Movies like Tinā
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Tinā (2024)
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Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A woman grieving her daughter's death in the Christchurch earthquakes, becomes a substitute teacher at an elite private school. Unexpectedly, she discovers students lacking guidance and care, prompting her to provide inspiration and support.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, realistic, contemplative, uplifting
Plot:
substitute teacher, motherhood, grief, bereavement, private school, healing, community, female protagonist, loss, coming of age, resilience, class differences, social commentary, intimate, small town, slow burn, love, strong female lead, mother, courage, high school life, mature, mentor, urban, compassion ...
Place:
new zealand
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Most similar movies to Tinā
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and uplifting films with plots about intimate, grief, loss, healing, small town, resilience and hopes mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Tinā: Grief Share (2024), The Last Brickmaker in America (2001), One for All (2020), The Ribbon (2024), The Unbreakable Boy (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
"Grief Share" centers around a diverse group of individuals who are brought together by their mutual desire to heal. Each member of the class has experienced a profound loss and each individual's story parallels the parables of Jesus.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, sincere, reflective, spiritual ...
Plot:
grief, faith healing, loss, healing, bereavement, support group, hopes, empathy, mourning, faith based, religious, community ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A man must cope with the loss of his wife and the obsolescence of his job before finding redemption by becoming a role model to an equally lost 13-year-old.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, reflective ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
friendship, family relations, self discovery, teenage life, interracial relations, hopes, society, idealism, spoiled brat, quibbling, aging, death in the family ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
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68%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A substitute teacher takes on a job as a year 6 class teacher in a village he does not know. He has to help a student adjust back into school, although none of his classmates want him there.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
bullying, school, teacher, children, education, substitute teacher, adult child friendship, school teacher, high school teacher, schoolboy, high school life, social problems ...
Time:
21st century
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66%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Molly and Tim are happy newlyweds, but an unexpected miscarriage threatens to tear them apart until they meet Kristin, a pregnant homeless girl in need of a family.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, realistic, romantic drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
pregnancy, grief, miscarriage, empathy, loss, homelessness, motherhood, marriage, compassion, healing, social issues, domestic drama ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Scott and Teresa LeRette learn that their son Austin is both autistic and has brittle bone disease, they initially worry for their son’s future. But with Scott’s growing faith and Austin’s incredible spirit, they become ...
Style:
life affirming, uplifting, inspirational, emotional, tear jerker ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
autism, family drama, disability, hopes, heartwarming, resilience, love, acceptance, parenting, child hero, gratitude, faith based ...
Place:
oklahoma city
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Story:
When a retired police inspector, who suffers from agoraphobia, receives an eviction notice, he befriends a homeless boy and together they come up with a plan to get rid of his phobia.
Style:
heartfelt, psychological, emotional, contemplative, realistic
Plot:
mental health, isolation, agoraphobia, friendship, healing, recovery, bonding, redemption, loneliness, homelessness, personal growth, character study ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Armenia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Focuses on a woman and child after the 1988 earthquake that rocked the Soviet state of Armenia. They find themselves listening to telephone wires and call it music. They became close and the little boy decides that he has found the basis for the ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, captivating, emotional, poignant ...
Plot:
female protagonist, adopted son, mother love, childhood, motherhood, bonding, mother son relationship, relationships, family relations, child, foster child, adoptive mother ...
Place:
armenia
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53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Pimdao, a successful real estate developer and businesswoman, is injured in an accident that kills her beloved daughter at a time when the two are estranged. After the accident, Pimdao decides to take her daughter's place as a volunteer at an ...
Style:
emotional, serious, inspirational, reflective, uplifting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
loss, self discovery, grief, motherhood, redemption, personal growth, life lesson, family drama, tragedy, compassion, second chance, identity ...
Place:
thailand
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A whole year went by before musician Juliane Hansen was able to put her running shoes back on — a year after her partner, Johann König, took his own life. Although her friend Rieke offers all the support she can, Juliane feels lonely and ...
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, emotional, psychological, slow cinema ...
Plot:
grief, healing, mourning, recovery, suicide, loss, bereavement, loneliness, running, loss of partner, guilt, cello ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hello Beautiful is a powerful and emotionally charged film that delves into the harrowing yet transformative journey of Willow, a successful model whose life is shattered by a devastating breast cancer diagnosis. Based on Christine Handy's ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, heartfelt, medical drama, tear jerker ...
Plot:
transformation, cancer, female protagonist, resilience, breast cancer, biopic, empowerment, identity, self discovery, survival, women, personal growth ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Declan Holmes is graduating college, a hard enough time as it is, and heading out into the real world. The loss he experiences is like nothing he has ever known before. 'Potential Inertia' is the story of his journey through a very ...
Style:
serious, contemplative, independent film, black and white
Plot:
loss, coming of age, friendship, grief, mourning, personal growth, college graduate, relationships, identity crisis, intimate, bittersweet, mental health ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
While middle-aged Vincent (Didier Sandre) makes a sand castle on a beach in Brittany, France, his sister Zaza (Catherine Ferran) and brother Francois (Charles Berling) spend a summer day reflecting on death and loss. They think back on their sister ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, poignant, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
loss, grief, mourning, character study, bereavement, beach, memory, intimate, family relations, relationships, small town, minimalism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
brittany
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When her husband has a mental breakdown and goes missing, a determined woman and her young son set out to find him on the streets, sparking a movement of compassion towards those in need and inspiring a city.
