Movies like Hot Milk
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Hot Milk (2025)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Rose and her daughter Sofia travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to consult with the shamanic Dr. Gomez, a physician who could possibly hold the cure to Rose’s mystery illness, which has left her bound to a wheelchair. But in the sultry atmosphere of this sun-bleached town Sofia, who has been trapped by her mother’s illness all her life, finally starts to shed her inhibitions, enticed by the persuasive charms of enigmatic traveller Ingrid.
Style:
emotional, atmospheric, art house, independent film, psychological, melancholic, sensual, ambiguous ending
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, coming of age, self discovery, escape, disability, transformation, intimate, slow burn, bisexual, rebellion, mature, isolation, road trip, sexual awakening, estrangement, bittersweet, european, travel, lgbt, literary, illness, dog, lesbian, horse, snake ...
Place:
spain
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Most similar movies to Hot Milk
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, psychological, art house and independent film films with plots about intimate, coming of age, slow burn, female protagonist, bittersweet, self discovery and isolation mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Hot Milk: Chestnut (2023), Chasing Wonders (2020), Terra Nova (1998), Bright Nights (2017), Spiral Farm (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
569
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
lgbt, self discovery, coming of age, love triangle, relationships, male female relationship, female protagonist, young girl, young woman, youth, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story set across the lush wine country of both Australia and Spain, a young man explores the nature of father-son relationships and the pathway toward understanding and forgiveness.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, reflective ...
Plot:
father son relationship, grownups, coming of age, winery, adolescence vs adulthood, vineyard, family relations, wine, family drama, forgiveness, self discovery, bittersweet ...
Place:
spain, australia
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A disturbed young woman runs away from her New Zealand home and hides away in an Australian boarding house, named Terra Nova. There she finds that every one else in the boarding house is just as zany as she is, and on some levels make her seem sane ...
Style:
psychological, independent film, melancholic, art house, surreal ...
Plot:
boarding house, mental health, female protagonist, mental illness, character study, a vision, outsider, delusion, isolation, domestic drama, identity, trauma ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new zealand, australia
Similarity:
24%
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 ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy, Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When two outsiders arrive on an isolated intentional community, seventeen-year old Anahita begins to question her role at home, and what a future out in the world-at-large could be.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, independent film, atmospheric, melancholic
Plot:
self discovery, coming of age, female protagonist, young woman, character study, identity crisis, 17 year old, teenage angst, isolation, farm, friendship, escape ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Two girls are sent to live in the Australian bush with their hippy father. As they gradually bond, a stranger arrives from a town called Paradise.
Style:
contemplative, independent film, melancholic, emotional, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, isolation, self discovery, heartbreak, intimate, sisterhood, hippie, river, young love, waking up, outsider ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Estela and her mother Clota must travel from Junín, where they live, to the town of Costa Bonita, in Necochea, to see some apartments that Estela's father has inherited from her.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, road movie ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, relationships, inheritance, town, mother, family relations, women, character study, family drama, motherhood, intimate, slice of life ...
Similarity:
21%
237
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Eleven-year-old Elisa (Claudia Pons) lives with her father (Hans Richter) in Spain following the breakup of her parents. Elisa goes to a fair with her father, and meets one of his friends (Jordi Gracia), a successful jeweler. Days later, a change ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
child rape, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, childhood trauma, sexual abuse, family relations, troubled past, confronting the past, tragic past, shame, haunting, coming of age ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
21%
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377
Genre: Drama
Country: Luxembourg, Belgium, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After ten years abroad, Catherine returns to Luxembourg, to catch up with her daughter Alba, brought up by Catherine’s mother Elisabeth. Alba is cold and distant with this stranger showing up unexpectedly in her life, so is Elisabeth, keen to keep ...
Style:
art house, thought provoking, enigmatic, suspense, touching ...
Plot:
mother daughter reunion, mother daughter relationship, grandmother granddaughter relationship, runaway, escapades, female protagonist, character study, introspection, regret, trauma, alienation, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
21%
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 ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The daughter of an overbearing mother enters the rich and strange world of her deceased father — a man she never knew.
Style:
art house, spiritual, atmospheric, independent film, psychosexual thriller ...
Plot:
lgbtq, identity, self discovery, ghost story, female protagonist, family secret, desire for fame, character study, gay, haunting, sexuality, transformation ...
Similarity:
20%
109
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman, withdrawn from life, rescues a live bird that had been trapped in the wall of her apartment.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, art house, existential ...
Plot:
estrangement, strong female presence, restaurant, loneliness, isolation, solitude, character study, female protagonist, alienation, symbolism, slow burn, intimate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Euphoria brings together two intersecting road stories about the same person - a little girl called Lily who is taken away from home by her mother Celeste, and a young woman, Michelle, who journeys home to unravel the truth about her mysterious past.
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family secret, investigation, mother daughter relationship, troubled past, secret past, confronting the past, uncover truth, multiple storylines, tragic past, journey, road trip ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Norway, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ines, who wants to change who she is and become someone else in order to cover up her insecurities. When she accompanies her boyfriend Lucas on a business trip to Norway, Ines meets a half-Japanese tourist, Maria, who instantly fascinates her. ...
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, art house ...
Plot:
self discovery, obsessive love, female protagonist, identity, character study, impostor, double life, deception, identity theft, slow burn, moral ambiguity, danger ...
