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A Call to Remember (1997)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Paula Tobias, a Holocaust survivor who has suffered the ultimate personal tragedy of losing her spouse and children during the Nazi occupation of World War II. Now re-married and living in America during the late 1960's with husband David, they build a new life together with sons Ben and Jake. One evening, Paula receives a phone call which assures her that her son, Alec, is actually alive and in New York. This brings up painful memories from the past for everyone involved, including Ben and Jake, who force their father to talk about the Holocaust. Paula rushes to New York only to find that it was a mistake - Alec was never found. She falls into a dramatic depression, as the family confronts their fears and tries to stay together.
Style:
bleak, historical drama, realistic, nostalgic
Plot:
holocaust survivor, holocaust, depression, family drama, loss of family, missing person, ptsd, family secret, moral dilemma, assimilation, family relations, dysfunctional family, teen angst, overprotective parent, remarry, trauma, small town life, parent child relationship, male nudity, survivor, hidden money, jewish family, bare chested male, mother son relationship, psychological drama ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1967, 1960s
Place:
new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, bleak, independent film and emotional films with plots about family drama, psychological drama, family relations, family secret, grief, dysfunctional family and betrayal mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like A Call to Remember: Interiors (1978), A Death of Innocence (1971), Bad Hurt (2015), We Were the Mulvaneys (2002), Mighty Fine (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, tense, bleak, realistic, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, suspense, bleak, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
murder trial, mother and daughter, courtroom drama, false accusation, female protagonist, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, family secret, interrogation, defense attorney, investigation, evidence ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by the same name, We Were the Mulvaneys is a sensitive portrayal of one family's journey as they face conflict, fear, tragedy and ultimately, themselves.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, sincere, light, heartfelt ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family relations, family life, starting over, parents and children, couples, couple relations, hopes, family drama, father daughter relationship, character study, intimate, holocaust survivor ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
new orleans, usa, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
tragic ending, intense, tense, psychological horror, suspense ...
Plot:
trauma, family secret, dysfunctional family, dark past, brothers, sibling rivalry, guilt, family drama, grief, moral ambiguity, betrayal, haunting ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, dramatic, intense, grim, realistic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, realistic, meditative, talky, depressing ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, writers, eavesdropping, philosophy, depression, psychology, human nature, self discovery, melancholy, psychoanalysis, dysfunctional family, infidelity ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1988
Place:
new york, usa
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77%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, surreal, independent film
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
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Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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