Style:
emotional, touching, entertaining, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
mental illness, homelessness, missing person, fishing, husband, son, social issues, compassion, mother son relationship, empathy, family drama, family relations ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The gripping true story of musical prodigy Phillip Schuman, a 15-year-old boy whose real-world pain threatens to overshadow the light of his incredible talent as a world renown pianist. A father and son story that promises to touch every viewer, ...
Style:
inspirational, heartfelt, uplifting, emotional, poignant ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
father son relationship, pianist, family drama, classical music, healing, redemption, biopic, child prodigy, resilience, forgiveness, afrikaans, sacrifice ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Montenegro
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Milutin’s harmony of life collapses when his wife Magdalena experiences a car accident, defending her body of a one-year-old son who was entrusted with the care of Milutin. Magdalena remains immobile. Love between Milutin and Magdalena has always ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
love, parenthood, family bonds, family drama, disability, marriage, sacrifice, accident, motherhood, trauma, loyalty, intimate ...
Time:
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Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Victoria is a Christian advice columnist about to make her big break, but her personal life is in shambles and her faith has faded. She returns home to help her father after her mother's death and is put on a journey to rediscover God’s ...
Style:
uplifting, heartfelt, emotional, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
redemption, faith, father daughter relationship, christianity, hopes, healing, inspiration, spirituality, religion, homecoming, grief, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, exciting, serious, captivating, inspirational ...
Plot:
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Time:
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173
Genre: Drama
Country: Cyprus, Israel, Slovenia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
motherhood, domestic drama, character study, identity, female protagonist, gender roles, intimate, realism, family secret, trauma, friendship, intimacy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a high school boy learns that his father committed suicide, he begins a journey to find hope and reconciliation in the midst of his grief.
Style:
emotional, psychological, captivating, thrilling, poignant ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
hopes, suicide, bereavement, father son relationship, faith, depression, grief, family relations, relationships, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, loss of father ...
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39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
spiritual, emotional, inspirational, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
school, angel, guardian angel, grief, loss of mother, healing, compassion, empathy, hopes, social problems, family problems, assistant ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
A melodic, emotional exploration of one family falling apart in a sleepy Midwestern city, The Branches follows Claire (Kelly Brumbach) as she attempts to reconnect with the hometown life she left behind.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, contemplative, realistic, atmospheric
Plot:
family drama, hometown, family conflict, intimate, estrangement, getting home, character study, relationships, small town, introspection, homecoming, grief ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ohio, midwest
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The film narrates the tale of Venu, owner of a small finance company in Thrissur. His life is shaken up after some unprecedented events leaving him at a dead end. This movie is about how he finds a purpose to live.
Style:
emotional, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
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Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
uplifting, inspirational, disturbing, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
basketball, high school basketball, perseverance, resilience, hopes, road accident, community, high school, determination, teamwork, sport team, direction and purpose ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After her longtime marriage ends painfully, a lawyer finds new purpose by working at a refugee center, where she meets a child that changes her life.
Style:
emotional, realistic, reflective, uplifting, melancholic ...
Plot:
refugee, empathy, personal growth, immigration, divorce, healing, child protagonist, compassion, female protagonist, hopes, resilience, humanitarian ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A girl grieving the horrific loss of her parents moves in with relatives, who try their best to welcome her into the family.
Style:
emotional, psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
mental health, uncle niece relationship, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, loss, grief, family drama, post traumatic stress, family life, loss of father, loss of mother, family problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
north carolina
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Felicia Impastato, mother of the brave Peppino Impastato, tries to keep the memory of his son alive after his murder.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
memory, mafia, loss of child, female protagonist, mother and son, life is a bitch, bereavement, courage, moving, organized crime, loss, grief ...
Place:
sicily
Similarity:
34%
407
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The three stories within Genesis explore the notion of family: a woman in her late thirties rediscovers the faith she lost as a child; a mother goes to extreme lengths to ensure that her daughter is saved from the fate she was forced to endure; a ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, captivating, suspenseful, dramatic ...
Plot:
faith, roma, murder of a family, woman, female protagonist, child, murder, gypsy, religious faith, belief in god, mother, murder of family ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hungary
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Netherlands, USA, Colombia, Austria, Germany
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
You know the moment when your sorrow is so profound that you can't help but imagine yourself somewhere far away... this is the story of someone who did more than just imagine.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, life affirming, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
grief, heartbreak, mourning, loss, love, travel, female protagonist, healing, soul searching, loss of partner, memory, recovery ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The appetizer is an introduction, the dessert is a farewell in this story of an indelible bond forged between a promising young filmmaker and an iconic actress.
Style:
reflective, emotional, contemplative, art house, life affirming ...
Plot:
friendship, chemistry, intimate, healing, grief, personal growth, film industry, bittersweet, mature, loss, aging, creativity ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Darcy, a composer, sees colors when she plays musical notes. When she notices her usually subtle colors changing, she realizes a profound change is upon her. Over a summer month, Darcy creates a time of music and reflection that help her make a ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
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