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Left-Handed Girl (2025)
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Original name: 左撇子女孩
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, France, USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A single mother and her two daughters relocate to Taipei to open a night market stall, each navigating the challenges of adapting to their new environment while striving to maintain family unity.
Plot:
single mother, meerkat, sisters, dysfunctional family, mother and daughter, children, money, police, life, sex scene, mother, birthday, male nudity, theft, family relations, accident, grandfather, mother daughter relationship, city, pregnant woman, infidelity, little girl, child, female protagonist, daughter ...
Place:
taipei
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Most similar movies to Left-Handed Girl
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and sincere films with plots about family relations, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, family problems, dysfunctional family, mother and single mother mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Left-Handed Girl: Inshallah a Boy (2023), North to Home (2022), Asia (2020), My Daughter on the Run (2020), The Lost Daughter (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A widow pretends to be pregnant with a son in order to save her daughter and home from a relative exploiting Jordan’s patriarchal inheritance laws. This thriller from the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival is ...
Plot:
housewife, mother, daughter, house, women, child, privilege, discrimination, young widow, mouse, pregnant woman, death of father ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
jordan
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Suzanne McBride is excited to spend her birthday with her family. It will be the first time that her three adopted daughters will be together in years. This seems like a great time for a family reunion, but the sisters are each wrestling with unique ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
family reunited, confrontation, mother daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, mother daughter reunion, sisters, family problems, family relations, family secret, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, female protagonist ...
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69%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Asia is the single mother of 17-year-old Vika. Vika's deteriorating health urges Asia to finally find her voice as a mother and to embrace and cherish their time together.
Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, social
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family relations, child, single mother, parents and children, fighting illness, family life, family problems, relationships, teenage life, teenage girl, illness ...
Place:
israel, palestine
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When her daughter Chloé runs away from home, Jeanne is disappointed with the response of the police, for whom a teenager runaway is not a priority, and she realizes she can only rely on herself.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, tense
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, teenager, runaway, missing child, mother child relationship, teenage daughter, problem, motherhood, family problems, life is a bitch, family relations ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, Israel, Greece
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, grim, existential ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vacation, motherhood, flashback, beach, greek island, girl, caught masturbating, adultery, doll, sex, female nudity, infidelity ...
Time:
2020s, 90s
Place:
greece
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Interwoven stories of what it is to be a mom seen through the lens of photographer Rigby Gray.
Style:
anthology, sincere, touching, captivating, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
mother daughter conflict, mother daughter relationship, photograph, mother, daughter, holiday, photographer, mother and daughter, pregnancy, pregnant woman, paternity revealed, rock band ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In Seoul, Korea, two sisters must look after each other when their mother leaves them to search for their estranged father.
Style:
sincere, psychological, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
youth, children, single parent, dysfunctional family, siblings relations, when the parents are away, family in crisis, sister sister relationship, single mother, grandmother granddaughter relationship, aunt niece relationship, little girl ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The movie about a daughter, who leaves home for the first time. Her mother, left behind, doesn't know how to fill the empty place.
Style:
captivating, social, independent film, entertaining
Plot:
coming of age, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, loneliness, family relations, changing lives, relationships, life, lifestyle change, grownups, telephone call, new year ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Lyon, France in 1970s, Sibylle, Corinne, and Georgette are sisters who share everything, as they live with their Italian mother. Sibylle is the only blonde in the family, except for their father who abandoned them, and she feels isolated. She dreams ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Plot:
sisters, family relations, family problems, youth, introspection, parents and children, siblings relations, dysfunctional family, self discovery, obsessive quest, single parent, coming of age ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
italy, lyon, europe, france
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Violette, an expectant wife, who opens a nasty barrel of worms by filming a documentary about her dysfunctional family, to be shown to her (as yet) unborn son.Through her ever-present lens, Violette begins to unearth one nasty family secret after ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
family relations, dysfunctional family, father daughter relationship, pregnancy, couples, family problems, parents and children, infidelity, uncover truth, disturbed childhood, adolescence, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A single mother abandons her 8-year-old daughter after meeting someone in a nightclub.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, touching, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
adult child friendship, mother daughter relationship, little girl, relationship problems, mother child relationship, parents and children, family problems, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, dysfunctional family, mother and daughter ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Finland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In a working-class area of Sweden, sisters Laura (16), Mira (12) and Steffi (7), get by on their own, left to their own devices by an absent mother. With summer on the way and no parents around, life is wild and carefree, vivacious and anarchic. But ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
sister sister relationship, family relations, mother, female protagonist, custody, problem, sisters, guardian, family life, social services, disappearance, sister ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
Style:
sincere, touching, inspirational, visually stunning, aesthetic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
friendship, poverty, social services, mother daughter relationship, children, motel, single mother, little girl, childhood, swimming pool, eviction, female friendship ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
florida, nebraska, orlando florida
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Norma has to balance her love and attention for the two special people in her life: her daughter and her ward.
Style:
captivating, emotional, tension, tagalog
Plot:
nanny, mother daughter relationship, mother, single mother, domestic servant, ward, family drama, parenthood, parents and children, kids and family, mother and daughter, relationship vs career ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Camille, is the eldest of a large family. One day, her parents enter a religious community which gradually, regimentation becomes sectarian and Camille will have to fight to assert her freedom and save her brothers and sisters.
