Most Similar Movies to The Neon Bible (1995)
If you are looking for movies like The Neon Bible (1995), you might like movies tagged with keyword : drama, coming of age, american south, family, religion, loneliness, oppression, childhood, social criticism, psychological, literary adaptation, 1990s, independent film, black comedy, tragedy, small town life, crisis of faith, mother-son relationship, social outcasts, exploration of humanity .
Lightning Bug (2004), Matterhorn (2013), Thérèse (1986), Character (1997), Provinces of Night (2010), Hounddog (2007), Ponette (1996) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Lightning Bug (2004)
A drama/thriller, set in the South, about a young boy who longs to escape the misery of his childhood and the misunderstanding of his hometown. A gifted, self-taught, special effects make-up artist, Green dreams of going to Hollywood to make his own monsters. But the real demons of Green's life threaten to hold him back: a drunken stepfather who terrorizes his mother,...Read all
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Matterhorn (2013)
Fred leads a boring life of routine after losing his wife and evicting his son. When a mentally impaired man named Theo arrives, Fred's routine is interrupted, but he enjoys the idea of looking after someone once more.
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Thérèse (1986)
In this true story of a 19th-century nun who achieved sainthood, Thérèse Martin (Catherine Mouchet) hopes to follow in the footsteps of her two older sisters, who became members of the Carmelite order of nuns. Although the church resists initially because of her age, Thérèse stubbornly continues her quest to serve God, and even lobbies Pope Leo XIII (Armand Meppiel). Her wish is granted at age 15, when she joins the order and performs extraordinary works in a life abbreviated by illness.
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Character (1997)
Young lawyer Katadreuffe (Fedja van Huêt) is the chief suspect in the murder of the cold-hearted bailiff Dreverhaven (Jan Decleir). The two have long been rivals, waging personal battles through the courts, and Katadreuffe was observed leaving the scene of the crime. Giving his testimony to police, Katadreuffe effectively tells his life story, in which his ambition for success in the legal world was driven by a hatred of his biological father -- who was, secretly, Dreverhaven.
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Provinces of Night (2010)
Three troubled brothers prepare to reunite with the father (Kris Kristofferson) who abandoned them years earlier.
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Hounddog (2007)
In the 1950s South, the daughter (Dakota Fanning) of an abusive drunk finds solace in the music and moves of Elvis Presley.
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Ponette (1996)
A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.
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Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013)
Inspired by horrifying true events, Nothing Bad Can Happen follows Tore, a young lost soul involved with an underground Christian punk movement who falls in with a dysfunctional family who test his seemingly unwavering faith.
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Rambling Rose (1991)
A sensual young woman (Laura Dern) stays with a Southern couple (Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd) in 1935, bringing vitality and passion to the household.
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The Holy Innocents (1984)
Members (Alfredo Landa, Francisco Rabal, Terele Pavez) of a poor family obey the whims of the aristocrats they work for in rural 1960s Spain.
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The Bay Boy (1984)
A teenage boy living in a Cape Breton coal mining community during the 1930's finds himself contemplating life and is haunted by a murder he witnessed in town.
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Eyes Wide Open (2009)
An Orthodox Jew (Zohar Strauss) risks the wrath of his community when he falls in love with another man (Ran Danker).
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The Belly of the Whale (2018)
Two down-and-outs bonded together in misfortune devise a plan to rob a small town amusement arcade.
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Where Is Kyra? (2017)
A fragile woman is already stressed from a fast-paced world when her mother dies and she must find a means for survival while hiding her struggles from her new boyfriend.
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Sling Blade (1996)
Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.
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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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Family Life (1971)
It is shattered over a daughter's forced abortion. As the daughter rebels against her family and their traditional, authoritarian norms, typical of the time, she is hospitalized and otherwise mistreated.
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Beyond the Hills (2012)
The friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.
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