
Movies that feel like Kes (1970)
If you loved Kes, the closest films we have are Diary of a Country Priest (1951), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Boyhood (2014). All three share Kes's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Philo and AMC Plus Apple TV channel and others, checked against today's data.
If Kes hit the spot, these will too

Small town life sits at the heart of each
The difference: Missing the wistfulness of Kes

Both built around growing up
The difference: Not nearly as cozy as Kes

The same preoccupation in both: growing up
The difference: 44 years apart, and the 2010s show

Both keep circling back to dysfunctional family
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Contemplative and wistful in the same breath
The difference: Leans comedy where Kes does not

Drama built on play, twice over

Both trade on stillness more than on being drama


A streak of wistfulness through both

Small town life is the engine of both

Both sit in the same contemplative register

Both run wistful where it counts
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