Angela's Ashes (1999) is a drama movie directed by Alan Parker. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.

★ 6.6 · 344 votes · Drama
In 1847, when Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine that has ravaged the country for two long years, Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, returns home to reunite with his estranged family, only to discover the cruelest reality, a black land where death reigns.
Movies like Black '47 →
★ 8.1 · 2,056 votes · Drama
After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.
Movies like Capernaum →
★ 7.9 · 2,065 votes · Drama
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and friends, and spends 15 years in prison fighting to prove his innocence.
Movies like In the Name of the Father →
★ 7.6 · 2,513 votes · Romance, Drama, History
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
Movies like Cinderella Man →
★ 8.5 · 14,880 votes · Drama, Crime
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Movies like GoodFellas →
★ 8.4 · 10,533 votes · Drama, War
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
Movies like The Pianist →
★ 7.3 · 1,759 votes · Drama
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Movies like Philomena →
★ 7.4 · 1,512 votes · Drama, Music, Romance
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
Movies like Once →
★ 7.0 · 1,474 votes · Action, Comedy, Thriller
When a small-town Irish cop with a crass personality is partnered with a straight-laced FBI agent to bust an international drug-trafficking ring, they must settle their differences in order to take down a dangerous gang.
Movies like The Guard →
★ 7.3 · 7,470 votes · Drama, History, Crime
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Movies like Gangs of New York →
★ 7.3 · 2,677 votes · Crime, Drama
On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
Movies like 25th Hour →
★ 6.8 · 3,043 votes · Drama, Comedy, Family
Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.
Movies like We Bought a Zoo →
★ 7.3 · 3,333 votes · Drama, History, Romance
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
Movies like Brooklyn →
★ 7.5 · 5,345 votes · Horror, Action, Thriller
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Movies like Sinners →
★ 6.6 · 1,027 votes · Drama, Mystery
Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl's supposedly miraculous fast.
Movies like The Wonder →
★ 6.5 · 355 votes · Crime, Drama
Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, Giuseppe, Nerf and Mike.
Movies like A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints →
★ 6.9 · 445 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.
Movies like State of Grace →
★ 7.8 · 4,952 votes · Drama
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Movies like The Whale →
★ 7.4 · 730 votes · Drama
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Movies like Ordinary People →
★ 8.0 · 11,387 votes · Crime, Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
Movies like Requiem for a Dream →