20 movies like Monsters and Men, ordered by similarity : Cocote(2017), Woodpeckers(2017), Husband Material(2018), Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara(2013), Cruise(2018), Lizzie(2018), Carol(2015), Funny Story(2018), Having You(2013), Loving Pablo(2017), Cinema Verite(2011), Mediterranea(2015) ...
Drama
USA
2018
95 Minutes
John David Washington Anthony Ramos Kelvin Harrison Jr. Chanté Adams Jasmine Cephas Jones Nicole Beharie
bystander police officer baseball player murder victim father african-american disturbing tense intense shocking uneasy emotional new york police brutality african-americans racial profiling murder prejudice racial tension fall
The aftermath of a police killing of a black man, told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act, an African-American police officer and a high-school baseball phenom inspired to take a stand.
Drama
Argentina|Germany|Qatar|Dominican Republic
2017
106 Minutes
Vicente Santos Yuberbi de la Rosa Enerolisa Núñez Judith Rodriguez Perez Pepe Sierra Ricardo Ariel Toribio
gardener father murder victim murderer wealthy man family member tense emotional uneasy brooding brutal dominican republic house countryside funeral road murder revenge father/son relationship family
An Evangelical Christian man attends the funeral services of his father in his hometown, where he has to participate in religious rites that clash with his beliefs and finds himself pressured to take revenge on the murderer.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2013
158 Minutes
gangster lover murderer rival victim criminal bleak chilling disturbing engaging intense shocking india city hospital crime scene love power rivalry plot
After killing his mentor, a gangster comes into power to rule over Mumbai. In the process he falls for an aspiring actress, nevertheless he finds that his protege has fallen for her too which leads to enmity between them.
Drama, Romance
USA
2018
90 Minutes
Spencer Boldman Emily Ratajkowski Sebastian Maniscalco Lucas Salvagno Kathrine Narducci Noah Robbins Gino Cafarelli Jen Cohn Grace Wan Peter Gaudio
italian-american jewish woman love interest mother father racer passionate emotional engaging charming intense heartwarming long island, n.y. america new york city road home love star-crossed lovers romance
Set in the 1980s, a young Italian-American from the "wrong side of the tracks" falls for a Jewish girl from Long Island.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Chloë Sevigny Kristen Stewart Jamey Sheridan Fiona Shaw Kim Dickens Denis O'Hare Jeff Perry Jay Huguley
maid friend murderer father lover brooding intricate tense emotional uneasy massachusetts house forbidden love lizzie borden father/daughter relationship haunted houses murder trial forbidden love rivalry
A psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of Lizzie Andrew Borden's family.
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.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Matthew Glave Emily Bett Rickards Jana Winternitz Nikki Limo Lily Holleman Jessica Diggins Aschleigh Jensen Pete Gardner Reginald VelJohnson Jacob Wysocki
older man daughter estranged father friend girlfriend tense amusing emotional shocking uneasy california wedding restaurant bar woods love triangle awkward situations love father/daughter relationship secret
A dramedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter when she invites him to her woodland wedding.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Crime, Biography, Drama
Spain|Bulgaria
2017
128 Minutes
Javier Bardem Penélope Cruz Peter Sarsgaard Julieth Restrepo Lillian Blankenship David Valencia David Ojalvo Óscar Jaenada Ricardo Niño Pedro Calvo
pablo escobar drug lord journalist woman cia agent american police captain police officer brutal charming confident crafty engaging fiery incredible intense intricate powerful raw uneasy
A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Drama
2011
90 Minutes
Diane Lane Robert Pulcini Tim Robbins James Gandolfini Patrick Fugit Kathleen Quinlan Lolita Davidovich Shanna Collins Thomas Dekker
family documentarian american father mother child passionate outlandish emotional fiery intense melodramatic family home california new york film set united states documentary filmmaking affair cheating
In the 1970s Bill Loud (Tim Robbins) and his wife, Pat (Diane Lane), allow cameras to film their personal lives for the PBS series "An American Family."
Drama
Italy|France|USA|Germany|Qatar
2015
110 Minutes
Koudous Seihon Alassane Sy Adam Gnegne Mary Elizabeth Innocence Pio Amato Davide Schipilliti
refugee companion squatter villager police officer african intense sad shocking gritty emotional bleak africa italy refugees immigrants discrimination journey violence community
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
India
2016
126 Minutes
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Vicky Kaushal Sobhita Dhulipala Mukesh Chhabra Anuschka Sawhney
serial killer police chief psychopath murderer murder suspect murder victim intense disheartening disturbing thrilling suspenseful mumbai, india police station obsession serial murders psychopath investigation crime revenge discovery
Ramanna, a maniac murderer, finds a soulmate in Raghavan, a policeman, who inspects his murder cases. He tries to make Raghavan realize how they both are similar.
Sci-Fi, Drama
UK|Germany|Sweden|Hungary
2016
89 Minutes
Jörg Tittel
young boy father guard mother colonel general tense chilling engaging intense gripping emotional fictional city dystopia dictatorship dystopia saving the day father/son relationship missing father search
Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government imprisons his father, Peter, and Djata and his mother Hannah are ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
133 Minutes
Amandla Stenberg Regina Hall Russell Hornsby KJ Apa Anthony Mackie Sabrina Carpenter Common Issa Rae Lamar Johnson Dominique Fishback Algee Smith
teen girl teen boy neighbor high-school student friend police officer uneasy tense emotional profound passionate neighborhood high school party car police station house police brutality activism racial tension
Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.
Western, Drama, History
Australia
2017
113 Minutes
Bryan Brown Matt Day Tremayne Doolan Anni Finsterer Natassia Gorey Furber Gibson John Ewen Leslie Hamilton Morris Sam Neill Thomas M. Wright
aboriginal murderer farmer murder victim runaway office worker emotional gripping intense sad somber uneasy australian outback cattle ranch outdoors manhunt on the run murder law justice
Australian western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Brazil
2012
131 Minutes
Irandhir Santos Irma Brown Sebastião Formiga Gustavo Jahn Maeve Jinkings W.J. Solha Lula Terra Ana Rita Gurgel
young man young woman grandfather mother housewife intense emotional disturbing brazil desperation loneliness drugs sexual frustration threats love underdog forbidden love discovery fall rivalry
The lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.
Drama
Canada
2018
94 Minutes
Josh Wiggins Darren Mann Taylor Hickson Maria Bello Kyle MacLachlan Niamh Wilson Hailey Kittle Peter Outerbridge Stephanie Moore Kiana Madeira Olivia Scriven
best friend girlfriend mother father partygoer tense emotional touching intense high school party swimming pool house classroom convenience store friendship love growing up teen romance teen culture
Two popular teen boys, best friends since childhood, discover their lives, families, and girlfriends dramatically upended after an unexpected incident occurs on the night of a 17th birthday party.
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Crime, Drama
Canada
2017
105 Minutes
Amanda Crew Jack Kesy Ty Olsson Stephen McHattie David Cubitt Peter McRobbie Matty Finochio Philip Granger Darren Dolynski Jason Diablo Fanny Migneault-Lecavalier
mother son brother priest police officer criminal brash brutal uneasy unrestrained tense raw house car police station barn bar office suicide murder
After a lengthy absence, a small town outlaw returns to his hometown, violently obsessed with the notion that his Mother's death was not a suicide.