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About a Girl (2004)
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Original name: Die Boxerin
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Eberswalde, dying industrial city of forty thousand souls just 50 miles East Berlin. Johanna lives in that hopeless place. She lives refusing herself the dreams of following in the footsteps of her father, a boxer. Her irascible character makes her lose job after job and training in the gym where women are nothing but a nuisance. She perseveres supported by the love of a wonderful boy and the intelligence of a woman who knows that beautiful women are not necessarily stupid.
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
female boxer, boxing, female protagonist, working class, determination, perseverance, small town, coming of age, resilience, underdog, character study, poverty, self discovery, ambition, realism, identity, social realism, female friendship, village life, boxer, woman, lgbtq, father, lesbianism
Place:
east germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, independent film and realistic films with plots about identity, coming of age, resilience, slice of life, poverty, small town and intimate mostly in Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like About a Girl: Village Rockstars (2017), Boat Rower Girl (2019), Green Sea (2020), Twelve Thousand (2019), Flying Colors (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In a small village in northeast India, 10-year-old Dhunu dreams of having her own rock band. Her vibrant spirit, imagination and self-assurance stand out in a world where girls are expected to be timid and submissive. With her gang of boys and the ...
Style:
poignant, mind blowing, melancholic
Plot:
aspiration, gender roles, slice of life, resilience, childhood, female protagonist, village, determination, imagination, coming of age, social realism, patriarchy ...
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Anna, 12, lives with her deaf mother in a loving bond, yet under humble conditions, that are a source of social shame when she begins high school. Staying close to its heroines, this refreshing debut blends solidarity, feminism and tons of melodies.
Style:
compassionate, emotional
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, coming of age, female protagonist, heartwarming, motherhood, empathy, adolescence, family drama, friendship, identity, slice of life, self discovery ...
Place:
vienna
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In a poor neighborhood crisscrossed by a polluted river, Tati, a 14-year-old girl, is forced to grow up alone in a troubled and confusing context. While learning to sail on the river, she dreams of being a boat rower. A job only ruled by men.
Style:
emotional
Plot:
female protagonist, gender roles, adolescence, coming of age, ambition, struggle, river, youth, poverty, working class, resilience, dream ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Anna has lost her memory but she hasn’t forgotten how to cook. One night she shows up in a working-class neighborhood. There she meets Roula and gets a job as a cook and a place to stay at his shabby seaside tavern. In the kitchen, amidst the ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
cooking, amnesia, female protagonist, food, identity, memory loss, character study, seaside, community, everyday life, friendship, working class ...
Place:
greece, europe
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The imprint of the past is made present by the return of three migrants to a community in the upper Mixteca region of Oaxaca, where the three stories intersect.
Style:
independent film, art house, melancholic
Plot:
lgbtq, lgbt, social commentary, female friendship, family conflict, small town life, social realism, getting home, resilience, coming of age, desire for fame, female nudity ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
While he loses his clandestine work, and because he believes that Maroussia and him will no longer be able to love each other as well, Frank leaves to earn as much as she: twelve thousand, just what it takes to have a year before them. No more no ...
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
employment, working life, poverty, working class, realism, urban, slice of life, intimate, resilience, character study, social realism, sacrifice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A 15 year old mute village girl runs away from home due to problems, lands in Mumbai city. Initially she struggles to cope up with the big city, but fights her way forward to survive and achieve freedom overcoming obstacles.
Style:
emotional, realistic, heartfelt
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
empowerment, coming of age, teenager, female empowerment, female protagonist, struggle, independence, perseverance, determination, survival, resilience, disability ...
Place:
mumbai india
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A man lives alone in Istanbul. He makes a living doing odd jobs for several people, but dreams of being a singer.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, independent film
Plot:
dream, loneliness, male protagonist, character study, ambition, singing, working class, housekeeper, struggle, introspection, urban, aspiration ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Ali, once a promising young boxer from the Romani community and the only daughter of a Romani leader, falls in disgrace when she gives birth to her second child out of wedlock.
Style:
disturbing, sincere, suspense, suspenseful, melancholic ...
Plot:
boxing, female boxer, single mother, mentor protege relationship, poverty, underdog, determination, strong female character, family conflict, motherhood, female protagonist, roma ...
Place:
hamburg germany, romania
Similarity:
52%
72
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
An ordinary day in Romania. Under a highway exit close to Bucharest, Lidia and Denisa are changing their clothes; warm pullovers and sneakers are exchanged for tight tops and heels. The two are then waiting for clients, an icy wind gusting around ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, slow cinema
Plot:
prostitution, sex work, poverty, social realism, everyday life, working class, survival, character study, desperation, female friendship, resilience, humiliation ...
