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Between the Temples (2024)
3K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, contemplative, religious drama
Plot:
grief, music teacher, teacher student relationship, crisis of faith, jewish culture, soul searching, second chance, synagogue, bittersweet, ritual, redemption, male protagonist, identity, slow burn, community, moral dilemma, judaism, gay parent, death of wife, lgbt, cemetery, midlife crisis, widow, death of husband, jewish family ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Between the Temples
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, melancholic, captivating and independent film films with plots about bittersweet, second chance, slice of life, midlife crisis, redemption, intimate and small town mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Between the Temples: Mindless (2006), The Enormity of Life (2021), Goliath (2008), The Last Regret (2020), Elephant Sighs (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
331
Genre: Comedy
Country: Estonia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A rich businessman moves to countryside to give his life a meaning.
Style:
reflective, emotional, realistic, sincere, melancholic
Plot:
midlife crisis, countryside, personal growth, redemption, self discovery, second chance, slice of life, family relations, small town life, humanism, nature, identity ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After a failed suicide attempt, a man receives a substantial inheritance from a long lost relative and meets a struggling single mom with an eccentric young daughter. Together they embark on a journey of self discovery and healing.
Style:
emotional, light, entertaining, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, mother daughter relationship, suicide attempt, road trip, male female relationship, single mother, inheritance, healing, relationships, life, family relations, eccentric family ...
Similarity:
89%
435
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A recently divorced man tries to find the one aspect of his marriage that still matters to him: his missing cat, Goliath.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, witty, melancholic ...
Plot:
cat, downfall, breakup, human nature, crumbling marriage, nothing goes right, obsessive quest, couples, family relations, pets, family problems, dark humor ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sam is a young woman whose father died when she was a teenager, overcoming that tragedy, she gets her happily ever after with the man she loves until it all falls apart. Now she is back in her hometown, rebuilding her life.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, sentimental, melancholic
Plot:
female protagonist, grief, heartbreak, healing, second chance, family drama, personal growth, starting over, resilience, getting home, small town, homecoming ...
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After moving to a small rural town, uptight Joel Bixby, is invited by an agreeable new acquaintance to join a group of townsmen who meet in a ramshackle room at the edge of town. Normally a loner, Joel finds himself enamored by boisterous fast-food ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
friendship, small town, social relations, buddies, small town life, social misfits, friends, misfit, loneliness, male bonding, healing, midlife crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When a family man finds out he was misdiagnosed with a terminal illness, he must now make good on the promises he made to God if he were to be healed.
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christian, promise, family relations, family drama, fatherhood, moral transformation, oath, changing lives, male protagonist, faith, healing, satire ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A group of friends in their thirties meet for a weekend in a mountain chalet for what will be a sort of review of an era in their lives and their relationships.
Style:
realistic, contemplative, semi serious, humorous, talky ...
Plot:
friendship, introspection, friends, best friend, relationships, midlife crisis, memory, intimate, bittersweet, slice of life, nostalgia, maturity ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A man in his mid 30's reevaluates his life and priorities after he met someone from his past.
Style:
captivating, feel good, semi serious, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, lifestyle change, changing lives, middle aged, introspection, satire, middle aged man, male protagonist, midlife crisis, personal growth, character study ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
56%
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244
Genre: Comedy
Country: Chile
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A man who has recently lost his wife and forced to retire contemplates suicide. His friends take him on a trip to a senior resort, and invite his former sweetheart.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
retirement, bereavement, aging, healing, grief, loneliness, introspection, mature, bittersweet, nostalgia, personal growth, self discovery ...
Place:
santiago chile, chile
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Candela, the headmistress of an elite school, after a traumatic divorce, returns to her old high school to lead a group of rebellious students through chess. There she will learn that in chess, and in life, it doesn't matter if you are a king ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, heartfelt, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
female protagonist, school, father daughter relationship, chess, education, life lesson, lifestyle change, school teacher, high school life, teacher, female teacher, satire ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A disgruntled grocery store clerk can't quit living in the past until one night his store gets robbed and it changes his future forever.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
robbery, heist, criminal, changing lives, satire, social satire, problem, lifestyle change, store, regret, character study, everyday life ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A widowed housewife returns to college to complete her studies and embarks on a journey that gives her life new meaning.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, humorous, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
college, widow, education, personal growth, second chance, self discovery, male female relationship, humour, relationships, training, resilience, grief ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When country music legend Colt Montana suddenly dies, his 2 estranged sons return to the fold, and pay their respects. But before either son can claim the (generous) inheritance, they'll have to fulfill their fathers' last wish; ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, melancholic, sentimental ...
Plot:
inheritance, brothers, family drama, father son relationship, reconciliation, road trip, family relations, family reunited, relationships, heir, satire, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A troubled young woman working at a prayer call center makes a difference in other people's lives, forcing her to reconcile with her troubled past with the faith she brings out in others.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
call center, female protagonist, faith, redemption, christian, religious faith, workplace situations, rescue, satire, assistant, saving a life, workplace ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An adult son who is slowly drifting towards rock bottom reconnects with his joke-loving dad.
Style:
independent film, lighthearted, sentimental
Plot:
father son relationship, writer's block, personal growth, bittersweet, family drama, theatrical troupe, heartwarming, midlife crisis, intergenerational friendship, second chance, loss of spouse, slice of life ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A wife and mom with secret dreams of being a stand-up comic uses a one night stand with a burned-out touring comedian to face the harsh but funny truths of her failing marriage, neglected aspirations, and individual identity.
