20 movies like The Measure of a Man, ordered by similarity : The Story of Luke(2012), Real(2019), Middle of Nowhere(2012), Rialto(2019), In Her Name(2016), Hotel Salvation(2016), Things to Come(2016), The Ground Beneath My Feet(2019), Maudie(2016), A Most Wanted Man(2014), The Forgotten Kingdom(2013), Two Is a Family(2016) ...
Drama
2015
91 Minutes
Vincent Lindon Yves Ory Karine De Mirbeck Matthieu Schaller Xavier Mathieu Catherine Saint- Bonnet Roland Thomin Hakima Makoudi Noël Mairot
frenchman factory worker security guard colleague boss unemployed person emotional endearing engaging france supermarket working class job job hunting spying unemployment discovery rise fall 21st century
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
95 Minutes
Lou Taylor Pucci Seth Green Cary Elwes Kristin Bauer Kenneth Welsh Tyler Stentiford Mackenzie Munro Al Sapienza Lisa Ryder Dewshane Williams Jayne Eastwood
grandfather grandmother grandson autism man young man charming emotional endearing engaging lighthearted quirky united states town autism love true love quest grandparent/child relationship job
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
Romance, Drama
2019
76 Minutes
Aki Omoshaybi Pippa Bennett-Warner Amy Manson Kola Bokinni Ben Tavassoli Amanda Lawrence Karen Bryson Tori Butler Hart Matthew Butler Hart Deano Mitchison Suzette Llewellyn
single mother job seeker man emotional endearing engaging intense united kingdom romance hard times struggle discovery love transformation 21st century
Romance, Drama
2012
101 Minutes
Emayatzy Corinealdi David Oyelowo Omari Hardwick Lorraine Toussaint Edwina Findley Sharon Lawrence Dondré Whitfield Troy Curvey III Maya Gilbert
wife husband couple medical student convict emotional endearing engaging gripping inspiring prison united states america prison prison life self-discovery journey marriage relationships incarceration
A med student (Emayatzy Corinealdi) considers leaving her long-imprisoned husband (Omari Hardwick) for a charming bus driver (David Oyelowo).
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
Ireland|UK
2019
86 Minutes
middle-aged man homosexual family married man gripping gritty engaging intense dublin docks ireland discovery homosexuality loss of job loss of hope vulnerability discovery escape fall temptation
Colm, mid-40s has a comfortable life: a managerial job in Dublin's docks, two teenage children, and a kind, loyal wife in Claire. After the death of his father, a destructive figure, Colm's emotional life cracks open, and his downward spiral continues when he is made redundant. Drinking heavily and unable to confide in Claire, Colm finds himself drawn to Jay, a 19-year-old who dabbles in ... See full summary »
Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Sebastian Koch Marie-Josée Croze Christelle Cornil Lila-Rose Gilberti Emma Besson Christian Kmiotek Serge Feuillard
man frenchman daughter teenager mother boyfriend engaging gripping emotional thrilling melodramatic sad france vacation home bedroom unexpected death father/daughter relationship grief fight for justice justice
Comedy, Drama
India
2016
102 Minutes
Adil Hussain Lalit Behl Geetanjali Kulkarni Palomi Ghosh Navnindra Behl Anil K. Rastogi
father son dying person emotional endearing sad india father/son relationship death journey discovery discovery adventure 21st century
Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.
Drama
France|Germany
2016
101 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert André Marcon Roman Kolinka Édith Scob Sarah Le Picard Solal Forte Yves Heck Marion Ploquin
philosophy teacher professor ex-husband disheartening spirited engaging france divorce lifestyle changes discovery fall rise 21st century
A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.
Drama
Austria
2019
108 Minutes
Valerie Pachner Pia Hierzegger Mavie Horbiger Michelle Barthel Marc Benjamin Dominic Marcus Singer Meo Wulf Axel Sichrovsky Grazyna Dylag Tom Hanslmaier
career woman schizophrenic boss colleague bleak brooding disturbing emotional melancholy powerful sad vienna germany mental breakdown career career vs. family work workplace politics workplace romance fall
A high-powered business consultant struggles to keep her professional and personal lives from colliding after her schizophrenic sister attempts suicide.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
Canada|Ireland
2016
115 Minutes
Sally Hawkins Ethan Hawke Kari Matchett Gabrielle Rose Zachary Bennett Billy MacLellan Marthe Bernard David Feehan
artist housekeeper painter fisherman family love interest emotional endearing heartwarming gripping engaging nova scotia farmhouse room rural community illness violence against women independence art abusive relationship
An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|USA|Germany
2014
121 Minutes
Philip Seymour Hoffman Rachel McAdams Grigoriy Dobrygin Willem Dafoe Robin Wright Homayoun Ershadi Nina Hoss Franz Hartwig Daniel Brühl Kostja Ullmann Vicky Krieps
spy terrorist government official co-worker civilian muslim brooding emotional intense germany office street car apartment helicopter spying defection inheritance suspicion work
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.
