The Dressmaker
2015Australia★ 75 pt match
Tag overlap with Silver Linings Playbook across multiple dimensions.
Silver Linings Playbook
2012USALanguage: EnglishDirected by David O. Russell★ 7.2
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedywarmhopefulchaoticmelancholic
Pacing
escalatingerraticslow build to explosionepisodic
Story
reunioncompetitionunraveling
Emotion
grieffiguring out who you areall-consuming loveredemptionbelonginglongingthe family you choose
Themes
family dutyfamily wounds passed downclass and money
Feel
catharticcrowd pleaserdiscussion starterrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Foreign films like Silver Linings Playbook
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Silver Linings Playbook. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
The Second Mother
2015Brazil★ 84 pt match
Both films sit with grief, belonging, and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on class and money, family wounds passed down, and family duty. The feel is the same: dark comedy, warm, and escalating.
Le Brio
2017France★ 73 pt match
Both films sit with redemption, figuring out who you are, and belonging. They share the same lens on class and money. The feel is the same: warm, dark comedy, and escalating.
99 Francs
2007France★ 6.73 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and all-consuming love. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, erratic, and escalating.
The Favourite
2018UK★ 7.53 pt match
Tag overlap with Silver Linings Playbook across multiple dimensions.