Movies like Distant
If Distant's mix of photographer, recession and loneliness stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Distant's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Winter Sleep
2014 · Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan · 196 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Also a Turkish drama
Aydın is a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey. As winter emerges he begins navigating the conflicts within the relationships with his wife, sister and existence.
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The Wild Pear Tree
2018 · Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan · 188 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Also a Turkish drama
Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village and starts scraping together money to publish his book.
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Nomadland
2021 · Directed by Chloé Zhao · 108 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: recession, unemployment
A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
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The Old Oak
2023 · Directed by Ken Loach · 113 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: photographer
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.