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Disco (2019)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
On the surface 19-year-old Mirjam's life appears perfect. She is a world champion freestyle disco dancer and the pride of her modern, evangelical church. Yet her body is calling out for help and at the dance world championships, where she is defending her title, she collapses on stage. Her family's solution is for her to focus more on her faith. In search of answers, she turns to a stricter, more conservative church.
Style:
emotional, tense, intense, powerful
Audience:
teens
Plot:
religion, disco, dance, female protagonist, identity crisis, identity, doubt, spiritual journey, power, control, coming of age, mental health, conformity, rebellion, isolation, sacrifice, obedience, faith healing, collapse, feminist, religious fanatic, woman, nordic, small town, religious fanaticism ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, tense, intense and melancholic films with plots about coming of age, small town, isolation, female protagonist, psychological drama, identity crisis and character study mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Disco: Bolivar (2022), Firecrackers (2018), Blinded by the Light (1980), The Capture (2007), David im Wunderland (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
emotional, melancholic, tense, surreal, intense ...
Plot:
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Lou and her best friend Chantal plan to get out of their isolated, run-down town and move to a city far, far away. When Chantal’s unstable and possessive ex violates her during a night of partying, the girls decide to exact their revenge on him ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, psychological thriller, emotional, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, intense, thought provoking, tense, dark ...
Plot:
religious community, isolation, alienation, coming of age, loss of innocence, teen angst, persecution, identity crisis, mysticism, nude young male, gay, nudity ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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139
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
tension, intense, realistic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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377
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, grim, slow cinema
Audience:
adult
Plot:
escape, female protagonist, family conflict, education, female empowerment, character study, domestic violence, coming of age, intimate, patriarchy, sexual awakening, isolation ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
77%
113
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The young girl Johanne is left by her mother at a solemn convent school. The school is a strange world to her, and when she feels unable to comply with the demands of faith she faces a difficult decision.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, heartfelt, intense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenage protagonist, family crisis, family drama, sacrifice, adolescence, personal growth, realism, drug use, religious fanaticism, identity, intimate ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, independent film, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, intercultural, multicultural, atmospheric, art house ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, intense, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Costa Rica, Colombia
Duration: 97 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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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
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Story:
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Style:
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Similarity:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Norway
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
" Broder Gabrielsen " in its time awoke a major debate , and already during the shooting of the film went high waves in the press . The film points a strong warning against religious fanaticism and against contemporary preachers, and it ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, tense, intense
Plot:
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Country: Israel
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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