Best movies like The Illiterate
Last updated March 2024
Looking for movies like The Illiterate? Leverage your insights to direct others toward tv series and films you've watched previously that may also preoccupy them. Support increasing the cohort of people bringing up videos among each other. We appreciate your contribution!
Plot Summary:
Ximena is illiterate; Jacqueline reads to her. Everything except a letter hidden under a wooden Buddha that Ximena won’t let her read. To know what it says, Ximena must learn to read. As Ximena learns, their relationship, thorny at first, becomes ever more trusting. What they will learn is more than either of them could have imagined. Fueled by brilliant writing and luminous acting - Paulina Garcia (Gloria - Best Actress, Berlinale 2013) should be declared a national treasure - this richly metaphorical and emotionally subtle miracle from Chile, the new heart of South American cinema, is exactly the kind of film Cinequest was created to discover - a film that will touch you deeply, a film you will not want to forget.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, minimal cast
Best tv shows and movies like The Illiterate (2013):
Similar in 81%
Trust Fund (2016)
Plot Summary:
Reese Donahue leads a seemingly ideal life, with a bright future ahead of her. But when she discovers the truth, that her mother left enough money for her to choose her own path, she's faced with a dilemma.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, romantic, romantic comedy
Similar in 76%
Safe Harbor (2009)
Plot Summary:
Doug and Robbie are about to set sail on a long trip when they unexpectedly find themselves foster parenting a group of troubled teenage boys. The experience changes their lives for the better, and they decide to stay in town and run the foster home for boys permanently.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 75%
How to Please a Woman (2022)
Plot Summary:
When her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, feel good
Similar in 87%
Thanmathra (2005)
Plot Summary:
A man leading a happy life with his loving wife and two children suddenly starts getting forgetful and lost. Then, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease leaving his family devastated.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, touching, sad
Similar in 87%
Life Inside Out (2013)
Plot Summary:
When a mother returns to her musical roots, she rediscovers the passion of her youth, and finds a way to connect with her troubled youngest son.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, independent film
Similar in 88%
The Deflowering of Eva van End (2012)
Plot Summary:
The ugly duckling of a fraught middle-class household has her life turned upside-down by the arrival of a handsome German exchange student, in this caustic, absurdist satire of petit-bourgeois family life from Dutch director Michiel ten Horn. (TIFF).
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 941
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating
Similar in 80%
Little Girl Blue (2007)
Plot Summary:
Julie is a woman who seemingly has everything. A handsome husband, teenage daughter and a thriving, undemanding job as a translator and now even a new dream house ... But she also has a secret that is slowly changing her idyllic life.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 491
Genere: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating
Similar in 90%
Feather (2016)
Plot Summary:
Ferro and Cate, two kids trying to get to grips with an unplanned pregnancy, their families (rebellious Ferro’s hospitable, ‘normal’ family, and level-headed Cate’s unhinged, atypical one), exams at school, friends and a general lack of jobs.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 684
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 77%
Nanayo (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan, Thailand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 76%
A Country Called Home (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to a small town in Texas. While dealing with the logistical arrangements of her father’s death Ellie has to confront what happens when the structures and safety nets we build for ourselves come undone.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 78%
Change in the Air (2018)
Plot Summary:
A peaceful community is forever changed when a mysterious young woman moves in. As the quirky locals embrace her, their lives soon improve. But, they can't help notice that their strange new neighbor has a secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, surprise ending
Similar in 87%
The Desert Bride (2017)
Plot Summary:
Teresa’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to accept a job far away. On her way, she loses her bag, causing her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 707
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, road movie
Similar in 84%
The Right Mom (2021)
Plot Summary:
While writing an article about an abused boy, a woman fights for protect him after she uncovers shocking details.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 78%
Ms. White Light (2019)
Plot Summary:
Lex Cordova is a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to connect with the dying, Lex is at a total loss when it comes to dealing with everyone else. When Valerie, a sharp-tongued free spirit who simply has no time for her own mortality, refuses to play by Lex's rules, Lex is forced to question her own decisions, and must decide if the business of dying is truly worth it... even at the cost of living her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 77%
