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Small Things Like These
Tim Mielants · Film · 2024
What hooked you in Small Things Like These is the quiet, devastating courage required to confront institutional secrets within a suffocating small town.
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Books on the same thread
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
James McBride · Book · 2023
Much like in Small Things Like These, this narrative unearths dark, buried truths within a close-knit community, forcing characters to reckon with the moral cost of long-held societal silence.
Child of God
Lolita Files · Book · 2001
If the family secrets and tragedy in Small Things Like These resonated with you, this exploration of a town grappling with its dark past provides a similarly poignant emotional weight.
All the Colors of the Dark
Chris Whitaker · Book · 2024
This story mirrors the atmosphere of Small Things Like These by placing ordinary individuals against a backdrop of small-town secrets and the chilling consequences of a community’s complicit silence.
Velocity
Dean Ray Koontz · Book · 2005
You will find the same intense focus on an ordinary person forced into a difficult moral dilemma as seen in Small Things Like These, where one choice alters everything.
Series on the same thread
Bloodline
Glenn Kessler · Series · 2015
This drama captures the same heavy sense of guilt and moral ambiguity found in Small Things Like These, peeling back the layers of a community built on hidden family secrets.
Home Before Dark
Dana Fox · Series · 2020
The pursuit of truth against a backdrop of small-town corruption echoes the central conflict in Small Things Like These, highlighting the courage needed to challenge an established, powerful status quo.
Silo
Graham Yost · Series · 2023
Mirroring the institutional control found in Small Things Like These, this story focuses on an individual uncovering dangerous hidden truths within a society built on strict, enforced silence.
The Sinner
Derek Simonds · Series · 2017
The psychological weight of small-town secrets and the struggle against personal demons mirror the tone of Small Things Like These, offering a deep dive into the cost of moral integrity.
Podcasts on the same thread
S-Town
Serial Productions · Podcast · 2024
This investigative journey into the dark corners of a small town reflects the same sense of social decay and hidden truths that Bill Furlong uncovers in Small Things Like These.
Slow Burn
Slate Podcasts · Podcast · 2026
If you appreciated the focus on institutional corruption in Small Things Like These, this series offers a parallel exploration of the historical secrets and power dynamics lurking beneath society.
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Common questions
Is Small Things Like These based on a book?
Yes, the 2024 film Small Things Like These is an adaptation of the 2021 novel of the same name. Both works follow the story of Bill Furlong as he uncovers disturbing secrets within a local Irish convent during the winter of 1985.
What is the plot of Small Things Like These?
Small Things Like These follows a coal merchant named Bill Furlong in 1985. While supporting his family, he discovers secrets held by the local convent and the Catholic Church, forcing him to confront his own past and the complicit silence of his small Irish town.
Who directed the movie version of Small Things Like These?
The 2024 film adaptation of Small Things Like These was directed by Tim Mielants. The movie centers on Bill Furlong's discovery of unsettling truths within his community and his personal struggle against the influence of the local convent and the Catholic Church.
Does Small Things Like These take place in modern times?
No, Small Things Like These is set in 1985. The story focuses on the experiences of a coal merchant in a small Irish town as he uncovers secrets kept by the local convent and deals with the town's silence regarding the Catholic Church.