Movies Similar to Life in the Alley

Double or Nothing(1940)

In this Broadway Brevities short, a stunt double is hit on the head and imagines himself in a series of movie scenes with doubles for various stars.

5.0

Phantoms, Inc.(1945)

This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who is missing in action. Over time, she gives a con man all of the family savings to find reassurance that her son is all right. When she can no longer pay, events take a tragic turn.

5.5

Illegal Aliens(2016)

Due to the recent arrival of undocumented immigrants, the city of Simpletown holds a special session city council meeting to determine if the town should officially ban the newcomers.

8.5

The Swing of the Coffin Maker(2012)

Azerbaijan. Yagub has nothing left but beats his disabled son Musa until a shattering message brings about a sudden turn.

0.0

Bears Discover Fire(2015)

'Bears Discover Fire' is the strange tale of a lonely man, his aging mother, his curious nephew, and a family of bears that have discovered how to use fire.

6.6

Mi Madre, My Father(2018)

Reared by an abusive, pill-popping mother and an absentee playboy father, six-year-old Valentina must fend for herself. She does what she can to craft the illusion of normalcy: makes herself lunches that look just like the ones her classmates tote, dresses and grooms herself expertly, and lies to cover up for her mother Anita's erratic behavior.

10.0

Chlorine(2019)

In a desperate bid for attention, 11-year-old Keira compulsively steals from pregnant women at her local aquatic centre. But her actions put her at risk of losing the only family she has.

10.0

Looking for Chencho(2002)

When a tourist bus stops at a gas station, Chencho, one of the passengers, decides to go to the toilet.

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A Loud Piece of Armour(2025)

The film explores a woman's journey to rediscover her ability to scream after a news report about a woman's abduction triggers a disturbing realization about her own lost primal scream.

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Blink(2025)

A son finds himself suspended in time, haunted by a presence that seems both familiar and distant. As he navigates a looped reality from a single point of view, fragments of memory and emotion begin to surface, hinting at something deeper left unresolved.

10.0

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Best Wishes from Millwood(2015)

An unhappy housewife is visited by a bicycle-riding stranger with wish-making cookies.

0.0

Midnight Blunders(1936)

The evil Dr. Wong abducts prominent scientist Dr. Edwin Millstone. Bumbling bank guards Tom and Monte search through Chinatown to find Dr. Wong and rescue the professor.

4.3

Are You Hungry?(2019)

A single mother struggles to connect with her adopted son, who she believes is gay. Her assumptions about her son's needs and desires lead to a cascading series of calamities.

4.4

Windup(2020)

A father tries to stay connected with his unconscious daughter through music. He plays a windup music box and hopes she can hear it while fighting with his own emotions to stay strong. Meanwhile, his daughter follows the melody in her dreams and looks for a way back.

6.5

Far from the South(2019)

Boris is around 20 years old and lives on the road with his disturbed father. When his boss offers him a better job at the restaurant where he works, Boris sees a way out off this rambling life.

0.0

Skeletons(2021)

A man must confront the pain and trauma of a past relationship, as a former lover unexpectedly arrives on his doorstep.

4.5

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Siren(2014)

Two ambulance paramedics put their lives on the line when a routine call becomes a deadly race against time.

8.0

Cutlass(2007)

When Robin's daughter Lacy wants to buy an expensive guitar, Robin reminisces about the days when she was a teenager, asking her dad for her first car, an Olds Cutlass Supreme.

6.9

The Trap(2007)

Maggie's friends have planned a surprise birthday party (despite it being a month away). During the party, Maggie realizes there's more to it then that.

4.8

Canada Vignettes: The Egg(1979)

An egg desperately tries to prevent being hatched. In this animated short from the Canada Vignette series, learn how societies in evolution are often in danger of self-destruction.

5.2