Movies Like American Pastoral

Revolutionary Road is a 2008 romantic drama film directed by Sam Mendes, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Richard Yates. The story...

The Ice Storm is a 1997 American drama film directed by Ang Lee, based on Rick Moody's novel. It follows two dysfunctional upper-class families in...

In the Bedroom is a 2001 American independent drama film that delves into the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Set in Maine during the...

Atonement is a 2007 romantic war drama film directed by Joe Wright, based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Ian McEwan. The film chronicles a...

Manchester by the Sea is a poignant American drama film that delves into themes of depression, guilt, grief, responsibility, and dysfunctional...

Zodiac is a 2007 American neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher. It tells the story of the manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial...

American Beauty is a 1999 American black comedy-drama film that follows the story of Lester Burnham, a middle-aged man who experiences a midlife...

The Master is a 2012 American psychological drama film that follows the story of Freddie Quell, a World War II Navy veteran who struggles with...

All the President's Men is a 1976 American biographical political drama thriller film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporting of...

Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes, starring Tom Hanks, Jude Law, and Paul Newman. Set in 1931 during the...

Little Children is a 2006 American romantic psychological drama film directed by Todd Field. It revolves around the intertwined lives of two...

The Hours is a 2002 drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, featuring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman. It is based on Michael...

The Reader is a 2008 romantic drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, based on the 1995 German novel of the same name by Bernhard Schlink. It stars...

Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film that revolves around a family in Lake Forest, Illinois, coping with the aftermath of their son's death...

A Single Man is a 2009 American period romantic drama film based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. It follows the story of...

The Burning Plain is a 2008 American drama film directed and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Basinger,...

The Sweet Hereafter is a 1997 Canadian drama film that follows a small mountain community in Canada after a tragic school bus accident claims the...

You Can Count on Me is a 2000 American drama film about a single mother whose life is disrupted when her troubled younger brother returns to their...

The Assassination of Richard Nixon is a 2004 American drama film based on the story of Samuel Byck, who planned to assassinate President Richard...

The Dancer Upstairs is a 2002 Spanish-American crime thriller film directed by John Malkovich and starring Javier Bardem. It is an adaptation of the...