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Eleanor the Great (2025)
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Style:
life affirming, reflective, compassionate, melancholic, crying
Plot:
friendship, elderly man, independent woman, resilience, bereavement, bittersweet, loneliness, getting home, second chance, urban, nostalgia, community, legacy, irreverent, slice of life, coke, airplane, betrayal, wine, beach, restaurant, hospital, taxi, deception, neighbor ...
Place:
new york
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Most similar movies to Eleanor the Great
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, reflective, emotional and realistic films with plots about friendship, intimate, bittersweet, slice of life, grief, loneliness and nostalgia mostly in Drama, War and Romance genres. Some movies like Eleanor the Great: Grace Is Gone (2007), Familiar Touch (2024), Flowers for Fannie (2013), A Journal for Jordan (2021), This Is Not a War Story (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.
Style:
psychological, touching, realistic, sincere, tense ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
iraq war, road trip, family relations, support group, insomnia, parents and children, patriotism, couple relations, death in the family, siblings relations, on the road, anti war ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, minnesota, florida, chicago, usa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An octogenarian woman transitions to life in assisted living as she contends with her conflicting relationship to herself and her caregivers amidst her shifting memory, age identity, and desires.
Style:
melancholic, contemplative
Audience:
adult
Plot:
elderly man, aging, character study, loneliness, compassion, bittersweet, identity crisis, memory loss, slice of life, resilience, regret, nostalgia
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Fannie Fairchild locked up her heart when her beloved George was killed in the Great War. But now she faces her own mortality and realizes that she has no one to maintain her grave with flowers.
Style:
reflective, melancholic, romantic drama, emotional, spiritual ...
Plot:
mortality, loss, loneliness, elderly man, intimate, bittersweet, acceptance, character study, aging, friendship, memory, compassion ...
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits the story of her unlikely, ...
Style:
romantic
Plot:
flirting, gladiator, swimming pool, hotel, hopes, male female relationship, family relations, getting home, red cross, memorabilia, death of boyfriend, cleaning lady ...
Time:
year 2009, year 1998, year 2007, year 2001, year 2006 ...
Place:
akron ohio, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, new york, washington d.c.
Similarity:
85%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A ragtag group of veterans in New York deal with the aftermath of war by creating unusual art.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
ptsd, veteran, anti war, mental disorder, art, therapy, trauma, problem, social problems, war veteran, life, society ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
75%
663
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Slovakia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
An aged farmer moves to the urban city for the first time in his life. He befriends a paper delivery boy in the neighborhood and their connection changes the course of both their lives and the boy's family.
Style:
independent film, melancholic, heartfelt, emotional, reflective
Plot:
loneliness, empathy, intergenerational friendship, solitude, bonding, introspection, slice of life, urban, fish out of water, isolation, intimate, minimalism ...
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
world war two, occupied france, occupation, sabotage, resistance, french resistance, friendship, nazi occupation, german occupation, father son relationship, family secret, fight ...
Time:
1940s, year 2003
Place:
france
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
At the end, the only love which lasts is the love that has accepted everything, every disappointment, every failure and every betrayal, which has accepted even the sad fact that in the end there is no desire as deep as the simple desire for ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, melancholic, reflective, realistic ...
Plot:
relationships, elderly man, loneliness, retirement, family drama, bonding, aging, friendship, companionship, daughter, widower, bittersweet ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A sequel to Love Mocktail. Revolves around Aadi after the demise of his wife Nidhi. How does he move on from such a loss?
Style:
romantic drama, heartfelt, emotional, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
grief, loss of spouse, healing, mourning, bereavement, bittersweet, personal growth, loneliness, memory, second chance, slice of life, domestic drama ...
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The families of 18 soldiers who heroically died in 1944 are meeting at the place of the squad last battle.
Style:
bleak, realistic, sentimental, thought provoking, compassionate ...
Plot:
world war two, memories, death, parents and children, murder, grief, tragedy, loss, storytelling, danger, memorial service, honor ...
Time:
year 1944, year 1974, year 1970
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A painter with a turbulent history, fiercely committed to his ideals and still averse to settling down despite his 70 years; a lawyer who packed in his job after suffering a heart attack and now pursues a quiet life looking after his pet snail; a ...
Style:
poignant, reflective
Plot:
friendship, companionship, aging, loneliness, nostalgia, slice of life, community, realism, melancholy, intimacy, humanism, intimate ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a lonely ex-New Yorker moves into the home of a rural senior to act as a hospice worker, the two initially couldn't seem to be less alike. However, as time passes, the two find much kinship including a lost child. Slowly the two build a ...
Style:
heartfelt, life affirming, emotional, serious, reflective
Plot:
friendship, bonding, life lesson, healing, humanity, companionship, senior citizen, loneliness, small town, intimate, family drama, resilience ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, connecticut
Similarity:
60%
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:
56%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
Style:
sincere, sentimental, touching, realistic, sad ...
Plot:
iraq war, war, military, ritual, soldier, self discovery, military life, father son relationship, ethnic conflict, patriotism, marines, u.s. marine ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
iraq, wyoming, baghdad iraq, afghanistan, usa ...
