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A Perfect Day for Caribou (2022)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An estranged father and son spend the day ambling around a cemetery, wandering the wilderness, searching for family, and stumbling through disharmony and heartache.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, dramatic, serious, harsh, bleak, realistic, art house, independent film, meditative ...
Plot:
father son relationship, father, son, father and son, cemetery, family relations, family drama, estrangement, character study, relationships, parents and children, alienation, father son estrangement, estranged son, isolation, grief, loss, wilderness, regret, intimate, minimalism, memory, bittersweet, slow burn, trauma ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, art house, psychological and realistic films with plots about intimate, grief, isolation, slow burn, family relations, loss and small town mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like A Perfect Day for Caribou: Resisting Life (2006), Bright Nights (2017), The Shadowless Tower (2023), I'm Beginning To See the Light (2025), A Father's Legacy (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Mexico City, 1960. Aurelia lives happily with her family. Just before the birth of her third daughter, her husband dies in an accident. Years later, Leonor, the oldest daughter, has quit her studies to help her mother support the household. Beatriz, ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, captivating, art house, melancholic ...
Plot:
alienation, surrealism, family drama, grief, family problems, family relations, estrangement, family life, kids and family, parents and children, mother daughter relationship, life is a bitch ...
Time:
60s
Place:
mexico city
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Norway
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A father tries to rekindle his relationship with his son after years of absence and lack of communication. He takes him on a car ride across northern Norway, hoping it is not too late.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, road trip, estrangement, coming of age, reconciliation, family drama, father son estrangement, estranged father, family problems, absent father, estranged son, journey ...
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35%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, is drifting through the local eateries of vibrant Beijing with his younger photographer colleague Oyang. A divorcé with a 6-year-old daughter and estranged from his father for decades, he is looking for a new ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, reflective, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, estrangement, father, family relations, search for father, family drama, father son reunion, absent father, relationships, estranged father, relationship problems, family reunited ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A tale of self-rediscovery seen through the eyes of a grief-stricken trumpeter, who finds salvation in a lighthouse and its two suicidal visitors.
Style:
emotional, dramatic, contemplative, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
lighthouse, grief, suicide, seaside, empathy, loneliness, trumpet player, salvation, healing, intimate, mourning, redemption ...
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On the run and bleeding a young man ends up at a pond house where he meets an old man (Tobin Bell) and holds him hostage in his own home. As the days pass and the secrets about their past are revealed, they learn that they might not have been ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, disturbing, melancholic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, hostage, father, family secret, estranged father, family relations, change of luck, family problems, parents and children, search for father, fatherhood, character study ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
While middle-aged Vincent (Didier Sandre) makes a sand castle on a beach in Brittany, France, his sister Zaza (Catherine Ferran) and brother Francois (Charles Berling) spend a summer day reflecting on death and loss. They think back on their sister ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, poignant, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
loss, grief, mourning, character study, bereavement, beach, memory, intimate, family relations, relationships, small town, minimalism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
brittany
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who is herself confronting guilt and grief over her daughter's death.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, melancholic, bleak ...
Plot:
grief, guilt, mother-in-law, family problems, loss, mourning, character study, bereavement, loss of daughter, mother in law, countryside, loss of wife ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
27%
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:
27%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Slovenia, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
On a barren island, a mother and son confront years of silence and misunderstandings in writer-director Hanna Slak’s formidable fourth feature film starring Maren Eggert, scored by Amélie Legrand, and shot by Claire Mathon.
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, atmospheric, existential, art house ...
Plot:
silence, family drama, mother son relationship, isolation, introspection, intimate, strained relationship, misunderstanding, motherhood, communication, minimalism, slow burn ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Canada, Netherlands
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When Gabino's father returns home after a long absence, the two men awkwardly attempt to re-establish a relationship; but Gabino and his mother quickly tire of this man who has become a stranger to them and decide to kick him out, before ...
Style:
sincere, semi serious, clever, realistic, experimental ...
Plot:
estrangement, father son relationship, family relations, parents and children, family in crisis, family problems, filmmaking, character study, absent parent, introspection, alienation, machismo ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After Andrew and Claire, a young couple attempting to restart their live, moves to an isolated school house in farm country, their neighbors and nature itself, trigger a surprising chain of events
Style:
atmospheric, tense, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
isolation, couples, farm, introspection, haunted by the past, couple relations, family problems, estrangement, starting over, crumbling marriage, countryside, loneliness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a socially-awkward teen, Charlie, grapples with the guilt and judgement that ensues. He must confront the prison-like bondage of his fear when the perpetrator comes after him. In this tribute to contemporary ...
Style:
slow cinema, bleak, melancholic, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
guilt, character study, trauma, mother son relationship, slow burn, mental health, intimate, isolation, socially awkward, fear, family drama, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A woman in love, a weak man, a father stumbling with his emotions, an uncle dependent on the past and a teenager meet at Zagor’s boarding house. Despite the serenity of the house, they all struggle to find the peace that they each need.
