Movies Like Sugar Cane Alley (1983)

Sugar Cane Alley is a 1983 drama, family film from Euzhan Palcy with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Angela's Ashes and The Insect Woman.

Drama Family

Angela's Ashes

1999

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

7.3

MagicScore

The Insect Woman

1963

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.

7.2

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Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

2019

Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is penniless after the scandal surrounding the release of his last movie. Sculptor Ramón Acín, a good friend, buys a lottery ticket and promises Buñuel that he will pay for his next movie if he wins the prize.

7.0

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Jimmy's Hall

2014

Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.

6.7

MagicScore

Land Without Bread

1933

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time.

7.1

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Wish You Well

2013

A young girl and her brother come of age at their great grandmother's house in Virginia during the 1940s. After a family tragedy, a young girl moves from New York with your younger brother to live with their great grandmother on a Virginia farm and comes closer to understanding the land and roots that inspired her father's writings while discovering herself, the love of family, and the power of truly believing.

6.3

MagicScore

The Farewell

2019

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

7.4

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Flowers in the Attic

2014

After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.

6.7

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Patrick

2018

A woman's chaotic life becomes more complicated when she inherits her grandmother's dog.

6.7

MagicScore

#10

The Runaways

2010

Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that paved the way for future generations of female rockers. Under the Svengali-like influence of impresario Kim Fowley, the band becomes a huge success.

6.4

MagicScore

#11

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

Lost in Yonkers

1993

In the summer of 1942 two young boys are sent to stay with their stern grandmother Kurnitz and their childlike aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York.

6.3

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#13

Grandma

2004

An old Russian grandmother or "babushka", who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, sacrificed everything for her children and even sold her house to get money for her grandchildren, is shuttled among those very grandchildren--products of the "new" Russia--none of whom want her to stay with them since she's too much of a "burden" for them.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Banning, the insurance company's investigator, takes an interest in Crown, he may have met his match, and a complicated back-and-forth game with seductive undertones begins between them.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique

1902

This picture depicts the eruption of the volcano by which over 30,000 souls were hurled into eternity. The numerous explosions which took place during the eruption are plain to be seen. Thousands upon thousands of tons of molten lava, sand, rocks and steam are thrown high in the air and descend with crushing force upon the unfortunate inhabitants of the doomed city of St. Pierre. This is the worst calamity which occurred since a similar eruption by Mt. Vesuvius when Pompeii was destroyed. (Lubin Catalog)

5.3

MagicScore

#16

The Nan Movie

2022

Catherine Tate's iconic character Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell. Militant vegan arsonists, raucous rugby teams, all night raves and crazed cops on motorbikes all make for a proper day out. An origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what's made her the cantankerous old bastard she is today.

5.6

MagicScore

#17

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing around London's trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!

5.3

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#18

To Have and Have Not

1945

A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

The Holy Innocents

1984

Somewhere in the spanish country, in the 60s. Paco and his wife Régula are very poor. They work as tenant farmers for a very wealthy landowner. They have 3 children. One is backward. The others can not got to school because the master "needs" their work. When Regula's brother is fired from where he has worked for 61 years, he settles down at their little place... An attack against the archaism of the spanish country of the 60s.

7.8

MagicScore

#20

The Braid

2023

India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father’s workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a successful lawyer, is about to be promoted to the head of her firm when she learns that she is ill. Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know each other, Smita, Giulia and Sarah are unknowingly linked by their most intimate and singular bond.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Sugar Cane Alley?

The top films similar to Sugar Cane Alley by MovieMagicScore are Angela's Ashes (7.3), The Insect Woman (7.2), Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (7.0). Each shares drama/family themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Sugar Cane Alley worth watching?

Sugar Cane Alley holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 34 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Sugar Cane Alley?

Sugar Cane Alley (1983) is a drama, family film directed by Euzhan Palcy, starring Garry Cadenat, Darling Légitimus, Douta Seck.

Where can I find more recommendations like Sugar Cane Alley?

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About movies like Sugar Cane Alley

This ranked list pairs Sugar Cane Alley (1983), a drama and family film from Euzhan Palcy, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Garry Cadenat take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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