Similarity:
55%
15K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
taxi, taxi driver, road trip, airport, trip, social problems, female protagonist, family relations, character study, connection, empathy, intimate ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hoping to leave behind the trauma of her mother's death, a young woman moves to New York City, where she becomes close to her similarly haunted roommate -- until a disturbing revelation changes everything.
Style:
psychological, emotional, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
female friendship, grief, trauma, friends, changing lives, hidden truth, bereavement, neighbor neighbor relationship, relationship problems, women, tragic past, troubled past ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, contemplative, period piece, bleak ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, loss, memory, loneliness, love, working class, nostalgia, grief, character study, village life, tragedy, isolation ...
Time:
1920s, year 1917, 60s
Place:
poetic realism, idaho
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This is a heart-wrenching story about a happy-go-lucky 17 year-old boy with a passion for life and love. Under his free spirit are problems that he must deal with. His mother died, his alcoholic father is unapproachable, and ...the biggest problem ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, poignant, reflective, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
father son relationship, cancer, family drama, dysfunctional family, terminal illness, friendship, mortality, adolescence, bittersweet, tragedy, grief, coming of age ...
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.
Style:
emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological, reflective ...
Plot:
journey, memories, world war two, retired, escapades, elderly man, war veteran, veteran, senior citizen, bittersweet, redemption, courage ...
Place:
france, northern ireland
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Harkening back to the apartment movies of the 1970s, "Footnotes" is the story of neighbors and near total strangers, Will and Apurna. When they begin spending lock-down together in the wake of the 2020 pandemic, what starts as a platonic ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
longing, isolation, quarantine, intimate, character study, neighbor, relationships, social relations, romantic relationship, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair ...
Place:
new england
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A drama about how to let go of our emotional "baggage" and start living in the moment.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
getting home, self discovery, personal growth, relationships, confronting the past, life is a bitch, elderly man, relationship problems, troubled past, slice of life, friendship, healing ...
Place:
california
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In 1941 America Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way the two soon become firm friends and ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, period piece, touching, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
world war two, friendship, love triangle, housewife, extramarital affair, sexism, wartime, courage, adultery, storytelling, betrayal, love and romance ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
los angeles, santa monica california, california, hawaii, poland ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Andrés, a music teacher diagnosed with cancer, seeks treatment at a hospital in the city. His travels there on a singular, dilapidated bus accompanied by other cancer patients. It soon becomes an extraordinary experience, giving him new friends and ...
Style:
life affirming, emotional, uplifting, inspirational, medical drama ...
Plot:
friendship, hopes, cancer, compassion, self discovery, healing, resilience, humanism, personal growth, hospital, intimate, second chance ...
Place:
spain, basque country, madrid
Similarity:
44%
198
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.
Style:
realistic, uplifting, sincere, independent film, psychological ...
Plot:
mental illness, redemption, parents and children, starting over, hopes, family relations, friendship, empathy, realism, character study, isolation, independence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On the eve of the transition from film to digital, the longtime denizens of a camera store confront their personal issues in this darkly comic story.
Style:
dark comedy, independent film, reflective, poignant, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
photograph, store, nostalgia, adaptation, small business, bittersweet, intimate, midlife crisis, loss, legacy, identity crisis, photographer ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A 47 year old Christian man on the other side of an unwanted divorce thinks back on his first love from high school and wants to see her again.
Style:
romantic drama, reflective, sentimental, melancholic, christian film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christian, flashback, divorce, regret, first love, heartbreak, lost love, longing, high school romance, nostalgia, bittersweet, reminiscence ...
Time:
70s, 2000s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
1926: While on tour promoting his latest movie "Son Of The Sheik", Rudolph Valentino, the Hollywood silent screen icon, suffers a sudden collapse and is hospitalized at the New York Polyclinic Hospital. After an emergency surgery, ...
Style:
detective, dramatic, silent, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
nurse, death, cemetery, hospital, deaf, mysterious death, flashback, hollywood, fame, biopic, life & death, police detective ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger anyone has ever seen. His older brother has gone to war, leaving Homer to look after his widowed ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, realistic, tense, freeze frame ...
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, brother brother relationship, promise, friendship, family relations, death of brother, fear, husband wife relationship, jealousy, teenage boy, anti war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
166
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff's badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects the living with the dead and are left as either memorials or to heal the wounds of war.
Style:
emotional, poignant, contemplative, melancholic, reflective ...
Plot:
vietnam war, grief, loss, memories, memory, tribute, healing, mourning, veteran, trauma, soldier, reconciliation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c., vietnam
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ding Bo (Chen Po Lin) and his friends Nan Feng (Fan Bingbing) and Fei Zao aka Fatso (Fei Long) are a trio of 20-something outsiders who have no intention of sitting exams and getting into universities. When they need a new home, they answer an ad ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, touching, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenage life, teenage love, rebelliousness, best friend, love and romance, youth, rebellion, boarding house, opera singer, friendship, reconciliation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
beijing china, china, asia
Similarity:
38%
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