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Movies that feel like Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

If you loved Inside Llewyn Davis, the closest films we have are Men & Chicken (2015), We Are the Best! (2013) and Fargo (1996). All three share Inside Llewyn Davis' contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

πŸ… 92% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Joel Coencontemplativestylishdarkly funny

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Men & Chicken
2015 Β· dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
β˜… 6.7comedy Β· drama

Both are built on the same subject: dark comedy

The difference: Not nearly as stylish as Inside Llewyn Davis

Men & Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers who, by getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

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We Are the Best!
2013 Β· dir. Lukas Moodysson
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.1drama Β· music

The same mix in both: stillness, then style

The difference: Missing the dark humor of Inside Llewyn Davis

Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk bandβ€”despite not having any instruments, and being told by everyone that punk is dead.

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Fargo
1996 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8.1crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Both are Joel Coen's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Inside Llewyn Davis does

Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!

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Force Majeure
2014 Β· dir. Ruben Γ–stlund
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.2drama

One thread runs through both: dark comedy

While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.

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La Vie en Rose
2007 Β· dir. Olivier Dahan
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.5music Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.

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Sound of Metal
2020 Β· dir. Darius Marder
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.7drama Β· music

Both lean on style more than on music

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.

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Sister Act
1992 Β· dir. Emile Ardolino
πŸ… 73%β˜… 6.5music Β· comedy

Music built on dark humor, twice over

The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1990s show

When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters.

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Rocketman
2019 Β· dir. Dexter Fletcher
β˜… 7.3music Β· drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.

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20 Feet from Stardom
2013 Β· dir. Morgan Neville
πŸ… 99%β˜… 7.4documentary Β· music

Stylish music, and it commits to that

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

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The Great Beauty
2013 Β· dir. Paolo Sorrentino
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.7drama

Darkly funny drama, and it commits to that

Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

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The Legend of 1900
1998 Β· dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
πŸ… 58%β˜… 8drama Β· music

Both know what they want from drama

Musician Max Tooney goes to sell his prized Conn trumpet to a music shop, where he plays the instrument one last time. The shopkeeper recognises the song as one on a record matrix he found and asks who the piece is by. Tooney tells the story of an infant found abandoned in the first class dining room of the four-stacker ocean-liner SS Virginian on 1 January 1900. Danny Boodman, a coal-man from the boiler room, names the boy Danny Boodman T. D. Lemon 1900, after himself, the fruit crate the boy was found in, and the year, and raises him as his own.

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Michael
2026 Β· dir. Antoine Fuqua
πŸ… 38%β˜… 7.5music Β· drama

Both are music through and through

The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world, highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career.

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