Top 20 movies like Something Is About to Happen
Top 20 Movies like Something Is About to Happen
- 1. For the Good of Others
- 2. Goodbye World
- 3. Princesses
- 4. El club del paro
- 5. Unit 7
- 6. Un amor
- 7. Jokes & Cigarettes
- 8. Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
- 9. The Deep Blue Sea
- 10. Call Jane
- 11. Rifkin's Festival
- 12. The Old Oak
- 13. White Noise
- 14. Bodies Bodies Bodies
- 15. Aftersun
- 16. There Will Be Blood
- 17. The Pope's Exorcist
- 18. The Mask
- 19. Poor Things
- 20. Avatar: The Way of Water
1. For the Good of Others (El mal ajeno)
Diego is a doctor so used to working in extreme situations that he has immunized himself to others' pain. He has switched off from his work, his partner and his commitment as a father. Over the course of a disturbing meeting, Diego is threatened with a gun. Hours later, he can only remember the sound of a bang and the strange feeling of having being hit with something more than a bullet. Diego has to take an irreversible decision which will affect his own life and that of his loved ones.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
2. Goodbye World
When a mysterious cyber-attack cripples civilization, a group of old college friends and lovers retreat to a remote country cabin, where they must cope with an uncertain future while navigating the minefield of their shared past.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
3. Princesses (Princesas)
Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.
It has an average vote of 6.744 on TMDB.
4. El club del paro (El club del paro)
Each morning, whatever the day, four friends meet at a bar to have some beers and fix the world their own way, by criticizing and ranting against everything and everyone. They have something in common: they are all unemployed. Well, all but one.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
5. Unit 7 (Grupo 7)
Angel, a young intelligent and kind, aims to be a police inspector. Rafael instead is an expeditious, forceful and arrogant policeman. Meanwhile, Miguel and Mateo are part of Group 7, a group of rogue cops ready to do anything to achieve their goals.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
6. Un amor (Un amor)
Upon settling in the countryside village of La Escapa, Nat accepts a disturbing sexual proposal by neighbour Andreas, paving the way for a self-consuming passion.
It has an average vote of 6.375 on TMDB.
7. Jokes & Cigarettes (Saben aquell)
Barcelona, Spain, in the late sixties. Eugenio, a young jeweler who has fallen in love with Conchita, a singer, to the point of learning to play the guitar to accompany her in her performances, will first have to learn to overcome his stage fright.
It has an average vote of 7.041 on TMDB.
8. Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.
It has an average vote of 7.009 on TMDB.
9. The Deep Blue Sea
The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
It has an average vote of 5.864 on TMDB.
10. Call Jane
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.
It has an average vote of 6.542 on TMDB.
11. Rifkin's Festival
The story of a married American couple who go to the San Sebastian Film Festival. They get caught up in the magic of the festival, the beauty and charm of Spain and the fantasy of movies. She has an affair with a brilliant French movie director, and he falls in love with a beautiful Spanish woman who lives there.
It has an average vote of 6.148 on TMDB.
12. The Old Oak
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
13. White Noise
Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.
It has an average vote of 5.58 on TMDB.
14. Bodies Bodies Bodies
In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a "killer" while the rest tries to "escape". Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.
It has an average vote of 6.31 on TMDB.
15. Aftersun
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
16. There Will Be Blood
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
It has an average vote of 8.084 on TMDB.
17. The Pope's Exorcist
Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.
It has an average vote of 7.012 on TMDB.
18. The Mask
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local nightclub singer Tina Carlyle. Unfortunately, under the mask's influence, Ipkiss also robs a bank, which angers junior crime lord Dorian Tyrell, whose goons get blamed for the heist.
It has an average vote of 6.954 on TMDB.
19. Poor Things
Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
It has an average vote of 7.791 on TMDB.
20. Avatar: The Way of Water
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family , the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
It has an average vote of 7.624 on TMDB.
