Nomadland
2020USA★ 7.25 pt match
Both films sit with loss of innocence, belonging, and longing. They share the same lens on class and money, poverty, and family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, hopeful, slow burn, and episodic.
Broker
브로커
2022South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Hirokazu Kore-eda★ 7.2
Available in English: subtitled
Sang-hyun is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, who was left in the baby box, to sell him at a good price. Meanwhile, detectives were watching, and they quietly track them down to capture the crucial evidence.
Themes and style
Tone
warmmelancholichopefuldark comedy
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalepisodic
Story
pursuitjourneyescapecon deception
Emotion
the family you choosebelongingguiltredemptionloss of innocencelonging
Themes
povertyfamily dutycorrupt institutionsfamily wounds passed downclass and money
Feel
catharticquietly hauntingdiscussion starteremotionally wrecking
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Broker
If Broker hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
2012USA★ 6.84 pt match
Like Broker, this one is rooted in loss of innocence, belonging, and longing. They share the same lens on poverty, class and money, and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: melancholic, hopeful, slow burn, and episodic.
The Florida Project
2017USA★ 7.43.5 pt match
Both films sit with loss of innocence, belonging, and the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around poverty, class and money, and family duty. Same energy: warm, melancholic, episodic, and slow burn.