Netflix movies and series: Understated

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 4.4, is Onaatah.

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311 movies and series in the understated category

Gabriel and the Mountain

In a drama based on a true story, Brazilian backpacker Gabriel Buchmann spends his gap year exploring Africa. Why does he die in the Malawi mountains?

Actors:

Caroline Abras, João Pedro Zappa, Alex Alembe, ...

Genre:

Understated

November 12, 2018 | Movie | 2017 | 131 minutes

The Desert Bride

While traveling across Argentina to a new job, a longtime maid encounters a salesman who opens her eyes to life's beauty and possibilities.

Actors:

Paulina García, Claudio Rissi

Genre:

Understated

November 9, 2018 | Movie | 2017 | 77 minutes

Loktak Lairembee

Following the accidental discovery of a gun, a depressed fisherman experiences a new confidence that soon threatens to balloon into arrogance.

Actors:

Sagolsam Thambalsang, Ningthoujam Sanatomba, Oinam Rajen Singh, ...

Genre:

Understated

November 9, 2018 | Movie | 2016 | 70 minutes

Bucket List

After getting a heart transplant, a 40-year-old homemaker in Pune makes the life-changing decision to complete the bucket list of her 20-year-old donor.

Actors:

Madhuri Dixit, Renuka Shahane, Sumeet Raghvan, ...

Genre:

Understated

November 7, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 129 minutes

The Jungle School

An idealistic young woman travels to the jungles of Indonesia to teach literacy -- and much more -- to local children.

Actors:

Prisia Nasution, Nyungsang Bungo, Rukman Rosadi, ...

Genre:

Heartfelt, Understated

November 1, 2018 | Movie | 2013 | 90 minutes

Dovlatov

Over six days in 1971, brilliant writer Sergei Dovlatov encounters maddening barriers to publishing his work under the repressive Soviet regime.

Actors:

Milan Maric, Danila Kozlovsky, Helena Sujecka, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Understated

November 1, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 126 minutes

Morris from America

When his father moves from the U.S. to Heidelberg, Germany, an African American teenager struggles to find his place and pursue his hip-hop dreams.

Actors:

Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, Lina Keller, ...

Genre:

Understated, Feel-good

November 1, 2018 | Movie | 2016 | 90 minutes

Meghnadbodh Rohoshyo

A professor mysteriously vanishes, leaving behind a host of suspects, a shadowy history and a clue: the anonymous birthday gift of a Bengali classic.

Actors:

Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Abir Chatterjee, Gargi Roychowdhury, ...

Genre:

Indian, Drama, Ensemble, ...

October 24, 2018 | Movie | 2017 | 150 minutes

The Kindergarten Teacher

A devoted teacher takes interest in a young student's creative potential after hearing his poetry. But she soon crosses the line into obsession.

Actors:

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Michael Chernus, ...

Genre:

Understated, Emotional

October 17, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 97 minutes

Filosofi Kopi

The level-headed owner of a struggling coffee shop finds his future at risk when his partner -- a talented but cocky barista -- makes a major bet.

Actors:

Julie Estelle, Rio Dewanto, Chicco Jerikho

Genre:

Understated

October 10, 2018 | Movie | 2015 | 117 minutes

Letters from Prague

Hoping to fulfill her deceased mother's final wish, a young woman travels to Prague to deliver an old letter to a mysterious man.

Actors:

Julie Estelle, Tio Pakusadewo, Rio Dewanto, ...

Genre:

Romantic, Sentimental, Understated

October 8, 2018 | Movie | 2016 | 98 minutes

Emma' (Mother)

In 1950s Makassar, the life of a devoted mother is upended when another woman enters her husband's life.

Actors:

Cut Mini Theo, Jajang C. Noer, Christoffer Nelwan, ...

Genre:

Understated

October 5, 2018 | Movie | 2016 | 73 minutes

Private Life

Struggling to conceive, a couple in their 40s are almost out of options -- until a sliver of hope arrives in the form of their visiting step-niece.

Actors:

Paul Giamatti, Molly Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, ...

Genre:

Irreverent, Understated

October 5, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 124 minutes

Sat Shri Akaal England

After several failed attempts to obtain a visa, a man desperate to escape Punjab pays a British woman to marry him so he can move to England.

Actors:

Karamjit Anmol, Sardar Sohi, Ammy Virk, ...

Genre:

Quirky, Romantic, Understated

October 1, 2018 | Movie | 2017 | 127 minutes

Udaan

Upon returning to his industrial hometown, a young man must decide whether to follow his own dreams or acquiesce to his father's plans for his future.

Actors:

Ram Kapoor, Ronit Roy, Rajat Barmecha, ...

Genre:

Dark, Emotional, Understated

October 1, 2018 | Movie | 2010 | 137 minutes

Peace Haven

Complications around the cremation of their deceased friend inspire three septuagenarian friends to build their own mortuary.

Actors:

Soumitra Chatterjee, Arun Mukherjee, Paran Banerjee, ...

Genre:

Cerebral, Understated

October 1, 2018 | Movie | 2016 | 73 minutes

Bioscope

Inspired by classic and contemporary literature, four renowned Marathi directors create four individual stories in this anthology of short films.

Actors:

Nina Kulkarni, Suhas Palshikar, Kushal Badrike, ...

Genre:

Romantic, Understated

September 27, 2018 | Movie | 2015 | 130 minutes

Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz

After accidentally connecting over the Internet, two strangers form a tight friendship -- not knowing they already share a bond.

Actors:

Mona Ambegaonkar, Geetanjali Thapa, Zain Khan Durrani, ...

Genre:

Romantic, Understated

September 25, 2018 | Movie | 2018 | 110 minutes

Love and Shukla

A sexually inexperienced rickshaw driver struggles to build intimacy with his shy new wife in their tiny, overcrowded quarters.

Actors:

Saharsh Kumar Shukla, Taneea Rajawat, Hima Singh, ...

Genre:

Quirky, Understated

September 25, 2018 | Movie | 2017 | 110 minutes

Sparring

A middle-aged boxer with a mixed record becomes a champion's sparring partner while dreaming of one last chance to end his career with a victory.

Actors:

Mathieu Kassovitz, Olivia Merilahti, Souleymane M'Baye, ...

Genre:

Gritty, Understated

September 23, 2018 | Movie | 2017 | 94 minutes

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