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The Hand (2020)
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Original name: 手
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
Hong Kong, 1960s. Zhang, a shy tailor's assistant, is riveted by his imperious client Miss Hua. Upon meeting her, she seduces him to make sure he will truly remember her when designing her garments. After this intimate first encounter, a rapport develops between the two. Entry is for the theatrically released extended version, not the segment from the Eros anthology.
Style:
atmospheric, sensual, erotic drama, melancholic, art house, visual, psychological, erotic, ambiguous ending, period drama ...
Plot:
seduction, intimacy, mature, seductive woman, sexual awakening, longing, character study, fashion, obsession, manipulation, urban, slow burn, unrequited love, memory, class differences
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
hong kong
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, psychological, art house and sensual films with plots about urban, obsession, character study, relationships, mature, seduction and intimate mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Hand: Twelve Nights (2000), A Very Unsettled Summer (2013), Velvet Dreams (1988), Romancing Sara (1995), Tuberose (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
rome italy
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91%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Serbia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Alek (Gordan Kicic) is desperate because Teodora (Milica Mihajlovic) has left him after a three years being together. He is suffering, he is apathetic and is mentioning suicide constantly, he simply doesn't want to accept that the relationship ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Ami, who lives a peaceful married life, meets Jun, a young painter, due to an incident at work one day. She takes on the role of a painting model lightheartedly, but the two gradually become strongly attracted to each other.
Style:
melancholic, sensual, erotic, moody
Plot:
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81%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
erotic, sensual, erotic drama, psychological, art house ...
Plot:
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Place:
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185
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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780
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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435
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 151 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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japan
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