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Peacock (2005)
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Original name: 孔雀
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Brings viewers into a small Chinese city and inspires familiarity with the rhythms of everyday existence, with people's dreams, shortcomings and illusions in a way that is universal.
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, serious, bleak, period piece, atmospheric, melancholic, sensitive
Plot:
everyday life, routine, brutality, ordinary people, family drama, life philosophy, character study, siblings relations, dysfunctional family, working class, small town, coming of age, social realism, intimate, mental disorder, bullying, dream, poverty, outcast, isolation, aspiration, shame, nostalgia, disability, tenderness ...
Time:
70s
Place:
china
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, realistic, bleak and emotional films with plots about social realism, intimate, coming of age, working class, poverty, family drama and family relations mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Peacock: Shanghai Dreams (2005), Children of Sarajevo (2012), Prowl (2016), Netto (2005), Old Fox (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In 1980s China, the country is beginning to reform and workers who had been moved with their families to the provinces in the 60s now long to return to Shanghai. For one displaced family a conflict arises when their 19-year-old daughter finds love ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, sentimental, melancholic ...
Plot:
coming of age, youth, forbidden love, family life, immigrant, life is a bitch, obsession, family relations, parents and children, family drama, female protagonist, young love ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
china, shanghai, asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, France, Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A microcosm of the fathomless suffering that remains more than 16 years since the siege of Sarajevo ended, writer-director Aida Begic’s follow-up to her 2008 Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize-winning debut Snow tells the story of two orphaned ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, orphan, society, social decay, youth, siblings relations, post war, siblings, survival, trauma, friendship, resilience ...
Time:
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Place:
bosnia, sarajevo, balkan, bosnia herzegovina, former yugoslavia
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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
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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:
60%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Set in the late 1980s, this family drama is about an 11-year-old boy who befriends his landlord, nicknamed Old Fox, and learns from him how to survive in a rapidly changing world as well as things his poor father would never be able to teach him.
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:
80s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A 13 years old girl is forced to go living with another family for reasons unknown.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
family relations, family drama, female protagonist, coming of age, mother daughter relationship, society, parents and children, family life, life is a bitch, custody, teenage girl, little girl ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After being constantly bullied at school by her classmate Kevin, 8-year-old Claire discovers that the boy who is giving her hard time is also suffering and might need her help…
Style:
heartfelt, sensitive, poignant, sincere, melancholic
Plot:
elementary school, high school life, bullying, childhood, empathy, youth, family drama, friendship, compassion, small town, social realism, everyday life ...
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253
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Scandinavian immigrant, driven to madness by ruined dreams and the tragic death of his wife, embarks on a quixotic mission to build a homemade ship and sail out of the prairie dust bowl at the height of the Great Depression.
Style:
realistic, serious, period piece, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
immigrant, family relations, working class, unemployment, life is a bitch, society, couple relations, unfulfillment, prairie, great depression, drought, family drama ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Three strangers living in Silesia - a 12-year-old half-orphan, a musically talented girl and a middle-aged unemployed ex-miner - are all desperate to get money to make their small dreams come true.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, poignant, independent film
Plot:
poverty, small town, unemployment, working class, struggle, social realism, everyday life, child protagonist, dream, empathy, aspiration, slice of life ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
52%
194
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: South Korea, France, Canada, China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Desperate to support her family and earn enough money to get her husband out of jail, a woman with an unusual crying style becomes a professional mourner.
Style:
melancholic, bleak, realistic, crying, tragic
Plot:
mourning, female protagonist, family drama, prison, grief, desperation, working class, survival, poverty, character study, ritual, social commentary ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
china
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
17-year-old Rebekka is feeling hollow and empty after her brother Dennis died by suicide two years ago. Dennis' friend Vincent is the only one who can help her through this difficult time. But Vincent is an outsider, accepted by nobody, ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, bleak, tense, atmospheric
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
mental health, grief, self discovery, isolation, character study, youth, guilt, mourning, coming of age, teenage angst, intimate, dysfunctional family ...
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50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Nesrin and Hatun are two Kurdish cleaning women living in Istanbul. While Nesrin tries to survive with her little daughter, trying to understand why her husband left her, Hatun dreams of buying a house in the district where they clean.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
poverty, women, cleaning lady, kurd, dysfunctional family, single mother, breakup, everyday life, working class, motherhood, cleaning, female friendship ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the life of Roberto Carlos Ramos, a Brazilian teacher and storyteller brought up in a state educational institution for poor children.
Style:
realistic, uplifting, melancholic, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
storytelling, coming of age, childhood, biopic, hopes, trauma, tenderness, imagination, poverty, friendship, inspiration, compassion ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
48%
729
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After getting laid off, young single-mom Beth finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
homelessness, single mother, female protagonist, poverty, social problems, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family relations, relationship problems, poor family, family problems, social issues ...
