Movies like The Eighth Sense 2023
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The Eighth Sense (2023)
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Original name: 여덟 번째 감각
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A shy art student joins a surfing club—and falls for the senior who teaches him more than just how to ride the waves.
Style:
emotional, psychological, melancholic, nostalgic
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, young adult, surfing, boys love, youth, personal growth, self discovery, self acceptance, identity, intimate, first love, urban, lgbtq, art student, slice of life, bittersweet, lgbt, depression, love triangle, university, bisexual, infidelity, gay subtext, older man younger man relationship ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
seoul
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Most similar movies to The Eighth Sense
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, romantic drama and realistic films with plots about coming of age, slice of life, bittersweet, friendship, intimate, self discovery and young adult mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Eighth Sense: Fourever You (2024), True Love (2004), You & Me & Me (2023), El Hawa Sultan (2024), La petite amie d'Antonio (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Ji Hyun is a freshman at a university in Seoul. He comes from a small rural town and is used to living in the quiet countryside. He struggles to form meaningful relationships, and moving to the busy South Korean capital has left him feeling ...
Style:
romantic, thrilling, psychological, romantic drama, captivating
Plot:
young adult, boys love, couples, love interest, couple relations, teenager, love and romance, love story, love, self discovery, relationships, teen romance ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
TV show
Story:
Easter joins a northern Thai university to escape his past but reunites with his ex, Hill. Meanwhile, his roommate North faces chaos with his flirty creditor.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, tension, melancholic, intercultural
Plot:
university, second chance, friendship, college life, lgbtq, healing, coming of age, heartbreak, intimate, bittersweet, slice of life, jealousy ...
Similarity:
58%
472
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Seven short stories about growing up gay in America and searching for true love.
Style:
anthology, romantic drama, heartfelt, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, coming of age, identity, sexuality, lgbtq, male protagonist, self discovery, relationships, acceptance, community, slice of life ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A nostalgic, coming-of-age story of identical twin sisters who share every aspect of their lives with one another, until one day a boy walks into their lives and puts their strong bond to the test.
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, captivating, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
twin sister, twins, coming of age, love triangle, sisterhood, family relations, relationships, male female relationship, grownups, relationship problems, sister sister relationship, sister ...
Place:
southeast asia
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Sara and Ali have been close friends since childhood, and together, they face many different situations and problems with their friends and families, but some changes suddenly occur in their relationship.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, heartfelt, intense, tear jerker
Plot:
friendship, young adult, bittersweet, intimate, family conflict, coming of age, personal growth, jealousy, love triangle, slice of life, loyalty, betrayal ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
It's June of their third year of high school, and Takumi has an important anniversary to attend back in his hometown. He wants to invite Gii along for the trip, but time and scheduling and possibly broken promises stand in the way.
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, suspenseful, yaoi ...
Plot:
gay, friendship, lgbt, youth, boys' school, teenage love, gay love, grief, high school, love and romance, first love, gay relationship ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
It's a simple love story. Antonio likes Claudie. But Claudie is not so simple ... Claudie is a young woman who stumbles into reality. Little by little, we discover the life of her and those around her. Her friends, her family, her past ... And ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, contemplative, realistic, poignant ...
Plot:
love story, self discovery, intimate, everyday life, coming of age, slice of life, intimacy, personal growth, friendship, male protagonist, bittersweet, identity ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
51%
9K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
A pair of high school sweethearts face challenges in their relationship when they take different directions in life.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, young love, young adult, high school, first love, bittersweet, nostalgia, slice of life, teen angst, breakup, heartbreak, longing ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hungary
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A coming of age story, in flashback, of a group of high school students graduating in 2011. Each will take a different path from here on.
Style:
realistic, emotional, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, youth, coming of age, grownups, graduation, friendship, flashback, self discovery, nostalgia, bittersweet, identity, classmate ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Story:
Three best friends from design school face romantic trials and tribulations after graduation while concealing their true feelings from one another.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, sincere, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
love triangle, friendship, coming of age, young adult, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, lifestyle change, relationships, group of friends, career change, love story, romantic relationship, changing lives ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Etsinnässä (Searching for You) is a story about Joni, a young man in his twenties, who returns to his hometown for summer vacation from university. While on his vacation, Joni tries to find himself and happiness.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
summer, coming of age, self discovery, personal growth, introspection, friendship, identity crisis, identity, getting home, small town, university student, intimate ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
After Lin Yu Jing's parents' divorce, she and her dad moved to a new city where she becomes seat mates with notoriously "ill-tempered" Shen Juan at their new school. She thought it would be difficult to integrate into a new ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
youth, coming of age, friendship, healing, self discovery, personal growth, high school life, young adult, teenage love, teenage life, teenage protagonist, teenager ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
18-year-old Ai loves baking, even if she's not that good at it. She dreams of some day baking the perfect pastry, until she meets Miao Miao, a shy exchange student from Japan, who happens to be sort of a pastry expert.
Style:
romantic drama, indie film, emotional, melancholic, intercultural ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
asian lesbian, lgbtq, lgbt, lesbian, unrequited love, asian lgbt, coming of age, bisexual, female friendship, self discovery, slice of life, female protagonist ...
Place:
taiwan
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Lukas is Sugar, Clemens is Orange. Together, they are two ten-year-old boys who are inseparable. More than just playmates, they share a unique bond which seems predestined to last a lifetime. Until, that is, powerful emotions come to the fore and a ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, heartfelt, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
childhood friend, coming of age, friendship, reconciliation, young love, gay, identity, misunderstanding, memory, nostalgia, longing, healing ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Thirty year-old teacher In-young falls in love with her own student, Suk. What attracted her to the boy was the fact that he resembled her first love in every way, and even shared the same name. But with the sudden return of her long-lost love, and ...
