Netflix movies and series: Understated

341 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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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, ...

Understated

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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, ...

Understated

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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, ...

Understated

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The Burial of Kojo

April 1, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 80 minutes

When a man is left to die inside an illegal gold mine, his daughter travels through a magical landscape to save him.

Cynthia Dankwa, Ama K. Abebrese, Joseph Otsiman, ...

Understated

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Osmosis

March 31, 2019 | Show | 2019

In near-future Paris, two brilliant siblings unveil a high-tech implant designed to pair up soul mates. But the beta test yields unwelcome surprises.

Agathe Bonitzer, Hugo Becker, Gaël Kamilindi, ...

Mind-Bending, Ominous, Understated, ...

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The Terminal

March 31, 2019 | Show | 2018

Social pressure, a complicated past and a clash of values beset the life of a businessman and his family.

Mohammad Mansour, Bouthayna Al Raesi, Bassima Hamada, ...

Understated

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15 August

March 31, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 124 minutes

On India's Independence Day, a zany mishap in a Mumbai chawl disrupts a young love story while compelling the residents to unite in aid of a little boy.

Rahul Pethe, Mrunmayee Deshpande, Adinath Kothare, ...

Understated, Romantic

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Imago

March 21, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 97 minutes

A teen with vitiligo struggles with self-doubt and anxiety until a new schoolteacher sees her through a different lens, and urges her to do the same.

Aishwarya Ghaydar, Amol Deshmukh, Adarsh Kurne, ...

Understated

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Tinker'

March 20, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 97 minutes

While building a revolutionary machine outlined in his late father's journal, a recluse farmer becomes the guardian for his gifted six-year-old nephew.

Clayne Crawford, Christian Kane, Colt Crawford, ...

Heartfelt, Imaginative, Understated

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Girl

March 15, 2019 | Movie | 2019 | 105 minutes

Fifteen-year-old ballet dancer Lara faces physical and emotional hurdles as she prepares for gender confirmation surgery. Inspired by a true story.

Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, ...

Understated

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Life of An Outcast

March 12, 2019 | Movie | 2018 | 80 minutes

When authorities jail his son for rejecting religious bias, a poor father’s struggle to bail him out highlights rural India’s enduring casteism.

Ravi Bhushan Bhartiya, Shalini Mohan, Bhaskar Jha, ...

Understated, Dark

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