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The Ordinaries (2022)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Paula, a young supporting character, studies at the Main Character School and dreams on graduating to become a lead.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, thrilling, thought provoking, art house, allegory, independent film, philosophical ...
Plot:
satire, dystopia, identity, life, social problems, lifestyle, social issues, freedom, self discovery, female protagonist, class struggle, rebellion, bureaucracy, coming of age, identity crisis, minimalism, intimate, woman, urban, graduation, female friendship, mother daughter relationship, social differences, social satire, mother ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, satirical, psychological and semi serious films with plots about satire, intimate, lifestyle, female protagonist, self discovery, identity and coming of age mostly in Comedy, Drama and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Ordinaries: On The Edge (2001), Land of Dreams (2021), Hermia & Helena (2016), I Never Cry (2020), Go Back to China (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.
Style:
psychological, anthology, thought provoking, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
feminist, women, satire, feminism, lifestyle, female protagonist, social satire, society, social problems, multiple storylines, social commentary, women's rights ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Simin is an Iranian woman on a journey to discover what it means to be a free American. She works for the Census Bureau which, in an effort to control its citizens, has begun a program to record their dreams. Unaware of this devious plot, Simin is ...
Style:
thought provoking, semi serious, captivating, satirical, psychological ...
Plot:
dream, satire, female protagonist, privacy, american dream, social commentary, immigration, freedom, political satire, identity, social problems, social satire ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Camila, a young Argentine theater director, travels from Buenos Aires to New York to attend an artistic residency to develop a Spanish translation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Upon her arrival, she begins to ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, art house, independent film, poetic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, theatrical agent, social issues, theatre director, lifestyle, shakespeare, theatrical producer, social problems, self discovery, theater, identity, memory ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina, new york
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland, Ireland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ola sets off to Ireland to bring her father's body back to Poland after he dies in a building site accident. But never mind her dad, Ola wants to know if he had saved money for the car he had promised her. Dealing with foreign bureaucracy in ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, satirical, emotional ...
Plot:
personal growth, father daughter relationship, self discovery, coming of age, loss, family relations, lifestyle, relationships, family reunited, female protagonist, satire, intimate ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
poland, ireland
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When party girl Sasha Li blows through most of her trust fund, she is cut off by her father and forced to go back to China and work for the family toy business.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, disturbing, comedy drama, realistic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, father daughter relationship, satire, businessman, culture clash, money problems, family business, rich, rich woman, rich girl, family relations, family problems ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Chile
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The film revolves around the concept of soap opera. Its structure is based on the assumption that Chilean reality does not exist, but rather is an ensemble of soap operas. There are four audiovisual provinces, and the threat of war is felt among the ...
Style:
soap opera, satirical, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
political satire, social commentary, political unrest, lifestyle, satire, social issues, social problems, national identity, civil unrest, dystopia, country, oneiric
Time:
year 1990
Place:
chile
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Vanessa embarks on a solo trip after the death of her best friend, Jennifer. However, her self-care plans change when she finds Jennifer standing in her kitchen, claiming to be an extraterrestrial.
Style:
satirical, semi serious, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
grief, female protagonist, alien encounter, extraterrestrial, satire, alien contact, alien abduction, bittersweet, friendship, self discovery, female friendship, intimate ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eating, Talking, Faucking consists of 18 episodes. Some of which include a story of a 70's old man and 14-year-old kids talking candidly, a story of a soldier who is about to die and a serial killer, a story of men and women who have a blind ...
Style:
satirical, psychological, experimental, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot:
sexuality, female protagonist, sexual relations, social problems, sexploitation, satire, lifestyle, sexy woman, sexual attraction, seductress, intimate, taboo ...
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A model family's happy life unexpectedly goes off the rails when the carefree Hedi, played by Laura Tonke, suddenly starts having panic attacks. First mental illness and then drug dependency – the happiness that these happy-go-lucky ...
Style:
thrilling, satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
panic attack, mental illness, anxiety, female protagonist, panic, lifestyle, social problems, satire, male female relationship, problem, relationships, intimate ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The dorkiest thing in the world, according to feminist poet Sigrid, is the movie cliche of the young woman who in the morning dons her male lover's shirt, looking adorably "indie cute". But when she begins a relationship with Kåre ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, captivating, semi serious, art house ...
Plot:
pregnancy, age-gap relationship, pregnant woman, feminist, character study, identity, multiple storylines, life, women, lifestyle, satire, relationships ...
Similarity:
52%
272
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
To celebrate Indu's 75th birthday, the whole gang goes on a foreign trip as chaos ensues between young women and their mother-in-laws.
Style:
comedy drama, psychological, semi serious, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
relationships, indian woman, friendship, vacation, social relations, social problems, social issues, women, lifestyle, satire, female protagonist, life ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two modern women and their free-spirited mother struggle to balance their private, professional and family lives.
Style:
satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family drama, women's issues, satire, female protagonist, family life, lifestyle, family relations, relationships, identity, woman, modern life ...
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A hybrid doc/narrative following Tony winning performer and comedian Sarah Jones. As a mixed-race Black woman in America, Sarah, alongside the multicultural characters she's known for, explores her own personal relationship to one of the most ...
Style:
thought provoking, ironic, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
feminism, race, sex work, social commentary, social problems, feminist, stand up comedian, social satire, satire, lifestyle, sex worker, social issues ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A militant performance-artist and a tall Korean foreign-exchange student become trapped in a small Southern town.
