Moonlight
2016USA★ 7.44 pt match
Both films sit with longing, loss of innocence, and all-consuming love. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down and class and money. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.
A Very Long Engagement
Un long dimanche de fiançailles
2004FranceLanguage: frDirected by Jean-Pierre Jeunet★ 7.3
Available in English: subtitled
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichopefulhauntingwarm
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalescalating
Story
investigationjourneypursuit
Emotion
grieflongingall-consuming loveloyalty under pressureloss of innocence
Themes
family wounds passed downclass and moneycorrupt institutions
Feel
quietly hauntingcatharticcerebraldiscussion starter
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Hollywood films like A Very Long Engagement
If A Very Long Engagement hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Boyhood
2014USA★ 7.53.5 pt match
What ties these together is loss of innocence, longing, and grief. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down and class and money. The feel is the same: melancholic, warm, and slow burn.
Boulevard
2014USA★ 5.83.5 pt match
Both films sit with longing and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and methodical.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
2012USA★ 6.83 pt match
Both films sit with grief, loss of innocence, and longing. They share the same lens on class and money, family wounds passed down, and corrupt institutions. Same energy: melancholic, hopeful, slow burn, and escalating.
Nebraska
2013USA★ 7.53 pt match
What ties these together is grief, longing, and loyalty under pressure. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down and class and money. Same energy: melancholic, warm, and slow burn.