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Boyhood

Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood' is groundbreaking for being filmed over 12 years with the same cast, allowing viewers to w...

Real Time Long Form Family Experimental

9.8 Brilliant

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Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Hamnet reimagines the life of William Shakespeares son, Hamnet, and the profound grief experienced by his family followi...

Family Shakespeare Grief Loss

9.5 Brilliant

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The Amazing World of Gumball

The Amazing World of Gumball is known for its diverse animation styles, and frequently incorporates stop-motion segments...

Animation Family Humor Experimental

9.0 Excellent

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Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauners memoir is a beautiful exploration of grief, identity, and the role of food in connecting us to our heri...

Food Family Grief Identity

9.0 Excellent

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808s & Heartbreak

808s & Heartbreak (2008) was a radical departure for Kanye, embracing autotune and minimalist production to express them...

Experimental Grief Minimalism Autotune

8.8 Very Good

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A Ghost Story

David Lowery's 2017 film, running 92 minutes, is a meditative and poignant exploration of grief, memory, and the passage...

Time Meditation Minimalist Horror

8.7 Very Good

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Kitchen

Banana Yoshimoto's *Kitchen* is a short, emotionally resonant novel that explores themes of grief, family, and the comfo...

Food Contemporary Family Grief

8.7 Very Good

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Mount Eerie - *Clear Record* (2017)

*Clear Record* is a devastatingly honest and deeply personal album documenting Phil Elvrum's grief following the death o...

Minimalist Experimental Grief Folk

8.6 Very Good

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Sweetness and Lightning

Sweetness and Lightning is a heartwarming slice-of-life series centered around a widowed high school teacher and his you...

Educational Family Home Cooking Cooking

8.6 Very Good

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Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea is a devastatingly beautiful and emotionally resonant drama about Lee Chandler, a man forced to re...

Realistic Family Award Winning Emotional

8.4 Very Good

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The Last Lighthouse Keeper

Following the death of his wife, a solitary lighthouse keeper retreats to a remote island, haunted by grief and the secr...

Nature Legacy Family Atmospheric

8.4 Very Good

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Afterlife

Afterlife is an Australian comedy-drama series that explores the complexities of grief and loss. The show follows Tony,...

Data Social Media Artificial Intelligence Virtual Reality

8.1 Very Good

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The Quiet Moment (El Momento del Silencio)

Leonardo Castellani's 2019 film is a moving drama about a family struggling to cope with the loss of a loved one. The fi...

Drama Family Grief Loss

7.8 Good

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Here I Am

Klaymans 'Here I Am,' published in 2016, follows a Jewish-American family in Los Angeles as they grapple with personal a...

Family Grief Identity Mother Daughter

7.8 Good

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Over the Moon

Over the Moon is a visually spectacular musical adventure that draws on Chinese mythology. It tells the story of a young...

Fantasy Adventure Family Mythology

7.6 Good

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Tinker Salter Moves House (2006)

Claire McLachlan's 'Tinker Salter Moves House' is a quirky and heartwarming drama about a family struggling to cope with...

Drama New Zealand Family Quirky

7.6 Good

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The Friend

Sigrid Nunez's 'The Friend,' published in 2018, is a poignant and introspective novel about a young woman who inherits a...

Family Grief Friendship Loss

7.4 Good

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This is Where I Leave You

Shiloh Carroll's 'This is Where I Leave You' is a memoir about her family and their experiences with grief and loss. The...

Family Humor Grief Relationships

7.1 Good

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The Dead

The Dead, a short story published in 1970, is a poignant exploration of memory, loss, and the enduring power of the past...

Post Apocalyptic New Zealand Family INDIE

6.1 Fair

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Sun Moon Star

Sun Moon Star is a fragmented and experimental novel that explores themes of family, memory, and the nature of reality....

Family Experimental Science Fiction Autobiography

5.2 Average