Movie

Alice in the Cities

1974 · 110 min

Quiet, wandering black-and-white drift through cities and airports, lonely but tender, with long silent stretches and small moments that slowly accumulate into warmth.

Overview: German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.

Stream in the UK

Curzon Amazon Channel

More options Data from JustWatch

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
found family
identity
loneliness
parenthood
Places: big city
road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

Titles like Alice in the Cities

Movie

Paris, Texas

1984

A quiet, wandering journey through loss and half-remembered love that slowly opens into aching tenderness and regret.

Same director: Wim Wenders · Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation · nonlinear

Also: Same director: Wim Wenders
Via: melancholic
warm
isolation
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 145 min

Details In your watch list

Paris, TexasHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Perfect Days

2023

A quiet, meditative immersion into a solitary man's daily rituals, finding profound beauty in the ordinary and the fleeting.

Same director: Wim Wenders · Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation and identity

Also: Same director: Wim Wenders
Via: melancholic
warm
isolation
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 124 min

Details In your watch list

Perfect DaysHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Kings of the Road

1976

A quiet, meandering road movie that immerses you in loneliness and slow-burning male friendship, demanding patience but rewarding with emotional depth.

Same writer: Wim Wenders · Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about isolation and identity · nonlinear

Also: Same writer: Wim Wenders
Via: melancholic
earnest
isolation
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 177 min

Details In your watch list

Kings of the RoadHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Wings of Desire

1987

A slow, poetic drift through a divided city, mixing black-and-white observation with sudden color and longing.

Same director: Wim Wenders · Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about isolation and identity · nonlinear

Also: Same director: Wim Wenders
Via: melancholic
earnest
isolation
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 128 min

Details In your watch list

Wings of DesireHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Meetings of Anna

1978

A quiet, drifting journey through impersonal hotel rooms and train stations, where long conversations and silences leave you sitting with a profound, unspoken loneliness.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about isolation and identity · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
earnest
isolation
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 128 min

Details In your watch list

The Meetings of AnnaHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Nomadland

2020

A quiet, wandering meditation on loss and freedom, with vast landscapes and tender human connections that linger.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation and found family · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
warm
isolation
found family
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 108 min

Details In your watch list

NomadlandHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Rental Family

2025

A gentle, bittersweet drama about connection and performance, with moments of warmth and quiet heartbreak.

Melancholic, warm · about isolation and found family

Via: melancholic
warm
isolation
found family
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 110 min

Details In your watch list

Rental FamilyHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Documenteur

1982

A quiet, observant drift through a city, carrying loneliness and small moments of tenderness.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation and identity · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
warm
isolation
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 65 min

Details In your watch list

DocumenteurHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Ein bißchen Liebe

1974

A restless, talky night of drifting strangers and frayed romance that feels loose, melancholy and quietly aimless.

Same director: Veith von Fürstenberg · Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about isolation and identity

Also: Same director: Veith von Fürstenberg
Via: melancholic
earnest
isolation
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 81 min

Details In your watch list

Ein bißchen LiebeHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Fatherland

2026

A quiet, black-and-white journey through ruins and memory, steeped in grief and moral unease, with moments of tender beauty.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about identity · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
earnest
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 82 min

Details In your watch list

FatherlandHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

C'mon C'mon

2021

A quiet black-and-white wander through tender conversations and small frustrations, leaving you moved and unexpectedly hopeful about people.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation and parenthood · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
warm
isolation
parenthood
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 110 min

Details In your watch list

C'mon C'monHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Stolen Children

1992

A quiet, heartbreaking journey through Italy that slowly builds a fragile bond between a lonely man and two damaged children.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about isolation · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
earnest
isolation
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 116 min

Details In your watch list

The Stolen ChildrenHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Stream

Curzon Amazon Channel

Rent

Apple TV Store
Amazon Video
Curzon Home Cinema
YouTube

Buy

Apple TV Store
Amazon Video
Sky Store
YouTube

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres: drama
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Written by: Veith von Fürstenberg, Wim Wenders
Starring: Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, Lisa Kreuzer, Edda Köchl, Ernest Boehm, Sam Presti, Lois Moran, Didi Petrikat
Music: Irmin Schmidt
Cinematography: Robby Müller
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German, English, Dutch

TMDB IMDb Letterboxd Wikipedia Wikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Alice in the Cities

How it feels

More like this

Titles like Alice in the Cities

Where to watch in the UK

Details