
Movies that feel likeOnce (2007)
If you loved Once, the closest films we have are Sing Street (2016), Cold War (2018) and Tender Mercies (1983). All three share Once's contemplative and stylish feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Leto (2018).
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If Once hit the spot, these will too

Both are John Carney's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Leans harder into comedy than Once does

Contemplative and stylish in the same breath

The same mix in both: romance, then tenderness
The difference: Made in the 1980s, in a different era of the craft

John Carney working the same nerve twice

Both are built on the same subject: rock 'n' roll

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
The difference: Trades the tenderness of Once for an angle of its own

Stylish music, and it commits to that
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Both keep coming back to the same thing: pianist

Both lean on romance more than on romance

Drama built on tenderness, twice over

Contemplative music in both cases

Stylish romance, and it commits to that
In the mood for more contemplative?
all contemplative movies βThe best-reviewed films that share Onceβs defining feeling.









