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Movies that feel likeA Hero (2021)

Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned. Is he truly a hero?

If you loved A Hero, the closest films we have are About Elly (2009), A Separation (2011) and Invisible Life (2019). All three share A Hero's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Clergy (2018).

🍅 97% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Asghar Farhadicontemplative
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About Elly
2009 · dir. Asghar Farhadi
🍅 99%★ 7.9drama

Both are Asghar Farhadi's work, and they rhyme

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.

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A Separation
2011 · dir. Asghar Farhadi
🍅 99%★ 8.3dramaHulu

The same hand behind both of them: Asghar Farhadi

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

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Invisible Life
2019 · dir. Karim Aïnouz
🍅 94%★ 7.7dramaPrime Video

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older sister the encouragement she needs to pursue her dream of becoming a professional pianist.

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Godland
2022 · dir. Hlynur Pálmason
🍅 91%★ 7.1dramaRent or buy

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.

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Clergy
2018 · dir. Wojtek Smarzowski
★ 7.3drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

The fate of three Catholic priests were linked together through tragic events a few years back. Every year, on the anniversary of the catastrophe, they gather to celebrate their survival of the tragedy. Lisowski works at a curia in a big city, building his career while dreaming of the Vatican. Standing in his way, Mordowicz, the archbishop, a luxurious church dignitary who is making use of his political connections to build the largest sanctuary in Poland. Trybus, is a parish priest and often submits to human weaknesses. Kukuła also is not doing well. Despite his passion for faith, he is losing the trust of his flock. Soon, through new tragic events, the paths of the three priests will cross again.

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Queen of Hearts
2019 · dir. May el-Toukhy
🍅 97%★ 7drama

Both know what they want from drama

Anne, a brilliant and dedicated advocacy lawyer specialising in society’s most vulnerable, children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous rabbit hole which, once exposed, unleashes a sequence of events destined to destroy her world.

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Let Go
2024 · dir. Josephine Bornebusch
★ 7dramaNetflix

The same drama instincts

A jaded mother makes a last-ditch effort to keep her family together by taking them on a trip to their teenage daughter’s pole dancing competition.

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Rams
2015 · dir. Grímur Hákonarson
🍅 95%★ 7.2drama

Drama in the same key

In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage. Although they share the land and a way of life, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes under threat. The authorities decide to cull all the animals in the area to contain the outbreak. But Gummi and Kiddi don’t give up so easily – and each brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle and Gummi by using his wits.

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12th Fail
2023 · dir. Vidhu Vinod Chopra
🍅 91%★ 8.7dramaNetflixHulu

Both play drama straight

Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.

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Aquarius
2016 · dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
🍅 97%★ 7.4drama

Both are drama through and through

Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with as she thwarts the builders plans to kick her out of the apartment.

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Hunger
2023 · dir. Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
🍅 86%★ 6.6dramaNetflix

Cut from the same drama cloth

A talented young street-food cook pushes herself to the limit after accepting an invitation to train under an infamous and ruthless chef.

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The Commune
2016 · dir. Thomas Vinterberg
🍅 71%★ 6.4dramaNetflix

The drama is handled with the same confidence

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

A funny and moving story of family and free love set in a freewheeling 1970s commune. When Anna and Erik inherit a huge house, they gather a motley crew of cohabitants to reinvigorate their lives, forcing them to reconcile their new values with old habits.

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