
Movies that feel like Better Days (2019)
If you loved Better Days, the closest films we have are Days of Being Wild (1990), 3-Iron (2004) and As Tears Go By (1988). All three share Better Days' contemplative and gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Criterion Channel and MUBI and others, checked against today's data.
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If Better Days hit the spot, these will too

Contemplative where it counts, gritty underneath
The difference: 29 years apart, and the 1990s show

Romantic and tender in the same breath

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Both lean on romance more than on romance
The difference: Not nearly as gritty as Better Days

Tender crime in both cases

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Romance with a pulse of romance, in both cases

Both lean on tenderness more than on crime
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Drama built on grit, twice over
The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Better Days does

Crime with a pulse of grit, in both cases

Romance approached the same way

Both play drama straight
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