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Acquainted (2018)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Former classmates run into each other at a bar and form an unexpected bond.
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, contemplative, melancholic, indie film, wistful
Plot:
attraction, infidelity, temptation, moral dilemma, love triangle, cheating, self discovery, affair, sexual tension, personal growth, regret, slice of life, writers, baseball, girlfriend, couples, flowers, passionate kiss, male female relationship, florist, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, boyfriend, man in underwear, couch, ex classmate ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
toronto ontario canada
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Most similar movies to Acquainted
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out romantic drama, realistic, melancholic and emotional films with plots about slice of life, personal growth, self discovery, love triangle, intimate, bittersweet and relationships mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Acquainted: Hope for Love (2013), Matt and Mara (2024), Caught Between the Two (2016), Elsewhere, NY (2014), Chestnut (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A young woman is faced with a tough decision to stay with her husband and father of her son who is cheating on her. She takes a vacation where she runs into an old flame and begins to rekindle their chemistry. Torn between the two, she intends to ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sentimental, romantic drama, captivating ...
Plot:
love triangle, infidelity, betrayal, self discovery, dishonesty, couples, marital crisis, old love, motherhood, affair, introspection, relocation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa, southern usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Mara is a young creative writing professor struggling with problems in her marriage to an experimental musician. One day, she runs into Matt, a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past, when he wanders onto her university campus. Bonded by ...
Style:
romantic drama, reflective, emotional, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
chemistry, longing, literary, intimate, self discovery, road trip, nostalgia, slow burn, bittersweet, temptation, sexual tension, love triangle ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Caught Between the Two A very successful black woman named Taliyah finds out that she is in control of everything in her life except one thing. Just when Taliyah thinks her life is in the perfect place she happens to get an unexpected surprise that ...
Style:
romantic drama, independent film, amateur film
Plot:
love triangle, obsession, infidelity, female protagonist, fatal attraction, lust, betrayal, temptation, best friend, self discovery, identity, girlfriend ...
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On her first night in the city, Jen meets Todd; she spends the night with him, only to discover he has already departed the morning after. Two years on, Todd reappears and disrupts the life Jen has created with her new boyfriend, Ethan. Tensions ...
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, ambiguous ending
Plot:
love triangle, longing, self discovery, realism, desire, personal growth, jealousy, bittersweet, modern life, nostalgia, slice of life, infidelity ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
74%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
lgbt, self discovery, coming of age, love triangle, relationships, male female relationship, female protagonist, young girl, young woman, youth, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a drab desert town, some 200 miles south of Reno, an indecisive man with an unfaithful wife dreams of someday, someday, taking charge of his drifting life.
Style:
melancholic, realistic, contemplative, existential, road movie ...
Plot:
dysfunctional marriage, loneliness, infidelity, midlife crisis, human relationship, indecision, small town, slow burn, intimate, slice of life, longing, regret ...
Time:
80s
Place:
reno nevada
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
To watch a rare bird and at the same time be alone with Lotta, Anders goes to Gotland.
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
ornithologist, infidelity, affair, love triangle, introspection, moral dilemma, character study, betrayal, adultery, bittersweet, island, jealousy ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A husband and wife, who have not had sex in three years, both fall into extra-marital affairs.
Style:
captivating, romantic drama
Plot:
unfaithful wife, unhappy marriage, husband wife relationship, cheating, infidelity, marriage, love interest, family relations, male female relationship, sexual attraction, family problems, lovers ...
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Sheldon's cancer has him navigating around his loving, but very dysfunctional family, providing comic relief as he follows his life's passion for photography. Left at the alter, he begins to realize that he's been in love with his ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, cancer, love story, couples, love and romance, relationships, family relations, relationship problems, couple relations, male female relationship, love interest, eccentric family ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Élevé par des parents parfaits dans une banlieue proprette, frère cadet d'une fille à qui tout réussit et flanqué d'un ami tombeur, le pauvre Thomas se sent bien ordinaire. Alors qu'il tente désespérément de terminer ses ...
Style:
captivating, romantic drama, realistic, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
waitress, relationships, parent child relationship, father son relationship, male female relationship, family problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, changing lives, relationship problems, lifestyle change, family relations, couple relations ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
quebec, montreal
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Antonia, a young, beautiful, intelligent and successful executive, is in deep depression, she's dealing with an unwanted pregnancy from his previous relationship with his partner Sebastian, a young and dreamer, renowned photographer, who will ...
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
unwanted pregnancy, female protagonist, relationships, second chance, mature, personal growth, self discovery, identity crisis, career woman, resilience, bittersweet, nostalgia ...
Place:
chile, santiago chile
Similarity:
54%
810
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A group of women find solidarity with each other as they negotiate their complicated love-lives.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, realistic, sentimental
Plot:
relationships, solidarity, love triangle, personal growth, multiple storylines, slice of life, self discovery, marriage, infidelity, introspection, intimate, female empowerment ...
Place:
mumbai india
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Aline with Valentín. Miroslava with Sergio. Two couples. Two different worlds. One only destiny. Reflected upon one another, their lives intertwine in everyday's story. A story full of conflict and passion, triumph and failure. Thus, their ...
Style:
romantic drama, psychological, captivating, touching, sensitive ...
Plot:
relationships, conflict, family relations, society, changing lives, marital problem, family problems, couples, family conflict, family life, male female relationship, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Scorn takes a look into the trials and tribulations of a group of people dealing with relationships, love, pain and friendship during the course of one year.
