The Eighth Day
1996Belgium★ 7.45.5 pt match
Tag overlap with The Fabelmans across multiple dimensions.
The Fabelmans
2022USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Steven Spielberg★ 7.6
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicwarmhauntinghopeful
Pacing
slow burnepisodicescalating
Story
unravelingjourney
Emotion
griefloss of innocencefiguring out who you arelongingguiltbelongingthe family you choose
Themes
family dutyfamily wounds passed downcaught between worldsreligion and faith
Feel
quietly hauntingcatharticdiscussion starteremotionally wreckingrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
Foreign films like The Fabelmans
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as The Fabelmans. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
The Party
1980France★ 6.65 pt match
Like The Fabelmans, this one is rooted in belonging, loss of innocence, and grief. Both circle the same ground: family duty and family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, warm, melancholic, episodic, and slow burn.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
2006Japan★ 7.85 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. Both move the same way too, warm, melancholic, escalating, and episodic.
Late Spring
1949Japan★ 85 pt match
Both films sit with longing, guilt, and belonging. Both circle the same ground: family duty, family wounds passed down, and caught between worlds. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, and slow burn.
The White Balloon
1995Iran★ 7.55 pt match
Both films sit with loss of innocence, belonging, and longing. They share the same lens on family duty. Both move the same way too, warm, melancholic, slow burn, and escalating.
Cria!
1976Spain★ 7.55 pt match
Like The Fabelmans, this one is rooted in grief, loss of innocence, and longing. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down and family duty. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.
The Legend of 1900
1998Italy★ 8.24.5 pt match
Like The Fabelmans, this one is rooted in belonging, figuring out who you are, and longing. Both circle the same ground: caught between worlds and family wounds passed down. The feel is the same: melancholic, warm, episodic, and slow burn.
Séraphine
2008France★ 6.84.5 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are, longing, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family wounds passed down. Same energy: melancholic, haunting, and slow burn.