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Movies that feel like The Fool (2014)

If you loved The Fool, the closest films we have are Silent Heart (2014), Rams (2015) and Invisible Life (2019). All three share The Fool's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

The Fool is a movie about a simple plumber. An honest man, he is up against an entire system of corrupted bureaucrats. At stake are the lives of 800 inhabitants of an old dorm that is at risk of collapsing within the span of the night.

🍅 93% Rotten Tomatoes8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Yury Bykovcontemplative

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Silent Heart
2014 · dir. Bille August
7.1drama

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Three generations of a family gather over a weekend. The sisters Sanne and Heidi have accepted their terminally-ill mother’s desire to die before her disease worsens; but, as the weekend progresses, their mother's decision becomes harder and harder to deal with, and old conflicts come to the surface.

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Rams
2015 · dir. Grímur Hákonarson
🍅 95%7.2drama

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage. Although they share the land and a way of life, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes under threat. The authorities decide to cull all the animals in the area to contain the outbreak. But Gummi and Kiddi don’t give up so easily – and each brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle and Gummi by using his wits.

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Invisible Life
2019 · dir. Karim Aïnouz
🍅 94%7.7drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older sister the encouragement she needs to pursue her dream of becoming a professional pianist.

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Clergy
2018 · dir. Wojtek Smarzowski
7.3drama

Drama approached the same way

The fate of three Catholic priests were linked together through tragic events a few years back. Every year, on the anniversary of the catastrophe, they gather to celebrate their survival of the tragedy. Lisowski works at a curia in a big city, building his career while dreaming of the Vatican. Standing in his way, Mordowicz, the archbishop, a luxurious church dignitary who is making use of his political connections to build the largest sanctuary in Poland. Trybus, is a parish priest and often submits to human weaknesses. Kukuła also is not doing well. Despite his passion for faith, he is losing the trust of his flock. Soon, through new tragic events, the paths of the three priests will cross again.

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Chak De! India
2007 · dir. Shimit Amin
🍅 90%8.1drama

Both are drama through and through

A team of rag-tag girls with their own agenda form Team India competing for international fame in field hockey. Their coach, the ex-men's Indian National team captain, returns from a life of shame after being unjustly accused of match fixing in his last match. Can he give the girls the motivation required to win, while dealing with the shadows of his own past?

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Treeless Mountain
2009 · dir. So Yong Kim
🍅 86%7drama

Both know what they want from drama

A Korean woman leaves her two young daughters with her sister-in-law to search for their estranged father.

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Summer Hours
2008 · dir. Olivier Assayas
🍅 94%7.1drama

Both play drama straight

After the death of a septuagenarian woman, her three children deliberate over what to do with her estate.

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The Commune
2016 · dir. Thomas Vinterberg
🍅 71%6.4drama

The same drama instincts

A funny and moving story of family and free love set in a freewheeling 1970s commune. When Anna and Erik inherit a huge house, they gather a motley crew of cohabitants to reinvigorate their lives, forcing them to reconcile their new values with old habits.

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The Overnighters
2014 · dir. Jesse Moss
🍅 97%7.4drama · documentary

Cut from the same drama cloth

The difference: Sits closer to documentary than The Fool does

Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.

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A Hero
2021 · dir. Asghar Farhadi
🍅 97%7.5drama

Both working the same drama territory

Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned. Is he truly a hero?

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Our Little Sister
2015 · dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
🍅 93%7.6drama

Drama of the same temperament

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

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Aquarius
2016 · dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
🍅 97%7.4drama

Drama in the same key

Clara, a vibrant former music critic and widow with flowing tresses is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with as she thwarts the builders plans to kick her out of the apartment.

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