Movies like Hermia & Helena
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Hermia & Helena (2016)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Camila, a young Argentine theater director, travels from Buenos Aires to New York to attend an artistic residency to develop a Spanish translation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Upon her arrival, she begins to receive a series of mysterious postcards which set her down a winding path through her past and towards her future.
Style:
psychological, captivating, art house, independent film, intercultural, poetic, melancholic, experimental, ambiguous ending, surreal ...
Plot:
female protagonist, shakespeare, social problems, lifestyle, theatrical agent, social issues, theatrical producer, theatre director, theater, self discovery, memory, urban, identity, longing, bittersweet, communication, intimate, coming of age, experimental narrative, love triangle, diaspora, dead, translation
Place:
new york, buenos aires argentina
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, melancholic and satirical films with plots about intimate, coming of age, identity, female protagonist, bittersweet, lifestyle and self discovery mostly in Drama, Comedy and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like Hermia & Helena: Lovely by Surprise (2007), Chu and Blossom (2014), rosalinda (2012), Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (2021), The Ordinaries (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
writers, creative block, imagination, female protagonist, writer's block, novelist, creative process, crisis, travel, relationships, literary, magic realism ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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613
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
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Style:
non-linear, realistic, serious, postmodern, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
argentina, latin america
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Rebellious, irreverent wunderkind Gülseren navigates loneliness, love and loss against the current of political turmoil and social change.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Paula, a young supporting character, studies at the Main Character School and dreams on graduating to become a lead.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, dystopia, identity, social issues, life, social problems, lifestyle, female protagonist, freedom, self discovery, class struggle, bureaucracy ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
79%
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:
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Time:
2010s
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day.
Style:
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Plot:
relationships, city life, investigative journalism, multiple storylines, social problems, escapades, satire, investigative reporter, social issues, lifestyle, city, urban setting ...
Place:
new york
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64%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
satirical, psychological, experimental, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot:
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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: Portugal, France
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
fairy tale, surreal, art house, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Simin is an Iranian woman on a journey to discover what it means to be a free American. She works for the Census Bureau which, in an effort to control its citizens, has begun a program to record their dreams. Unaware of this devious plot, Simin is ...
Style:
thought provoking, semi serious, captivating, satirical, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
À travers les yeux de Julie, 'Histoire de famille' relate le chemin parcouru d'une famille québécoise durant la Révolution tranquille des années 1960.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, historical drama, emotional ...
Plot:
lovers on the run, family drama, family life, lifestyle, eccentric family, satire, relationships, family relations, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, identity, coming of age ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, psychological, tension, melancholic
Plot:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Areum sits in a small café, typing on her laptop. Around her, customers enact various dramas from their lives. Is she writing what she hears or is she hearing what's been written?
Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain, Uruguay
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Argentina, Mexico, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland, Ireland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
new york, san francisco
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42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The adventures of a young woman who moves to New York City from a small town to become an actress.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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