Movies Similar to The Magic Diner

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.

When We See Each Other

After Dusk(2022)

One dark gritty night, a poised Erin York and her unruly partner Jax identifies their target...Derrick. They trail him back to a grimy motel. After staking out the place for a few hours, they finally go in for the kill, but shit goes sideways when Erin recognizes the target, putting the entire mission in jeopardy.

You Will Find Love(2024)

Simon, a young adult author, unexpectedly reconnects with his high school friend, Gabriel. Their meeting forces Simon to uncover the truth of what led to their friendship diverging.

The Streetlight(2024)

A man gains a deeper understanding of purpose after helping a talking streetlight through its existential crisis.

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.

A Day at Santa Anita(1937)

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

The Head Vanishes(2016)

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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.

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.

Escape in the Desert(1945)

Escaped Nazi POWs hold the denizens of a California resort hostage.

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.

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.

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.

The Awakening(1909)

A confirmed bachelor learns that he will inherit his late uncle's fortune only if he marries, which he does reluctantly. Shortly afterward he returns to his bachelor lifestyle but realizes he can't get his wife's face out of his thoughts.

Turn Around When Possible(2014)

Military sounds chatter and static. Crackling voices over the ether. On a wooded road two girls are driving, lost amongst the endless forest. The road finally runs out. ..Road Closed. Strange noises surround them, the ferns begin to move, something is closing in... They are not alone in these woods.

Cargo(2013)

Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter.

After the Very End(2024)

As their world is about to end, world leaders gather one last time, behind closed doors for a secret, extemporaneous, boozy summit.

Gobsmacked

Private Detective H. Gibson loses a case-file for the first time in his decade-spanning career. He decides to try to solve the mystery, of what it is he is supposed to be investigating.

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?