Romance, Drama
USA
2013
97 Minutes
Jerry Mofokeng Nozipho Nkelemba Zenzo Ngqobe Lillian Dube Moshoeshoe Chabeli Lebohang Ntsane Jerry Phele
young man childhood friend schoolteacher estranged father orphan priest confident emotional engaging profound passionate south africa slum johannesburg, south africa village bus south africa discovery growing up memories
What if the most chilling novel of all time was actually based on account of a horrific experiment gone awry?
Comedy, Drama
2016
118 Minutes
Omar Sy Clémence Poésy Gloria Colston Antoine Bertrand Ashley Walters Clémentine Célarié Anna Cottis Raphael Von Blumenthal
man love child love interest mother single father daughter emotional engaging endearing witty moving amusing paris france london england beach flat abandoned baby abandonment
A man's life is turned upside down when an old flame leaves a child on his doorstep, claiming it is his. He moves to London and raises the child by himself.
Biography, Drama
2018
105 Minutes
Al Pacino Riley Keough Tess Frazer Annie Parisse Kathy Baker Greg Grunberg Kristen Bush Benjamin Cook
football coach victim sexual predator student colleague pedophile shocking emotional endearing gripping university pennsylvania united states sexual abuse football career protection secret truth rivalry
Drama
India
1986
180 Minutes
Rajesh Khanna Smita Patil Aruna Irani Anita Kanwar Shafi Inamdar Satish Shah Rajesh Puri Baby Guddu Pradeep Saxena Rishabh Shukla Daljit Kaur
widow widower son daughter-in-law granddaughter grandson emotional endearing india bungalow park household emotional abuse family dysfunction domestic life aging companionship discovery underdog 1980s
After the death of their spouses; the elderly Amrit Lal Sharma and Kamla Srivastav are abused by their biological children. They get into contact with each other due to their grandchildren ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1968
119 Minutes
Bob Kellett Suzy Kendall Dennis Waterman Maureen Limpan Adrienne Posta
wealthy woman worker friend colleague emotional melancholy disheartening london england factory pub class distinctions working class abortion discovery growing up love 20th century
Addresses some of the major 60s social issues - a bored rich London-girl from Chelsea decides to go "slumming" in depressed Battersea, getting a flat and starts factory-work and makes friends... of which one has to get an illegal abortion.
Drama
UK
1947
89 Minutes
Googie Withers Charles Frend Jean Kent John McCallum Derek Bond Henry Mollison Chips Rafferty Sonia Holm Josephine Stuart Edward Rigby Frederick Piper
farmer young woman suitor love interest heir confident endearing engaging heartwarming inspiring powerful farm rural community united kingdom independence farming breaking rules love work life
On Romney Marsh at the turn of the century, a woman farmer has three suitors.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1948
89 Minutes
Ursula Jeans Cecil Parker Joan Hopkins Derek Bond Lana Morris John Stone Digby Wolfe
mother son soldier emotional engaging united kingdom family home war zone war work mother courage mother/son relationship rise love 1940s
Life on the home front during World War 2. Martha Dacre tries to keep her home running as normal, during the run up to the D Day landings. With several lodgers to contend with, and her son ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
France|Spain
1998
127 Minutes
Régis Royer Elsa Zylberstein Anémone Claude Rich Jean-Marie Bigard Helene Babu Claire Borotra Alexandra Pandev Amanda Rubenstein Florence Viala Micha Lescot
toulouse-lautrec artist wealthy man aristocrat frenchman woman engaging charming creative emotional lighthearted melodramatic villa france paris artist's studio café nightclub art ambition
Life, passion, love...all these were part of Toulouse-Lautrec's art. His artistic development among the masters of the postimpressionism.
Musical, Drama
India
2011
Minutes
Vidya Balan Emraan Hashmi Imran Hasnee Tusshar Kapoor Anju Mahendru Naseeruddin Shah
young woman mother aspiring actress actor director producer emotional endearing disheartening gripping sad moving india city mumbai movie set movie premiere village chasing dreams career aspirations
The love story between an actress and a director, inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha.
Drama, Comedy
1984
94 Minutes
Louis Ducreux Sabine Azéma Michel Aumont Monique Chaumette Claude Winter Geneviève Mnich Thomas Duval Quentin Ogier Katia Wostrikoff Jean-Roger Milo Pascale Vignal
painter father son wife daughter charming airy engaging france country house family painting memory aging discovery 1910s
A lonely old French painter's (Louis Ducreux) adult children and their offspring visit him one summer day in 1912.