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
culture clash, self discovery, friendship, coming of age, small town, fish out of water, socially awkward, relationships, introspection, social issues, friends, satire ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Lake, a young theater actor with no respect for the elderly, is forced to make himself look old, in order to land a part in a Broadway-bound play. His ego drives his girlfriend away, and when research for the play requires him to spend a week in a ...
Style:
disturbing, satirical, semi serious, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
retirement home, actor, theater, personal growth, character change, elderly, elderly man, changing lives, retired, satire, old man, social issues ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Çağan Irmak's delightful new film is a fairy tale for the waking hour. Aziz works as a clerk in a library and lives in his own quiet and peaceful little world. Then one day he discovers that he has new neighbours: Seçil, the owner of the new ...
Style:
psychological, satirical, disturbing, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot:
neighbor neighbor relationship, neighbor, self discovery, female protagonist, lifestyle, changing lives, social problems, family relations, social issues, lifestyle change, satire, librarian ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lovely by Surprise follows the journey of novelist Marian Walker as she attempts to finish her first novel. Facing the age-old problem of writer’s block, Marian seeks advice from a mentor and ex-lover. His seemingly innocent advice to kill the ...
Style:
light, entertaining, captivating, surreal, existential ...
Plot:
writers, creative block, imagination, female protagonist, writer's block, novelist, creative process, crisis, travel, relationships, literary, magic realism ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Damien Nadeau-Daneau, a young filmaker, is unable to finish a movie he started with french actor Denis Lavant. Indebted, he’s working at a post-production company, far from his artistic ideals. On the eve of his 33rd birthday, he is self-centered, ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
filmmaking, filmmaker, satire, film producer, slice of life, realism, self discovery, identity, everyday life, intimate, midlife crisis, alienation ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A genetically-engineered world. All Layla wanted was to fit in and be happy. But her nemesis wouldn't let her.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thrilling, captivating, dark ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, virtual reality, dystopia, threat, genetic engineering, life is a bitch, problem, identity, bullying, oppression, self discovery, manipulation ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two codependent roommates, on the verge of eviction, flee New York for the promise of sunshine in Los Angeles where their friendship is tested by a chance at fame, a fortune teller and an amorous wealthy aunt.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, art, female friendship, friendship, needing money, money problems, lifestyle, financial problem, female protagonist, escapades, friends, identity crisis ...
Place:
new york, los angeles
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
À travers les yeux de Julie, 'Histoire de famille' relate le chemin parcouru d'une famille québécoise durant la Révolution tranquille des années 1960.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, historical drama, emotional ...
Plot:
lovers on the run, family drama, family life, lifestyle, eccentric family, satire, relationships, family relations, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, identity, coming of age ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A pandemic strikes the world. What does quarantine do to a lonely woman's mind? Follow her from sense to insanity. No filters. Just you, her, and her more and more twisted mind.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, satirical, absurd, dramatic ...
Plot:
depression, isolation, loneliness, female protagonist, mental breakdown, quarantine, driven mad, character study, anxiety, boredom, social isolation, woman ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 75 min.
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Story:
A story about finding your own identity—a journey made even more complicated when you have a twin whose own struggle and self-discovery so closely mimics your own. Told through a backdrop of ‘90s grunge and rave culture, the series weaves ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, entertaining, semi serious, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
lgbtq, coming of age, lesbian, female protagonist, sisters, twins, identity, self discovery, society, social issues, school, schoolgirl ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The adventures of a young woman who moves to New York City from a small town to become an actress.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
aspiring actress, female protagonist, aspiration, direction and purpose, changing lives, ambitious woman, actress, ambition, satire, self discovery, coming of age, struggling artist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
TV show
Story:
The adventures of a young, black woman in a big, white world.
Style:
entertaining, funny, captivating, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot:
absurd humor, satire, female empowerment, female friendship, humour, women, society, social satire, female protagonist, lifestyle, feminist, self discovery ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heart-broken ex-boyfriend, who she can't stand.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
relationships, male female relationship, lifestyle, social problems, satire, family life, family relations, family problems, relationship problems, mother daughter relationship, menopause, intimate ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
In return for getting ownership his shop space in Mumbai, Prakashan is tempted into helping his landlord's mother on a mission. Will he succeed? What does success mean?
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, captivating, satirical, heartfelt ...
Plot:
journey, middle class, social problems, lifestyle, satire, social issues, family values, personal growth, family drama, slice of life, relationships, self discovery ...
Place:
mumbai india, india
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In the exact moment they're hitting rock bottom, four strangers are visited by a mysterious man who gifts them a week to see how the world would be without them.
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, existential, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
second chance, suicide, alternate reality, satire, life is a bitch, vigilantism, changing lives, lifestyle change, problem, isolation, self discovery, mental health ...
Similarity:
35%
403
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tom, 16, is a sensitive teenager who is about to enter a new high school after being expelled. He intends to find his place, make friends and seduce the girl he loves. Tom needs the support of his older brother, Leo, a true mentor, who is working to ...
Style:
psychological, satirical, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, high school life, teenager, mentor, adolescence, coming of age, lifestyle, brothers, teenage boy, satire, schoolboy, teenage life ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story:
Melanie's dream of making it big in the fashion world draws from her deep interest in ukay fashion and the pain of being abandoned by her own mother. She finds the opportunity when Chris, a fashion executive of a struggling streetwear company, ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
fashion, female protagonist, fashion designer, designer, personal growth, self discovery, relationship vs career, aspiration, direction and purpose, lifestyle, satire, career ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
34%
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