Movies like The Brutalist
24 films close to The Brutalist (2024) on how it feels, not just what shelf it sits on — with what each one shares with it underneath.
new york city, capitalism, american dream · Drama · with Alessandro Nivola
psychological drama, 1950s, american dream · Drama
1950s, husband wife relationship, exploitation · Drama · with Adrien Brody
drug addiction, 1980s · Drama · with Ariane Labed
1950s, period drama, post world war ii · Drama · Lipsync Productions
1950s, post world war ii · Drama · Lipsync Productions
1950s, husband wife relationship · Drama
period drama, husband wife relationship · Drama
new york city, architect · Drama
pennsylvania, usa, 1950s, philadelphia, pennsylvania · Drama
husband wife relationship, 1980s · Drama
slow burn · Drama
1950s, drug addiction, 1940s · Drama
new york city · Drama
husband wife relationship · Drama
architecture, husband wife relationship, venice, italy · Drama
new york city, period drama, venice, italy · Drama
new york city · Drama
period drama, husband wife relationship · Drama
1950s, husband wife relationship · Drama
slow burn, drug addiction, husband wife relationship · Drama
period drama · Drama
1950s · Drama
psychological drama, drug addiction · Drama
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