Movies like Carol

Key Features:: Forbidden love, 1950s, Lesbian romance, Social constraints, Character study, Emotional drama, Desire, Oppression, Class differences, Coming-of-age, Melancholy, Independent film, Adaptation
Tone:: restrained, poetic, serious
Target Audience:: Drama lovers, LGBTQ+ audience, Art house cinema enthusiasts, Romance fans
Emotional Arc:: ['Longing → Connection → Heartbreak']

Carol

2015-11-20

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Genres

Romance, Drama

Cast

Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy, Sarah Paulson, John Magaro, Cory Michael Smith, Kevin Crowley, Nik Pajic, Carrie Brownstein

Crew

Todd Haynes, Phyllis Nagy

Rating

★7.5(3854 votes)