feelsalike.com

Movies that feel like Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (2010)

If you loved Astral City: A Spiritual Journey, the closest films we have are Swades (2004), In America (2003) and Departures (2008). All three share Astral City: A Spiritual Journey's contemplative and hopeful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Hulu and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

The selfish Dr. André Luiz dies and awakes in the limbo called "Umbral". After a painful period in the gruesome swamp, he is rescued and brought in a white light to "Nosso Lar" (meaning "Our Home"). He finds a place of harmony, where people live in peace awaiting

6.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Wagner de Assiscontemplativedreadhopeful

Not on subscription streaming right now. Rent or buy below.

See it on the map

When is Astral City: A Spiritual Journey streaming? →

If Astral City: A Spiritual Journey hit the spot, these will too

Swades poster
Swades
2004 · dir. Ashutosh Gowariker
🍅 90%8.2drama

Common ground in both: inspirational and admiring

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

Feels alike?
In America poster
In America
2003 · dir. Jim Sheridan
🍅 90%7.7drama

The same preoccupation in both: inspirational

The difference: Lighter on dread

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

Feels alike?
Departures poster
Departures
2008 · dir. Yojiro Takita
🍅 80%8drama

The same mix in both: stillness, then hope

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.

Feels alike?
Hope poster
Hope
2013 · dir. Lee Joon-ik
8.2drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.

Feels alike?
The Castle poster
The Castle
1997 · dir. Rob Sitch
🍅 87%7.6drama · comedy

Drama with a pulse of hope, in both cases

The difference: Leans further into comedy

The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia's busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.

Feels alike?
Godland poster
Godland
2022 · dir. Hlynur Pálmason
🍅 91%7.1drama

Drama built on dread, twice over

In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.

Feels alike?
The Blind Side poster
The Blind Side
2009 · dir. John Lee Hancock
🍅 66%7.6drama

Both work the same stillness

The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.

Feels alike?
Mohabbatein poster
Mohabbatein
2000 · dir. Aditya Chopra
7.1drama · romance

Both sit in the same hopeful register

The difference: Played as romance first

At a prestigious all-male university, three friends seek love outside of the school grounds; at the same time, a newly-hired music teacher seeks to befriend and loosen up the militantly strict headmaster.

Feels alike?
Triumph of the Will poster
Triumph of the Will
1935 · dir. Leni Riefenstahl
🍅 84%7.1documentary

A 1930s answer to the same itch

The difference: 75 years apart, and the 1930s show

A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.

Feels alike?
Blood and Bone poster
Blood and Bone
2009 · dir. Ben Ramsey
6.7action · crime · thriller

The same drama instincts

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.

Feels alike?
Moneyball poster
Moneyball
2011 · dir. Bennett Miller
🍅 94%7.6drama

Drama in the same key

The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

Feels alike?
Awakenings poster
Awakenings
1990 · dir. Penny Marshall
🍅 81%7.8drama

Both play drama straight

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

Feels alike?

In the mood for more contemplative?

all contemplative movies →

The best-reviewed films that share Astral City: A Spiritual Journey’s defining feeling.