Place:
romania, bucharest
Similarity:
50%
394
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Follows the lives of an unemployed drunk and his son as they struggle to adapt to each other.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, independent film, bleak
Plot:
unemployment, family drama, alcoholism, father son relationship, poverty, character study, intimate, social realism, parenting, working class, empathy, slice of life ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Megh is a married person, who works as manager of a tea estate in North Sikkim. In a certain crisis he became jobless and struggles to make ends problems of his life because there are not many options for livelihood around in the hills. He fights to ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, scenic, melancholic
Plot:
struggle, resilience, empathy, poverty, hopes, unemployment, perseverance, family bonds, slice of life, sacrifice, parenting, recovery ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
After moving away and being out of touch for two years since high school graduation, three girls who were once best friends, reunite over a weekend to discover what made them drift apart and just how much they've changed since they last saw ...
Style:
emotional, independent film, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
high school friends, female friendship, self discovery, character study, coming of age, weekend getaway, maturity, awkwardness, nostalgia, honesty, bittersweet, identity ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A high school girl, Man-bok, who has to walk for four hours every day back and forth between home and her school due to the congenital motion sickness disorder, happens to begin her training as a speed walking athlete unexpectedly. Through the ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, inspirational, realistic ...
Plot:
teenager, female protagonist, coming of age, walking, athlete's life, track and field, teenage girl, schoolgirl, teenage life, athlete, athlete and trainer, underdog ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Graced with the instinctive ability to dance, Jenny Thomas wants nothing more than to become a professional dancer. All of her hard work pays off when she is accepted to a prominent dance program in New York. Against her mother's will, but with ...
Style:
romantic drama, independent film
Plot:
mormon, female protagonist, coming of age, faith, self discovery, ambition, religion, passion, love triangle, young adult, relationships, identity crisis ...
Place:
new york, utah
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A young man dreams of fashion glory in this coming of age tale. 16-year old Giovanni hopes to become a designer. Unfortunately, his small rural town is a long way from the bright lights. With his cheating father out of the picture, Giovanni must ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
fashion, coming of age, aspiration, family conflict, teenager, fashion industry, hopes, dream, ambition, island life, father son relationship, resilience ...
Place:
sardinia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, realistic, romantic drama, melancholic, romantic
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, independent film, bleak, intense, black humor
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, independent film, melancholic, period piece
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
sydney australia, australia
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, serious, reflective ...
Plot:
small town, small town life, connection, loss, memory loss, bittersweet, character study, healing, identity, love, female protagonist, self discovery ...
Time:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
grownups, family drama, life lesson, coming of age, child protagonist, family bonds, working class, resilience, character study, poverty, intergenerational friendship, bittersweet ...
Time:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
athletics, track and field, ambition, athlete, direction and purpose, aspiration, ambitious man, perseverance, determination, female protagonist, mountain village, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
40%
183
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Vinz is in the middle of his A-levels and thus in the early stages of a new phase in his life, which presents him with major challenges. As the top scorer at Phoenix Hagen, the success of the upcoming final game is in his hands. He has what it takes ...
Style:
emotional, teen
Plot:
cheerleader, coming of age, competition, youth, personal growth, friendship, ambition, determination, exam, conflict, love interest, loyalty ...
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nepal, France, Norway, Hong Kong, Turkey, Taiwan, USA, Qatar
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
meditative, poignant, emotional, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, spiritual journey, self discovery, marriage, liberation, resilience, identity, village life, buddhism, missing husband, pregnancy, female empowerment ...
Place:
nepal, himalaya
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Revolves around the life of Lovaraju, a theatre artist and a gully cricketer in a village named Lampakalova.
Style:
inspirational
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
theater, village life, ambition, underdog, coming of age, family relations, slice of life, struggle, resilience, community, friendship, getting home ...
Similarity:
38%
118
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Goran just got out of high school and doesn't know what he wants to do with his life. Should he stick with his small time gangster friends and make some cash, or listen to Zeko in the fast food stall who thinks you should go to school forever? ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, independent film, crime drama
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
croatia, eastern europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Julia, a 22-year-old mother of two, falls in love with Óscar, a troubled boy with whom she embarks on a love affair. The more time they spend together, the more Julia asks herself if Óscar is the person she really needs by her side, prompting her ...
Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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153
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young cape-verdean fighter will have to enter a dangerous boxing match to try to save his father.
Style:
realistic, emotional, tension, intense, independent film
Plot:
boxing, boxing match, father son relationship, coming of age, underdog, redemption, poverty, urban, determination, decision, sacrifice, identity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
portugal
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Lucia is a Mexican girl from a poor town who sets her mind to cross the border to The United States to find her son's father who she hasn't heard from in years. On the road she meets Fernanda, a high middle class girl that has unresolved ...
Style:
road movie, reflective, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
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Similarity:
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228
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Peter "Koza" Baláz is a former Olympic boxer. He and his partner, Misa, live in a dilapidated housing estate, constantly struggling to make ends meet. Misa learns that she is expecting a child and decides to terminate her pregnancy. In ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, touching, bleak ...
Plot:
boxing, redemption, pregnancy, athlete's life, on the road, realism, hopes, life is a bitch, bittersweet, poverty, desperation, male protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, croatia, serbia, slovakia
Similarity:
36%
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