Nebraska
2013USA★ 7.55 pt match
What ties these together is grief, figuring out who you are, and loyalty under pressure. The world both films live in revolves around family duty and class and money. Same energy: melancholic and slow burn.
Ferrari
2023ItalyLanguage: EnglishDirected by Michael Mann★ 6.4
Available in English: subtitled
Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholictensecold and detachedhaunting
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalslow build to explosion
Story
survivalcompetitionunraveling
Emotion
griefguiltloyalty under pressureall-consuming loveshamefiguring out who you are
Themes
family dutyclass and moneymen and women navigating expectations
Feel
quietly hauntingcerebralgut punchdiscussion starter
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Ferrari
If Ferrari hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Marriage Story
2019UK★ 7.74.5 pt match
Like Ferrari, this one is rooted in grief, guilt, and all-consuming love. They share the same lens on men and women navigating expectations, class and money, and family duty. The feel is the same: melancholic and slow burn.
The Wrestler
2008USA★ 7.54 pt match
Like Ferrari, this one is rooted in grief, figuring out who you are, and guilt. They share the same lens on class and money and family duty. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and methodical.
Dallas Buyers Club
2013USA★ 7.94 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and grief. Both circle the same ground: men and women navigating expectations and class and money. Both move the same way too, melancholic, slow burn, and methodical.
Cast Away
2000USA★ 7.74 pt match
Both films sit with grief and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on family duty. Both move the same way too, melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and methodical.
Boyhood
2014USA★ 7.53.5 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and grief. They share the same lens on family duty, class and money, and men and women navigating expectations. The feel is the same: melancholic and slow burn.
Moonlight
2016USA★ 7.43 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, shame, and all-consuming love. They share the same lens on men and women navigating expectations, family duty, and class and money. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.
The Florida Project
2017USA★ 7.43 pt match
Both films sit with grief. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and family duty. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.