Movies like Eternity and a Day (1998)

Name: Eternity and a Day
Released: 1998

10 films to watch after Eternity and a Day, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Famous writer Alexander contracts a terminal illness. He receives a letter from his wife describing a summer day 30 years ago, and leaves his seaside home to remember his past. This journey will allow him to wander between the past and the present, and encounter unexpected people, allowing him to collect unforgettable memories in the final moments of his life.

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Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)

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The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.
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Remember (2015)

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With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.
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Death of a Superhero (2011)

Fit 68%

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A dying 15-year-old boy draws stories of an invincible superhero as he struggles with his mortality.
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Mr. Turner (2014)

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Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
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Mr. Church (2016)

Fit 65%

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A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
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Clouds (2020)

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Young musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will soon be a viral music phenomenon.
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Fathers and Daughters (2015)

Fit 62%

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A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own.
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In America (2003)

Fit 62%

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A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
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Hereafter (2010)

Fit 59%

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Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.
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The Girl in the Book (2015)

Fit 45%

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The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.