Style:
romantic drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
teacher student romance, love triangle, relationships, love story, relationship problems, school teacher, teacher, love affair, teacher student relationship, love interest, love, love and romance ...
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young girl learn to accept love and change, after being sent to live with her uncle in Indiana.
Style:
psychological, touching, contemplative, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
acceptance, small town, uncle niece relationship, friendship, husband wife relationship, death, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, love, family relations, personal growth, family drama ...
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
From her journey through high school and college, then out into the wider world, Ramya’s dream of finding the perfect guy is obstructed by societal mores, strict parents, unrequited love and the untrammeled chaos of her own mind.
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, emotional
Plot:
female protagonist, unrequited love, personal growth, self discovery, coming of age, family conflict, women, identity crisis, young adult, friendship, dating, college life ...
Similarity:
37%
291
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A summer trip to Berlin offers a fleeting glimpse into the lives of the country's youth in this vibrant, character-driven drama from director Martin Gypkens. When twentysomething Florian arrives in town to pay a visit to long-lost pal Pit, the ...
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
male nudity, gay interest, friendship, coming of age, lgbt, youth, slice of life, summer, nostalgia, relationships, realism, urban ...
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A 16-year-old girl embarks on a journey of life where she deals with understanding herself, the changing world, bullying, academic pressure and her transcending journey of first love.
Style:
realistic, emotional, art house, melancholic, tragic ending ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, first love, youth, female protagonist, teen romance, self discovery, slice of life, girlhood, high school life, adolescence, grownups ...
Place:
kannada
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Siddhu, a simple guy, falls for Nisha and gets attached to her. A series of events leads to their separation and Siddhu becomes a Rockstar. Why did they separate? What went wrong between them?
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
breakup, separation, heartbreak, relationships, rock star, regret, loss, longing, bittersweet, sacrifice, music industry, ambition ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
An examination of the relationship between an indecisive medical student and his fiancee. Follow up to "Life As a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease" (2000)
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, emotional, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
medical student, fiancee, indecision, intimate, anxiety, engagement, slice of life, young adult, domestic drama, personal growth, coming of age, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Vishnu, grows up under the care of his grandfather as a Good Samaritan in temple town Tirupati. Dharshana, a wannabe social media content creator, comes up with the idea of a phone number neighbour and gets in touch with Vishnu. Both trace the other ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, contemplative, romantic drama, melancholic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
friendship, bonding, small town, self discovery, coming of age, slice of life, youth, social media, serendipity, young adult, love triangle, identity ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
About 19-year-old Minna, this is a funny, tender, and emotional movie about searching for love and yourself. About taking control of your life.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, heartfelt, romantic comedy, humorous ...
Plot:
looking for love, personal growth, coming of age, self discovery, young adult, slice of life, teenage love, young woman, identity, first love, teacher student relationship, longing ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Romance
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
4 Years is about Gayathri and Vishal, their college sunrises, canteen sunsets and hostel midnights.
Style:
emotional, romantic comedy, melancholic
Plot:
college life, college campus, college student, young adult, coming of age, first love, nostalgia, slice of life, friendship, intimate, bittersweet, self discovery ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Over a fleeting week and a half, twenty-somethings Michael and Laura find counterparts within each other and form a deep, intense connection that is tested by their inevitable separation.
Style:
melancholic, controversial, emotional, reflective, contemplative ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
introspection, male female relationship, soul mate, couple relations, young adult, up and down relationship, self discovery, couples, lifestyle change, lifestyle, breakup, friendship ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story:
In the summer of 1995, childhood friends Zheng Ren Wei and Lin Jia En took their college entrance exam. Zheng got into a college in Taipei and was ready to start an exciting life in the big city. Lin, unfortunately, failed the test and was stuck in ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, lighthearted, sentimental, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
college life, friendship, coming of age, slice of life, youth, first love, nostalgia, high school life, problem, relationships, lifestyle, self discovery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
taiwan, taipei
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Young-ho doesn't have any dreams for his life. He has been studying for three years to enter a university. He decides to send a letter to his childhood friend So-yeon. But her younger sister So-hee receives the letter instead of her sick ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, melancholic, reflective ...
Plot:
pen pal, young man, college, letter, waiting, couple relations, love interest, correspondence, love and romance, male female relationship, changing lives, love story ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Roy, a village boy who's a failure at studies, joins Christy's tuition. They become good friends, but later when Christy gets a job abroad, Roy's life changes
Style:
emotional, realistic, reflective, melancholic, intercultural
Plot:
friendship, slice of life, village life, coming of age, nostalgia, relationships, personal growth, longing, aspiration, bittersweet, education, separation ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
TV show
Story:
Wei Qian, thrust into adulthood after losing his parents, faces turmoil when his adopted brother Xiao Yuan confesses feelings, challenging family bonds and emotions.
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
unrequited love, boys love, forbidden love, gay, gay romance, family relations, family drama, brotherhood, dysfunctional family, family problems, relationships, problem ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Drama directed by Dan Pita.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, art house, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
love triangle, friendship, betrayal, jealousy, longing, male friendship, unrequited love, passion, roommate, infidelity, bittersweet, intimate ...
Place:
romania, bucharest
Similarity:
28%
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