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Miracle Seller (2009)
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Original name: Handlarz cudów
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Sweden, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A recovering alcoholic on a pilgrimage meets two young refugees who are trying to find their father. Their struggles during the trip from Poland to France will forever change their lives.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, road movie, emotional, melancholic, realistic, independent film
Plot:
alcoholic, alcoholism, journey, changing lives, social problems, lifestyle change, search for father, personal growth, refugee, redemption, family drama, recovery, friendship, migration, road trip, compassion, pilgrimage, social issues, bittersweet, intimate, loss, coming of age, identity, slice of life, humanitarian ...
Place:
poland, france, eastern europe
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Most similar movies to Miracle Seller
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, captivating, psychological and emotional films with plots about intimate, bittersweet, slice of life, identity, redemption, self discovery and friendship mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Miracle Seller: Farewell Ella Bella (2018), The Yellow Scarf (2000), A Country Called Home (2015), French Tour (2016), Mr. Pig (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
For Ella, the death of her alcoholic father leaves her with nothing but debt and the bitter memory of a complicated past. Abandoned by her mother at a young age, she has sacrificed her life, opportunities, and love to care for a man she resents, but ...
Style:
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Plot:
road trip, death of father, family drama, grief, loss, self discovery, coming of age, changing lives, lifestyle change, relationships, grownups, couple relations ...
Place:
south africa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
The main character - a man who suffers from alcoholism - wants to change his tumultuous life. The day before Christmas Eve he receives a gift from his son - a yellow scarf. A gift is a kind of talisman he receives from loved ones, and every time he ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
female protagonist, friendship, death of father, alcoholic father, family drama, self discovery, road trip, changing lives, travel, father daughter estrangement, lifestyle, personal growth ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Far’Hook is a 20-year-old rapper. Following a violent dispute with a rival, he’s forced to leave Paris for a while. His producer, Bilal, suggests that Far’Hook acts as driver for Bilal’s father, Serge, on a tour of French ports, following in ...
Style:
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Plot:
road trip, intergenerational friendship, culture clash, travel, friendship, rap, relationship problems, cultural difference, generation gap, rapper, unlikely friendships, personal growth ...
Place:
france, marseille, paris france
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
On a mission to sell his last remaining prize hog and reunite with old friends, an aging farmer abandons his foreclosed farm and journeys to Mexico. After smuggling in the hog, his estranged daughter shows up, forcing them to face their past and ...
Style:
road movie, independent film, sincere, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
road trip, friendship, human animal relationship, estranged daughter, animal human communication, human relationship, social problems, pets, humanity, family drama, mortality, bittersweet ...
Place:
mexico, indiana
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A young up and coming artist in New York city has his life and dreams forever altered when the tragic events of 9/11 take the lives of his two best friends and he accepts guardianship of the couple's two young daughters. Now eleven years later, ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
family drama, changing lives, social problems, problem, lifestyle change, child custody, foster home, foster parent, family problems, loss of family, foster child, terrorist attack ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Harold Fry is an unremarkable man who has made mistakes with all the important things: being a husband, a father and a friend. And now, well into his 60s, he is content to fade quietly into the background of life. Until, one day – Harold learns ...
Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Place:
england
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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58%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Sofia, recently separated, takes her daughters to a small coastal town. Each one in their own universe, live the interlude as a challenge to free themselves and face their fears.
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
separation, relationships, mother and daughter, mother daughter relationship, family problems, family relations, dysfunctional family, social problems, relationship problems, breakup, life is a bitch, family life ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The seventeen year old 'Yeong-jae' was safely sent away to the group home 'Isaac's house'. He is old enough to leave now, but doesn't want to go back home to his irresponsible father.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, adolescence, coming of age, youth, orphanage, absent father, father and son, father, catholic orphanage, family problems, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, USA, Switzerland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Oliver (Pawel Szajda) is a talented young pianist of Polish American heritage. After breaking off his European tournée, he is forced to repay the tour organizers 250 thousand Euros. On his journey, he meets the very colorful character of (Janusz ...
Style:
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Plot:
horse race, friendship, piano, triumph, personal growth, character study, musician, redemption, second chance, underdog, bittersweet, intimate ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe, new york, chicago
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Damián, an 11-year-old boy who is separated from his violent family, is taken to live in a children's home by state intervention. Accompanied by Leandro, a social worker with a personal story similar to his, Damián will have to accept that ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, psychological
Plot:
social issues, domestic violence, coming of age, childhood, trauma, foster home, children's home, healing, intimate, social worker, empathy, resilience ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman sabotages her own wedding in order to reclaim her identity and obliterates her life in the process.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, serious, suspenseful, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, desert, wedding, mute, left for dead, runaway bride, woman, self discovery, identity, life, fiancee, sabotage ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dylan Derringer, a lonely dentist in Florida, is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that sends him on an eventful and ultimately life-altering journey of discovery.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, loneliness, character study, personal growth, relationships, haunted by the past, changing lives, relationship problems, lifestyle, male female relationship, lifestyle change, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 91 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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Similarity:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A disgraced sports star and gambling addict attempts to turn his life around with the support of his number one fan.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
gambling addiction, redemption, working class, gambler, second chance, lifestyle change, athlete's life, social issues, gambling, changing lives, problem, social problems ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Drama - An unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger forever changes the life of four travelers visiting the hometown of a James Dean-like celebrity actor. - Colin Alexander, Jeff Angel, David Grant Briggs
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, road movie, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, high school, self discovery, male bonding, friendship, identity, youth, graduation, relationship problems, love affair, social problems, relationships ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
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285
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Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Greece, France, UK, China, Singapore
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jacqueline, a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island where she tries to survive, then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour guide and together they find the resilience ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
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908
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family drama, affair, husband wife relationship, lifestyle change, problem, relationship problems, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, changing lives, social problems ...
Time:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
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