reese Witherspoon Arnold Oceng Ger Duany Emmanuel Jal Corey Stoll Thad Luckinbill Nyakuoth Wiel Femi Oguns Sarah Baker Lindsey Garrett
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A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.
6.0/10
Drama, History
France
2005
109 Minutes
Agnès Jaoui Sarah Adler Katia Lewkowicz Arié Elmaleh Charles Berling Adèle Csech Jérémy Sitbon Vincent Rottiers Alexis Pivot Max Levy Lola Naymark
orphan soldier child jew refugee woman emotional moving solemn orphanage france chateau paris world war ii holocaust childcare culture clash religious differences orphans transformation
During WWII a group of Jewish children is sent to a castle outside Paris to hide there until things cool down, but it eventually becomes their new home. Later, children from the liberated concentration camps arrive there as well.
6.9/10
War, Drama
UK
2007
93 Minutes
Elliot Ruiz Matthew Knoll Nathan DelaCruz Yasmine Hanani Andrew McLaren Thomas Hennessy
marine army officer iraqi refugee victim woman bleak intense touching brutal melodramatic sad iraq war zone battlefield war war aftermath iraq war battle refugees
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
6.5/10
Drama
Italy|France|USA|Germany|Qatar
2015
110 Minutes
Koudous Seihon Alassane Sy Adam Gnegne Mary Elizabeth Innocence Pio Amato Davide Schipilliti
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Two men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.
7.4/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Spain|Mexico
2007
105 Minutes
Belén Rueda Fernando Cayo Geraldine Chaplin Montserrat Carulla Mabel Rivera Andrés Gertrúdix Roger Príncep Edgar Vivar
orphan husband son mother ghost old woman suspenseful emotional striking frightening spain orphanage haunted house beach shed cave orphans illness disappearance parenthood
A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, which used to be an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.
5.9/10
Drama
UK
1969
103 Minutes
David Niven Topol Anna Karina John Hurt Anthony Quayle Ori Levy
british officer interpreter refugee civilian love interest russian amusing engaging lighthearted quirky austria refugee camp world war ii refugees helping others desertion displacement discovery escape love
After World War II, in an Austrian camp for displaced people, an interpreter mediates between the British and the Soviets regarding the fate of various refugees.
6.6/10
Drama
Australia
2019
111 Minutes
Hugo Weaving Andrew Luri Hayley McElhinney Bolude Watson Alan Dukes Toni Scanlan Brandon Burke Victoria Haralabidou
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Daniel is preparing an exhibition of his work from the world's war zones. When Sebastian learns that this exhibition may display photographs of a massacre in his village, he finds Daniel and appeals to him to exclude those photographs.
7.9/10
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.
7.8/10
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Switzerland|France
2016
66 Minutes
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After losing his mother, a young boy is sent to a foster home with other orphans his age where he begins to learn the meaning of trust and true love.
6.7/10
Drama
France|Austria|Germany
2017
107 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Jean-Louis Trintignant Mathieu Kassovitz Fantine Harduin Franz Rogowski Laura Verlinden Aurélia Petit Toby Jones Hille Perl Hassam Ghancy Nabiha Akkari
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A well-to-do French family deals with a series of setbacks and crises.
7.7/10
Animation, Drama
Ireland|Canada|Luxembourg|USA|Japan|UK|France
2017
94 Minutes
girl father mother sibling police officer emotional incredible inspiring moving powerful afghanistan afghan village house shop wilderness family relationships financial troubles war in afghanistan poverty
In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
6.4/10
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
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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 »
Drama
2017
100 Minutes
Eriq Ebouaney Sandrine Bonnaire Aalayna Lys Ibrahim Burama Darboe Bibi Tanga Léonie Simaga Régine Conas Khampha Thammavongsa Marius Yelolo Heling Li Franck Okouo
african wife teacher brother frenchwoman daughter emotional charming melodramatic heartwarming touching sad france africa farmer's market market refugees immigrants american civil war helping others
7.2/10
Drama, Comedy
Finland|Germany
2017
98 Minutes
Sherwan Haji Sakari Kuosmanen Janne Hyytiäinen Ilkka Koivula Nuppu Koivu Simon Hussein Al-Bazoon Niroz Haji Kaija Pakarinen Tommi Korpela Kati Outinen
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A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Drama
India
2012
129 Minutes
Ajith Kumar Parvathy Omanakuttan Prabhu Rahman Sudhanshu Pandey Bruna Abdullah Vidyut Jamwal Yog Japee Sarath Mandava Manoj K. Jayan Ilavarasu
refugee don crime boss friend mob boss gangster brutal brash bleak cool confident unrestrained refugee camp club beach mansion resort india refugees corruption
Small-time diamond smuggler David befriends Goa-based gangster Abbasi. But when David begins to build inroads with an international gangster, Abbasi is not happy. Soon the two turn into bitter rivals.
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
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Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
7.6/10
Drama, History
Finland|Sweden
2005
105 Minutes
Topi Majaniemi Marjaana Maijala Maria Lundqvist Michael Nyqvist Esko Salminen Aino-Maija Tikkanen Brasse Brännström Marie Göranzon Kari-Pekka Toivonen Åsa Persson Leif Andrée
young boy elderly man mother depressed person refugee foster mother bleak emotional profound finland family home sweden war zone foster home world war ii new life journey family coming of age childhood
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (2002)), "... See full summary »
5.8/10
Drama, War
USA
2018
119 Minutes
Justin Bruening Sarah Drew Jason George Tia Mowry Skye P. Marshall Tanner Stine Madeline Carroll Eric Close Michael O'Neill Eddie Kaulukukui Samara Lee
soldier wife child veteran husband chaplain brooding emotional uneasy tense iraq office house base camp school marriage war life during wartime life after wartime relationships
The extraordinary true story of Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife Heather. When war etches battle scars on their hearts, they face one more battle: the fight to save their marriage. One marriage, one family, under God.
6.2/10
Drama, History
France|Israel|Italy|India|USA
2010
106 Minutes
Hiam Abbass Freida Pinto Yasmine Al Massri Ruba Blal Alexander Siddig Omar Metwally Willem Dafoe Vanessa Redgrave Stella Schnabel
orphan young girl teacher older woman brother refugee disheartening engaging israel jerusalem refugee camp israeli-palestinian conflict terrorism orphans teaching peace death discovery growing up love
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
2017
108 Minutes
John Corbett Cara Buono Myles Moore Barry Corbin Nelson Lee Angela Fox Gregory Alan Williams John Wise Win Jenne Kang David Keith Todd Truley
salesman pastor parishioner refugee inspiring heartwarming emotional engaging church small town countryside refugees community service life lessons life's work faith love pursuit sacrifice 2010s
When a group of Burmese refugees join the congregation, the pastor of a failing Anglican church attempts to aid them by planting crops and enlisting the help of the community.
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|USA
2018
128 Minutes
Viola Davis Colin Farrell Michelle Rodriguez Elizabeth Debicki Cynthia Erivo Brian Tyree Henry Daniel Kaluuya Jacki Weaver Robert Duvall Liam Neeson Garret Dillahunt
police officer widow thief driver crime boss thug emotional tense thrilling uneasy gripping gutsy chicago house shooting gallery funeral warehouse gym heist loss
Four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.
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