Movies Similar to My Paws Are Soft, My Bones Are Heavy

Filthy Gorgeous(2007)

This original comedy-drama from Oscar-nominated writer Ron Nyswaner ("Philadelphia") and director Robert Allan Ackerman ("The Reagans") charts the lives of male and female employees, as well as their chic clients, at New York City's most exclusive and expensive escort service.

1.5

At Home with Mystic(2015)

Arnie Miller, a small town guy from rural Connecticut, is forced to navigate a complicated weekend when convinced to go visit an ex girlfriend in Chicago.

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Mindscape(2024)

When Jake, a tech support agent, forms an unexpected connection with Tom, a stranger seeking help on a video call, their lives intertwine as they share their deepest struggles.

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Catch the Wind

Upon entering a New York bar, comedian Shane O'Driscoll meets Kirsty, a beautiful and enigmatic bartender. They quickly realize that there is something special between them. Months later, on Christmas Eve, Shane, now a disheveled and desperate wreck, sits down with a drunk homeless man and recounts the story of the past year, reflecting on his whirlwind relationship with Kirsty. They had traveled to Ireland to mourn the death of Kirsty's beloved grandmother and had become engaged. But one day, Kirsty disappears. Furious that she has left him, Shane is surprised to learn that she has a terminal illness that she has kept hidden. Deciding to spend the time he has left with her, Shane finds her to try one last time to win her heart.

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Ah Ma(2007)

Ah Ma is lying in the hospital, her life hanging by a thread. Her family gathers by her deathbed to send her off. Overwhelmed by sadness, they struggle to find their own way of coming to terms with the impending end.

5.5

A Day at Santa Anita(1937)

Orphaned horse-trainer's little daughter has reciprocated bond with horse, which needs her presence to win races.

5.0

The Painted Lady(1912)

A lonely young woman lives with her strict father who forbids her to wear make-up. One day at an ice cream social, she meets a young man you seems interested in her. However, unknown to her, he is a burglar who is only interested in breaking into her father's house. One night she is awakened by a noise.

5.5

The Battle(1911)

Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to bring help to his trapped comrades.

4.8

The Day My Kid Went Punk(1987)

A nerdy teen makes himself over as a punk rocker, embarrassing his conservative parents in the process.

5.3

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Shorty(2016)

An unknown being - part human, part cosmic humanoid - longs to be of the peoples' world. However, the search for connection proves tenuous, as her survival depends upon siphoning the lives of those she seeks to join.

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Two(1965)

This short film shows an encounter, through a series of games, between a street child from the shantytowns and a child of a rich family, stationed at his window. The film has no dialogue and the action moves through the attempts at one-upmanship evident in their successive display of their toys. Their rivalry (a kite shot down by a toy rifle, for example) concludes with the opposition between the world of noise (the toys inside the house) and that of music (the street child's flute). Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.

7.5

The House of Darkness(1913)

A potentially violent patient in an insane asylum is calmed when he hears a nurse playing the piano. But shortly afterwards he breaks free, eludes his pursuers, and acquires a gun. He soon comes to a house where a young wife is home alone, and there is a tense confrontation.

5.0

Sugar Island(2025)

An unwanted pregnancy triggers the journey into adulthood for Makenya, a Dominican-Haitian teenager who lives in the Batey, a community surrounded by sugarcane fields.

1.0

A Date for Mad Mary(2016)

"Mad" Mary McArdle returns to Drogheda after a short spell in prison for something she'd rather forget. Back home, everything and everyone has changed. Her best friend, Charlene, is about to get married and Mary is maid of honor. When Charlene refuses Mary a 'plus one' on the grounds that she probably couldn't find a date, Mary becomes determined to prove her wrong.

6.5

Realita, Cinta dan Rock'n Roll(2006)

Two rowdy high school buddies pal around with a music-loving friend and dream of becoming rock stars, but can't escape their stressful family lives.

6.1

Room 8(2013)

Thrown to rot in a narrow and gloomy cell of a hideous Soviet prison, a weary new inmate struggles to come to terms with the new reality. Within the grey cage, an unwelcoming fellow convict cautions the newcomer not to touch the intriguingly mysterious red wooden box which rests on the lower bunk, moreover, not even think of opening it. Why is there so much secrecy about the contents of the box? Could there be hiding the means to his escape?

7.5

Three Sassy Sisters(2016)

A musical drama inspired by the 1956 classic, Tiga Dara. It tells the story of three sisters—Gendis, Ella, and Bebe—who live with their father and grandmother after their mother passed away. Each of them has a different personality, but they are all independent and focused on their careers. However, their grandmother becomes worried because her granddaughters are still unmarried. She then tries to find them suitable partners, which leads to various comedic situations, family conflicts, and questions about love and freedom.

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The Morning After(2012)

The morning after a drunken night out, Harry's world is turned upside down when he awakens to discover a naked man, Thom, in his bed. Stunned and confused, he tries to make sense of his repressed desires. In an attempt to re-assert his heterosexuality he revisits an old lover, Lucy, but finds little comfort from the encounter. Harry is left to make a decision: to follow his set path and return to his doting girlfriend Jess, or attempt to understand his own wants and desires...

4.0

Lost and Found Part One: The Hunter(2016)

Strong-arm John Carrel attempts to procure information regarding the whereabouts of his employer's daughter.

0.0

Geist(2015)

A tragic tale of a shipwrecked and injured fisherman as he searches for signs of life on the island where he was stranded leading to a dark secret.

7.3