Movies like Youth 2013
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Youth (2013)
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Original name: הנוער
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Brothers Yaki and Shaul live with their parents in Petah Tikva, a satellite town of Tel Aviv. Yaki is doing military service. As for all other 18-year-old Israelis, this means he is allowed to carry a gun. This weapon gives the brothers the power to change their lives and that of their family – or so they believe.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, captivating, sincere, bleak, emotional, gloomy
Plot:
kidnapping, family problems, family relations, society, unemployment, working class, youth, soldier, parents and children, dysfunctional family, teenage life, coming of age, hostage, life is a bitch, down on your luck, family in crisis, siblings relations, woman in danger, brother, hostages, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
israel, middle east
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Most similar movies to Youth
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and emotional films with plots about family relations, parents and children, family problems, youth, society, life is a bitch and coming of age mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Youth: Rebounce (2011), Balancing Act (2012), Zion and His Brother (2009), Joy (2010), Nobody Owns Me (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
359
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
REBOUNCE is a colorful, tough and powerful film featuring Frederikke Dahl Hansen in the leading role. She plays opposite Anne Sofie Espersen and Dar Salim, and despite being only 16 years old she portrays toughness, charm, and vulnerability ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, emotional, rough, psychological ...
Plot:
age difference, coming of age, parents and children, teenage life, drug abuse, family problems, family relations, adolescence vs adulthood, dysfunctional family, youth, mother, scandinavian girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, scandinavia, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Having cheated on his wife, Giulio, a municipal employee, moves out, but has to find a solution on how to still support his family, and himself.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
family relations, family problems, parents and children, breakup, couples, life is a bitch, downfall, unfulfillment, job seeking, down on your luck, adultery, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Zion, aged 14 and his brother Meir, 17, are facing a crisis in their relationship after a terrible accident. They keep the secret to themselves and it haunts them until, finally, Zion re-examines his loyalty towards his older brother and decides ...
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak
Plot:
family relations, family problems, dysfunctional family, youth, society, introspection, teenage life, haunted by the past, working class, family in crisis, siblings relations, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel
Similarity:
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372
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Joy is an emotionally damaged young woman of eighteen, who was given up at birth, to grow up in homes and with foster families. She lives on the fringes of society, getting by on benefits and earning a little extra by playing the accordion in the ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, atmospheric, emotional, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
obsession, parents and children, life is a bitch, teenage life, redemption, shoplifting, mistaken identity, society, family relations, hopes, dysfunctional family, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The story of a lone father's relationship with his daughter, of the destructive power of alcohol, of a child's vulnerability, but also of love, betrayal and socialist politics in 1970s Sweden. A unique and moving story freely based on Åsa ...
Style:
touching, bleak, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
working class, parents and children, life turned upside down, single parent, disorder, dysfunctional family, family problems, family relations, youth, parents, children, addiction ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
31%
266
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, Canada, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
At the age of 13, Yoni is growing up. Fast. But not fast enough for this diminutive young man who is obsessed with getting bigger, taller and stronger. On the eve of his Bar Mitzvah, Yoni has no choice but to “become a man” when he’s faced ...
Style:
sincere, touching, atmospheric, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
coming of age, family life, physical appearance, teenage life, dysfunctional family, misfit, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, mental illness, mentally challenged, youth, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
The bittersweet events in the lives of people in Hakodate, a regional city connected by a streetcar network. A laid-off man and his younger sister go up a mountain to see the first sunrise of the year. Meanwhile, Haruo has inherited his ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
working class, society, life is a bitch, family relations, small town, unemployment, rivalry, social relations, parents and children, down on your luck, siblings relations, small town life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia, hokkaido
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
As she and her family embark on a short vacation, a Chilean teenager slowly comes to the realization that her parents might be splitting up.
