The Best Slow Movies to Watch on Youtube (Page 2)
Slow pacing is a surprisingly common factory across some of the most engrossing movies in history. If you love to take your time and bask in the scenery, check out the best slow movies and shows to stream now.
An orphan uncovers the labyrinth of his family history in this sprawling, lavish, mesmerizing period drama.
A sometimes gentle, sometimes bracing meta confrontation of the real-life drama swirling behind the film.
A circus visits a small town in this hauntingly beautiful parable-like novel adaptation.
A sensual, spellbinding masterpiece depicting the creative process and its muse.
A subtle, meditative drama that lingers in Iran’s rural countryside.
Affectionate and contemplative, Tsai Ming-liang welcomes us to an old cinema in Taipei.
What goes well with a love story? Creative architecture. Columbus the movie is such a great and genuine exploration of this idea, filmed in Columbus the city – a weird experimental hub for architecture that actually exists in real life! After his architect father goes into a coma, Jin (John Cho), a Korean-born man finds […]
In his final film, Andrei Tarkovsky contemplates the end of the world in this meditative modern twist to the Sacrifice of Isaac.
An unexpectedly gentle tear-jerker from David Lynch that features a stunning central performance.
Two Mexican schoolgirls forge a frightening friendship in this morbid coming-of-age horror.
A metaphysical exploration of where chance and choice can take you in life.
An instance of littering unfolds Paris’ many social maladies in this thought-provoking hyperlink drama.
A smart and poetic film about the invisible strings that tie us to each other.
A child remembers her family in this wistful romantic period drama.
An old friend wreaks havoc on a household in this searing parable from Charles Burnett.
A Golden Lion-winning moralistic tale from slow cinema master Lav Diaz.
Love is Strange is an even-handed drama about a Ben and George (John Lithgow and Alfred Molina), a loving couple who marry after 39 years of companionship, only to face a series of unexpected consequences of their decision. George is fired from his position as a music teacher, they’re forced to sell their home, and […]
A hypnotic series of conversations set in sumptuous 19th-century China.
Good movies usually aren’t lengthy movies, unless we’re talking about cases like Toni Erdmann. It’s a supremely smart German-Austrian comedy that depicts the story of a Father-Daughter tandem in light of life’s weirdest, most inconvenient moments. Deciding to visit his daughter on a whim after his dog dies, Winfried (Peter Simonischek)—a man known for his outrageous […]
Warm, enchanting, poetic and delicate, this is an almost silent film about a poor Vietnamese girl who goes to work for a well-off family in Saigon. The film follows her experiences as she grows but is also very focused on the nature around her, and the beautiful little details of this nature, which the young […]
It wouldn’t be too far of a reach to evoke Kids (1995) while diving into Mid90s. But instead of taking on the HIV crisis, Mid90s is a much more tender, poignant reflection on coming of age in 90’s skate culture. Jonah Hill, writer and director, examines the complexities of trying to fit in and the […]
An intense and fantastically-performed film with probing questions that resonate with our times.
A gangster’s son finds a new way of living in this intense, piano-playing neo-noir.
A one-act play remade by HBO starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones (who also directs). Two men with different beliefs debate the existence of God after a failed suicide attempt. Starting with subtle conversations, the audience quickly gets plunged into deep philosophical musings resulting in relatable yet interesting ideas. Fans of The Man From Earth and […]
Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay both won Berlinale Best Actress and Best Actor for this movie. They play a couple who are only a few days away from their 45th marriage anniversary when they learn that the remains of the husband’s first lover have been found. He then starts obsessing about his previous relationship, to […]
Leonardo DiCaprio made his breakthrough in this harrowing coming-of-age drama.
This mesmerizing romance from Abbas Kiarostami follows a couple whose relationship transforms over the course of a day.
A black and white movie, A Coffee in Berlin is an early Woody Allen reminiscent film with a great emphasis on the emotions it handles. It flows naturally, telling the story of Niko, a young college dropout in a period of his life where he has to face loneliness and lack of money and success. He goes from […]
Twisted yet deep. Sad yet interesting. Slow yet exhilarating. A Ghost Story is an incredible artistic achievement. With hardly any dialog, and breathtakingly long takes in its first half, it manages to bring you in its own creepy world and not let go until you feel completely lonely. Starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck as a loving […]
Things We Lost in the Fire is a touching drama about Audrey (Hall Berry), a married mother-of-two, whose husband Brian (David Duchovny) is killed tragically in a random act of violence. Amidst her grief she comes to connect with Jerry (Benicio Del Toro), Brian’s childhood friend who is living an isolated life as a junkie, […]
A grieving woman deals with the worst of fates in this challenging, disquieting riverside drama.
The lead-up to Call Me By Your Name is this drama Tilda Swinton learned Italian for.