Style:
independent film, funny, comedy drama, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot:
female protagonist, small town, winter, stand up comedy, depression, divorce, woman, small town life, comedian, women, self discovery, marriage ...
Similarity:
48%
117
Genre: Comedy
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Billy (Cliff Curtis) is trying to organize the biggest celebration the town of Waimatua has even seen - the 75th Jubilee of their school. In doing this, feckless Billy is trying to redeem himself in the eyes of his family, especially his frustrated ...
Style:
semi serious, entertaining, feel good, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
community, small town, family relations, male female relationship, relationships, satire, husband wife relationship, redemption, nostalgia, festival, domestic drama, getting home ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A brilliant boy discovers he can manipulate time using an enchanted family heirloom, then teaming up with his siblings to go back to the eve of their parents’ separation in hopes of changing the outcome. As their schemes become more elaborate, the ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, melancholic
Plot:
travel, manipulation, family drama, siblings, family bonds, coming of age, bonding, regret, healing, youth, intimate, hopes ...
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A taxi driver is trying to make ends meet with his debts. His brother, a famous TV presenter, lives every day like it's his last one. Tied in their childhood, but alienated in their adult everyday life, they will meet again under unpleasant ...
Style:
emotional, life affirming, sentimental, road movie, melancholic
Plot:
brothers, bittersweet, siblings, family drama, estrangement, moving, reconciliation, character study, slice of life, intimate, memories, nostalgia ...
Place:
jamaica
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Discouraged with cards that life has felt him, Hank is a man whose circumstances have steered him to fear change, but his town is adhering less to traditional white man and wife partnerships of which he is comfortable. After suffering a heart ...
Style:
captivating, light, entertaining, uplifting, comedy drama ...
Plot:
heart transplant, social relations, character change, drastic change of life, prejudice, drag queen, personal growth, acceptance, tolerance, organ transplant, social issues, irony of fate ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
James, a jobless husband, grapples with strained marriage as wife Sarah's career thrives. Left behind, he embarks on self-discovery journey, seeking purpose and worth amidst unfulfilled dreams and marital turmoil.
Style:
realistic, emotional, independent film, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, marital strife, personal growth, slice of life, intimate, midlife crisis, unemployment, identity crisis, bittersweet, male protagonist, resentment, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Thirty years after separating when their friendship is harmed by a mutual love of the same woman, two friends, Bobby Ray and Pal, return to their hometown to settle old debts.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, dramatic, reflective, funny ...
Plot:
friendship, redemption, betrayal, reconciliation, character study, second chance, male friendship, forgiveness, regret, personal growth, homecoming, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ageing artist in the twilight of his career, FermÃn's hand has started to shake. On the brink of financial ruin, he will have to move into the studio he shares with his friend Javier de Juan in an old garage, to which his son Pablo, also a ...
Style:
art house, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
painting, father son relationship, family drama, character study, creative process, legacy, surrealism, financial ruin, bittersweet, introspection, identity, symbolism ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A hypno-therapist in midlife crisis must tackle his own personal challenges before helping others and getting joint custody of his kids.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, captivating, satirical, comedy drama ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, satire, doctor, family relations, custody battle, hypnosis, relationship problems, social problems, family problems, hypnotist, relationships, self discovery ...
Similarity:
41%
622
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 32 min.
Story:
A lonesome woman comes back from the dead to live the life she was too afraid to live.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, satirical, funny, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, satire, back from the dead, social problems, changing lives, lifestyle change, loner, loneliness, single woman, lifestyle, self discovery, second chance ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A divorced playwright and his therapist ex deal with new relationships and their daughter.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot:
manuscript, divorce, therapy, family problems, changing lives, broadway, lifestyle, lifestyle change, relationship problems, screenwriter, satire, marital problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Joe Amable-Amo is a bank executive and former amateur golfer struggling with his faith after an unexpected tragedy. Faced with growing doubts about himself, his purpose, and his belief in God, Joe is stunned when he receives a message from God on ...
Style:
uplifting, christian film, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
faith, religion, golf, self discovery, elderly man, belief in god, religious faith, golfer, faith based, spiritual journey, inspiration, satire ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Wanda wants to take care of everyone in her life. She barely has time for herself, not that she would know what to do with it anyway.
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family drama, relationships, lifestyle, satire, slice of life, caregiver, responsibility, slow burn, bittersweet, gratitude, exhaustion ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A social worker in the Prison Service writes reports on the prisoners' psychological condition. In prison, an old classmate of his, who has become a successful businessman, invites him to a party, where he meets his old pals, realizes he's ...
Style:
reflective, contemplative, melancholic
Plot:
rehabilitation, character study, existential crisis, introspection, self discovery, social worker, mishap, realism, apathy, midlife crisis, identity, social commentary ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Portugal
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
In a rural landscape, that resembles an old Portugal, an elderly man find out that his wife, whom he believed to be dead, was seen shopping in town. Spiteful and sad, he wants to hide from everyone, but his friends insist that he uses this situation ...
Style:
melancholic, slow cinema, reflective, art house
Plot:
elderly man, grief, aging, bittersweet, small town life, mourning, loss, nostalgia, loneliness, friendship, rumor, isolation ...
Similarity:
38%
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