Similarity:
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204
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Chile, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A daily, familiar, sexual and emotional drama. Based on the character Serginho, the plot is based around various aspects of this "no longer a boy, not yet a man". We follow his day to day: the recently acquired role of man of the house, ...
Style:
emotional, serious, touching, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
youth, coming of age, dysfunctional family, teenage life, family problems, family relations, parents and children, child as adult, teachers and students, minimalism, lgbt, everyday life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, touching, serious, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
portugal
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44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Beans are poor, proud, hated by all, but alive in the sense that they struggle against their lot and support each other in time of trouble. Earlene lives across the street from the Bean's trailer, and the view from her window is better than ...
Style:
emotional, tension, melancholic, independent film, tragic
Plot:
poverty, family drama, dysfunctional family, small town, survival, love triangle, domestic drama, trailer park, motherhood, resilience, working class, character study ...
Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a former mining town in North Ossetia, a young woman struggles to escape the stifling hold of the family she loves as much as she rejects.
Style:
tense, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, escape, traumatic childhood, loss of virginity, town, father, brother, family drama, father daughter conflict, repression, female protagonist, family relations ...
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
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169
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Nutsa, a young mother, lives with her two children in a suburbs of Tblissi in Georgia. Her partner Goga is in prison. They get married, so she gains the right to talk to him once a month in the visiting room on the other side of the glass. The ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
prison, couple relations, family relations, prison life, crumbling marriage, parents and children, couples, life is a bitch, family problems, motherhood, female protagonist, social realism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
georgia, tbilisi, caucasus, eastern europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Maria is a bright and attractive but not especially responsible young woman who is used to having things go her way in life. Out of school and with no clear career path, Maria ends up taking a job putting together cushions for chairs. But after a ...
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, reflective, melancholic, thought provoking
Plot:
female protagonist, young woman, friendship, shoplifting, coming of age, character study, impulsiveness, imprisonment, working class, everyday life, intimate, personal growth ...
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38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Wally Olynyk (Stefan Wodoslawsky) returns home to the Cape Breton region of Nova Scotia in this somber drama. After years of living in Los Angeles, he hopes to attend his high-school reunion and visit with his father Stan (Jan Rubes). Stan is the ...
Style:
melancholic, emotional, bleak, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
father son relationship, alzheimer's disease, family drama, small town, memory loss, character study, estranged son, getting home, regret, mortician, reconciliation, homecoming ...
Place:
nova scotia, canada, nova scotia, canada, los angeles
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Drama starring Norma Aleandro, Conrado Valenzuela, Fabio Aste
Style:
serious, emotional, touching, disturbing, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nepal
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
In the heart of a remote village, Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi weaves a poignant drama about the unbreakable bond between a struggling father and his son. Purna Bahadur, a humble and impoverished musician, clings to the hope of a better life through his ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, melancholic, inspirational, atmospheric
Plot:
family bonds, family drama, father son relationship, hopes, struggle, sacrifice, poverty, single father, resilience, intimate, longing, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An Ethiopian immigrant, sets out on a journey through his children's homes after losing his wife. Coming to know some of life's harsh new realities, he tries to survive in his own way.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
immigrant, family relations, parents and children, society, family problems, elderly, dysfunctional family, family drama, alienation, grief, assimilation, diaspora ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
palestine, israel
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tensions rise when a doctor (Daniel Veronese) pressures his teenage son to follow in his footsteps.
Style:
emotional, realistic, psychological, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
coming of age, father son relationship, double life, parents and children, family relations, family problems, small town, under the surface, teenage life, dysfunctional family, identity, family drama ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A couple purchases an eleven-year old girl who cannot walk, with the intention of using her to earn money through begging.
Style:
bleak, grim, independent film, slow cinema
Plot:
begging, poverty, desperation, child protagonist, abuse, manipulation, disability, human trafficking, disabled child, economic inequality, ethical dilemma, survival ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
china
Similarity:
33%
193
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A mentally-challenged delivery boy indulges in fantasies that he is a superhero in the tough streets of Brooklyn. He lives a life marked with torments from the gang of deadbeats at the corner, overbearing concern from his mother and older brother, ...
Style:
period piece, melancholic
Plot:
working class, character study, mental disorder, mother son relationship, innocence, loneliness, outsider, dreaming, empathy, misunderstanding, coming of age, bullying ...
Time:
70s, year 1978
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, period piece, road movie, art house
Plot:
poverty, hardship, working class, family drama, village life, social realism, blue collar, slice of life, family bonds, coming of age, resilience, character study ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Karesz has been raised in an institution, his mother has a new family, and her husband does not tolerate that she meets her first-born son. Karesz tramps, joining up with his casual pals he washes the windscreens of cars, sells newspapers; sometimes ...
Style:
realistic, grim, bleak, melancholic, road movie ...
Plot:
drifter, wanderer, street life, social realism, alienation, poverty, homelessness, survival, isolation, coming of age, unemployment, abandonment ...
Place:
eastern europe, hungary, budapest
Similarity:
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