My Blueberry Nights
2007France★ 6.46 pt match
Both films sit with longing, figuring out who you are, and loss of innocence. Both move the same way too, melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and dreamlike.
Boulevard
2014USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Dito Montiel★ 5.8
Nolan Mack, a soft-spoken bank employee, undoubtedly loves his wife Joy, though their cavernous empty house only underscores how disconnected they’ve always been from each other. Nolan finds himself drifting from his familiar present-day life in pursuit of lost time after meeting a troubled young man named Leo on his drive home. What begins as an aimless drive down an unfamiliar street turns into a life-altering series of events.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichauntingquietly devastatingwarm
Pacing
slow burnmethodicaldreamlike
Story
unravelingjourney
Emotion
figuring out who you arelongingguiltloss of innocenceshame
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsfamily wounds passed downpoverty
Feel
quietly hauntingemotionally wreckingdiscussion startercerebral
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Foreign films like Boulevard
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Boulevard. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Pain and Glory
2019Spain★ 7.46 pt match
What ties these together is longing, figuring out who you are, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and dreamlike.
The Legend of 1900
1998Italy★ 8.26 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, longing, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, dreamlike, and slow burn.
Days of Being Wild
1990Hong Kong★ 7.36 pt match
Tag overlap with Boulevard across multiple dimensions.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006Japan★ 7.85.5 pt match
Both films sit with loss of innocence, longing, and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, warm and melancholic.
Wings of Desire
1987Germany★ 7.85.5 pt match
Both films sit with longing, figuring out who you are, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and dreamlike.
Radioactive
2020France★ 6.65 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and longing. Both circle the same ground: men and women navigating expectations and family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.