Movies like The Starling
The Starling (2021) is a drama movie directed by Theodore Melfi. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
★ 7.5 · 6,612 votes · Drama
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
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2. Penguin Bloom (2021)
★ 6.9 · 348 votes · Drama
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.
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3. Collateral Beauty (2016)
★ 7.2 · 5,628 votes · Drama, Romance
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
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4. A Ghost Story (2017)
★ 7.1 · 2,587 votes · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.
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5. Fathers and Daughters (2015)
★ 7.2 · 1,079 votes · Drama
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
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6. Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
★ 6.6 · 406 votes · Drama
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
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7. Rabbit Hole (2010)
★ 6.6 · 682 votes · Drama
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
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8. You're Not You (2014)
★ 7.4 · 864 votes · Drama
When an accomplished pianist is diagnosed with the devastating and incurable disease ALS, she hires a directionless young woman who becomes her full-time caregiver. Complete opposites, the strangers form a life-changing bond inspiring each other to live life to fullest, while being brought together by the most challenging of circumstances.
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9. Everybody's Fine (2009)
★ 6.8 · 1,136 votes · Drama
Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to reconnect with his offspring. As he visits each one in turn, Frank finds that his children's lives are not quite as picture-perfect as they've made them out to be.
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10. Nell (1994)
★ 6.5 · 568 votes · Drama, Thriller
In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
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11. Killer's Kiss (1955)
★ 6.3 · 623 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
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12. Fearless (1993)
★ 6.9 · 358 votes · Drama
After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability, leading to radical, compulsive actions. Can a psychologist and a fellow guilt-ridden survivor bring him down to earth?
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13. Creed III (2023)
★ 7.1 · 3,005 votes · Drama, Action
After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has thrived in his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter with nothing to lose.
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14. Synecdoche, New York (2008)
★ 7.5 · 1,696 votes · Drama
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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