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Please Recommend Similar Movies


Anyone can recommend similar movies to me please? Doesn't have to be exactly similar, could have same feeling or similar themes, or any stuff that comes to your mind that you would recommend.

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another great road movie: broken flowers (2005) by jim jarmush
the straight story (1999) by david lynch
and maybe wakefield (2016) with bryan cranston

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straight story was a great movie, gotta check out wakefield though thx

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No real plot stories? People going through a life catharsis moment? Because that is what I got watching this unique film.

Grand Canyon (1991)- A bit long, but similar, multiple lives shown.

Short Cuts (1993) similar to Grand Canyon also long.

You have probably seen it but Easy Rider (1969)

Emperor of the North (1973)- Lee Marvin, best movie ever made about hobos. I recommend this one. (Ok not at all similar to The Swimmer)






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thx for the suggestions, have seen short cuts by altman , loved it. easy rider was ok, will check out grand canyon and emperor, thank you very much

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Short Cuts was my first thought, too.

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I heard of this movie after someone mentioned it on the board for La Ciénaga (2001)

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I'd recommend Seconds & Save the Tiger as they also deal with American male midlife, the emptiness of the American Dream, and the despair of realizing that your life has been devoid of real meaning, that you bought into illusions that promised to make you happy but instead destroyed you.

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Thanks for these 2 movies, put them on the watchlist! Much appreciated!

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I've always placed them with The Swimmer as a personal trilogy about the subject. Hope you'll enjoy them! Although "enjoy" may not quite be the word for Second in particular ... incredibly powerful, though.

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