20 movies like Capernaum, ordered by similarity : The Florida Project(2017), Don't Come Back From the Moon(2017), Men, Women & Children(2014), The Bachelors(2017), Venus(2017), Never Rarely Sometimes Always(2020), Fireworks(2017), Custody(2017), Loveling(2018), Win Win(2011), Queen of Katwe(2016), Most Beautiful Island(2017) ...
Drama
2018
130 Minutes
Nadine Labaki Kawthar Al Haddad Boluwatife Treasure Bankole Zain Al Rafeea Yordanos Shiferaw Fadi Yousef Cedra Izzam Alaa Chouchnieh Elias Khoury
boy parent migrant worker emotional bleak uplifting lebanon courtroom lawsuit survival struggle growing up 2010s
After fleeing his negligent and abusive parents, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old boy sues them to protest the life they've given him.
Drama
USA
2017
115 Minutes
Willem Dafoe Brooklynn Prince Bria Vinaite Valeria Cotto Christopher Rivera Caleb Landry Jones Macon Blair Karren Karagulian Sandy Kane
hotel manager young girl young boy single mother tourist neighbor dreamy heartwarming sad cheery florida motel beach single parents parent/child relationship struggle childhood hard times growing up love
Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.
Drama
2017
98 Minutes
James Franco Rashida Jones Zackary Arthur Jeff Wahlberg Alyssa Elle Steinacker Hale Lytle Henry Hopper Scott Crane Cheyenne Haynes Jeremiah Noe Ambar Velazquez
child community member father bleak emotional california desert town abandonment growing up disappearance parent/child relationship growing up 2010s
In a dusty town at the edge of the world, the men of a small community begin to vanish one by one. Theories about their whereabouts swirl through the ether as their wives and teenage children wait for their return.
Drama
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Rosemarie DeWitt Jennifer Garner Judy Greer Dean Norris Adam Sandler Dennis Haysbert J.K. Simmons Olivia Crocicchia Kaitlyn Dever Ansel Elgort Elena Kampouris
suburbanite teen boy classmate mother teacher friend cheeky emotional gripping bedroom high school suburb classroom photography studio car internet growing up parent/child relationship pornography overprotective parent
A group of high school teenagers and their parents attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communications, their self-images, and their love lives.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
99 Minutes
J.K. Simmons Julie Delpy Josh Wiggins Odeya Rush Kevin Dunn Charlie DePew Tyrel Jackson Williams Kitana Turnbull Tom Amandes Spencer List Jacqueline Mazarella
widower teen boy love interest headmaster teacher teen girl confident emotional uplifting heartwarming touching amusing house small town big city backyard street los angeles grief parent/child relationship
After the early death of his wife, a mourning father moves with his teenage son across the country for a private school teaching job. Their lives begin to transform due to two unique women, who help them embrace life and love again.
Comedy, Drama
2017
95 Minutes
Debargo Sanyal Jamie Mayers Pierre-Yves Cardinal Zena Darawalla Gordon Warnecke Amber Goldfarb Peter Miller Judy Virago
transgender woman father son teen boy amusing emotional home parent/child relationship transgender secret coming out parenthood discovery 2010s
Drama
USA|UK
2020
101 Minutes
Ryan Eggold Théodore Pellerin Sharon Van Etten Sidney Flanigan Talia Ryder Drew Seltzer Lester Greene Kim Rios Lin
teen girl friend teen boy parent doctor bleak chilling emotional melancholy moving sad uneasy pennsylvania new york city united states teen pregnancy abortion poverty abusive relationship traumatic past
A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.
Romance, Anime, Drama
Japan
2017
90 Minutes
teen boy teen girl runaway friend parent classmate emotional cheeky suspenseful touching japan pool school classroom train coast time travel growing up love friendship
Schoolchildren Norimichi, Yûsuke and Jun'ichi want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. They make a plan to find the answer at a fireworks display, while Nazuna schemes to... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
94 Minutes
Denis Menochet Léa Drucker Thomas Gioria Mathilde Auneveux Mathieu Saïkaly Florence Janas Saadia Bentaïeb Sophie Pincemaille Émilie Incerti-Formentini Jérome Care-Aulanier Coralie Russier
divorce divorce lawyer son mother father family member emotional intense tense disheartening office party bus house car apartment custody battle divorce family feud growing up
A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
106 Minutes
Paul Giamatti Amy Ryan Bobby Cannavale Jeffrey Tambor Burt Young Melanie Lynskey Alex Shaffer Margo Martindale David Thompson Mike Diliello Nina Arianda
attorney coach wife daughter young boy wrestler charming heartwarming new jersey high school household courtroom wrestling aspirations competition teen angst family law growing up rivalry
A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.
