Álvaro, a man obsessed with the idea of writing what he brands as “high literature,” manipulates the lives and feelings of the people around him to write about the consequences caused by his devious acts.
If The Motive hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Like The Motive, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are and guilt. They share the same lens on class and money and caught between worlds. The feel is the same: cold and detached, dark comedy, and methodical.
Like The Motive, this one is rooted in guilt, figuring out who you are, and shame. The world both films live in revolves around men and women navigating expectations and class and money. The feel is the same: cold and detached, haunting, slow burn, and methodical.
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and guilt. Both circle the same ground: class and money. Both move the same way too, haunting, cold and detached, slow burn, and methodical.
Both films sit with guilt and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: cold and detached, haunting, methodical, and slow burn.
What ties these together is guilt. They share the same lens on class and money. The feel is the same: cold and detached, haunting, methodical, and slow burn.
Both films sit with guilt, shame, and all-consuming love. They share the same lens on class and money and men and women navigating expectations. The feel is the same: cold and detached, haunting, slow burn, and methodical.
