
Movies that feel likeBadlands (1973)
If you loved Badlands, the closest films we have are Days of Heaven (1978), Pierrot le Fou (1965) and Days of Being Wild (1990). All three share Badlands' contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Port of Shadows (1938).
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If Badlands hit the spot, these will too

Terrence Malick working the same nerve twice
The difference: Trades the grit of Badlands for an angle of its own

Common ground: fugitive lovers

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

Tender and gritty in the same breath

Contemplative drama in both cases

Romantic romance, and it commits to that

Both lean on tenderness more than on crime
The difference: 31 years apart, and the 2000s show

Drama built on grit, twice over

Romance with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Crime built on romance, twice over

Drama with a pulse of tenderness, in both cases
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

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