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Movies that feel like Housekeeping (1987)
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.
If you loved Housekeeping, the closest films we have are Local Hero (1983), The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) and Diary of a Country Priest (1951). All three share Housekeeping's contemplative and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Vernon, Florida (1981).
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If Housekeeping hit the spot, these will too
Bill Forsyth working the same nerve twice
The same preoccupation in both: small town life
Trades the wit of Housekeeping for an angle of its own
One thread runs through both: small town life
36 years apart, and the 1950s show
Both land stillness and comfort at once
Sits closer to documentary than Housekeeping does
Witty and playful in the same breath
Drama built on stillness, twice over
Witty comedy, and it commits to that
Drama with a pulse of comfort, in both cases
Both lean on wit more than on comedy
Contemplative drama in both cases
The shared currency is comfort
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The best-reviewed films that share Housekeeping’s defining feeling.
