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Makal (2022)
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Original name: മകൾ
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Juliet and her daughter Aparna live in Kerala, while Juliet’s husband Nandan works abroad. Nandan decides to move back to Kerala, and it changes the lives of the mom-daughter duo.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, realistic, melancholic, contemplative
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family drama, getting home, parenting, female protagonist, personal growth, emigration, forgiveness, healing, reconciliation, homecoming, estrangement, longing, slice of life, intimate, loss, small town, identity, social realism, slow burn, neighborhood, parents, malayalam, childhood flashback
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Most similar movies to Makal
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and independent film films with plots about intimate, family drama, small town, reconciliation, bittersweet, identity and slice of life mostly in Drama, Crime and Comedy genres. Some movies like Makal: The Branches (2016), Geranium (2021), Interlude (2016), Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal (2024), Shadowboxing (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
A melodic, emotional exploration of one family falling apart in a sleepy Midwestern city, The Branches follows Claire (Kelly Brumbach) as she attempts to reconnect with the hometown life she left behind.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, contemplative, realistic, atmospheric
Plot:
family drama, hometown, family conflict, intimate, estrangement, getting home, character study, relationships, small town, introspection, homecoming, grief ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ohio, midwest
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Just before her final exams, 19 years old Defne, has to return to her hometown after her father's stroke. His rehabilitation sessions will give the pair a chance to heal their fragile relationship in this beautiful Mediterranean town.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
father daughter relationship, reconciliation, healing, coming of age, family drama, estrangement, small town, homecoming, intimate, communication, getting home, mediterranean ...
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65%
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 ...
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60%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Three distanced, discordant brothers strive to put aside their differences as they reunite after decades at their ancestral home to give their dying mother a peaceful send off, but soon are at loggerheads as the house brings up painful memories of ...
Style:
emotional, serious, intense, realistic
Plot:
brothers, family drama, dying mother, sibling rivalry, bereavement, domestic drama, painful memories, estrangement, memory, grief, family secret, parent child relationship ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
An offbeat yet serious family drama about coming home, arrested development and infidelity.
Style:
reflective, serious, realistic, melancholic, offbeat
Plot:
infidelity, getting home, family drama, arrested development, betrayal, house, homecoming, midlife crisis, mature, personal growth, intimate, loss ...
Similarity:
57%
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:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A daughter finds a journal her dad left behind, only to discover there was another woman in his life she knew nothing about. She sets out to find this woman and the reason her father never ended up with the woman he must have loved.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, melancholic, romantic drama, independent film
Plot:
father daughter relationship, family drama, female protagonist, self discovery, memory, intimate, bittersweet, personal growth, small town, reconciliation, investigation, identity ...
Place:
mississippi
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After years of estrangement, a trans woman returns home to help care for her dying mother.
Style:
melancholic, dramatic, reflective, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
transgender woman, transgender, mother daughter relationship, lgbt, acceptance, forgiveness, identity, character study, family drama, transsexuality, transsexual, trans woman ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A recently separated ladies' magazine reporter, a young couple who are in love, an unfaithful but jealous crane driver, a longing father and his unknowing daughter, the home coming fisherman's son who seeks reconciliation with his parents, ...
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic
Plot:
slice of life, relationships, bittersweet, regret, melancholy, empathy, parent child relationship, reconciliation, domestic drama, longing, intimate, small town ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Victoria is a Christian advice columnist about to make her big break, but her personal life is in shambles and her faith has faded. She returns home to help her father after her mother's death and is put on a journey to rediscover God’s ...
Style:
uplifting, heartfelt, emotional, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
redemption, faith, father daughter relationship, christianity, hopes, healing, inspiration, spirituality, religion, homecoming, grief, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Anna hasn’t seen her family for a decade. When her grandmother dies, she returns home to take care of her grandfather. In the week leading up to the funeral, nothing goes as expected, and Anna is forced to reconsider how she lives her life.
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, realistic
Plot:
grief, grandfather, funeral, getting home, family conflict, family drama, loss, intimate, character study, small town, mourning, confrontation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
47%
446
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Vanajan hails from a modest household and lives with his ailing father, wife and children. One day, he finds himself at a crossroads when his moneylender makes him an unusual offer.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, intense, tense
Plot:
loan shark, poverty, family drama, small town, empathy, moral dilemma, survival, working class, sacrifice, slice of life, desperation, intimate ...
