2 Movies Like I’m Still Here (2024)

Leo and Remi are close. They play, eat, and sleep together, and in between those moments, they share every thought they have with each other, no matter how big or small. Theirs is a precious friendship, as pure and as intimate as can be, but all that changes when they begin middle school. Subject to heteronormative norms and preteen mockery, their friendship starts to crack as Leo and Remi’s different definitions of manhood emerge. Subtle but evocative, quiet but deeply powerful, Close takes a closer look at boyhood and male friendships—how they’re lived, defined, and seen. Plenty of questions go unanswered in this film, but if you’re comfortable with simply empathizing with the characters rather than knowing every answer, then Close comes highly recommended.

Genre: Drama

Actor: Ahlaam Teghadouini, Cachou Kirsch, Eden Dambrine, Émilie Dequenne, Gustav De Waele, Hélène Theunissen, Igor van Dessel, Kevin Janssens, Léa Drucker, Léon Bataille, Marc Weiss, Pieter Piron, Robin Keyaert, Serine Ayari

Director: Lukas Dhont

Rating: PG-13

For better or for worse, every romantic relationship anyone will ever have will end. This isn’t a bitter statement single or heartbroken people declare, it’s just that we have to keep in mind that time with our loved ones is limited. Romcom drama We Live in Time is titled as such for a reason– mentioning this could be a bit of a spoiler here– but fittingly, the film plays with time, taking a non-linear narrative that jumps back and forth within the timeline Tobias and Almut share together, comparing and contrasting between these moments as if in memory. Certain moments might feel a bit derivative, but We Live in Time ultimately works with the excellent chemistry shared by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Actor: Adam James, Amy Morgan, Andrew Garfield, Aoife Hinds, Douglas Hodge, Eliot Salt, Florence Pugh, Grace Delaney, Grace Molony, Kerry Godliman, Lee Braithwaite, Lucy Briers, Marama Corlett, Niamh Cusack, Sam Kennard

Director: John Crowley

Rating: R

2 Movies Like I’m Still Here (2024)

1. Close, 2022

2. We Live in Time, 2024