Biography, Drama
USA
2016
124 Minutes
Madina Nalwanga David Oyelowo Lupita Nyong'o Martin Kabanza Taryn "Kay" Kyaze Ronald Ssemaganda Ethan Nazario Lubega Esther Tebandeke
young girl missionary chess player parent rival chess grandmaster uplifting emotional cool uganda hut chess tournament classroom street market poverty struggle chess hope determination
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
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.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Raúl Castillo Sheila Vand Evan Rosado Isaiah Kristian Josiah Gabriel Michael Pemberton Amelia Campbell Giovanni Pacciarelli
brother mother father boy friend bleak brash emotional endearing moving house woods lake park upstate new york family dysfunction family relationships brother relationship growing up escape
Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
Drama
UK
2014
86 Minutes
Sienna Guillory Hannah Spearritt Sean Harris Marama Corlett Paul Popplewell Liam Walpole Oliver Kennedy Rosa French Joe Copsey
young man teen boy race car driver mother love interest uplifting engaging confident rural community norfolk england love coming of age growing up womanizing mother/son relationship growing up love 2010s
A long hot summer in rural Norfolk and a rough coming of age for Goob Taylor, fighting with brutal, womanizing stock car racer Gene Womack for his mother's attention, and falling for the exotic charms of a pretty foreign field worker.
Drama
USA
2005
80 Minutes
Jeff Daniels Laura Linney Jesse Eisenberg Owen Kline William Baldwin Halley Feiffer Anna Paquin Adam Rose
professor writer teen boy young boy ex-wife ex-husband emotional quirky raw brooklyn, n.y. house university museum divorce writers parenthood teen angst siblings aspirations growing up
Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Nick Robinson Josh Duhamel Jennifer Garner Tony Hale Katherine Langford Alexandra Shipp Logan Miller Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Keiynan Lonsdale Joey Pollari Miles Heizer
teen boy teenager family member friend love interest amusing cheeky emotional endearing heartwarming positive house high school coming out growing up teen romance family relationships friendship growing up
Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
UK
1961
100 Minutes
teenager daughter mother sailor boyfriend gay/lesbian bleak emotional england household love friendship mother/daughter relationship emotional abuse pregnancy family dysfunction growing up love discovery 1960s
A pregnant teenage girl must fend for herself when her mother remarries, leaving the girl with only a new male friend for support.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
France|Belgium|Spain
2013
175 Minutes
Léa Seydoux Adèle Exarchopoulos Salim Kechiouche Mona Walravens Jeremie Laheurte Alma Jodorowski Aurélien Recoing Catherine Salée Fanny Maurin Benjamin Siksou Sàndor Funtek
teen girl frenchwoman lesbian boyfriend family member teacher emotional intense fascinating france bar art studio bedroom street car love learning experience sexual awakening lesbianism growing up
Adèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.
Romance, Drama
2013
104 Minutes
Gabrielle Marion-Rivard Vincent-Guillaume Otis Sébastien Ricard Isabelle Vincent Marie Gignac Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin Alexandre Landry Benoît Gouin
parent boyfriend sister choir director touching uplifting charming family home recreation center living with disability sister relationship singing growth independence talent growing up love 2010s
A young woman who has Williams syndrome possesses amazing musical talents but struggles continually to gain her independence.
Drama
Israel|Poland
2017
90 Minutes
Asher Lax Ami Smolartchik Yaacov Cohen Keren Berger Naama Manor
artist mother father son teacher teen boy moving heartwarming engaging emotional endearing israel growing up teen angst class conflict family dysfunction love growing up 2010s
17-year- old ASHER has always been the impulsive troublemaker, from primary school, all through junior high and high school. It's hard for him to concentrate in class, and he is compelled ... See full summary »