
Movies that feel like Badlands (1974)
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. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Criterion Channel and MGM Plus and others, checked against today's data.
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If Badlands hit the spot, these will too

Both are Terrence Malick's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Not nearly as gritty as Badlands

Both are built on the same subject: fugitive lovers

Both land stillness and romance at once

Tender where it counts, gritty underneath

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Romantic romance in both cases
The difference: 20 years apart, and the 1950s show

Tender crime, and it commits to that

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Romance built on grit, twice over

Crime built on romance, twice over
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Drama built on tenderness, twice over

The same romance instincts
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