Equally Inspirational Powerful story of artistic triumph in the face of handicap also has magnificent lead performance. Close More Mainstream Award-winning drama about pianist overcoming mental illness has equally inspirational story. Close More Somber Protagonist in similar circumstance makes a different choice about his life in similarly strong drama. Close Less Visual Play-adapted drama also deals with issues of handicap, focuses more on euthanasia topic. Close More Melodramatic More conventional and dramatic film about a young boy and a disfigured man. Similarly downbeat. Close Darker Tone Campion pays similar attention to visual detail in more upsetting story of artist overcoming difficulty. Creative Greater Scope Earlier film from same director also focuses on writer's success in face of great hardship. Creative More Biographical Altman's biopic also pays significant attention to visual artistry, though with darker sensibility. Creative More Conventional Concerns the trials and rehabilitation of a similarly stricken young woman. Focus on communication. Creative More Hollywood A more conventionally filmed drama with bigger stars with a similar focus on rehabilitation. Creative More Surreal Fellini's more playful film offers a similar parade of stunning women paraded before its protagonist. Creative Narrower Focus Underrated drama also about coping with handicap, less about urge to create. Creative More Romantic Comparably solipsistic drama with a sci-fi flavor and a greater romantic aspect. As unconventional. Creative More Complex More complicated drama with a comparably narrow point of view. As psychologically expansive. Creative Less Emotional Colder examination of a less handicapped character. More philosophical, and less emotional. Creative More Fantasy A more fantasy-driven, equally downbeat film about love and death. More mainstream; more adventure. Creative More Intimate Adaptation of one-woman show has equivalent thematic concerns, less visual artfulness. Borderline Similar Themes Schnabel's first feature focuses on art world, but also evinces concern over artistic struggles. Borderline More Documentary Less dramatic look at the life of the deaf, dumb, and mute; similar focus on communication. Borderline Scarier More exciting thriller about a handicapped man who can do nothing but look on as a woman is murdered. Wild Card