
Movies that feel likeDays of Heaven (1978)
If you loved Days of Heaven, the closest films we have are Badlands (1973), Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) and The Woman Next Door (1981). All three share Days of Heaven's contemplative and romantic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Splendor in the Grass (1961).
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If Days of Heaven hit the spot, these will too

Terrence Malick working the same nerve twice
The difference: Sits closer to crime than Days of Heaven does

The same mix in both: stillness, then romance

Both lean on tenderness more than on drama

The same preoccupation in both: love

Both are built on the same subject: love

One thread runs through both: love triangle

Contemplative romance, and it commits to that

Drama with a pulse of romance, in both cases


Drama built on stillness, twice over

Romance built on romance, twice over

The shared currency is tenderness
The difference: 24 years apart, and the 1950s show
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