Maggie Black (2017)
Plot Summary:
A successful, young writer's first pregnancy is overshadowed by her complicated relationship with reality.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 86%
With the Wind (2018)
Plot Summary:
An isolated farm in a remote part of the Jura region: this is where Pauline and Alex are living in complete self-sufficient harmony with nature. Their life project is sealed by their love, their ideals and their work. The couple is now ready to take the step towards total independence, and start producing their own electricity. The arrival of Samuel, who comes to install a wind turbine, deeply troubles Pauline, upsetting their relationship and their values.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 496
Genere: Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama
Similar in 88%
Believe (2016)
Plot Summary:
A small-town business owner tries to save the local Christmas pageant against all odds.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: christian film, psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 77%
The Mothers of Chico Xavier (2011)
Plot Summary:
Three mothers see their reality become completely, they are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full attention to the child, the little Theo, and Lara, teacher who faces the dilemma of an unplanned pregnancy. These three women, living in different times of their lives, seeking comfort next to Chico Xavier. And Karl reporter remains insisting on interviewing the medium, even without being prepared for it.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, mystical
Similar in 83%
My Lovely Angel (2021)
Plot Summary:
A life-changing story of a man who has lived as a loner his entire life. Jae Shik begins to live together with a child with a hearing-visual disability, as they change each other's lives and try to find a way to communicate.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 90%
The Days I Lost (2021)
Plot Summary:
It's about a man that gets tired of his meaningless life and finds a way to escape from it pretending to be dead.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating
Similar in 79%
Home (2020)
Plot Summary:
An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany, Netherlands, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 84%
Closed Note (2007)
Plot Summary:
Kae Horii moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that compartment, Kae finds a notebook, that turns out to be a diary belonging to the previous tenant. Later that evening Kae starts to read the diary. The writer of the diary is Ibuki Mano, a young lady about to embark on her first year as an elementary school teacher. Ibuki is also in love with a man named Takashi, who may or may not hold similar feelings for Ibuki.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 411
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 75%
Balance, Not Symmetry (2019)
Plot Summary:
An American student living a privileged existence at Glasgow School of Art faces the unexpected death of her father. Consumed with her loss, she finds herself re-examining both her life and inner circle.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 86%
Toilet (2010)
Plot Summary:
A 30-something Gundam fan and engineer is forced to live with his recluse brother Maury and younger sister Lisa to take care of their Japanese grandmother after their mother's funeral.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 820
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 76%
The Stolen Caravaggio (2018)
Plot Summary:
Valeria, young secretary of a producer, lives with an eccentric mother and secretly writes for a successful screenwriter, Alessandro. One day, she receives an unusual present from a stranger: it’s the plot of a movie about the mysterious but really-happened theft of a famous Caravaggio’s painting.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 670
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 86%
The Mystery of Her (2022)
Plot Summary:
After a near fatal car accident, a popular high school student loses her memory and gets a second chance at a more meaningful life.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
Similar in 75%
Dear My Room (2018)
Plot Summary:
The tale of Shim Eun Joo, a self-employed woman who is trying to redefine her life after winning a big project as an editorial designer and subsequently struggling on her own.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
Similar in 89%
Camila Comes Out Tonight (2021)
Plot Summary:
When her grandmother becomes seriously ill, Camila is forced to move to Buenos Aires, leaving behind a liberal public high school for a scholastic, traditional private institution. Suddenly a senior without any friends, and with her single mother caught up in family affairs; Camila's fierce yet immature temperament is put to the test as she deals with the jarring change of scenery, and the alluring set of possibilities and experiences that lie in wait in the big city.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Similar in 89%
Normal (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young woman's birthright hides a dark secret.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sexy
Similar in 78%
Uyare (2019)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring pilot fights for her future -- and justice -- after surviving an acid attack from her abusive boyfriend.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, disturbing