Style:
semi autobiographical
Plot:
skinny dipping, pedophilia, female nudity, stealing, shoplifting, religious community, brother sister relationship, brotherhood, stealing money, arrest, police arrest, sect ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany, Netherlands, Greece
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A stagnant and gloomy village in the 1980s. Reyhan, Nurhan, and Havva, three sisters were sent to town as 'besleme' (foster child and maid). Since they fail their foster parents for different reasons, they are sent back to their ...
Style:
captivating, crying, entertaining
Plot:
mission, family relations, sister sister relationship, life is a bitch, sister, sisters, life, society, relationships, outdoor sex, women's issues, women ...
Place:
turkey, middle east
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Raised by a single mother, a bullied 17 year-old girl seeks guidance from her best friend and the girl's older sister.
Style:
captivating
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, lesbian, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, lgbtq, bullying, social problems, single parent, single mother, teenage girl, teenage protagonist, friends ...
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, France, Denmark, Netherlands
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts, and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and ...
Style:
captivating, psychological
Plot:
party, female protagonist, family relations, problem, changing lives, lifestyle change, dying father, birthday, father, cousin, life, thinness ...
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, USA, Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The Guerrasio family and friends gather to celebrate Claudio and Carmela’s oldest daughter’s 18th birthday. There is a healthy rivalry between the birthday girl and her 15-year-old sister Chiara as they compete on the dancefloor. It is a happy ...
Style:
social
Plot:
peace, motorcycle, drug, money, school, birthday, hiding, 18 year old, birthday party, hiding place, teenage girl, bag of money ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
45%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The story follows Maria – a teenager whose mother used to be a hoarder. Now (set in the 90s) she lives in a foster home where a previous resident, Michael, inspires her to revisit the childhood memories and passions that she has repressed.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, thrilling, psychological, absurd
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, memories, trauma, flashback, relationships, family relations, mother and daughter, life is a bitch, problem, coming of age, death of mother, mourning ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Difficult tale of poor, struggling South Carolinian mother & daughter, who each face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, emotional, thought provoking, touching ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, sexual abuse, child abuse, rape, coming of age, parents and children, childhood trauma, life is a bitch, pedophile, physical abuse, child molestation, sexual assault ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 20th century, 90s, 50s
Place:
south carolina, southern usa, usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A snapshot of one segment of Estonian present-day life, shown through the eyes of a child: 8 years old Lucia is leading a jolly and naughty Pippi-Longstocking-style life in a small town in Estonia. Her father Kaido, a graveyard keeper, can hardly ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
father daughter relationship, daughter, children, family problems, changing lives, kids and family, social problems, teenage life, family relations, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, teenager ...
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Having received a frosty reception when visiting her parents, Martha drags her husband Reymond and infant daughter Lise to Spain, to renew her acquaintance with her estranged sister Marie. After a quarrel, Marthe and her family return to France, ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, psychological, realistic
Plot:
family relations, family reunited, dysfunctional family, mother child relationship, husband wife relationship, mother daughter relationship, depression, sister sister relationship, children, hairy bush, female pubic hair, female nudity ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Based on Anton Chekov's "The Three Sisters" about siblings living in a college town who struggle with the death of their father and try to reconcile relationships in their own lives.
Style:
contemplative, serious, emotional, rough, captivating ...
Plot:
unfaithful wife, dysfunctional family, sister sister relationship, unrequited love, sisters, family relations, family problems, estrangement, lifestyle, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, family gatherings ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
greece, new york, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
youth, life turned upside down, family relations, family problems, disorder, family in crisis, sister, sister sister relationship, sisters, half sister, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.
Style:
realistic, emotional, offbeat, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
divorce, dysfunctional family, writers, marriage, infidelity, husband, wife, adultery, violence, marital crisis, mistress, youth ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 70s
Place:
bay area, san francisco, california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, France
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Cristina and Tudor have founded a happy family with their two children, Maria and Ilie. They are in their thirties and live an ordinary life in a nice apartment in a Romanian town, but one Sunday morning when Tudor takes his kids to the park, Maria ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, suspense, captivating
Plot:
missing daughter, child abduction, children, child, missing person, little girl, husband wife relationship, mysterious disappearance, family relations, father daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, parents and children ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
With two children in foster care, Gia, a pregnant single mother pitted against the system, fights to reclaim her family. In her close-knit Bay Area community, she works to make a life for herself and her kids
Style:
captivating, dramatic, serious, sincere, crying ...
Plot:
pregnancy, female nudity, single mother, foster home, pregnancy and birth, single parent, motherhood, family relations, pregnant girlfriend, kids and family, family life, adoption ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
northern california, oakland california, california, bay area
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, middle-aged, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.
Style:
sincere, suspenseful, tear jerker, psychological, dramatic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
motherhood, single mother, spanish civil war, pregnancy, childbirth, mother daughter relationship, lesbian relationship, grave, pregnant teenager, babysitter, theater, female bonding ...
Time:
2020s, year 2016, 2010s
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula, madrid
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Helena, 29, a single mother with an 11-year-old daughter, is a moderately successful actress who earns a living as an escort in the sex industry. Her relationship with her own mother, a singing teacher, is tense, and she’s also increasingly ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, independent film, art house ...
Plot:
female protagonist, single mother, mother daughter relationship, sex work, single parent, sexual content, family problems, family relations, sexual relations, life is a bitch, sexuality, sexploitation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
36%
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