20 movies like The Levelling, ordered by similarity : Two for Joy(2018), The Rest of Us(2019), Sorry We Missed You(2019), Dark River(2017), In Her Name(2016), Firelight(1997), After the Storm(2016), What Richard Did(2012), Insyriated(2017), Pelle the Conqueror(1987), Lassie(1994), The Descendants(2011) ...
Drama
UK
2016
83 Minutes
Ellie Kendrick David Troughton Jack Holden Joe Blakemore
father daughter brooding bleak raw solemn countryside england farm small town death grief family dysfunction transformation 2010s
Somerset, October 2014. When Clover Catto (Ellie Kendrick) receives a call telling her that her younger brother Harry (Joe Blakemore) is dead, she must return to her family farm and face ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
2018
90 Minutes
Billie Piper Samantha Morton Bella Ramsey Emilia Jones Daniel Mays Grace Hogg-Robinson David Elliot Badger Skelton
teen girl brother single mother bleak brooding sultry raw gritty intense seaside small town estate family dysfunction crime youth grief death vacation escape growing up
A troubled family's problems come to a head during a stay in a seaside town.
Drama
Canada
2019
80 Minutes
Heather Graham Sophie Nélisse Jodi Balfour Abigail Pniowsky Charles Gillespie Tameka Griffiths Inga Cadranel Greg Calderone
widower daughter daughter-in-law mother-in-law heartwarming touching raw house suburb grief death of spouse mother/daughter relationship transformation 2010s
Two mother-daughter duos must contend with their grief and complicated relationships with one another when the person who connects them dies.
Drama
UK|France|Belgium
2019
100 Minutes
Kris Hitchen Debbie Honeywood Rhys Stone Katie Proctor Mark Birch Alfie Dobson Charlie Richmond
entrepreneur employee father wife husband mother child boss bleak brooding dark disheartening emotional gritty melancholy moving profound raw sad solemn
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2017
89 Minutes
Ruth Wilson Mark Stanley Sean Bean Esme Creed-Miles Aiden McCullough Shane Attwooll Steve Garti Una McNulty Dean Andrews Jonah Russell Joe Dempsie
father farmer daughter brother estranged brother friend emotional intricate tense solemn intense farm house barn pasture estrangement family business family feud farming mysterious past
Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to her home village for the first time in 15 years, to claim the tenancy to the family farm she believes is rightfully hers.
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
Drama
UK|USA
1997
103 Minutes
Sophie Marceau Stephen Dillane Kevin Anderson Joss Ackland Lia Williams Dominique Belcourt
governess aristocrat daughter wife bleak passionate england sussex, england estate love marriage mother/daughter relationship father/daughter relationship affair secret forbidden love temptation transformation 1830s
In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, as agreed, gives up the child. Seven ... See full summary »
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
Ireland
2012
87 Minutes
Jack Reynor Roisin Murphy Sam Keeley Gavin Drea Fionn Walton Lars Mikkelsen Lorraine Pilkington Padraic Delaney Patrick Gibson Liana O'Cleirigh Rachel Gleeson
teen boy teen girl athlete student family bleak brooding brutal chilling dark dense intense raw uneasy ireland dublin coming of age life lessons fighting teen angst
A promising young man about to start university suddenly throws his life into uncertainty when he accidentally commits a serious crime.
Drama
2017
86 Minutes
Hiam Abbass Diamand Bou Abboud Juliette Navis Mohsen Abbas Moustapha Al Kar Alissar Kaghadou Ninar Halabi Mohammad Jihad Sleik Elias Khatter
mother child neighbor sniper family survivor bleak brooding brutal emotional raw solemn syria damascus street apartment war zone family home war fear
In Damascus, a mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.
Drama
Denmark|Sweden
1987
160 Minutes
Max von Sydow Pelle Hvenegaard Erik Paaske Kristina Törnqvist Bjorn Granath Astrid Villaume Axel Strøbye Troels Asmussen Karen Wegener Sofie Gråbøl Lars Simonsen
father son farmer worker brooding emotional touching bornholm, denmark farm ship class distinctions bigotry family farming growing up transformation underdog 19th century
When his wife dies, Lassefar (Max von Sydow) takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle (Pelle Hvenegaard), from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life. Signing on as laborers at ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1994
92 Minutes
Thomas Guiry Helen Slater Jon Tenney Brittany Boyd Frederic Forrest Richard Farnsworth Michelle Williams Charlie Hofheimer Clayton Barclay Jones
father mother son daughter lassie farmer heartwarming virginia farm family home dogs family farming teen angst love triangle culture clash adventure transformation 1990s
When a family of 4 moves from Baltimore to a farm in rural Virginia, they adopt an abandoned collie. The dog becomes the son's companion and protector, helping him adapt to rural life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
115 Minutes
George Clooney Shailene Woodley Amara Miller Nick Krause Patricia Hastie Beau Bridges Matthew Lillard Judy Greer Robert Forster
real estate developer father daughter boyfriend dying person wife witty emotional sad touching hawaii beach grief infidelity family secrets accident death fatherhood love growing up
A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
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
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
Australia|South Africa
2008
118 Minutes
John Malkovich Jessica Haines Eriq Ebouaney Fiona Press Antoinette Engel Natalie Becker Antonio Fisher David Dennis
professor daughter farmer worker black man rapist disturbing intense passionate countryside cape town, south africa farm college apartheid race relations scandal rape father/daughter relationship identity fall
After having an affair with a student, a Cape Town professor moves to the Eastern Cape, where he gets caught up in a mess of post-apartheid politics.
Romance, Drama
UK
2003
111 Minutes
Romola Garai Rose Byrne Henry Thomas Marc Blucas Bill Nighy Tara Fitzgerald Sinead Cusack Henry Cavill
father daughter sister american brother mother emotional charming england castle countryside poverty family father/daughter relationship writing marriage seduction love growing up 1930s
A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Iceland|UK|Germany
2016
110 Minutes
Hera Hilmar Baltasar Kormákur Gísli Örn Garðarsson Ingvar Sigurdsson Þorsteinn Bachmann Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir Þorsteinn Gunnarsson Margrét Bjarnadóttir Ágúst Bjarnason
surgeon daughter drug dealer father criminal intense melodramatic suspenseful thrilling gory brooding reykjavík, iceland criminal underworld family home drug addiction family crime desperation father/daughter relationship rise
A troubled father, working as a doctor, decides to go to extreme measures for saving his daughter from a devastating influence of her boyfriend, a drug dealer.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1972
107 Minutes
Alan Bates Janet Suzman Peter Bowles Sheila Gish Joan Hickson Elizabeth Robillard Murray Melvin Fanny Carby
mother father daughter friend bleak offbeat shocking family home england parenthood mother/daughter relationship cerebral palsy family transformation quest 1970s
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1995
110 Minutes
Leo McKern Joan Sutherland Geoffrey Rush David Field Noah Taylor Essie Davis Celia Ireland Ray Barrett Barry Otto Nicholas Eadie Murray Bartlett
farmer wife son politician neighbor amusing charming australia farm small town family farming politics father/son relationship growing up transformation 19th century
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2005
98 Minutes
Kurt Russell Dakota Fanning Kris Kristofferson Elisabeth Shue David Morse Freddy Rodriguez Luis Guzman Oded Fehr Ken Howard Rosemary Garris Rhoda Griffis
father daughter horse horse trainer horse owner grandfather endearing heartwarming winsome farm kentucky racetrack stable horse racing father/daughter relationship love animals family family business love
Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.