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Movies that feel like Ulee's Gold (1997)
Third-generation Florida beekeeper Ulee Jackson may have gotten out of Vietnam alive, but he left a part of himself behind. Now he methodically tends his bees, carefully provides for his two grandchildren and keeps his emotions at bay. But when a long-buried secret threatens Ulee's business and family, he is forced to break through his emotional walls and confront the terror of his wounded spirit.
If you loved Ulee's Gold, the closest films we have are The Whales of August (1987), Treeless Mountain (2009) and The Trip to Bountiful (1985). All three share Ulee's Gold's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary (1997).
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If Ulee's Gold hit the spot, these will too
Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
The scrappier of the two with critics
Contemplative drama, and it commits to that
Drama built on stillness, twice over
Both play drama straight
Both know what they want from drama
Cut from the same drama cloth
Products of the same few years
Sits closer to documentary than Ulee's Gold does
Same era, same wavelength
Contemporaries, and it shows
The same drama instincts
Different title, same corner of the shelf
The drama is handled with the same confidence
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The best-reviewed films that share Ulee's Gold’s defining feeling.