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Follows Dasthakeer and Sulekha, a married couple that moves to Dubai with their three children for a better living.
Style:
realistic, emotional, tension
Plot:
family drama, family relations, children, married couple, slice of life, social realism, social commentary, empathy, intimate, family conflict, parenting, aspiration ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
dubai
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The life and journey of Hameed to find his biological mother and how his life changes when Aisha comes into his life.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, sentimental, realistic
Plot:
mother son relationship, search for mother, family drama, adoption, identity, self discovery, domestic drama, longing, family reunited, male protagonist, coming of age, family secret ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Oru Indian Pranayakatha is about the life of a young political leader and his association with a woman who comes unexpectedly into his life.
Style:
tense, captivating, romantic drama, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, politician, political intrigue, relationships, male female relationship, political unrest, social problems, love affair, relationship problems, love interest, couple relations, realism ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After serving time in prison for his brother's crime, a man warily reunites with family, finding hope and healing in a life-changing bond with his niece.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, realistic, melancholic, suspense
Plot:
family drama, second chance, redemption, guilt, trauma, family secret, healing, uncle niece relationship, bittersweet, moral dilemma, intimate, forgiveness ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
The film is about a young woman (Gayle James) running away from her past and moves in with a woman (Leigh Rose) who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and she believes is her grand-daughter.
Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, serious, reflective ...
Plot:
small town, small town life, connection, loss, memory loss, bittersweet, character study, healing, identity, love, female protagonist, self discovery ...
Time:
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Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, tense
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
'Collision' centres on a married couple, Leo and Olivia. As they are facing a crisis in their marriage, their nine-year-old daughter, Liv, becomes a messenger between her mother and father. The film explores the break-up of a family and ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, realistic, intense, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, sentimental, realistic, melancholic, road movie
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The Dabhade family's wedding brings together laughter, chaos, and emotional moments as old conflicts resurface. Despite the tension, the family is reminded of the unbreakable bonds of love, loyalty, and shared history that define them.
Style:
emotional, sentimental, realistic
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Fuke visits his uncle Idriz and aunt Sabira to fix a broken boiler. He soon finds out there's a lot more that needs to be repaired. Idriz and Sabira aren't ready to accept the loss of their only son in the Balkan war, seven years earlier. ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, art house, tear jerker
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
bosnia herzegovina, bosnia, balkan, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Kyle and Jen, estranged siblings, travel from New York City to rural Pennsylvania to pack up the home of their recently deceased mother. While there, they make a discovery that turns their world upside-down. A Picture of You is a serious movie ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An ex-convict, after spending six years in prison, tries to re-establish a relationship with the son he hasn't seen in all that time.
Style:
realistic, heartfelt, emotional, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
father son relationship, ex convict, family drama, second chance, redemption, reconciliation, estranged son, forgiveness, regret, male protagonist, parenting, bittersweet ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, emotional, heartfelt, contemplative, period drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
family drama, family bonds, friendship, intimate, introspection, reconciliation, healing, second chance, family reunited, nostalgia, slice of life, longing ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
During a train journey, A ticket examiner narrates four tales of extreme parental sacrifice, exploring familial bonds through illness, estrangement, unexpected connections, and emotional turmoil, to a young woman
Style:
emotional, poignant, anthology, sentimental, realistic
Plot:
parenthood, sacrifice, family bonds, family drama, storytelling, train travel, empathy, grief, loneliness, estrangement, loss, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Following the death of his estranged father, Louis is left feeling he hasn't achieved as much as he had hoped for. A chance encounter with figures from his past triggers a set of events that shakes his perception of life.
Style:
poignant, melancholic, emotional, reflective, art house ...
Plot:
grief, coming of age, self discovery, mourning, loss, family drama, realism, male protagonist, bittersweet, chance meeting, intimate, memory ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When Heather and Sarah Ann were growing up they told each other every secret. But Heather left their small town on the last day of high school vowing never to return. Forced to come back when her father becomes ill, the young documentary filmmaker ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, emotional ...
Plot:
wedding, getting home, wedding planning, father daughter relationship, small town, female friendship, wedding preparations and rituals, friends, relationships, friendship, girlfriend, women ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Shouting Secrets is a hopeful and heartwarming, universal story taking place in a present day Native American family. It's a story that is at once about the constancy and the fragility of love, as well as the importance of family.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
native american, getting home, dysfunctional family, sibling relationship, family relations, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, native, indigenous people, family drama, estranged brother, sibling rivalry ...
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