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Movies that feel like Sweet Bean (2015)

If you loved Sweet Bean, the closest films we have are The Judge (2014), Diary of a Country Priest (1951) and Columbus (2017). All three share Sweet Bean's contemplative and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Hulu, YouTube TV and Netflix and others, checked against today's data.

The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.

πŸ… 84% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Naomi Kawasecontemplativecozy

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If Sweet Bean hit the spot, these will too

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The Judge
2014 Β· dir. David Dobkin
πŸ… 49%β˜… 7.4drama

Both land stillness and comfort at once

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

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Diary of a Country Priest
1951 Β· dir. Robert Bresson
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.7drama

Both trade on stillness more than on being drama

The difference: 64 years apart, and the 1950s show

An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.

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Columbus
2017 Β· dir. Kogonada
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.2drama

Drama with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.

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Our Little Sister
2015 Β· dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
πŸ… 93%β˜… 7.6drama

The same two preoccupations: japan, and slice of life

The difference: Not nearly as cozy as Sweet Bean

After the death of their estranged father, 3 adult sisters invite their teenaged half-sister to live with them.

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Moonlight
2016 Β· dir. Barry Jenkins
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.4drama

Both keep circling back to restaurant

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

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The Book Thief
2013 Β· dir. Brian Percival
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.5drama

Drama built on stillness, twice over

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

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The Social Network
2010 Β· dir. David Fincher
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8drama

Drama approached the same way

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

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Lion
2016 Β· dir. Garth Davis
πŸ… 84%β˜… 8drama

The same drama instincts

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

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If I Stay
2014 Β· dir. R.J. Cutler
πŸ… 36%β˜… 6.7drama

Both are drama through and through

Mia Hall, a talented young cellist, thought the most difficult decision she would ever have to make would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at prestigious Juilliard or follow her heart to be with the love of her life, Adam, a rock singer/guitarist. However, a car wreck changes everything in an instant, and now Mia's life hangs in the balance. Suspended between life and death, Mia faces a choice that will decide her future.

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Flight
2012 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 77%β˜… 7.3drama

Cut from the same drama cloth

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.

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The Help
2011 Β· dir. Tate Taylor
πŸ… 75%β˜… 8.1drama

Drama approached the same way

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

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Roma
2018 Β· dir. Alfonso CuarΓ³n
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6drama

The same drama instincts

In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

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