Movies Like Netflix's Passing
10 Movies to Stream Once You’ve Watched Passing
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If the sociohistorical aspect of Passing piqued your interest, this period drama won't disappoint. Based on the novel of the same name, Brooklyn is set in 1950s New York during the second major wave of Irish and Italian immigration to America. In the film, Eilis Lacey, a young Irish woman from Enniscorthy, comes to the city seeking employment and falls in love with an Italian plumber while there, but a death in the family forces her to return to Ireland, where she must deal with the pressures of providing for her family all while her heart calls her back to Brooklyn. Like Passing, Brooklyn explores the strong desire to escape stifling social mores to pursue one's true desires.