Movie

Northfork

2003 · 103 min

A slow, dreamlike drift through loss and belief, more mood than story, asking patience and rewarding it with quiet images.

Directed by: Michael Polish
Genres: Fantasy, Drama
Starring: James Woods, Nick Nolte, Claire Forlani

Tagline: We are all angels. It is what we do with our wings that separates us.
Overview: The year is 1955, and a great flood is coming to Northfork, Montana. A new hydroelectric dam is about to be installed in the mountains above the town, ready to submerge the valley in the name of progress. It is the responsibility of a six-man Evacuation Committee to relocate the townsfolk to higher ground. Most have duly departed, but a few stubborn stragglers remain – among them a priest caring for a sickly orphan, a boy whose fevered visions are leading him to believe he is a member of a roaming band of lost angels desperately searching for a way home.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Northfork

Rent in the UK

Apple TV Store
JustWatch TV Store
Amazon Video

More options Data from JustWatch

Directed by: Michael Polish
Genres: Fantasy, Drama
Starring: James Woods, Nick Nolte, Claire Forlani

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
faith
isolation
family
survival
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

Titles like Northfork

Movie

The Tree of Life

2011

A hypnotic, impressionistic memory piece that drifts between cosmic awe and intimate family pain, asking for patience and rewarding it with overwhelming emotion.

Melancholic, eerie, slow-burn · about faith and family · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
eerie
faith
family
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 139 min

Details

The Tree of LifeHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Seventh Seal

1957

A solemn, haunting meditation on mortality and faith, unfolding with stark imagery and quiet existential dread.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about death and faith · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
earnest
death
faith
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 96 min

Details

The Seventh SealHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Beasts of the Southern Wild

2012

A raw, dreamlike plunge into a child's fierce world of survival, where beauty and hardship blur together.

Melancholic, whimsical, slow-burn · about isolation and family · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
whimsical
isolation
family
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 93 min

Details

Beasts of the Southern WildHidden 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.

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

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

Details

Wings of DesireHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

2010

A slow, dreamlike meditation on death and memory that blurs the line between the living and the spirit world, leaving you in a quiet, haunting trance.

Melancholic, eerie, slow-burn · about death and faith · nonlinear