Movies Similar to Beyond the Moonlight

Não Me Abalo(2021)

An abstract journey of a boy facing the representation of people we all have, or have crossed paths with, in our lives.

Casa de Lava(1995)

The film tells a story of Mariana, a nurse who leaves Lisbon to accompany an immigrant worker in a comatose sleep on his trip home to Cape Verde. The devoted Portuguese nurse took a journey only to find herself lost in abstract drama.

Lonely People(2021)

The short film tells the story of a frustrated priest when faced with an apparently impartial friend, who was wearing a "social mask"

The Artifice(2009)

An experimental visual piece delving into concepts like afterlife and existence in an abstract but accessible way.

Domingo no Asfalto(2021)

An abstract journey through the unconscious in transition of a protagonist stretched out on the asphalt, on a Sunday

Prelude: Dog Star Man(1962)

A creation myth realized in light, patterns, images superimposed, rapid cutting, and silence. A black screen, then streaks of light, then an explosion of color and squiggles and happenstance. Next, images of small circles emerge then of the Sun. Images of our Earth appear, woods, a part of a body, a nude woman perhaps giving birth. Imagery evokes movement across time. Part of the Dog Star Man series of experimental films.

Epidemia Nacional(2020)

Boy finds it difficult to relate to his external

Cada Minuto(2020)

Boy experiences pleasant visit from painful loss

Santa Inocencia

What I See(2025)

Art student Ian Jing impresses the realism-loving art teacher Mrs. Hui from the get-go. Following her advice, he draws exactly what he sees, straining his eyes in the process. To Mrs. Hui’s horror, Ian’s artwork gets progressively blurrier. In turn, his online fame skyrockets, as art critics on social media praise his unique style as an abstract artist. They ascribe deep, profound (pretentious) intentions and meanings to his stylistic choices, when all he's actually doing is drawing exactly what he sees.

Job(2025)

Job pleads to God for an answer to his suffering and receives one.

Red Autumn(2024)

A Experimental Docu-Drama about the Red Army Faction's formation, and events leading up to their imprisonment and death, from 1970 to 1977.

Green(2023)

An abstract and detailed observation of a young life told through a series of observational montages. Part of the 'Technicolour' series of films from Lot 108 Productions.

Newborn(2024)

Born blind, an individual gains sight through surgery. Thus begins a visual encounter — the first of their life.

Waveform

A young man on the brink of irrevocable despair crosses paths with a mysterious messenger, who warns him that his future is in danger and urges him to reconcile his past in order to save himself.

Foreign Tides(2025)

A Soul Drifts through heartbreaks wreckage, seeking rebirth on new shores.

Frankie Teardrop(2025)

Frankie cries. Frankie remembers an unfortunate event from his past and how it spiralled into the state he’s in now, with a little help from an old friend.

O Concerto de Ontem(2023)

Protagonist is faced with an internalized feeling that emerges in a moment in memory

Crab Day(2016)

Crab Day is a short film made to accompany Cate Le Bon’s eponymous album, released on April 15, 2016 via Turnstile. Directed by Phil Collins and shot on location in Berlin in the winter of 2015.

Retrato Azul(2023)

At the conclusion of the "Trilogy of the Tie" the boy has his last dream in memory of his deceased beloved.