Style:
serious, tense, touching, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
coming of age, dysfunctional family, family relations, family problems, on the road, parents and children, bittersweet, protecting from truth, crumbling marriage, siblings relations, parents separation, under the surface ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Kenya, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mwas, a young aspiring actor from upcountry Kenya dreams of becoming an accomplished actor one day, and in pursuit of this, he makes his way to Nairobi, the city of opportunity. He quickly understands why Nairobi is nicknamed Nairrobery as he is ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
longing, ambition, desire for fame, friendship, follow your dream, fish out of water, society, hopes, life is a bitch, social decay, lifestyle, unlikely criminals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
kenya, africa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Alejandra and her dad Roberto have just moved to town. She is new at school, he has a new job. Starting over is sometimes complicated when you have left so much behind.
Style:
disturbing, serious, realistic, suspense, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
bullying, society, high school life, missing girl, rape, teenage life, estrangement, social decay, parents and children, social relations, family problems, high school ...
Time:
near future, year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america, mexico city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
As things unravel for a struggling single mother in Las Vegas, she must decide what she's willing to give up to get by.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
poverty, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, society, working class, parents and children, family problems, down on your luck, single mother, youth, homeless, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, usa
Similarity:
25%
808
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Seven lost children wander the night streets while their mothers await their return home.
Style:
sincere, captivating, atmospheric, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
teenage life, missing child, self discovery, juvenile delinquency, society, family relations, rebellion, adolescence vs adulthood, dysfunctional family, family problems, estrangement, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
melbourne, australia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On a freezing January evening, school bus driver Lesley completes her route, but her final inspection abruptly ends when a bluebird comes into view. What happens next shakes her small Maine logging town, proving that even the slightest actions have ...
Style:
sincere, touching, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
isolation, winter, family problems, family in crisis, youth, single parent, dysfunctional family, drug abuse, teenage life, parents and children, working class, small town ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Now that Itzhak's father is in a coma, and dying, Itzhak is finally willing to visit him, thus breaking a ten-year silence. During his visits to the hospital, Itzhak, a beaten and reserved man, is frustrated to find himself neglected by his own ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, emotional, touching, serious ...
Plot:
estrangement, family relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, parents and children, family life, siblings relations, grandfather granddaughter relationship, hospital, husband wife relationship, coma, family secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Aviva, a hard-working hotel cook in the small northern Israeli town of Tiberias, is on the brink of finally fulfilling her lifelong dream. For years she kept her remarkable writing abilities under wraps, until her sister, Anita, introduces her to ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, touching, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
family relations, writer's life, family problems, working class, dysfunctional family, creative block, small town, small town life, unemployment, social decay, betrayal, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east, tel aviv israel
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Peru
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Santiago returns home from the Peruvian army ill-prepared to cope with the realities of life. Haunted by his violent military past, he is conflicted by his desire for education and his temptation to join his comrades in a decadent life of crime.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, homecoming, moral dilemma, society, life is a bitch, working class, family relations, family problems, post traumatic stress disorder, ex soldier, urban, down on your luck ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
peru, latin america
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The teenage girl Vera left her family after an incident at home, and is now living with a middle-aged drug addict, Morgan, who is using her as a prostitute to get money for drugs and debts. Meanwhile, the rest of her family is falling apart, and her ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching
Plot:
dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, rescue, youth, drug abuse, life turned upside down, parents and children, family problems, estrangement, society, prostitute, drug addiction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A coming of age story set in 1975 working-class Brooklyn, in which two teenage brothers living with their abusive father and their well-meaning but ineffective mother are caught up in a life of petty crime. Older brother Danny concocts a daring ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
male pubic hair, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, family problems, parents and children, family life, siblings relations, hopes, society, working class, domestic disturbance, sex ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, ireland, new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Character triumphs over adversity and temptation when a young African-American man is unexpectedly thrust onto the streets of Harlem.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, touching, crime drama ...
