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Movies that feel like Corpus Christi (2019)

If you loved Corpus Christi, the closest films we have are The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), Sweet Bean (2015) and Beautiful Boy (2018). All three share Corpus Christi's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.

A pious 20-year-old juvenile delinquent is sent to work at a sawmill in a small town; on arrival, he dresses up as a priest and accidentally takes over the local parish. The arrival of this young, charismatic preacher is an opportunity for the local community to begin the healing process after a tragedy that happened a year prior.

πŸ… 98% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jan Komasacontemplativecozyunsettling
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The Wind Will Carry Us
1999 Β· dir. Abbas Kiarostami
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.4drama

One thread runs through both: small town life

The difference: None of the unease Corpus Christi is built on

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.

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Sweet Bean
2015 Β· dir. Naomi Kawase
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.4drama

Contemplative and cozy in the same breath

The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.

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Beautiful Boy
2018 Β· dir. Felix van Groeningen
πŸ… 67%β˜… 7.4drama

Both are built on the same subject: psychological drama

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.

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Blind Chance
1987 Β· dir. Krzysztof KieΕ›lowski
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.7drama

Common ground: psychological drama

The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.

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Diary of a Country Priest
1951 Β· dir. Robert Bresson
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.7drama

The same preoccupation in both: small town life

An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.

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Clergy
2018 Β· dir. Wojtek Smarzowski
β˜… 7.3drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: catholic priest

The fate of three Catholic priests were linked together through tragic events a few years back. Every year, on the anniversary of the catastrophe, they gather to celebrate their survival of the tragedy. Lisowski works at a curia in a big city, building his career while dreaming of the Vatican. Standing in his way, Mordowicz, the archbishop, a luxurious church dignitary who is making use of his political connections to build the largest sanctuary in Poland. Trybus, is a parish priest and often submits to human weaknesses. KukuΕ‚a also is not doing well. Despite his passion for faith, he is losing the trust of his flock. Soon, through new tragic events, the paths of the three priests will cross again.

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Columbus
2017 Β· dir. Kogonada
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.2drama

Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.

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When Marnie Was There
2014 Β· dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.6animation Β· drama Β· family

Drama with a pulse of unease, in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into animation than Corpus Christi does

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.

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The Judge
2014 Β· dir. David Dobkin
πŸ… 49%β˜… 7.4drama

Both lean on comfort more than on drama

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

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Housekeeping
1987 Β· dir. Bill Forsyth
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· drama

The shared currency is stillness

The difference: Sits closer to comedy than Corpus Christi does

In the Pacific Northwest during the 1950s, two young sisters whose mother has abandoned them wind up living with their Aunt Sylvie, whose views of the world and its conventions don't quite live up to most people's expectations.

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A Short Film About Killing
1988 Β· dir. Krzysztof KieΕ›lowski
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.9crime Β· drama

Both work the same unease

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

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The Hater
2020 Β· dir. Jan Komasa
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.1drama Β· thriller

Jan Komasa working the same nerve twice

A duplicitous young man finds success in the dark world of social media smear tactics β€” but his virtual vitriol soon has violent real-life consequences.

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