The Starling
“Hope starts small”
Drama
A woman adjusting to life after a loss contends with a feisty bird that's taken over her garden — and a husband who's struggling to find a way forward.
VIBE
A quiet, character-focused drama that explores the messy, non-linear path of healing after profound loss. It feels intimate and grounded, with moments of unexpected warmth emerging from deep sadness.
melancholicheartwarmingintrospectivehopefulslow-burncharacter-driven dramaslice-of-lifenaturalisticgriefmarriagehealingresilience
friendshipmarriagelossgriefbirdstarling
MORE LIKE THIS — multi-vector + why, diversified
Things We Lost in the Fire
2007
6.6 · 406 votes
Drama
Fans also watchBoth melancholic
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
2023
6.6 · 167 votes
Drama
Fans also watchBoth melancholic
Penguin Bloom
2021
6.9 · 349 votes
Drama
Fans also watchBoth heartwarming
The Station Agent
2003
7.3 · 853 votes
DramaComedy
Fans also watchBoth melancholic
Love After Love
2018
5.5 · 27 votes
Drama
Stars Chris O'DowdBoth melancholic
Rabbit Hole
2010
6.6 · 683 votes
Drama
Fans also watchBoth melancholic
The Starling Girl
2023
6.3 · 82 votes
Drama
Both melancholic
Tuesday
2024
6.8 · 121 votes
FantasyDrama
Both melancholic
Little Fish
2021
7.1 · 287 votes
RomanceScience FictionDrama
Both melancholic
You're Not You
2014
7.4 · 864 votes
Drama
Fans also watchStars Loretta DevineBoth character-driven drama
Hope
2019
7.0 · 60 votes
DramaRomance
Both melancholic
The Evening Star
1996
5.9 · 83 votes
ComedyDramaRomance
Both melancholic
A Rumor of Angels
2000
6.7 · 27 votes
Drama
Both melancholic
Fathers and Daughters
2015
7.2 · 1,080 votes
Drama
Fans also watchBoth melancholic
Birth
2004
6.1 · 799 votes
DramaMystery
Fans also watchBoth melancholic
Dark Was the Night
2018
5.6 · 39 votes
Drama
Stars Timothy OlyphantBoth melancholic
Mum's List
2016
6.9 · 44 votes
Drama
Fans also watchBoth melancholic
St. Vincent
2014
7.1 · 2,162 votes
Comedy
Also by Theodore MelfiStars Melissa McCarthyBoth heartwarming