Moonlight
2016USA★ 7.44 pt match
Both films sit with longing, shame, and loss of innocence. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and episodic.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
봄 여름 가을 겨울 그리고 봄
2003South KoreaLanguage: koDirected by Kim Ki-duk★ 7.8
Available in English: subtitled
An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichauntingwarmsurrealquietly devastating
Pacing
slow burnepisodicdreamlike
Story
journeyunraveling
Emotion
guiltredemptionloss of innocencelongingshame
Themes
religion and faithfamily wounds passed down
Feel
quietly hauntingcerebraldiscussion starteremotionally wrecking
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
If Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Boyhood
2014USA★ 7.53.5 pt match
Like Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, this one is rooted in loss of innocence and longing. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.
Boulevard
2014USA★ 5.83.5 pt match
Both films sit with longing, guilt, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: melancholic, haunting, slow burn, and dreamlike.
Nebraska
2013USA★ 7.53 pt match
Like Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, this one is rooted in longing and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.