
Movies that feel likeBabette's Feast (1987)
If you loved Babette's Feast, the closest films we have are Roger & Me (1989), An Honest Liar (2014) and Ed Wood (1994). All three share Babette's Feast's contemplative and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Real Life (1979).
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If Babette's Feast hit the spot, these will too

Contemplative where it counts, epic underneath
The difference: Leans harder into documentary than Babette's Feast does

Both land wit and play at once
The difference: 27 years apart, and the 2010s show

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Both lean on scale more than on comedy
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Babette's Feast does

History with a pulse of wit, in both cases
The difference: Easier on the stillness than Babette's Feast


Epic comedy, and it commits to that

Contemplative history in both cases


Drama with a pulse of play, in both cases


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