
Movies that feel like Awakenings (1990)
If you loved Awakenings, the closest films we have are Hope (2013), A Few Good Men (1992) and In America (2003). All three share Awakenings' 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 Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.
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If Awakenings hit the spot, these will too

Both are working the same pair: hope, a true story
The difference: 23 years apart, and the 2010s show

Contemplative where it counts, hopeful underneath

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Both lean on hope more than on drama

Both are built on the same subject: a true story

Drama built on stillness, twice over

The same preoccupation in both: hope
The difference: Leans harder into action than Awakenings does



Both working the same drama territory
The difference: Sits closer to comedy than Awakenings does

The same drama instincts

Drama approached the same way
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