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Movies that feel like The White Balloon (1995)
Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.
If you loved The White Balloon, the closest films we have are Storm Boy (1977), Children of Heaven (1997) and The Journey of Natty Gann (1985). All three share The White Balloon's contemplative and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Incredible Journey (1963).
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If The White Balloon hit the spot, these will too
Contemplative where it counts, warm underneath
Drama with a pulse of comfort, in both cases
Contemplative family in both cases
Leans harder into adventure than The White Balloon does
Both lean on warmth more than on drama
Sits closer to fantasy than The White Balloon does
Cozy family, and it commits to that
Drama built on stillness, twice over
Takes it somewhere less warm than The White Balloon does
Warm family in both cases
A streak of comfort through both
Family approached the same way
Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft
Both working the same family territory
The drama is handled with the same confidence
Drama in the same key
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The best-reviewed films that share The White Balloon’s defining feeling.
