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Movies Like The Terrace

If you loved The Terrace's Drama storytelling, these films deliver a similar experience — carefully selected for tone, themes, and emotional depth. Each pick includes where to watch it right now.

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Il premio
5.9

Il premio

2017

After winning the Nobel Prize, Giovanni Passamonte decides to drive to Stockholm with his sons and assistant rather than fly.

We All Loved Each Other So Much
8.3

We All Loved Each Other So Much

1974

Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.

Euphoria
6.5

Euphoria

2018

Matteo is a young successful businessman, audacious, charming and energetic. Ettore instead, is a calm, righteous, second grade teacher always living in the shadows, still in the small town from where both come from. They’re brothers but with two very different personalities. A dramatic event will force them to live together in Rome for a few months, bringing up the opportunity to face their differences with sympathy and tenderness, in a climax of fear and euphoria.

The Dinner
6.9

The Dinner

1998

An evening at an Italian restaurant. Hosted by tolerant and relaxed Flora, various parties of middle-class people come in -- large and small, young and old, regulars and tourists, married and single -- to dine, converse, argue, celebrate, make confessions; to overhear other people's discussions, to interrupt them, to sing, listen to music, and enjoy life.

A Daughter
6.4

A Daughter

2025

A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an all-encompassing relationship in which one heals the other's wounds through his own. When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, not everything will go as hoped: his daughter's reaction will be exaggerated and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct.

A Question of Faith
7.3

A Question of Faith

2017

When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
5.9

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

2004

The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.

Wormwood
6.9

Wormwood

2017

In this genre-bending tale, Errol Morris explores the mysterious death of a U.S. scientist entangled in a secret Cold War program known as MK-Ultra.

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Return
6.4

Return

2011

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.

Come Sunday
5.8

Come Sunday

2018

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.

Small Body
7.0

Small Body

2022

A young woman in early-1900s Italy searches for a mystical sanctuary where her stillborn child can be brought back to life long enough to be baptized.

Hungry Hearts
6.6

Hungry Hearts

2015

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

The Anonymous Venetian
7.3

The Anonymous Venetian

1970

Without mentioning the reason, Venetian musician Enrico invites his ex-wife Valeria to visit him, and her heart is broken again during their last days together.

The Truth About Emanuel
6.0

The Truth About Emanuel

2013

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

Home
6.7

Home

2021

An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.

My Neighbor Adolf
6.5

My Neighbor Adolf

2022

South America, 1960. A lonely and grumpy Holocaust survivor convinces himself that his new neighbor is none other than Adolf Hitler. Not being taken seriously, he starts an independent investigation to prove his claim, but when the evidence still appears to be inconclusive, Polsky is forced to engage in a relationship with the enemy in order to obtain irrefutable proof.

Dormant Beauty
6.3

Dormant Beauty

2012

A mosaic of several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life, love and hope, set during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state.

Paternal Leave
6.2

Paternal Leave

2025

Torn between longing and anger, 15-year-old Leo travels to the coast of northern Italy to meet her biological father. The two are complete strangers to each other. They struggle to find truth, affinity, love and the courage to face themselves.

The Raffle
6.7

The Raffle

1991

Struggling with a financial crisis, a good-looking widow decides to put herself up for grabs. However, going through with it becomes almost impossible with a new love and the legal system thrown into the mix.

On My Skin
8.0

On My Skin

2018

The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with The Terrace (1980): Drama themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of The Terrace.

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