Brokeback Mountain
2005USA★ 7.85.5 pt match
Both films sit with longing, all-consuming love, and shame. They share the same lens on men and women navigating expectations. Both move the same way too, melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and episodic.
Cyrano de Bergerac
1990FranceLanguage: frDirected by Jean-Paul Rappeneau★ 7.3
Available in English: subtitled
Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he finds a way to express his love to her, indirectly.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicwarmdark comedyhaunting
Pacing
episodicescalatingslow burn
Story
con deceptionpursuitwar
Emotion
all-consuming lovelongingshamefiguring out who you aresacrifice
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsclass and money
Feel
catharticemotionally wreckingquietly hauntingcrowd pleaser
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Cyrano de Bergerac
If Cyrano de Bergerac hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Past Lives
2023USA★ 7.74 pt match
What ties these together is longing, figuring out who you are, and all-consuming love. The world both films live in revolves around men and women navigating expectations. The feel is the same: melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979USA★ 7.63.5 pt match
Like Cyrano de Bergerac, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on men and women navigating expectations. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, and slow burn.
The Wrestler
2008USA★ 7.53.5 pt match
Like Cyrano de Bergerac, this one is rooted in longing and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.
Marriage Story
2019UK★ 7.73 pt match
What ties these together is all-consuming love, figuring out who you are, and longing. They share the same lens on men and women navigating expectations and class and money. Same energy: melancholic, dark comedy, slow burn, and escalating.