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Heaven Without People (2017)
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Original name: غداء العيد
Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Josephine, the matriarch of a sprawling family, is delighted to gather everyone for Easter lunch for the first time in two years. While they all share a joyful meal, an incident ignites underlying tensions between the family members and leads them gradually into chaos.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, independent film
Plot:
family secret, family drama, family gatherings, claustrophobia, matriarchy, sibling rivalry, character study, social satire, single, moral ambiguity, class conflict, social commentary, betrayal, arab, absurdism, male nudity, family dinner, pregnancy test, family secrets
Place:
lebanon
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, dark comedy, satirical and captivating films with plots about family drama, moral ambiguity, social commentary, character study, claustrophobia, betrayal and class conflict mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Heaven Without People: Komola Rocket (2018), Tekka (2024), Dheeran (2025), Inventory (2021), Family Party (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A manifestation of lives of people coming from different classes and beliefs in a steamer as they set out for their journeys. Things start to get out of hand when the steamer gets stuck amidst the passage and deepest secrets and desires start to ...
Style:
tension, atmospheric
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, suspenseful, sentimental
Plot:
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88%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When news of Eldhose's death, a man once adored by the locals, reaches his village, his uncles embark on a chaotic trip in an ambulance to bring his body back home.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
road trip, village, social commentary, moral ambiguity, vigilante justice, social satire, anti hero, identity crisis, family honor
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Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Boris Robič is, as we say, an ordinary kind of bloke. One evening, however, someone tries to shoot him. The investigations reveal nothing. No enemies, no suspects. You could say that Boris is the last person anyone would want to kill. After the ...
Style:
tragicomedy, dark comedy, satirical, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
dark humor, self discovery, character study, midlife crisis, social commentary, loneliness, bittersweet, social satire, awkwardness, identity crisis, absurdism, amateur sleuth ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A decadent building in Rome, filled with residents that can't find ways of connecting with each other, goes through a critical condition when some of the people opt to ignore the new rules concerning the use of the elevator. Tension rises ...
Style:
tension, dark comedy, satirical
Plot:
prejudice, multiculturalism, elevator, neighbor, city life, apartment building, xenophobia, stereotypes, immigration, social satire, character study, isolation ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On the 70th birthday of famous piano virtuoso Hannes Westhoff, a celebration is to take place at the patriarch's estate. For this occasion, his second wife Anne not only invited Westhoff's three sons Max, Fredrik and Gregor, but also their ...
Style:
tense, realistic
Plot:
family reunited, family secret, family drama, sibling rivalry, birthday party, betrayal, single, bittersweet, gay couple, lgbt, midlife crisis, wealth ...
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60%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
An unemployed youth Jayaprakash, dreams big fortunes in the field of real estate business, and therefore, faces a lot of obstacles in the path towards his goal.
Style:
satirical, psychological, thrilling, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
real estate, love affair, love story, love and romance, male female relationship, couples, relationships, realism, social commentary, ambition, corruption, greed ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
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59%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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tense, dark comedy, suspense, grim, satirical ...
Plot:
family drama, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, desperation, small community, drug cartel, criminal underworld, claustrophobia, poverty, nurse, betrayal, isolation ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Miss Julie has power over Jean because she's an aristocrat but he has power over her because he's a man. On Midsummer Eve this power battle turns to love which is consummated. But as each one battles for power, Jean convinces Miss Julie ...
Style:
tense, tragic ending, art house, period drama
Plot:
class conflict, sexual tension, forbidden romance, gender roles, tragedy, manipulation, character study, suicide, claustrophobia, literary, moral ambiguity, obsession ...
Time:
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56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A pair of working class lovers - a secretary and an accountant, scheme to marry into the rich landed gentry.
Style:
satirical, ironic, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
socialism, hypocrisy, class struggle, social satire, social commentary, political satire, social climbing, dark humor, sibling rivalry, manipulation, moral ambiguity, bittersweet ...
Time:
60s
Place:
italy
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55%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Three brothers reunite at a remote cabin in the woods, when beckoned by their father. The brothers are left to deal with the dark secrets and demons that have haunted them their whole lives. The resulting truths they must face, end in an explosive ...
Style:
tragic ending, intense, tense, psychological horror, suspense ...
Plot:
trauma, family secret, dysfunctional family, dark past, brothers, sibling rivalry, guilt, family drama, grief, moral ambiguity, betrayal, haunting ...
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51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Betrayed wife of a powerful and corrupt Senator, turns him in, and his fraud schemes and lies are exposed. After one of his lovers commits suicide, he has his illegitimate son kidnapped and taken to a decadent seaside resort in the country's ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, intense, tragic
Plot:
corruption, political scandal, kidnapping, political corruption, male female relationship, relationships, problem, remote island, family problems, intrigue, affair, couple relations ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
"Canaan Land" is a love story between Brother Billy Gantry, a charismatic con man, phone psychic, and preacher, who falls for Sister Sara Sunday, a sincere Christian.
Style:
independent film, dark comedy
Plot:
con man, preacher, social commentary, manipulation, faith healing, hypocrisy, moral ambiguity, christmas, fraud, character study, autobiography, satire ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The night before Jack (Gil Bellows) is slated to begin a five-year prison sentence for murder, his wife, Melanie (Jennifer Beals), and assorted siblings gather for a dinner to bid Jack farewell and good luck on his trip up the river. But the party ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, dark comedy ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, haunted by the past, family problems, estrangement, couple relations, family secret, sibling rivalry, family drama, conflict, parents and children, regret ...
Time:
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Place:
canada
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44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
At a downtown Madrid building, an ordinary meeting of neighbors commune to vote on a change of elevator. However, the event escalates into a full-blown conflict after the unexpected announcement that a new, mentally ill tenant will rent an apartment.
Style:
tense, satirical, dark comedy
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, satirical
Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A former European actor Don Martin has retired with his disjointed "family" to his own private island, "The Paradise." After a few years, the entire group has disintegrated into shameless, selfish & dishonest ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
family secret, father son relationship, guilt, family drama, uncover truth, murder mystery, changing lives, family relations, character change, family problems, family tragedy, murder ...
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Place:
eastern europe, russia
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Country: Italy
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
class conflict, society, social relations, rich and poor, social problems, family problems, showdown, changing lives, relationships, multiple storylines, lifestyle change, dysfunctional family ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
After retirement, a Shakespearean theater actor, divides his property amongst his two children. However, their ungratefulness leaves him and his wife homeless during their old age.
Style:
emotional, tragicomedy, tragic
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Lebanon, Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A day in the life of Malek, a young man who suffers from sleep disorders and is obsessed with thoughts of his ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, his overprotective mother struggles with the disappearance of her husband, who was kidnapped more than 15 years ...
Style:
art house, psychological, melancholic, emotional, existential ...
Plot:
insomnia, family drama, character study, longing, slice of life, loss, grief, mother son relationship, memories, intimate, loneliness, regret ...
Time:
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Place:
lebanon, middle east
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Qatar
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Members of a family quit the polluted, rubbish-strewn city of Beirut for an idyllic mountain home. However, their dreams of a utopian existence are shattered by the construction of a landfill on the boundary of their land.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 52 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Finland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fatal collision that follows after two lovers, Simo and Jonna, discover during a family dinner that his mother and her father might have had an affair in the past.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense, dark
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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tension, intense, melancholic, suspense, grim
Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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