20 movies like Welcome to New York, ordered by similarity : The Nile Hilton Incident(2017), The Devil's Double(2011), Paterson(2016), Carol(2015), Most Beautiful Island(2017), Stella Maris(1918), Get on the Bus(1996), Far From Heaven(2002), Suffragette(2015), City of Women(1980), Filth(2013), The Pedestrian(1974) ...
Drama
USA|France
2014
125 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Jacqueline Bisset Paul Calderon Paul Hipp Ronald Guttman Anh Duong Anna Lakomy Marie Mouté Elizabeth Kemp Joe Lawless Pamela Afesi
politician chambermaid emotional dark hotel room manhattan power trial sexual abuse underdog
Mr. Devereaux is a powerful man. A man who handles billions of dollars every day. A man who controls the economic fate of nations. A man driven by a frenzied and unbridled sexual hunger. A ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sweden|Germany|Denmark|Morocco|France
2017
107 Minutes
Fares Fares Mari Malek Yasser Ali Maher Slimane Dazi Ahmed Selim Mohamed Yousry Hania Amar Tareq Abdalla Nael Ali Ger Duany Emad Ghoniem
police officer maid politician dark thrilling tense sultry cairo hotel city egypt crime justice cover-up murder politics uprising discovery pursuit underdog
A maid witnesses a murder at an upscale hotel and a policeman is assigned to the case, but it soon becomes clear that important people don't want the case solved.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Biography, Drama
Belgium|Netherlands
2011
109 Minutes
Dominic Cooper Ludivine Sagnier Mimoun Oaïssa Raad Rawi Philip Quast Mem Ferda Khalid Laith Dar Salim Nasser Memarzia Selva Rasalingam Pano Masti
soldier saddam hussein body double powerful emotional dark mission baghdad power doppelganger underdog 19th century
A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic son.
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Adam Driver Golshifteh Farahani Barry Shabaka Henley Cliff "Method Man" Smith Chasten Harmon William Jackson Harper Masatoshi Nagase Sterling Jerins Rizwan Manji
bus driver passenger dog bartender wife writer calm emotional heartwarming inspiring profound new jersey bus bar house small-town life writing working class work-life balance discovery
A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2017
80 Minutes
Ana Asensio Natasha Romanova David Little Nicholas Tucci Larry Fessenden Caprice Benedetti Anna Myrha Ami Sheth Miriam A. Hyman Sara Visser Natalia Zvereva
illegal immigrant young woman bleak brooding emotional moving intense suspenseful new york city united states survival redemption struggle danger illegal immigration illicit business darkness dark secrets sacrifice underdog
Most Beautiful Island is a chilling portrait of an undocumented young woman's struggle for survival as she finds redemption from a tortured past in a dangerous game.
Drama
USA
1918
84 Minutes
Mary Pickford Conway Tearle Ida Waterman Herbert Standing Marcia Manon Josephine Crowell
disabled person journalist orphan aunt wife maid melodramatic dark shocking emotional london mansion house jail england city isolation jealousy abuse disillusionment
Two young women - a paraplegic girl sheltered by her wealthy guardians and a more experienced orphan - fall in love with a man separated from his violent wife.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1996
120 Minutes
Richard Belzer De'aundre Bonds Andre Braugher Thomas Jefferson Byrd Gabriel Casseus Albert Hall Hill Harper Harry Lennix Bernie Mac Wendell Pierce Roger Guenveur Smith
gang member actor cop bus driver charming emotional powerful bus washington, d.c. race relations protest politics quest discovery underdog 20th century
A disparate group of African-American men travel by bus to Washington, DC for the Million Man March.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA|France
2002
107 Minutes
Julianne Moore Dennis Quaid Dennis Haysbert Patricia Clarkson Viola Davis James Rebhorn Celia Weston
wife gay/lesbian gardener psychiatrist maid dark emotional household connecticut florida hotel infidelity civil rights friendship homosexuality racism gossip forbidden love discovery 1950s
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.
History, Biography, Drama
UK|France
2015
106 Minutes
Carey Mulligan Helena Bonham Carter Brendan Gleeson Anne-Marie Duff Ben Whishaw Meryl Streep Natalie Press Romola Garai Geoff Bell Samuel West Morgan Watkins
wife mother political activist woman politician husband brooding emotional intense moving heartwarming powerful england house police station polling place street rally suffrage women's rights
In 1912 London, a young working mother is galvanized into radical political activism supporting the right for women to vote, and is willing to meet violence with violence to achieve this end.
