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Highly Functional (2017)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When he discovers his guardian is dying, an autistic twenty-something travels across country to bring back a deluded, has-been country singer, believing that a personal performance will inspire his guardian to live.
Style:
psychological, captivating, satirical, thrilling, road movie, emotional, heartfelt, life affirming, uplifting
Plot:
autism, road trip, empathy, problem, family problems, satire, autism spectrum disorder, autist, compassion, hopes, character study, friendship, personal growth, outsider, redemption, determination, perseverance, family drama, terminal illness, caretaker, country singer, bittersweet, cross country, small town, coming of age ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and emotional films with plots about satire, bittersweet, slice of life, personal growth, coming of age, small town and intimate mostly in Comedy, Drama and Sport genres. Some movies like Highly Functional: Adios Amigos (2016), This Is Happening (2015), Weekend Rebels (2023), This Is the Year (2020), My Apocalyptic Thanksgiving (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three young guys with disabilities want to go on a party holiday in Salou, just as their friends do. Only their parents block this idea. But then a caretaker, found on the internet, makes the dream possible. Adios Amigos is a remake of the Belgium ...
Style:
semi serious, sex comedy, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
disability, physical disability, sexual awakening, sexuality, friendship, road trip, lifestyle, disabled character, wheelchair bound, problem, escapades, relationship problems ...
Place:
spain
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
THIS IS HAPPENING tells the story of an estranged brother and sister (played by James Wolk and Mickey Sumner) forced to go on the road together to track down their fugitive grandmother (Cloris Leachman). What begins as a comedic tale of a broken ...
Style:
road movie, psychological, semi serious, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
road trip, family drama, sibling relationship, relationships, self discovery, satire, eccentric family, estrangement, estranged brother, estranged sister, estranged family member, family relations ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Mirco von Juterczenka's novel "Wir Wochenendrebellen" is the story of a father and his ten-year-old son, who is Asperger's autistic. The boy has set his mind on finally finding his favourite football club. But his selection ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, heartfelt, touching ...
Plot:
autism, soccer, father son relationship, soccer match, soccer fan, autist, problem, satire, school, journey, empathy, bonding ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A nebbish high school senior and his best friends embarks on a road trip to attend the greatest music festival of the year in a last-ditch effort to win over the girl of his dreams.
Style:
feel good, disturbing, satirical, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
coming of age, road trip, teenager, friendship, music festival, high school, teenage love, relationship problems, teenage protagonist, love affair, adolescence, rock concert ...
Time:
2020s
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A zombie-obsessed, special needs adult searches for his long lost mother; meanwhile, he befriends a Korean family and a drug-dealing gang who compete to teach him the meaning of family; but in the end, he teaches them all the powerful lesson of ...
Style:
dark comedy, emotional, independent film, black comedy, uplifting ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the last year of high school as two friends set out to make the ultimate senior video.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating, reflective ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, friendship, slice of life, youth, grownups, satire, schoolboy, social problems, friends, high school life, school ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Four friends, with a bittersweet history, get drunk and embark on a journey to Goa. On the trip, they lose an expensive ring which threatens to derail one of their engagement. They end up confronting one another and their own fears, as they enroll ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, thrilling, psychological, road movie ...
Plot:
friendship, road trip, travel, ambition, friends, dream, best friend, escapades, group of friends, follow your dream, daydreamer, satire ...
Place:
india
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An Irish-Italian café owner in a seaside town faces a life crisis, as his wife recently died and he's severely in debt. His oldest son tries to help, but has serious problems of his own, while his younger son and daughter are having troubles ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, family relations, grief, family problems, money problems, family business, problem, life is a bitch, satire, financial problem, realism ...
Place:
ireland
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100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of Monica Chowdry, a National Spelling Bee champ…from 15 years ago. Life hasn’t quite panned out as expected for Monica since her big win. When her estranged older brother returns home to help care for their sick mother, the siblings ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, heartfelt, melancholic ...
