Most Similar Movies to Pelle the Conqueror (1987)


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Dodes 'Ka-Den (1970)

Dodes 'Ka-Den (1970)

7.3/10 Drama

A group of impoverished misfits inhabiting a Japanese landfill have experiences that are alternately joyful and disheartening. Young, disabled Roku-chan (Yoshitaka Zushi) spends his days in a fantasy world where he is the captain of an imaginary train, while his mother, Okuni (Kin Sugai), remains in constant prayer, rarely venturing out of her shanty. A homeless man and his child lovingly envision every detail of the home they wish they had money to build, and a mute girl has a tragic encounter.

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Somers Town (2008)

Somers Town (2008)

6.9/10 Comedy, Drama

A black-and-white study of a social environment in London, concentrating on a pair of unlikely new friends and the girl they both fancy.

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American Chai (2001)

American Chai (2001)

6.3/10 Drama

Sureel is a young, first generation East Indian-American. All he wants is to be like his American friends, but his strict, immigrant parents keep a tight rein on his life. Will he realize his dream of performing rock and roll music?

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The Hedgehog (2009)

The Hedgehog (2009)

8.7/10 Comedy, Drama

While planning her suicide, a precocious 11-year-old (Garance Le Guillermic) befriends a new neighbor (Togo Igawa) and a prickly recluse (Josiane Balasko).

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The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)

8.1/10 Drama

In 1970 a Jewish neighbor (Germano Haiut) takes in a Brazilian boy (Michel Joelsas) whose parents are fugitives and whose grandfather has unexpectedly died.

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Dear Frankie (2004)

Dear Frankie (2004)

7.7/10 Romance, Drama

After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.

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Machuca (2004)

Machuca (2004)

7.7/10 Drama, Biography, History

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

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Of Mice and Men (1992)

Of Mice and Men (1992)

7.5/10 Drama

Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

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The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)

The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)

7.4/10 Drama

The lives of two dissimilar girls turned out in different ways.

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Le Havre (2011)

Le Havre (2011)

7.2/10 Comedy, Drama

When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.

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Nicostratos, The Pelican (2011)

Nicostratos, The Pelican (2011)

7.0/10 Comedy, Drama

Yannis is a 14 year old boy who lives an isolated life with his dad on a small Greek island. After the death of his mother, two of them didn't talk much. One day, Yannis finds a young pelican and decides to take it home. His friendship with the pelican, and meeting with the impulsive 15 year old girl, will mark a change in his life, that will eventually lead to reconc...Read all

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Simon and the Oaks (2011)

Simon and the Oaks (2011)

6.5/10 Drama

Two boys come of age in Sweden during World War II.

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Hurricane (1997)

Hurricane (1997)

6.3/10 Drama

A teenage petty criminal dreams of escaping his increasingly unlawful lifestyle when he meets a sweet girl who hopes to one day travel to Alaska.

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The Christmas Bunny (2010)

The Christmas Bunny (2010)

6.0/10 Other, Drama

When Julia, a lonely foster child, discovers an injured rabbit on Christmas Eve, she forms an unlikely friendship with an eccentric farmwoman (Florence Henderson) who vows to nurse the bunny back to health.

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Mirage (2004)

Mirage (2004)

8.2/10 Drama

A teacher (Mustafa Nadarevic) encourages a Macedonian schoolboy (Marko Kovacevic) to develop his poetic talent, while a soldier (Nikola Djuricko) teaches him to shoot and steal.

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The Cure (1995)

The Cure (1995)

7.7/10 Drama

Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.

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The Good Lie (2014)

The Good Lie (2014)

7.4/10 Biography, Drama

A group of Sudanese refugees, given the chance to resettle in the U.S., arrive in Kansas City, Missouri, where their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.

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Ladybird, Ladybird (1994)

Ladybird, Ladybird (1994)

7.4/10 Drama

This Ken Loach docu-drama relates the story of a British woman's fight with Social Services over the care of her children. Maggie has a history of bouncing from one abusive relationship to another. She has four children, of four different fathers, who came to the attention of Social Services when they were injured in a fire. Subsequently, Maggie was found to be an "un...Read all

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