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Mike (2022)
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Original name: മൈക്ക്
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Sarah, a free spirited young girl looking to surgically reassign her gender and Antony, a once exuberant but now a dejected and dispirited young man. What will happen when they meet?
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, poignant, art house, independent film, melancholic
Plot:
self discovery, lgbtq, desire for fame, transgender, relationships, life is a bitch, male female relationship, relationship problems, acceptance, coming of age, identity crisis, character study, depression, empowerment, mental health, slice of life, intimate, friendship, minimalism, isolation, urban, hopes, female protagonist, male protagonist, family conflict ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
india
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Most similar movies to Mike
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, melancholic and thrilling films with plots about slice of life, relationships, coming of age, intimate, character study, female protagonist and urban mostly in Drama, Romance and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Mike: The Gentiles (2021), Disfluency (2021), Nitham Oru Vaanam (2022), When the Light Breaks (2024), Thulluvadho Ilamai (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Parimal is a woman trapped in a man’s body who runs away from home and joins a ghetto of eunuchs as Puti and sings at traffic signals to earn money. There she falls in love with Madhu, a delivery boy with a Chinese restaurant who moonlights as a ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
lgbt, transgender, lgbtq, desire for fame, trans woman, self discovery, relationships, social problems, problem, life is a bitch, relationship problems, identity crisis ...
Place:
india, kolkata
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Ana throws her life on the Instagram and other social networks, where she posts pictures, videos and short animations, together with witty (and lucid) texts. Ana is going through a strange moment. In addition to going through the family conflicts ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, coming of age, social media, female friendship, friendship, self discovery, instagram, identity crisis, adolescence, character study, teenage love, relationships ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Jane fails her final college class, she returns home to her parent's lake house where she comes to terms with the confusing trauma that derailed her senior year.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, lake, trauma, getting home, life is a bitch, character study, coming of age, self discovery, healing, mental health, intimate, acceptance ...
Place:
michigan
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
An introverted young man with OCD, who is dejected after his fiancé leaves him, learns to find happiness and positivity in life from two couples whose stories he reads about.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, romantic drama, uplifting ...
Plot:
obsessive compulsive disorder, relationships, road trip, travel, male female relationship, couple relations, self acceptance, personal growth, self discovery, slice of life, mental health, healing ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student, encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.
Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
secret, art student, grief, coming of age, loss, summer, female protagonist, relationships, life is a bitch, self discovery, beauty, intimate ...
Place:
iceland
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Six high-school classmates, three boys and three girls, coming from different strata of society, who have each their own problems in their respective families and escape from their homes, deciding to live together on their own with the help of an ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, slice of life, runaway teen, teenage love, social problems, relationships, grownups, male female relationship, adolescence vs adulthood, living together, social issues, lifestyle ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
142
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Sohyun, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional, compassionate ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, transsexual, desire for fame, lgbtq, couple relations, tragic love, life is a bitch, women, unrequited love, unlikely friendships, relationships ...
Time:
year 2016
Similarity:
45%
112
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A guy tries to find outside what he is unable to find inside.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, existential ...
Plot:
introspection, character study, self discovery, identity crisis, problem, meaning of life, lifestyle, cause and meaning, loneliness, intimate, journey, slice of life ...
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
She has never lived in a high-rise apartment, and she wonders how her sister can live at this height every day. A few days ago she kind of burst in to stay with her sister, and she is now becoming re-accustomed to life in Korea. While seeming to ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, contemplative, art house ...
Plot:
female protagonist, secret, character study, lifestyle change, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, intimate, city life, minimalism, slice of life, sibling relationship ...
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Director Lal Jose is all ready with Neela Thamara, a remake of the 1979 hit by the same name, that was scripted by M.T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Yusaf Ali Kechery. The film has had its shoot at various locations as Pattambi, Malamalkavu, ...
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
female protagonist, legend, unrequited love, forbidden love, life is a bitch, lifestyle change, changing lives, self discovery, life, relationships, male female relationship, couple relations ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Follows three characters from diverse backgrounds in their mid twenties. How consequences arise because of their flaws and what struggles they go through?
Style:
emotional, realistic, tense, melancholic
Plot:
young adult, coming of age, self discovery, personal growth, relationships, slice of life, identity crisis, intimate, realism, regret, friendship, urban ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother ...
Style:
sincere, serious, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
trans woman, transgender, transsexuality, motherhood, family drama, desire for fame, character study, lgbtq, relatives, relationships, instinct, transsexual ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Portugal
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Aurora, a Portuguese migrant, works as an order picker in a warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Caught between the walls of a huge distribution centre and the solitude of her own room, Aurora tries to seize every opportunity to resist the alienation ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, reflective ...
Plot:
female protagonist, character study, alienation, warehouse, isolation, migrant worker, loneliness, workplace situations, life is a bitch, workplace, identity crisis, social realism ...
Place:
edinburgh scotland, portugal
Similarity:
36%
465
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Malu — a mercurial, unemployed actress living with her conservative mother in a precarious house in a Rio de Janeiro slum — tries to deal with her strained relationship with her own adult daughter while surviving on memories of her glorious ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, character study, motherhood, family drama, poverty, family problems, family relations, social problems, relationship problems, kids and family, problem ...
