
Movies that feel like Like Stars on Earth (2007)
If you loved Like Stars on Earth, the closest films we have are Like Father, Like Son (2013), Departures (2008) and Hope (2013). All three share Like Stars on Earth'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 Netflix, Criterion Channel and AMC+ and others, checked against today's data.
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If Like Stars on Earth hit the spot, these will too

The same two preoccupations: parents and children, and father
The difference: None of the hope Like Stars on Earth is built on

One thread runs through both: hopeful


Contemplative drama, and it commits to that

Both keep coming back to the same thing: father

The same preoccupation in both: teachers and students
The difference: Sits closer to romance than Like Stars on Earth does

Drama with a pulse of wistfulness, in both cases
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Both lean on hope more than on drama

Common ground: hopeful

Both are built on the same subject: jealousy

Both run contemplative where it counts

Both sit in the same wistful register
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