Plot:
sibling rivalry, brother, mental health, family drama, problem, family relations, relationships, teenage life, brother sister reunion, family problems, satire, estranged brother ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A partially mute man dreams of performing on stage in dramas but often keeps falling in trouble with the villagers due to his eccentric ways. By contrast, his son is a responsible man who dreams of climbing up the ladder and making something of his ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, love and romance, relationships, family relations, changing lives, in love, lifestyle change, couple relations, love affair, male female relationship, love interest ...
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil, Uruguay, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety and renew her strength before sending her eldest son out into the world.
Style:
satirical, emotional, captivating, psychological, entertaining ...
Plot:
family drama, motherhood, parenthood, parents and children, husband wife relationship, family relations, grownups, satire, family life, father son relationship, lifestyle, slice of life ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Grace, a teenage girl dying of cancer crashes a funeral home to find out what will happen to her after she dies but ends up teaching the awkward funeral director, Bill Jankowski how to celebrate life.
Style:
thrilling, emotional, independent film, uplifting, sincere ...
Plot:
funeral home, illness, funeral, mortality, terminal illness, male female relationship, teenage life, relationships, fighting illness, couple relations, teenage protagonist, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Anandakkuttan, a junior artist in films, is forced to look after his brother who is autistic. Though unwilling and hesitant in the beginning, he soon develops a bond with his sibling.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, satirical, entertaining, thrilling ...
Plot:
disability, autism, artist, family drama, brotherhood, bonding, sibling relationship, brothers, social problems, family life, family problems, satire ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Marta is a romantic and a loser in school. She shares a room with her sister Kasia and grandma, who tells her granddaughters insurgency stories instead of fairy tales. In the room behind the wall, the parents - Tadek and Elżbieta - live their ...
Style:
sitcom, captivating, satirical, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
road trip, nostalgia, family relations, satire, family drama, adolescence, coming of age, hopes, bittersweet, siblings, tenderness, first love ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
poland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The friendship of cancer survivors Ben and Mark is tested when a piece of news forces each character to change their perspective. Old wounds are opened as they discover their true selves.
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satirical, comedy drama, disturbing, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, changing lives, love, coping, fighting illness, satire, friends, love interest, travel, lifestyle change, personal growth, male bonding ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, psychological, satirical, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
self discovery, triathlon, athlete, hopes, sport team, coping, changing lives, introspection, dream, track and field, athlete and trainer, satire ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Amanda, 24, lives mostly isolated and has never had any friends, even if it's the thing she wants the most. Amanda chooses her new mission as to convince her childhood friend to believe that they are still best friends.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An advocate of sex, but not of marriage, bachelor Daegyu (played by singer-turned-actor Im Changjeon), 26, produces bootleg music albums for a living. One day, he comes across a plucky, nine-year-old boy named Jeon Ingwon (played by Lee Inseong) who ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An actor past his prime gives drama lessons to prisoners in an attempt to stage "Waiting for Godot."
Style:
satirical, semi serious, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dora Welles is an imaginative college grad ready to experience all the excitement of life. Instead she finds herself in snowy upstate New York caring for her reclusive great aunt (who has lived a much more exciting life than anyone realizes).
Style:
poignant, semi serious, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
aunt niece relationship, self discovery, coming of age, personal growth, family drama, family life, romantic relationship, relationships, family relations, female protagonist, adolescence vs adulthood, kids and family ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
During a dysfunctional family's chaotic pilgrimage to a spiritual shrine, their elderly patriarch goes missing.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, comedy drama, road movie ...
Plot:
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Country: Mexico
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, satirical, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
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501
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A man does everything in his power to keep ownership of a seaside cottage he built with his late wife.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The movie revolves around a group of seven women travelling to London and discovering themselves.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, comedy drama, life affirming ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
David Samaras, "el Griego", is the general producer of the popular talk show "Hoy se arregla el mundo", where supposedly ordinary people resolve relationship, couple, friendship, work, parent and child conflicts. The most ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, satirical, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
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Plot:
fatherhood, self discovery, father and son, father, family drama, parent child relationship, search for father, family problems, satire, introspection, biological father, parenting ...
Place:
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