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
social issues, volunteer, telephone call, social problems, empathy, social worker, loneliness, compassion, mental health, relationship problems, trust, character study ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Film Revolves around 12 year old kid, who has some physical disabilities. Due to this, his life becomes abnormal. Thus, film portrays his life incidents.
Style:
gujarati, emotional, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
disabled child, urban, child protagonist, physical disability, empathy, handicapped, adolescence, teenage protagonist, relationship problems, disability, teenager, problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
157
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Hakim and Latifa fled the Algerian civil war in the early 90s. They live since in the Jura, with their two daughters: Nedjma 14 years, and Leila, the eldest, left to study hair in Paris. Three days before Christmas, Nedjma receives a terse SMS from ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic
Plot:
father daughter relationship, missing daughter, family drama, relationships, sister, family problems, family relations, relationship problems, life is a bitch, social problems, immigration, character study ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
32%
90
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Martina gets pregnant from her selfish boyfriend. Without knowing exactly what to do, she travels to Berlin to find her own father, the one she never met.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
pregnancy, self discovery, female protagonist, identity, pregnant woman, lifestyle change, changing lives, unplanned pregnancy, introspection, life is a bitch, motherhood, journey ...
Place:
mexico city, berlin germany
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
Manju, a village belle becomes popular after she participates in a reality show that records her day-to-day life events and telecasts it to the world
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional
Plot:
female protagonist, slice of life, privacy invasion, male female relationship, relationships, lifestyle change, changing lives, love affair, life, lifestyle, couple relations, realism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A sensitive and manipulated video clip is circulated amongst the co-workers of the factory where the couple work, which unleashes unexpected emotional, social and marital imbalances in their relationship.
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
immigrant, marital crisis, social realism, quarantine, pandemic, husband wife relationship, problem, male female relationship, troubled past, gossip, working class, rumor ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
31%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The film revolves around the life of Tarak, a foley artist of Bengali film. Tarak's job is to create ambient sounds for films, but, he gradually gets trapped in his own world, a world full of sound.
Style:
art house, thought provoking, serious, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
character study, obsession, creative process, isolation, alienation, realism, intimate, family conflict, identity crisis, mental health, slow burn, slice of life ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
A carefree young man gets into a live-in relationship with his colleague, and gets her pregnant. What happens next?
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, romantic drama, realistic ...
Plot:
unplanned pregnancy, love affair, love and romance, family problems, lifestyle, relationship problems, couples, couple relations, male female relationship, changing lives, relationships, love story ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
31%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A do-gooder who views everything in a different perspective, inspires others by being a doting father, and tries to bring in a few changes in the society.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
father son relationship, parenting, family drama, family values, relationship problems, family problems, family relations, relationships, life is a bitch, social commentary, heartwarming, families ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Follows the journey of one man on the path of his self-discovery that would traverse landscapes outside and layers deep within.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, road movie, independent film ...
Plot:
self discovery, introspection, life, personal growth, coming of age, travelogue, wanderlust, intimate, minimalism, escape, road trip, journey ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
A receptionist at a suicide hotel in Taipei forms a fleeting friendship over the course of one night with a guest who can’t decide if she wants to live or die.
Style:
art house, poignant, melancholic, existential, psychological ...
Plot:
suicide, hotel, loneliness, isolation, guest, receptionist, intimate, character study, introspection, mental health, desperation, road not taken ...
Place:
taiwan, taipei
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Diego is hosting a farewell party in his house before he leaves on a trip that no one knows about.
Style:
reflective, emotional, melancholic, realistic, tension ...
Plot:
secrets, house party, introspection, intimate, relationships, bittersweet, friendship, regret, single, identity, character study, slice of life ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When a white lie leads to unexpected results, Chen Chen and Zheng Yuxing forge a deep friendship and must face the harsh realities of growing up.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, summer, friendship, coming of age, campus, personal growth, relationships, male female relationship, star crossed lovers, relationship problems, teenage life, teenager ...
Similarity:
30%
79
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
(S)HE is the story of a transgender child named Juju, a girl born into a boy’s body. With the onset of puberty, JuJu’s discomfort explodes. Our film follows a child’s struggle to get her parents and friends to accept her true gender, as she ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional, heartfelt ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, transgender, transphobia, coming of age, self acceptance, desire for fame, gender issues, lgbtq, gender, social issues, transgender woman, gender bending ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Darcy, a composer, sees colors when she plays musical notes. When she notices her usually subtle colors changing, she realizes a profound change is upon her. Over a summer month, Darcy creates a time of music and reflection that help her make a ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
female protagonist, composer, music, life, changing lives, lifestyle change, musician, self discovery, character study, relationships, midlife crisis, intimate ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
To avoid facing her heavy past, a young woman with a borderline personality tries to seduce her strange neighbor. A singular love story between these two lonely and wounded souls is born, but will it be enough to save them from themselves?
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
seduction, relationships, male female relationship, troubled past, neighbor, attempted seduction, neighbor neighbor relationship, couple relations, love affair, tragic past, female protagonist, confronting the past ...
Similarity:
28%
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