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The Whale (2022)

A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.

πŸ… 64%β˜… 7.6dir. Darren Aronofskycontemplativemelancholyromantic

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Babel
2006 Β· dir. Alejandro G. IΓ±Γ‘rritu
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.5drama

shares that contemplative feel

Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.

Magnolia
1999 Β· dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
πŸ… 82%β˜… 8drama

shares that melancholy feel

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

Rain Man
1988 Β· dir. Barry Levinson
πŸ… 88%β˜… 8drama

shares that romantic feel

When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his fath

Manchester by the Sea
2016 Β· dir. Kenneth Lonergan
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8drama

same contemplative energy

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

The Danish Girl
2015 Β· dir. Tom Hooper
πŸ… 66%β˜… 7.1drama

same melancholy energy

When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Rocky Balboa
2006 Β· dir. Sylvester Stallone
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.1drama

same romantic energy

When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an oppon

Rocky IV
1985 Β· dir. Sylvester Stallone
πŸ… 38%β˜… 6.9drama

just as contemplative

Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart

Life of Pi
2012 Β· dir. Ang Lee
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.9adventure Β· drama

just as melancholy

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

Rocky II
1979 Β· dir. Sylvester Stallone
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.3drama

just as romantic

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Sta

Perfect Strangers
2016 Β· dir. Paolo Genovese
πŸ… 79%β˜… 7.7drama

kindred drama spirit

During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.

The Wrestler
2008 Β· dir. Darren Aronofsky
πŸ… 99%β˜… 7.9drama Β· romance

same director (Darren Aronofsky)

Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his est

The Lovely Bones
2009 Β· dir. Peter Jackson
πŸ… 31%β˜… 6.6fantasy Β· drama

kindred drama spirit

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.

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