Movies Similar to Kala (Before It Rains)

Mamá viene del cine(2023)

The mother earth(2014)

In the near future of 2019, all artistic activities that are not aimed at creating money for the state are legally prohibited. Fate of pure art expression is inevitably pursued by the institution, and fatefully at the moment of drama.

Good Night, Sunshine(2024)

A human being sometimes needs to share and have his complaints heard, and feelings of shared fate can make humans empathize with each other.

Pulse(2019)

A desperate mother, who suffers from a mental breakdown due to her husband's death in Orlando nightclub shooting, struggles with the relationship between her son and his swimming coach.

I Am Here(2016)

A young man, looking to start his life over moves into a new neighborhood. In his new home, he discovers a picture of a beautiful girl with a phone number along side of it. As time passes by, his curiosity and affection of the girl grows and compels him to text the number. He eventually gets pulled into an unconventional relationship with the girl over text messages, but they never actually meet.

Abigail(2021)

A lonely and elderly widower struggles to come to terms with the loss of his wife and the circumstances surrounding her death. When he visits her grave, he encounters a little girl who shows him the path to healing and fills him with hope.

(Practically) Gay(2025)

After Alex's boyfriend breaks up with him at a wedding, another couple invites him in for a nightcap in their Airbnb's hot tub. When he starts to open up to him about his romantic troubles, they console him in more ways than one. Alex reckons with the feelings for women he's previously ignored out of a belief that living authentically as an out, bisexual male was impractical.

Janjaal(2025)

A fisherman survives a deadly boat incident with a mysterious golden pocket watch that grants wishes, but at a steep cost. As a police officer seeks to revive his son, he discovers the dark power of the watch, leading to devastating consequences.

Second souffle(2021)

At 16, Gabriel takes over the camera of his deceased older brother and films his daily life with his little sister who is growing up, his mother who is sinking into madness and a boy from his neighborhood. An unexpected encounter will lead Gabriel to film a first love.

House Comes with a Bird(2022)

It’s quintessentially late afternoon Californian sun. The eponymous house gently hosts a number of clipped social encounters. Each of these denotes dynamics of power in race, gender and class. While it’s the macaw that seems ostensibly and literally caged, Bravo’s drama of manners suggests that every single one of us may not be quite as uncaged as we assume.

Heartbeat(2022)

Caught up in anxiety, eight-year-old Chul in school tells his teacher that he is going to the bathroom but runs straight home.

The Year Without Light(2023)

Northern Mexico - 1997. Ulises, a detective tired of the violence that his work and country present, narrates in detail his last case before retiring: The disappearance of Lucía Pardo.

Drea & Cloe(2025)

Two ambitious women, both orchestra conductors, meet in a gothic mansion and are instantly drawn to each other. But their attraction is complicated when they discover they’re rivals for the same prestigious job.

Chinese Legend of Zelda(2016)

Link quits the police force to search for Zelda, a key person to Ganon's crime empire. An HK crime-drama short film parodying the Legend of Zelda series.

The Winter Project(2017)

Thirteen year old Wayne is a volunteer swim instructor at the local youth centre. He discovers that helping kids is kind of like a revolving door.

I Should've Been There(2024)

Divorcee Clint struggles to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Toni, during his first day of custody.

Take A Friend(2025)

It's the last night before college graduation, and Logan is determined to record it all. But as more chaos starts to descend, will he keep recording or learn to live in the moment?

The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie(2026)

A re-edit of both anime seasons featuring newly added footage and will depict the story of Ichikawa and Yamada after the events of the TV series.

Let Me Kiss You(2017)

Guide and Good are at a club when Guide starts reminiscing about an ex. He then finds himself bumping into a stranger and has a strong urge to kiss him.