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
bittersweet, love, family problems, introspection, couples, couple relations, human nature, destructive relationship, unfulfillment, urban, abuse, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
51%
108
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After a run-in with his estranged father, aspiring writer Ashish or "Ash" learns a secret that will force him to balance family, love and success while navigating the divide between the exciting city life he wants and his suburban reality.
Style:
realistic, indie film, melancholic
Plot:
family drama, personal growth, estranged father, self discovery, family secret, aspiring writer, ambition, coming of age, introspection, identity crisis, young adult, writer's block ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jack and Julie live in a bare flat in Paris. At night, Jack drives a taxi while Julie wanders around the city, and in the day they make love. One day Julie meets Joseph, the daytime driver of the taxi, and soon Julie is spending her nights with ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, realistic, sensual, art house
Plot:
love triangle, relationships, taxi driver, infidelity, everyday life, desire, character study, urban, intimacy, intimate, couples, loneliness ...
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
"Letting Life In" explores a single year of life between two people. Michael, a reclusive novelist, lives in a small town in upstate New York. He knows nothing of living life beyond the suffocating walls he has built for himself. Sarah, a ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, life affirming, romantic drama, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, love story, relationships, assistant, personal growth, bittersweet, loss, cancer, healing, writer's life, introspection, writers ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
46%
134
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Struggling to navigate a promising career, a new romance, and her family life, a photography student confronts notions of love and loss during her senior year of college.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, reflective, romantic drama ...
Plot:
photography, coming of age, relationships, student life, self discovery, college life, female protagonist, personal growth, young adult, realism, campus, slice of life ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Cole Baird has everything—a beautiful wife, successful career, large home, country club membership and expensive toys. Behind the facade, however, is a man trapped by his surroundings and falling ever behind in the pursuit of his life's ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
social problems, relationships, problem, male female relationship, love affair, relationship problems, life is a bitch, self discovery, family problems, marital problem, introspection, male protagonist ...
Place:
washington d.c., maryland
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
An overprotective mother tries to discourage her son from dating a new woman. Should he listen to her or follow his heart?
Style:
romantic drama, heartfelt, emotional, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love triangle, mother son relationship, overprotective mother, family conflict, dating, male protagonist, personal growth, moral dilemma, women, coming of age, bittersweet, introspection ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Erin and Charlie escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship.
Style:
romantic drama, contemplative, emotional, indie film, melancholic ...
Plot:
character study, desert, isolation, personal growth, self discovery, slow burn, intimate, confession, minimalism, healing, symbolism, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The story follows a troubled woman and her search for identity. She is given a choice between a return to the dysfunction of the past, or a new life in self assumed identity.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, suspense, romantic drama ...
Plot:
self discovery, mistaken identity, hidden identity, family relations, couples, mentally unstable, society, couple relations, parents and children, female protagonist, character study, identity ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In a village where success depends on government exams, Raju must choose: follow his love for Shirisha despite her father's disapproval or stay on the family farm. As he navigates love and ambition, he wonders-can love conquer all? Will his ...
Style:
romantic drama, heartfelt, inspirational, realistic, humorous
Plot:
small town life, personal growth, family farm, moral dilemma, slice of life, young adult, coming of age, young lovers, determination, love triangle, friendship
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Oslo in beautiful autumn. Ingvild is a stage manager at the National Theatre, and trying to make a life change, with her artistic ambitions. Not liking actors, she still manages to get into two very different affairs.
Style:
disturbing, romantic, psychological, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
relationships, actor, theater, autumn, couples, couple relations, romantic relationship, love affair, love and romance, love story, male female relationship, actor's life ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A struggling minor league baseball player retires and woefully returns to his small hometown, carefully dodging old wounds until confronted with the one that hurts the most - the girl that got away.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, emotional, indie film, reflective ...
Plot:
baseball, ex athlete, hometown, ex couple relations, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, love interest, love affair, troubled past, love and romance, romantic relationship, love story, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four Women, Four Dreams, Four Realities
Style:
realistic, independent film, emotional, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, grief, friendship, loss, intimate, relationships, introspection, identity crisis, slice of life, party, mourning, slow burn ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Anand, in the travel back to his home to reunite with his friends , looks back at his life in 8 chapters, trying to find an answer to the question of “What’s happiness / Am I happy?
Style:
poignant, contemplative, emotional, melancholic, philosophical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, introspection, slice of life, self discovery, personal growth, road trip, getting home, homecoming, nostalgia, bittersweet, flashback, acceptance ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The budding romance of a wannabe filmmaker, disturbed marital life of a techie, business troubles of the manager of the coffee shop are dealt with in detail.
Style:
romantic drama, suspense, disturbing, captivating, romantic ...
Plot:
relationships, love and romance, love story, love affair, romantic relationship, male female relationship, couple relations, family relations, star crossed lovers, in love, couples, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Newlywed Diego Diaz heads down to Miami Beach for a few weeks to finish his latest novel, but when he becomes emotionally intimate with a sexy bartender, he and his wife are left to examine the true state of their young marriage.
Style:
romantic drama, contemplative
Plot:
newlyweds, seduction, beach, love triangle, self discovery, temptation, domestic drama, moral dilemma, sexual tension, honest, personal growth, adultery ...
Place:
miami beach
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Marco is a 35 year-old ex-chef who has given up his career and any sense of hope to return to Udine in Northern Italy to nurse his ailing father. Even when offered a job at a restaurant in Melbourne, he declines using his father as the excuse. When ...
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, captivating, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
relationships, parent child relationship, self discovery, grief, couple relations, father son relationship, male female relationship, relationship vs career, career change, chef, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family problems ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
39%
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