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8 Walls (2023)
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Original name: 8 Dîwar
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Iraq
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The story starts when a girl See's an extraordinary boy and she's the only one who can see him.
Style:
emotional, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller, art house, visual, sensitive, whimsical, nostalgic
Plot:
supernatural, imaginary friend, a vision, friendship, secret, coming of age, hidden truth, magic realism, loneliness, isolation, identity, haunting, intimate, slow burn, urban, moral ambiguity, perception
Time:
2020s, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, suspense, captivating and emotional films and TV series with plots about coming of age, identity, supernatural, friendship, urban, slow burn and isolation mostly in Drama, Fantasy and Mystery genres. Some movies like 8 Walls: Wendy (2011), Secret (2010), Invisible (2024), Somewhere Boy (2022), The Doll (1962). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
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Genre: Drama
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434
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A lonely night watchman at a department store develops a fixation on one of the store's mannequins. He soon steals her and brings her to his home, where he can be with her all the time. One day, she comes to life...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
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Genre: Drama
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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707
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
shanghai
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Plot:
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Time:
2020s
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46%
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Duration: 318 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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london
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
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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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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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339
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 43 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Currently in post-production. Plot unknown. Unknown plot.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 5 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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234
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
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Story:
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