Movies like The Self Lover

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The Self Lover (2013)
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The Self Lover (2013)
Original name: Sebemilenec
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Story: Libuse is a divorcee who owns a dog hotel and would much rather spend her time with her dogs than stepping back into the dating pool.
Style: suspense, captivating, intense, tense, atmospheric, melancholic
Plot: domestic violence, loneliness, manipulation, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, emotional blackmail, toxic relationship, psycho, relationships, family relations, trap, love affair, male female relationship, family problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, marital problem, couple relations, psychopath, betrayal, deception, tragic love, isolation, elderly man, character study, obsession ...
Time: contemporary

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, melancholic and realistic films with plots about male female relationship, relationships, relationship problems, couple relations, family relations, family problems and love affair mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Self Lover: Together Alone (2021), Early Winter (2015), Betray (2023), Emily & Tim (2015), First Light (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Together Alone (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A couple of friends spend a summer weekend together on the idyllic country side along the Norwegian coast. They are confronted with each other's secrets and the choices they have made in life. We plunge into a weekend filled with conflict, ...
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Early Winter (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The life of a security guard in a retirement home spirals out of control when he catches his wife with a lover, pushing him to the brink of insanity.
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Betray (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Bored within her marriage, an unhappy wife falls to temptation which quickly spirals toward a fatal encounter.
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Emily & Tim (2015)
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 87 min.
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Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating, romantic drama, emotional ...
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First Light (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Marco, a cynical and ambitious young lawyer, lives in Bari with his partner Martina and their eight-year-old son Mateo. Martina had left Chile and moved to Italy when she met Marco. Their relationship has run its course, however, and Martina longs ...
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One Last Thing (2018)
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 100 min.
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Secrets (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Secrets: Tarron is a successful, married businessman who risks losing it all when a sexy new hire comes to his company. As his wife struggles to keep her family together by all means necessary, Tarron’s world is tested and shaken to its core.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
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Audience: adult
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Murdered By My Boyfriend (2014)
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Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Time: 2010s
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The Other Mother (2017)
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
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Place: italy
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Sookhee (2014)
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