15 Movies Like The Seagull's Laughter
Loved The Seagull's Laughter? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
The Zone of Interest
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
The Giver
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
Fatherhood
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
The Book Thief
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
Solitude
An aged farmer moves to the urban city for the first time in his life. He befriends a paper delivery boy in the neighborhood and their connection changes the course of both their lives and the boy's family.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Seagull's Laughter.
The Love That Remains
Tenderly captures a year in the life of a family as the parents navigate their separation. Through both playful and heartfelt moments, the film portrays the bittersweet essence of faded love and shared memories amidst the changing seasons.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Seagull's Laughter.
Gigi & Nate
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
Lamb
An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to The Seagull's Laughter.
Adopt a Highway
Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike conviction for possessing an ounce of marijuana. As he tries to adapt to a world he doesn’t recognize – including trying to learn how to use the internet – he finds an abandoned baby in a dumpster behind the fast food restaurant where he works as a dishwasher. Unsure of what to do, and caught between impulses of kindness and panic, Russ soon realizes this could be his chance at redemption.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
The Visit
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
Moxie
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
Starving in Suburbia
When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site founder, ButterflyAna. By the time Hannah's family realizes what is happening and get Hannah the help she needs, the disease has fully taken hold and Hannah is refusing to eat. Will this family be able to exorcise the demon of anorexia from their lives?
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
Eleanor the Great
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
The Girl in the Book
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.
Little Sister
After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal posters. Her parents are happy enough to see her, but her brother is living as a recluse in the guesthouse since returning home from the Iraq war.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Seagull's Laughter.