Movies Similar to Because We Are Too Many

Dernier soleil(2021)

Somewhere in the north-east of France, Eric, a penniless man who lives in his car, rejects his son Esteban, 10 years old, autistic and living under the care of his uncle. Because of another carelessness of his father, Esteban is kidnapped by two gangsters. Eric, devastated, is determined to do what's necessary in order to raise the ransom. He plunges into the city's ghetto in hopes of saving his son.

Chinese Doctors(2021)

Based on real-life events, the film recounts the efforts of the Wuhan medical staff as they attempt to deal with the rising cases of Covid-19.

Minor Chronicle(2025)

In a town south of Mexico City, the director relives the moment his father fell ill during the second wave of the coronavirus.

The Vaccine War(2023)

Faced with the catastrophic challenge of fighting a global crisis like no other, Indian scientists take on the mantle of producing vaccine despite not having enough resources and infrastructure to save the nation's sixteen million citizens.

Pick Up(2021)

A woman picks up her ex from the airport during the pandemic. Then their masks come off.

O Silêncio Que Você Faz(2021)

On Falling(2025)

Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation and isolation that threaten her identity.

The Call(2023)

During a difficult visit to her single immigrant mother, Athena discovers that what she thought was age-related mental decline is in fact an inherited magical gift.

Together(2021)

A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Paul & Paulette Take a Bath(2025)

An unconventional romantic comedy about a young American photographer and a French girl with a taste for the macabre. Paul and Paulette’s chance encounter on a Parisian boulevard sparks an unusual friendship that grows around a dark game; reenacting scenes of notorious crimes from bygone eras at the sites they occurred. As their morbid road trip approaches the more recent past it becomes more uncomfortable, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, but finding a surprising joy in the darker corners of humanity.

Andragogy(2023)

A schoolteacher's reputation is at risk when a video of her speaking up against injustice goes viral on the internet and is misinterpreted.

Covid Love(2021)

Kinka(2021)

Two strangers, Doroty, a domestic employee from Central America aged around 45, and Mari, an elderly woman who is hard of hearing, are forced to spend the lockdown together to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

A Land With No Ceremony(2025)

During 2020, when the pandemic policy loosened, a violinist went back to hometown in mainland China to meet his parents and his friends. A sudden accident happened, everything changed, and a ceremony is no longer a "ceremony".

Grey Elephant(2022)

Follows two couples meeting together for the first time after months of being on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Enlarged to Show Texture(2025)

A teen finds a letter left behind from his best friend.

The Road Ahead (Where do we go from here?) Director's cut(2023)

Leo gets abducted and carried around in the trunk of a car. The man who is holding him captive has a sinister plan. He gets Leo to bury corpses for him. In the process, Leo gets to speak with his ego and gets glimpses of his higher self. Will Leo get out of this alive?

Crust(2025)

12-year-old Fabi has to finally prove himself as one of the family - by getting his first scar.

An Unfinished Film(2024)

A film crew gathers in a hotel near Wuhan to resume production of a film that was interrupted ten years earlier, but an unexpected event once again disrupts the preparations.

Perfect Storm(2021)

On the wild west coast of Auckland in New Zealand we follow one man's enforced isolation. Pacing the beach, he wonders if those dear to him will ever be seen again.