Plot:
soldier, moral dilemma, youth, gang, urban ghetto life, criminal heroes, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, society, dealing with death, black ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
harlem, new york
Similarity:
22%
895
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A man attempts to reclaim the life that prison took from him but his dark past threatens to ruin everything.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
redemption, starting over, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, society, parents and children, family relations, family problems, estrangement, dysfunctional family, hopes, job seeking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
This finely acted, delicate and provocative new film by one of France’s most impressive filmmakers—working here with his son, Nathan—depicts the troubled life of an adopted boy who, as a taciturn adult, visits his birth mother and strikes up a ...
Style:
captivating, serious, sincere, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, toddlers, pre-teens
Plot:
mother son reunion, youth, foster child, disorder, adoption, parents and children, haunted by the past, mother son relationship, family problems, family relations, mischievous children, siblings relations ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
"My Father My Lord" is an intimate and deeply disturbing story of the conflict between a father's love and his deep devotion to religion. A respected Orthodox Rabbi dotes on his only son but his religious strictures leave an emotional ...
Style:
emotional, touching, sincere, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, self discovery, family problems, rabbi, religions or cults, life is a bitch, introspection, clergy, hopes, society, parents and children, death in the family ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, israel
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A young officer returns to his base after a daring mission. The cook's assistant, a religious Holocaust survivor, is envious of him. He believes that there is a place in heaven reserved for the brave officer who endangers his life for the sake ...
Style:
serious, sincere, atmospheric, realistic, gloomy
Plot:
military, family relations, parents and children, ambition, family problems, estrangement, soldier, society, introspection, unfulfillment, battles, religions or cults ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
21%
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424
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Life is tough for Chol-Min - his mother died during labor, forcing him to grow up alonge with his stoic police officer father. However, Chol-Min lives a high-spirited life and roams around town with his own mutt, a half-bred police dog, making ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, gloomy, contemplative, touching ...
Plot:
coming of age, redemption, fighting crime, family relations, single parent, teenage life, hopes, adoption, small town, estrangement, society, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The story of a destiny. Suzanne's and her family's. The ties that bind them, keep them together, and the love she pursues... to the point of leaving everything behind.
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, touching, bleak
Plot:
passionate love, love affair, family life, family problems, dysfunctional family, parents and children, fall in love, coming of age, single parent, siblings relations, youth, working class ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
20%
279
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Giorgi is 16 years old when he discovers another world through American films forbidden in all Soviet Union until then. Since the post-revolutionary chaos in his home town, Tbilisi, Giorgi has wanted to have succeeded by following the path of his ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
teenage life, youth, brother brother relationship, juvenile delinquency, society, prodigy, political unrest, siblings, brother, brothers, family relations, gang ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
georgia
Similarity:
20%
609
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After their parents abandon the family, a young woman works to take care of her younger siblings.
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
family in crisis, teenage life, dysfunctional family, youth, family problems, life is a bitch, siblings relations, family relations, college dropout, mentally challenged, amphetamine, teenage girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: India, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A collegian in turbulent Mumbai attempts to improve his lifestyle.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
coming of age, follow your dream, rich and poor, working class, society, youth, hopes, state affairs, parents and children, political unrest, social differences, family relations ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
asia, india, bombay india
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Over the course of a year, in a small town scarred and beaten down by industrialization, Tonda and Monika, friends since childhood, come to experience what life might be like if they could be with one another – which they seemingly can't. Or ...
Style:
serious, emotional, sentimental, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
family problems, dysfunctional family, family relations, working class, eccentric family, single parent, friendship, couples, love and romance, life is a bitch, unrequited love, psychopath ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
19%
139
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A sixteen year-old girl living with her widowed father in the Ardennes forest befriends a twenty-two year old orphan whose manipulative aunt contrives to keep him immature in the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Stéphan Carpiaux. A tragic ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
fall in love, teenage life, family relations, coming of age, parents and children, family problems, single parent, unfulfillment, confined, youth, woods, isolation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, belgium
Similarity:
19%
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