Place:
japan, osaka japan
Similarity:
20%
19
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The young, pregnant housewife Jennifer- nickname LUMA- meets the self confident, bisexual Christiane. Their friendship develops up to an vehement love affair, which is driving Luma into an turmoil of emotions. Raised up under catholic influence, she ...
Style:
touching, psychological, contemplative, sexy, suspense ...
Plot:
bisexual, female friendship, lesbian, friendship, love, homosexual, chaos, tenderness, husband wife relationship, pregnancy, female protagonist, sexual awakening ...
Similarity:
20%
323
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Sixteen-year-old Anne grows up in the isolated Biesbosch area, where spacious fields and power pylons define the landscape. With a group of friends, she spends a sultry summer holiday there trying to make the leap to maturity. But this shared ...
Style:
melancholic, queer cinema
Plot:
coming of age, lesbian, small town, adolescence, self discovery, sexual awakening, longing, small town life, identity crisis, teen angst, teen romance, first love ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Chilean couple, Tomás and Helena, living in Barcelona in the grip of a heat wave receive an unexpected visitor: Sandra, the girlfriend of Helena’s recently deceased younger brother. Nymph-like Sandra is in no hurry to leave and slowly manages ...
Style:
art house, art film, erotic drama, sensual, tension ...
Plot:
sexual tension, love triangle, seduction, marital crisis, jealousy, mourning, infidelity, grief, psychological manipulation, intimacy, eroticism, slow burn ...
Place:
barcelona, spain
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, UK, Turkey
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, art house, independent film, psychological ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, family drama, sisterhood, memory, estranged father, reconciliation, legacy, family secret, sibling rivalry, intimate, stage actress ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A teenage girl and her boyfriend set off on an eventful road trip up the coast of California hoping to figure out the meaning of love and life.
Style:
retro, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, motorcycle, teenager, young love, road trip, self discovery, friendship, adolescence vs adulthood, relationships, grownups, problem, love affair ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
George, an agoraphobic young woman, cannot go more than 522 steps away from her home. One day, a personal tragedy forces her to embark on a journey from Spain to her native Portugal. Along the way, George's whole world begins to widen…
Style:
captivating, touching, psychological, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot:
road trip, agoraphobia, pet cat, mental illness, cat, friendship, female protagonist, fear, self discovery, obsessive quest, life turned upside down, coping ...
Place:
spain, portugal
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
You left your home to move far away. You were struck by a wind of change and were unfaithful to yourself. You reinvented yourself and you are now feeling free. But suddenly pressure arises in you.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, introspection, coming of age, personal growth, freedom, relocation, identity crisis, isolation, intimate, escape, bittersweet, slice of life ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his young sons whilst dealing with an unlikely, unpredictable, and uninvited houseguest.
Style:
emotional, poignant, melancholic, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
father son relationship, coping, bereavement, loss, family drama, mourning, brotherhood, healing, magic realism, symbolism, trauma, intimate ...
Place:
united kingdom
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Four girls unknowingly experience the happiest days of their lives during an uneventful best-friend trip to Belgrade.
Style:
road movie, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
female friendship, road trip, job, friendship, coping, women, girlfriend, workplace, female protagonist, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, friends, female best friends ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
belgrade, italy, serbia, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
19%
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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:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An 8-year-old boy tracks down his father.
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
coming of age, father and son, family life, parents and children, family drama, introspection, haunted by the past, bittersweet, estranged parent, child protagonist, search for father, fatherhood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
barcelona, spain
Similarity:
19%
480
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia, Croatia, Denmark
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The paths of two girls cross one evening in Ljubljana. Tina, a Slovene, and Iben, a Danish girl of similar age, both experiencing some kind of turning point in their lives, open up to one another and soon develop a close bond...
Style:
emotional, sincere, witty, clever, serious ...
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, direction and purpose, gender, gays and lesbians, love and romance, fall in love, language barrier, female friendship, chance meeting, connection, intimate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
slovenia
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Recently widowed fifty-something Margaux looks to start chapter two. Moving in with her sister, she re-enrolls at university for pursuits she’d never realized. However, Margaux begins to experience another kind of awakening, the compulsions of ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
relationships, true love, university, self discovery, grief, widow, new life, lifestyle change, sister sister relationship, love, changing lives, loss of husband ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The year is 1933, and society has certain expectations of how young women should behave. 17-year-old Maren is wild and unruly and is in turn sent to the women's institution at Sprogø to become more compliant. The stay at Sprogø has the ...
Style:
psychological, historical drama, thrilling, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
female protagonist, teenager, relationships, teenage life, social issues, social problems, sorority, teenage girl, coming of age, friendship, confined, isolation ...
Time:
1930s
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, summer, intimate, imagination, family drama, coming of age, motherhood, childhood, life is a bitch, teenage protagonist, family problems, teenager ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
massachusetts
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After getting out of jail, where she learned to care for the sick, Alma, an albino woman, is determined to recover at any cost something much more important than her own freedom. In order to do so, Alma must spend her nights taking care of Clemente, ...
Style:
emotional, psychological thriller, melancholic, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
fear of death, obsession, female protagonist, compassion, character study, loneliness, moral ambiguity, redemption, domestic drama, manipulation, isolation, slow burn ...
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
18%
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