Style:
psychological, realistic, contemplative, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
boarding house, character study, teenager, father son relationship, love, household, slice of life, domestic drama, intimate, memory, isolation, loss ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A mother's dementia reignites a past of crime and lust, forcing her daughter to make difficult decisions.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
aging, uncover truth, haunted by the past, mentally unstable, parents and children, family relations, life is a bitch, love affair, love and romance, elderly, family drama, dementia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn’t want her to leave. Stuck in time, ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, estranged father, father and daughter, relationship problems, father, family problems, parent child relationship, family relations, life is a bitch, social problems, relationships ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, Finland, Mauritania, Latvia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A man sent to Afghanistan years earlier converts to Islam, then returns home to fight a different kind of war.
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, serious, contemplative, existential ...
Plot:
small town, family relations, social relations, parents and children, homecoming, small town life, society, religions or cults, identity, trauma, ptsd, missing daughter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
estonia, europe
Similarity:
22%
104
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young man, Ben Freidman (Scott Wilson) raised by wealthy adoptive Jewish parents in Beverly Hills, decides that he is ready to finally meet his biological parents. He faces disappointment upon learning of the death of his biological mother. His ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
parent child relationship, identity, relationships, family relations, foster home, foster child, family problems, life is a bitch, father son relationship, mother son relationship, family life, kids and family ...
Place:
beverly hills
Similarity:
22%
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 ...
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A father-son camping expedition runs aground on misfortune and family secrets.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic, reflective
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, life is a bitch, confronting the past, troubled past, family problems, father and son, father, family relations, tragic past, relationships, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After 27-year-old Karmen's father dies, the security structures of her previous life start falling apart, as her relationship with her half-brother Viktor also deteriorates, and she faces the darkness and emptiness of the universe.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, poignant, existential, dark ...
Plot:
grief, female protagonist, loss, dysfunctional family, mourning, young adult, character study, secrets, identity crisis, betrayal, isolation, trauma ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
The action of the film takes place in two periods of time. An old man leads his son through a forest, and is simultaneously under his care confined to bed with a deadly illness.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
father son relationship, illness, forest, dying father, old man, life & death, parents and children, nursing, multiple storylines, fighting illness, family relations, care ...
Similarity:
21%
79
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Patrick feels absolutely lonely when he decides to search for his supposable genitor after the suicide of his mother. He doesn’t have a plan, a goal or hopes. He just wants to meet the phantom that he thinks is the reason for his mother’s death.
Style:
existential, emotional, melancholic, independent film, art house ...
Plot:
grief, loneliness, isolation, identity crisis, character study, search for father, alienation, minimalism, intimate, regret, male protagonist, urban ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The story of a man's struggle to claim his future by confronting his past. The road is not an easy one as old demons resurface to threaten everything Eden has fought to overcome.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
small town, redemption, starting over, haunted by the past, family relations, lifestyle, hopes, homecoming, parents and children, going straight, social relations, male protagonist ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
idaho, america, usa
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Led to believe his abusive grandfather is responsible for his sister's recent death, Gabriel returns to his humble home in rural New Mexico. Yearning to protect his family, he swears to secretly kill his grandfather, yet at the critical moment, ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, vietnam veteran, uncover truth, grief, veteran, trauma, family drama, family conflict, family secret, getting home, death of sister, abuse ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A middle-age woman recovers from a serious car accident.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
introspection, rehabilitation, accident, starting over, family relations, estrangement, hopes, unfulfillment, couples, trauma, recovery, character study ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, catalonia, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Muhammad returns home to Detroit to bury his stepfather and is thrust into settling his accounts, but Muhammad’s struggles with depression and addiction may finish him before he finishes the task.
Style:
serious, thought provoking, dramatic, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
grief, addiction, depression, mental health, loss, substance abuse, life & death, life, death, fight, depressed man, stepfather ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
detroit
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Nearly a decade after a tragic accident costs a young man his life, his sister, Amanda (Gabrielle Kalomiris) and best friend, David (Nathaniel Ansbach) are still peeling back the layers of grief and guilt that come with being left behind.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, suspense, disturbing, poignant ...
Plot:
relationships, grief, loss, guilt, friendship, life is a bitch, tragic event, changing lives, loss of brother, family relations, healing, small town ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Norway
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young woman, and her last memories of the five people who loved her most, recalled while experiencing a catastrophic event.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
memories, female protagonist, death, memory, relationships, love story, male female relationship, love affair, lifestyle, trauma, loss, grief ...
Similarity:
20%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Basri, 55 year old, every day walks for miles along the tracks working as a railroad watchman. His nagging thought is finding his son. Eighteen years ago, while the boy was studying at the university in Istanbul, the police took him into custody for ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, art house, existential, tragic ...
Plot:
loss, grief, waiting, mourning, guilt, loner, missing person, trauma, father son relationship, loneliness, regret, isolation ...
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20%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
When their son drowns while saving the life of a friend, the couple offer to take the boy in. What can they do with the kid who outlived their own son? The father tries to teach him work and looks after him like family. The mother is distant to him ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
bereavement, grief, loss, mourning, family drama, social problems, kids and family, family problems, life is a bitch, relationships, family relations, loss of child ...
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