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Movies that feel likeSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.

If you loved Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, the closest films we have are Perfect Days (2023), Ikiru (1952) and Certain Women (2016). All three share Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring's contemplative and lonely feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Tony Takitani (2004).

πŸ… 94% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Kim Ki-dukcontemplativelonely
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If Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring hit the spot, these will too

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Perfect Days
2023 Β· dir. Wim Wenders
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.9dramaRent or buy

Contemplative and lonely in the same breath

The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

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Ikiru
1952 Β· dir. Akira Kurosawa
πŸ… 98%β˜… 8.3dramaMax

Both are built on the same subject: mortality

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

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Certain Women
2016 Β· dir. Kelly Reichardt
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.4dramaParamount+

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.

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The Wall
2012 Β· dir. Julian PΓΆlsler
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· dramaPrime Video

Both lean on loneliness more than on drama

The difference: Leans further into science fiction

A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature.

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Tony Takitani
2004 Β· dir. Jun Ichikawa
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.2drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

A reclusive illustrator falls in love with a young woman who addictively shops for clothing.

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Requiem for a Dream
2000 Β· dir. Darren Aronofsky
πŸ… 80%β˜… 8.3dramaPeacock

Common ground: isolation

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.

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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 Β· dir. Robert Mulligan
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.2drama

One thread runs through both: becoming an adult

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

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God's Own Country
2017 Β· dir. Francis Lee
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.6romance Β· drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: countryside

A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.

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Bronson
2009 Β· dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7drama Β· action Β· crimePeacock

The same preoccupation in both: isolation

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

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Room
2015 Β· dir. Lenny Abrahamson
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.1drama Β· thrillerMax

Both sit in the same lonely register

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

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My Blueberry Nights
2007 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.6drama Β· romancePrime VideoStarz

Both play drama straight

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

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Scenes from a Marriage
1974 Β· dir. Ingmar Bergman
β˜… 8.3drama Β· romanceMax

Drama in the same key

Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a faΓ§ade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.

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