Movies like Between the Temples
If Between the Temples's mix of midlife crisis, widow and cemetery stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Between the Temples's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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A Real Pain
2024 · Directed by Jesse Eisenberg · 90 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: grief, jewish american, jewish · Also comedy and drama · From the same decade (2020s)
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the pair's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
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First Reformed
2018 · Directed by Paul Schrader · 113 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: widow, crisis of faith
A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.
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Louder Than Bombs
2015 · Directed by Joachim Trier · 109 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: grief, death of wife
Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad.
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Silver Linings Playbook
2012 · Directed by David O. Russell · 122 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: widow, death of husband · Also drama and comedy
After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he…
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014 · Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 120 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: midlife crisis · Also drama and comedy
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career,…
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Shiva Baby
2021 · Directed by Emma Seligman · 78 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: jewish american · Also comedy and drama · From the same decade (2020s)
College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.
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Storytelling
2001 · Directed by Todd Solondz · 87 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: teacher student relationship · Also comedy and drama
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
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Uncle Frank
2020 · Directed by Alan Ball · 95 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: grief · From the same decade (2020s)
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.
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The Skeleton Twins
2014 · Directed by Craig Johnson · 92 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: teacher student relationship
Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong.