Most Similar Movies to The Great Santini (1979)
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Pater Familias (2003), Swimming Upstream (2002), Leila (1996), Family Life (2017), Our Father (2002), Son of a Lion (2007), Fathers and Sons (2005) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Pater Familias (2003)
After ten years in jail, Matteo, returns home in order to sign some legal papers tied to the imminent death of his father. But the real reason Matteo returns is to face the ghosts of his past and to relive the episodes that landed him in prison.
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Swimming Upstream (2002)
The inspirational life story of Australian swimmer Tony Fingleton.
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Leila (1996)
Two months after meeting him, Leila (Leila Hatami) marries Reza (Ali Mosaffa). When they find out Leila is unable to conceive, they initially ignore Reza's mother's (Jamileh Sheikhi) insistence that he must take a second wife who can bear children. Determined to be a devoted Muslim spouse, Leila eventually becomes convinced that her mother-in-law is right and urges Reza to consider the idea. Reza reluctantly agrees to begin interviewing prospective brides, and their marriage soon deteriorates.
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Family Life (2017)
A young man spends a few weeks housekeeping for a relatively distant relative and enjoys taking over the comfort of their lives in Santiago. Soon, he meets a cute neighbor and starts pretending for his personal benefit. Great story by Zambra adapted with the filmmakers team. Lightly cringe-worthy humor. The first third is reminiscent of Chacun Cherche son Chat (1996) ...Read all
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Our Father (2002)
A teenager (Ahidjo Mahamat Moussa) and his younger brother (Hamza Moctar Aguid) search for their father after he fails to come home one day.
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Fathers and Sons (2005)
Vignettes follow the intertwined lives of three families who live in the same neighborhood.
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C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.
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Skins (2002)
An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux Indian brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.
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Losing Balance (2009)
Jessika, a precocious teenage girl with loving parents and a good-natured older sister, is the center of a slightly eccentric family. A series of small events disrupts their delicately balanced ecosystem. Jessika's father loses his job and becomes bored and despondent, while Jessika's mother reenters the workforce and becomes empowered. These events act as catalysts f...Read all
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Charlie Bartlett (2007)
A rich kid becomes the self-appointed psychiatrist to the student body of his new high school.
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In Country (1989)
Painful memories resurface for a Vietnam veteran when his niece probes the events surrounding her father's death.
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Father (1967)
When a young boy contemplates his background and the political ideals of his father, he decides to become his own person.
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Running for Grace (2018)
A timeless tale that takes place against the backdrop of the segregated coffee fields in 1920s Hawaii - a coming-of-age journey about a young man who transcends the boundaries of race and class in pursuit of a forbidden love.
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My Father My Lord (2007)
The leader of a small ultra-orthodox community in Tel Aviv, Rabbi Abraham Edelman (Assi Dayan) is absolutely inflexible about doctrine. It's a trait that has won him no shortage of respect from his peers, but it's beginning to cause conflict with his son (Ilan Griff). Little Menahem has a growing fascination with the natural world, and simply can't understand why his father must shoo a mother bird from her nest, or insist that dogs have no souls.
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Winning (1969)
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
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Annapolis (2006)
Set against the backdrop of boxing at the Naval Academy, centers on a young man from the wrong side of the tracks whose dream of attending Annapolis becomes a reality.
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