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Urchin (2025)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mike, a rough sleeper in London, is trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he attempts to turn his life around. Along the way, he encounters unexpected chances for a fresh start.
Style:
psychological, emotional, dark, intense, bleak, surreal, existential, non-linear, tragic
Plot:
male protagonist, urban decay, male nudity, redemption, addiction, survival, youth, poverty, isolation, desperation, alienation, recovery, character study, hallucination, odyssey, visceral, moral ambiguity, male masturbation, bare chested male, male pubic hair, subculture, nightlife, hopes, street crime, dog ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
london
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Most similar movies to Urchin
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out intense, bleak, independent film and emotional films with plots about desperation, isolation, character study, moral ambiguity, urban decay, coming of age and survival mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Urchin: Brandy Diaries (2021), Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me (2015), Action (1980), Redemption (2003), Nights (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Srinu, a civil aspirant, struggles with failure in love and ends up with an addiction to alcohol. Will he fight his inner demons to cure his addiction?
Style:
realistic, emotional, bleak, intense, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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456
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
female nudity, absurd humor, rape, surrealism, sexual abuse, violent, alienation, hallucination, desperation, moral ambiguity, identity crisis, character study ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Christian is a young man growing up in Hollywood who dreams of following in his father's footsteps into show business. When he meets Tony, an industry insider with "connections," he is convinced that he has found his big break -- ...
Style:
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Plot:
hollywood, redemption, drug addiction, self destructing, celebrity culture, character study, showbiz, nightlife, secrets, desperation, betrayal, isolation ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Feature film
Style:
bleak, melancholic, tragic ending, intense, art house ...
Plot:
poverty, hopelessness, drug addiction, pain, desperation, prostitution, illness, isolation, alienation, self destructing, character study, sacrifice ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
teenager, trauma, life is a bitch, teenage life, troubled past, tragic past, confronting the past, moral dilemma, self destructing, redemption, desperation, abuse ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, dark, bleak, intense, melancholic
Plot:
drug addiction, urban decay, moral ambiguity, loss of innocence, social realism, coming of age, poverty, nightlife, character study, violence, corruption, identity crisis ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
hollywood, homelessness, drug abuse, gay lead character, gay, lgbt, gay slur, sexuality, addiction, lgbtq, social problems, social outcast ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
23 year old Jame Dean Ray is a small time drug dealer bent on self destruction. The product of a broken home, Jimmy refuses help from those around him and spends his final hours hanging out and selling drugs with of course and occasional robbery.
Style:
dark, crime drama, grim, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
lesbian sex, drug dealer, self destructing, tragic hero, moral ambiguity, anti hero, character study, violent death, tragedy, downbeat ending, addiction, regret ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
murder, loneliness, small town, isolation, character study, violence, alcoholism, moral ambiguity, serial killer, male protagonist, desperation, criminal psychology ...
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65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
crime drama, emotional, intense, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
fatherhood, drug dealing, immigration, father son relationship, social realism, street life, illegal drugs, moral ambiguity, poverty, urban decay, violence, survival ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
street life, social issues, homeless, homelessness, social problems, lifestyle, city life, urban setting, realism, resilience, poverty, survival ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, dark, intense, suspenseful, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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163
Genre: Drama
Country: France, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark, emotional, bleak, contemplative, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Algeria, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, Cyprus
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, intense, dark, psychological, tragic
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
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Similarity:
53%
85
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, bleak, serious, heartbreaking, emotional ...
Plot:
homelessness, life is a bitch, life turned upside down, family relations, misfit, unemployment, social misfits, society, family problems, poverty, hardship, survival ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, therapeutic ...
Plot:
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Country: Australia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, emotional
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
compassion, redemption, empathy, second chance, character study, recovery, moral dilemma, morality, healing, resilience, self destructing, humanity ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, intense, tense, bleak, minimal cast ...
Plot:
drug addiction, heroin, desperation, claustrophobia, self destructing, isolation, confined space, realism, moral ambiguity, character study, rehabilitation, survival ...
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503
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Set in the belly of Los Angeles' criminal underworld, Arc is the story of Paris Pritchert, a former police officer turned drug dealer and addict, who embarks on a quest to find a missing child in the hope of redeeming his eroding character. The ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, stylized, dark ...
Plot:
redemption, addiction, missing child, private detective, law enforcement, dealer, drug abuse, prostitute, life is a bitch, urban ghetto life, society, drug addiction ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Because he wanted to protect his little brother, Teddy, a young man without a history, is accused of the murder of his father and sent to a closed educational center, waiting for his trial for parricide. He then plunges into a brutal universe of ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, crime drama, intense, tense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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father son relationship, missing child, riches to rags, parent child relationship, promise, millionaire, family relations, wealth, money, loss, guilt, regret ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
feature film written, produced by, and starring Ralph Waite (best known as John Walton, Sr., on the long-running CBS television series, "The Waltons"). The film tells the story of Sam (Donald Moffat), a recovering alcoholic who feels ...
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independent film, melancholic, emotional, art house, existential ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Gustavo idolizes his older brother Paco and his punk, "Frikis" bandmates. When word reaches the Frikis of a potential reprieve from the effects of the economic crisis, they do the now unthinkable: deliberately inject themselves with HIV to ...
Style:
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Place:
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