Movie

To the Wonder

2013 · 112 min

A drifting, whisper-voiced meditation on love and faith, more visual poem than story, asking patience as it lingers on light, landscape, and longing.

Directed by: Terrence Malick
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams

Overview: Neil is torn between two loves: Marina, the European woman who comes to the United States to be with him, and Jane, the old flame from his hometown he reconnects with. Neil’s doubts about his life and loves are reflected in the crisis of faith experienced by Father Quintana, who only sees pain and the loss of hope in the world.

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: To the Wonder

In the USNot loaded yet.

Directed by: Terrence Malick
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
faith
isolation
identity
memory
Places: small town
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

Titles like To the Wonder

Movie

Brokeback Mountain

2005

A quietly devastating, slow-burning romance that immerses you in longing and loss against vast, lonely landscapes.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about love and isolation · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
romantic
love
isolation
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 134 min

Details

Brokeback MountainHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Disobedience

2018

A quiet, emotionally charged drama about forbidden love and faith, with a slow-burning tension and deep sadness.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about love and faith

Via: melancholic
romantic
love
faith
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 114 min

Details

DisobedienceHidden from your suggestions.

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.

Same writer: Terrence Malick · Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about faith and identity · nonlinear

Also: Same writer: Terrence Malick
Via: melancholic
earnest
faith
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 139 min

Details

The Tree of LifeHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Days of Heaven

1978

A hauntingly beautiful, slow-burn experience with stunning visuals and a melancholic, tragic atmosphere.

Same director: Terrence Malick · Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about love · nonlinear

Also: Same director: Terrence Malick
Via: melancholic
romantic
love
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 94 min

Details

Days of HeavenHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Song to Song

2017

A dreamy, fragmented drift through music-scene romance, all whispered voiceover and fleeting images that feel more like memory than story.

Same director: Terrence Malick · Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about love and identity · nonlinear

Also: Same director: Terrence Malick
Via: melancholic
romantic
love
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 129 min

Details

Song to SongHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Breaking the Waves

1996

A raw, emotionally devastating slow burn that immerses you in a fragile, devout mind and leaves you shaken.

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

Via: melancholic
earnest
love
faith
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 159 min

Details

Breaking the WavesHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Before Sunrise

1995

A long, unhurried night of walking and talking that feels intimate, hopeful and quietly bittersweet, like overhearing two clever strangers fall for each other.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about love and identity

Via: melancholic
romantic
love
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 101 min

Details

Before SunriseHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Léon Morin, Priest

1961

A quiet, talky, emotionally charged study of faith and unspoken longing, unfolding with patient gravity under the shadow of occupation.

Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about love and faith · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
romantic
love
faith
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 118 min

Details

Léon Morin, PriestHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The New World

2006

A hushed, immersive plunge into untouched landscapes and fragile first encounters, where whispered voiceover and drifting camera turn history into elegy.

Same director: Terrence Malick · Melancholic, romantic, slow-burn · about love and identity