A Single Man (2009)

Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to life after the death of his long time partner, Jim.

Genres: Drama, Romance

What to watch after A Single Man

• The Hours (2002)
• The Railway Man (2013) — Colin Firth appears in both
• Magnolia (1999) — Same subject: suicide
• Troubled Water (2008) — Same feel: melancholy, reflective
• The Virgin Suicides (1999) — Same subject: suicide
• Jane Eyre (1943) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic