
Movies that feel likePlaces in the Heart (1984)
If you loved Places in the Heart, the closest films we have are City of Men (2007), Autumn Sonata (1978) and Silent Heart (2014). All three share Places in the Heart's contemplative and melancholy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997).
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If Places in the Heart hit the spot, these will too

The same preoccupation in both: grief
The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft



Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
The difference: Leans harder into documentary than Places in the Heart does

Both lean on melancholy more than on drama







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