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Italy|France
1980
140 Minutes
Marcello Mastroianni Anna Prucnal Bernice Stegers Jole Silvani Donatella Damiani Ettore Manni Stéphane Emilfork Sylvie Matton
man beautiful woman doctor police officer ex-wife sultry outlandish italy wilderness hotel feminism sex strange happenings on the run escape underdog pursuit temptation 1980s
A businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK|Germany|Sweden|Belgium|USA
2013
97 Minutes
James McAvoy Jamie Bell Eddie Marsan Jim Broadbent Imogen Poots Joanne Froggatt Shirley Henderson Emun Elliott Iain De Caestecker
student misanthrope cop beautiful woman addict crooked cop dark amusing emotional hedonistic bedroom big city sex club reality promotion power compromising situation corruption manipulation transformation
A corrupt, junkie cop with bipolar disorder attempts to manipulate his way through a promotion in order to win back his wife and daughter while also fighting his own inner demons.
Drama
Switzerland|West Germany|Israel
1974
92 Minutes
Gustav Rudolf Sellner Peter Hall Maximilian Schell Gila von Weitershausen Elisabeth Bergner Francoise Rosay Lil Dagover Peggy Ashcroft
industrialist son journalist father mistress wife somber dark disheartening germany greece village mediterranean coast family home court war crime suicide guilt trial dark secrets
When a German businessman causes a car accident with deadly consequences, the papers start digging into his past to find scandals. What they find causes him to reevaluate his own past during WW2 when he was in Greece.
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Biography, Drama
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Gretchen Mol Chris Bauer Jared Harris Sarah Paulson Cara Seymour David Strathairn Lili Taylor John Cullum Matt McGrath Austin Pendleton Norman Reedus
model photographer senator sister fascinating tender new york city nashville, tenn. miami coney island sex pornography trial abuse photography betty page rise underdog escape 1950s
The life of Bettie Page, a 1950s pin-up model and one of the first sex icons in America, who became the target of a Senate investigation because of her risqué bondage photos.
Drama
UK
2019
92 Minutes
Emilia Jones Sienna Guillory Oliver Coopersmith George MacKay Noriko Sakura Steve Waddington
mother daughter half brother brooding bleak confident dark disheartening gritty melancholy powerful sad wales nuclear power plant domestic violence nuclear energy nuclear safety nuclear waste delusion hallucinations
Following an act of violence committed by her own brother, Emma escapes with her mother to wild, open country, where they find refuge in an isolated retreat in the shadow of a nuclear power station.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Morocco|Spain|UK
2015
93 Minutes
Angela Dixon Nigel Whitmey Lisa Eichhorn Velibor Topic Heather Peace Rami Nasr Samantha Bolter Michael Xavier
single mother baby child heroine kidnapped child kidnapper hero police captain chilling dark emotional frenetic gripping intense powerful shocking united states morocco spain city
A single mother on vacation, takes the law into her own hands to take back her abducted child.
Kids & Family, Drama
Canada
2016
88 Minutes
Katharine Isabelle Jonathan Whitesell Robin Dunne Fred Ewanuick Sarah Desjardins Farrah Aviva Michael J. Lai
girl orphan robotic dog dog talking dog uncle mayor rival pet pet owner amusing lighthearted playful emotional endearing small town united states dog new life loss
Isabel Sullivan, who's fifteen, has just moved to a small town to live with her Uncle Paul, who is the town's Mayor. Isabel has recently lost her parents in a car accident. Feeling very ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1995
96 Minutes
Michael Gambon Sonia Braga Patrick Malahide Nickolas Grace Ion Caramitru John Shrapnel Sevilla Delofski Matthew Terdre Lisa Orgolino Niall Refoy Karl Tessler
doctor servant childhood friend guest dark shocking thrilling hedonistic emotional europe mansion dinner party street kitchen city revolution class conflict psychology abuse political intrigue
A tale of power, passion, and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Joan Fontaine Orson Welles Margaret O'Brien Peggy Ann Garner John Sutton Sara Allgood Henry Daniell Agnes Moorehead Aubrey Mather Edith Barrett Barbara Everest
governess pretty woman aristocrat housekeeper maid young girl emotional melodramatic dark england countryside estate yorkshire moors forbidden love romance may-december romance poverty class distinctions forbidden love love
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2016
88 Minutes
Jason Isaacs Thomas Cocquerel Levi Miller Bryan Brown Hanna Mangan Lawrence John Jarratt Justine Clarke Steve Le Marquand
father son brother dog pet pet owner animal endearing emotional heartwarming playful positive australia pet care human connection human-animal friendship family childhood trials life
An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.