In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
If Roma hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Both films sit with loss of innocence, longing, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down, family duty, and class and money. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, slow burn, and dreamlike.
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, longing, and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around poverty, family wounds passed down, and men and women navigating expectations. Both move the same way too, melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and dreamlike.
Like Roma, this one is rooted in loss of innocence, feeling powerless, and grief. They share the same lens on poverty, class and money, and family duty. Both move the same way too, warm, melancholic, and slow burn.
Like Roma, this one is rooted in grief, longing, and belonging. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down, family duty, and poverty. Same energy: melancholic, warm, and slow burn.
What ties these together is figuring out who you are, longing, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: men and women navigating expectations, family wounds passed down, and poverty. The feel is the same: melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and methodical.
Both films sit with grief, loss of innocence, and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around poverty, class and money, and family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, melancholic, haunting, dreamlike, and slow burn.
Both films sit with longing, loss of innocence, and grief. They share the same lens on family duty. The feel is the same: melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and methodical.
