Cria!
1976Spain★ 7.57 pt match
What ties these together is grief, loss of innocence, and longing. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down and family duty. Same energy: melancholic, quietly devastating, and slow burn.
Nebraska
2013USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Alexander Payne★ 7.5
An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicdark comedywarmquietly devastating
Pacing
slow burnepisodic
Story
journeyreunion
Emotion
grieflongingbelongingfiguring out who you areloyalty under pressureloss of innocencethe family you choose
Themes
family wounds passed downfamily dutypovertyclass and money
Feel
quietly hauntingcatharticdiscussion starteremotionally wreckingcerebral
Violence
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Foreign films like Nebraska
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Nebraska. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
The World of Apu
1959India★ 8.16.5 pt match
What ties these together is grief, longing, and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: poverty, family wounds passed down, and family duty. Same energy: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.
My Blueberry Nights
2007France★ 6.46 pt match
Like Nebraska, this one is rooted in grief, longing, and figuring out who you are. The feel is the same: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006Japan★ 7.86 pt match
What ties these together is loss of innocence, longing, and grief. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down and family duty. Same energy: warm, melancholic, and episodic.
Departures
2008Japan★ 7.96 pt match
What ties these together is grief, figuring out who you are, and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around family duty and family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.
The Legend of 1900
1998Italy★ 8.26 pt match
Both films sit with belonging, figuring out who you are, and longing. Both circle the same ground: class and money and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: melancholic, warm, episodic, and slow burn.
Late Spring
1949Japan★ 86 pt match
Like Nebraska, this one is rooted in longing, belonging, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family duty and family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, and slow burn.