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Movies that feel like Still Alice (2014)

If you loved Still Alice, the closest films we have are The Father (2020), The Vow (2012) and Forgotten Love (2023). All three share Still Alice's contemplative and melancholy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Fandor and others, checked against today's data.

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

πŸ… 85% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Wash Westmorelandcontemplativemelancholycerebral

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The Father
2020 Β· dir. Florian Zeller
πŸ… 98%β˜… 8.2drama

Common ground in both: alzheimer's disease and memory loss

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

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The Vow
2012 Β· dir. Michael Sucsy
πŸ… 30%β˜… 6.8drama Β· romance

The same preoccupation in both: amnesia

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

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Forgotten Love
2023 Β· dir. MichaΕ‚ Gazda
β˜… 7.5drama Β· romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: memory loss

The difference: Leans harder into romance than Still Alice does

A once-respected surgeon who's lost his family and his memory gets a chance at redemption when he reconnects with someone from his forgotten past.

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Nomadland
2021 Β· dir. ChloΓ© Zhao
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.3drama

Contemplative where it counts, melancholy underneath

The difference: None of the ideas Still Alice is built on

A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

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The Danish Girl
2015 Β· dir. Tom Hooper
πŸ… 66%β˜… 7.1drama

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

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Parallel Mothers
2021 Β· dir. Pedro AlmodΓ³var
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.1drama

Common ground: mother

Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.

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I'm Still Here
2024 Β· dir. Walter Salles
β˜… 8.2drama Β· history

Both are built on the same subject: mother

The difference: Sits closer to history than Still Alice does

A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

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Manchester by the Sea
2016 Β· dir. Kenneth Lonergan
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8drama

Drama built on melancholy, twice over

After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

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Central Station
1998 Β· dir. Walter Salles
πŸ… 94%β˜… 8drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

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The Man from Earth
2007 Β· dir. Richard Schenkman
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.8science fiction Β· drama

One thread runs through both: professor

A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and curiosity collide, challenging everything they thought they knew about history, science, and belief.

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Lilting
2014 Β· dir. Hong Khaou
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.2drama

A streak of melancholy through both

A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.

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Toni Erdmann
2016 Β· dir. Maren Ade
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· drama

One thread runs through both: family

Convinced that his daughter has forgotten how to laugh, a father shows up unannounced while she's living abroad and bombards her with outrageous jokes.

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