Netflix movies and series: Understated

331 movies and series in the understated category

Do you feel like watching something understated? This overview contains all Netflix movies and series in the understated genre and is updated with new releases daily. Currently, the best rated title in this category, with a rating of 4.6, is Natsamrat.

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Bogda

July 17, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 160 minutes

An aspiring dancer accompanies her terminally ill mother on one last road trip that alternately strains and strengthens their knotty relationship.

Suhas Joshi, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Rohit Kokate, ...

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Sorry Angel

July 17, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 132 minutes

When a Paris-based writer with AIDS meets a college student exploring his sexuality, romance blossoms in his waning days.

Vincent Lacoste, Pierre Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès, ...

Heartfelt, Understated, Emotional, ...

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Blood Will Tell

June 24, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 113 minutes

Family patriarch Elías begins to unravel after the death of his wife -- which casts a suspicious light on her tragic accident.

Oscar Martínez, Dolores Fonzi, Diego Velázquez, ...

Understated, Dark

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Charité at War

June 15, 2019 | Show | 2019

In 1943, the staff at Berlin's Charité hospital struggle against the effects of World War II and the Nazi regime, including eugenic medical practices.

Mala Emde, Ulrich Noethen, Jannik Schümann, ...

Understated, Cerebral

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Belmonte

June 8, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 74 minutes

An artist muddles through a midlife crisis while trying to balance his dimming career with a yearning to be a better father.

Gonzalo Delgado, Olivia Molinaro Eijo, Jeannette Sauksteliskis, ...

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All Is Well

June 7, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 90 minutes

A woman sexually assaulted by her new boss's brother-in-law tries to move on as if nothing happened, but the night weighs heavily on her mind and body.

Aenne Schwarz, Andreas Döhler, Hans Löw, ...

Understated, Cerebral

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A Thousand Goodnights

June 1, 2019 | Show | 2019

To carry out her dad's wish and discover her roots, Dai Tian-qing embarks on a journey around Taiwan and finds love and redemption on the way.

Cindy Lien, Nicholas Teo, Yao Ai-ning, ...

Understated, Emotional

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Joy

May 25, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 100 minutes

Close to paying off her debts, a Nigerian sex worker in Austria coaches a reluctant novice, and assesses the risks of taking a faster path to freedom.

Anwulika Alphonsus, Mariam Precious Sanusi, Angela Ekeleme

Understated, Gritty, Dark

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Jonaki

May 16, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 96 minutes

In this quiet, wistful drama, a woman on her deathbed searches her fraying memories for love and fulfillment through surreal, meditative tableaux.

Lolita Chatterjee, Sumanto Chattopadhyay, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee, ...

Understated, Cerebral, Romantic

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Hamid

May 16, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 108 minutes

Wanting his missing father to come home, a Kashmiri boy repeatedly attempts to call God for help -- until one day, a hardened army officer picks up.

Talha Arshad Reshi, Rasika Dugal, Vikas Kumar, ...

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All In My Family

May 4, 2019 | Documentaries | 2019 | 40 minutes

After starting a family of his very own in America, a gay filmmaker documents his loving, traditional Chinese family's process of acceptance.

Provocative, Quirky, Understated

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Kia and Cosmos

May 2, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 123 minutes

A 15-year-old girl with autism attempts to write a mystery novel based on her hunt for the killer of a neighborhood cat.

Ritwika Pal, Swastika Mukherjee, Joy Sengupta

Understated, Emotional

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Three and a Half

April 30, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 119 minutes

At a 50-year-old house that served as a school, a brothel, and now a home, tales unfold of the residents who have lived there, longing for an escape.

Zoya Hussain, Suhasini Mulay, Jim Sarbh, ...

Understated

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Burning

April 30, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 148 minutes

An aspiring writer goes to the airport to pick up a high school friend returning from a trip to Africa but is disheartened to see her with another man.

Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jun Jong-seo, ...

Understated, Suspenseful

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Njan Prakashan

April 27, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 125 minutes

Yearning for a lavish life abroad, an entitled, lazy sexist crafts a scam to ditch his thankless nursing job and find a wealthy spouse to secure a visa.

Fahadh Faasil, Sreenivasan, Nikhila Vimal, ...

Offbeat, Understated

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Rilakkuma and Kaoru

April 22, 2019 | Show | 2019

Her life might be a little mundane, but Kaoru gets to go home to Rilakkuma, her endearingly lazy roommate who happens to be a fuzzy toy bear.

Mikako Tabe, Soki Matsumoto, Takayuki Yamada, ...

Understated

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Music Teacher

April 22, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 101 minutes

A dejected small-town music teacher grapples with guilt and regret when his ex-pupil who once loved him returns home as the star he always wanted to be.

Manav Kaul, Amrita Bagchi, Divya Dutta, ...

Understated

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Jonathan

April 17, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 100 minutes

Two siblings share a body, each getting it for 12 hours a day. But when one of them breaks the rules, their whole way of life comes crashing down.

Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse, Douglas Hodge, ...

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Rainbow Jelly

April 16, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 118 minutes

Mistreated by his cruel uncle, an imaginative orphan with autism sees hope when a fairy vows to change his life with a week of enchanted recipes.

Mahabrata Basu, Anumegha Banerjee, Koushik Sen, ...

Quirky, Understated

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Pinky Memsaab

April 2, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 124 minutes

When a guileless young woman becomes the domestic worker in a wealthy Dubai household, her bond with her posh employer changes both of their lives.

Hajira Yamin, Kiran Malik, Adnan Jaffar, ...

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