Movies like Paradise 2023
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Paradise (2023)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sri Lanka
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An Indian tourist couple arrive in the hill country of crisis ridden Sri Lanka to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. But, when things take an unexpected turn, conflicts deepen revealing cracks in their relationship.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, romantic drama, melancholic, ambiguous ending, intense
Plot:
marriage crisis, intrigue, crisis, couples, social problems, relationship problems, introspection, betrayal, tourism, mature, isolation, awkwardness, slow burn, slice of life, road trip, psychological drama
Time:
contemporary
Place:
sri lanka
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, tense and thrilling films with plots about slow burn, relationships, relationship problems, isolation, intimate, male female relationship and moral ambiguity mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like Paradise: Together Alone (2021), Whatever Happens (2017), Fragile(s) (2007), Two Types of People (2020), Pinto (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 118 min.
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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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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