

Movies like Float
If Float's mix of loss, grief and joy of life stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Float's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Manchester by the Sea
2016 · Directed by Kenneth Lonergan · 138 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: loss, grief
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…
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Collateral Beauty
2016 · Directed by David Frankel · 97 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: loss, grief
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…
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Ordinary People
1980 · Directed by Robert Redford · 124 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: grief
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.
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NYAD
2023 · Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi · 120 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: wild swimming
Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.