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Movies that feel likeFences (2016)

In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.

If you loved Fences, the closest films we have are Like Father, Like Son (2013), Beautiful Boy (2018) and It's Only the End of the World (2016). All three share Fences' contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

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

🍅 92% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Denzel Washingtoncontemplative
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Like Father, Like Son
2013 · dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
🍅 86%★ 7.8drama

The same two preoccupations: father, and family relationships

Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.

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Beautiful Boy
2018 · dir. Felix van Groeningen
🍅 67%★ 7.4dramaPrime Video

The same preoccupation in both: fathers and sons

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.

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It's Only the End of the World
2016 · dir. Xavier Dolan
🍅 44%★ 6.8dramaRent or buy

Contemplative drama in both cases

Louis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.

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Our Little Sister
2015 · dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
🍅 93%★ 7.6drama

One thread runs through both: family relationships

After the death of their estranged father, 3 adult sisters invite their teenaged half-sister to live with them.

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

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

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

Drama built on stillness, twice over

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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Concussion
2015 · dir. Peter Landesman
🍅 58%★ 7.1dramaNetflix

Both working the same drama territory

A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.

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Wild
2014 · dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
🍅 88%★ 7.1drama

The drama is handled with the same confidence

A woman with a tragic past decides to start her new life by hiking for one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail.

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On My Skin
2018 · dir. Alessio Cremonini
★ 7.3dramaNetflix

Both play drama straight

The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.

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Clergy
2018 · dir. Wojtek Smarzowski
★ 7.3drama

Cut from the same drama cloth

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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Loveless
2017 · dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev
🍅 95%★ 7.6drama

The same drama instincts

Zhenya and Boris are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page – even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears.

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Roma
2018 · dir. Alfonso Cuarón
🍅 96%★ 7.6dramaNetflix

Drama of the same temperament

In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

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