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Movies that feel like Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

If you loved Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, the closest films we have are To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Suicide Room (2011) and Perfect Days (2023). All three share Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring's contemplative and lonely feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.

πŸ… 94% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Kim Ki-dukcontemplativelonely

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To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 Β· dir. Robert Mulligan
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.2drama

Common ground in both: isolation and becoming an adult

The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.

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Suicide Room
2011 Β· dir. Jan Komasa
β˜… 6.6drama Β· thriller

Common ground: isolation

The difference: Played as thriller first

Moody, dark and handsome Dominik is terrorized at school after video footage of his drunken kiss with classmate Aleksandr goes viral. Grappling with public humiliation, Dominik seeks solace in an avatar based 'suicide room' where the pink-haired rebel Sylwia consoles him.

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Perfect Days
2023 Β· dir. Wim Wenders
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.9drama

Contemplative and lonely in the same breath

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

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Ikiru
1952 Β· dir. Akira Kurosawa
πŸ… 98%β˜… 8.3drama

Both are built on the same subject: mortality

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

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God's Own Country
2017 Β· dir. Francis Lee
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.6romance Β· drama

One thread runs through both: countryside

The difference: Leans further into romance

A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.

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Certain Women
2016 Β· dir. Kelly Reichardt
πŸ… 92%β˜… 6.4drama

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.

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The Wall
2012 Β· dir. Julian PΓΆlsler
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· drama

Both lean on loneliness more than on drama

A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature.

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Castaway on the Moon
2009 Β· dir. Lee Hae-jun
β˜… 8drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Drama built on stillness, twice over

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.

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Room
2015 Β· dir. Lenny Abrahamson
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.1drama Β· thriller

Both sit in the same lonely register

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

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Mystery Road
2013 Β· dir. Ivan Sen
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.6thriller Β· crime Β· drama

Drama approached the same way

A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and indigenous detective Jay Swan gets the case. Jay finds that no-one is that interested in solving the murder of an indigenous teenager and he is forced to work alone.

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Together
2000 Β· dir. Lukas Moodysson
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.4drama Β· comedy Β· romance

Both working the same drama territory

Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, GΓΆran. The year is 1975 and GΓΆran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabeth learns that the world can be viewed from different perspectives.

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My Blueberry Nights
2007 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.6drama Β· romance

Both play drama straight

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

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