
Movies that feel likeCity of Men (2007)
If you loved City of Men, the closest films we have are Silent Heart (2014), Nobody Knows (2004) and Places in the Heart (1984). All three share City of Men's contemplative and melancholy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997).
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If City of Men hit the spot, these will too



Common ground: grief
The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

Both keep coming back to the same thing: rio de janeiro

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Drama with a pulse of melancholy, in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into documentary than City of Men does

Contemplative drama in both cases

Both are working the same pair: becoming an adult, parents and children



Both working the same drama territory

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