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Marionette (2019)
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Original name: Marioneta
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Ernesto, a Cuban actor who decides to audition in Mexico, is stranded in the gigantic city when he fails to achieve a leading role in an important play. Facing the dilemma of returning defeated to his home, he accidentally meets Belén in the subway, a spontaneous actress who tells stories or lies in exchange for some coins.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic, independent film, intercultural, poetic
Plot:
actor, actress, storytelling, relationships, urban, male female relationship, problem, actor's life, subway, dream, theater, chance meeting, realism, audition, identity, slice of life, character study, survival, loneliness, poverty, serendipity, migration, mishap, perseverance, stranded ...
Time:
2010s, contemporary
Place:
mexico, mexico city, cuba
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, melancholic and thrilling films with plots about slice of life, intimate, urban, relationships, character study, identity and male female relationship mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Marionette: Pinches Actores (2015), Autumn Fall (2015), The Rehearsals (2013), Mist (2017), Soiree (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Story:
The daily struggles and hopes of an entire group of Mexican actors: Freddy, Sandra, Jonathan, Karina and Jorge, show us what "being an actor" really means on a daily basis.
Style:
independent film, emotional
Plot:
actor, real life, everyday life, behind the scenes, struggle, character study, aspiration, slice of life, intimate, perseverance, film industry, hopes ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
latin america, mexico city, cannes
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Oslo in beautiful autumn. Ingvild is a stage manager at the National Theatre, and trying to make a life change, with her artistic ambitions. Not liking actors, she still manages to get into two very different affairs.
Style:
disturbing, romantic, psychological, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
relationships, actor, theater, autumn, couples, couple relations, romantic relationship, love affair, love and romance, love story, male female relationship, actor's life ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Igor and Alexandra are 30 -years old lovers.She is a theater production designer.He is an actor.She works hard,he drinks.They cannot leave and cannot get on.This story is about eternal problem of choice and talent to listen to ones heart .About a ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
relationships, male female relationship, choice, character study, meaning of life, family problems, relationship problems, middle age romance, marital problem, lifestyle, middle aged, love affair ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia, moscow russia, soviet union
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Martina gets pregnant from her selfish boyfriend. Without knowing exactly what to do, she travels to Berlin to find her own father, the one she never met.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
pregnancy, self discovery, female protagonist, identity, pregnant woman, lifestyle change, changing lives, unplanned pregnancy, introspection, life is a bitch, motherhood, journey ...
Place:
mexico city, berlin germany
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Shota came to Tokyo to become an actor but has a side hustle in petty crime. On a trip back to his hometown in Wakayama he meets Takara, who is being assaulted by her father just sprung from prison. Soon they pair up and hit the road to escape.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
retirement home, problem, relationships, male female relationship, love story, life is a bitch, actor's life, love interest, actor, couple relations, love affair, escape ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Portugal
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
THE LOVEBIRDS intertwines six stories about love, friendship and survival. The film stars an international cast of American and Portuguese actors who create a colorful mix of off-beat characters that lead us through a complex labyrinth of emotions. ...
Style:
anthology, thrilling, psychological, captivating, life affirming ...
Plot:
love story, multiple storylines, relationships, love and romance, male female relationship, love affair, love interest, intimate, urban, survival, friendship, bittersweet ...
Place:
lisbon portugal, portugal
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Portugal, Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Marta and Manu are two Brazilian actresses that decide to move to Moscow to study the Stanislavski method. There, wrapped around a complex love triangle, they must overcome their differences to survive in a different country.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
love triangle, brazilian abroad, relationship problems, romantic triangle, female protagonist, society, girlfriend, foreigner, life is a bitch, romantic relationship, immigrant, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, Malaysia
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Tourists, foreigners and outcasts converge on the streets of Osaka in this sprawling ensemble drama by Japan-based, Malaysia-born filmmaker Lim Kah Wai. His eighth feature explores the lesser-known aspects of the Asian melting pot city through the ...
Style:
multicultural, thrilling, psychological, captivating, intercultural ...
Plot:
asian, refugee, immigrant, urban, relationships, social problems, lifestyle, social issues, diaspora, outsider, identity, slice of life ...
Place:
east asia
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 201 min.
Story:
Omnibus film "Bungo Sasayakana Yokubo" features 6 different short stories set under 2 different themes ("Mitsumerareru Shukujotachi" & "Kokuhaku Suru Shinshitachi").
Style:
anthology, psychological, captivating, thrilling, art house ...
Plot:
omnibus, male female relationship, relationships, lifestyle, multiple storylines, unrequited love, confession, sexual desire, realism, bittersweet, obsession, urban ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The lives of a few individuals get impacted, both in good and bad ways, by the actions of others who are hardly connected to them.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, anthology, reflective ...
Plot:
relationships, lifestyle, social problems, multiple storylines, male female relationship, social issues, character study, social commentary, realism, empathy, karma, slice of life ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
38%
465
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Malu — a mercurial, unemployed actress living with her conservative mother in a precarious house in a Rio de Janeiro slum — tries to deal with her strained relationship with her own adult daughter while surviving on memories of her glorious ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, character study, motherhood, family drama, poverty, family problems, family relations, social problems, relationship problems, kids and family, problem ...
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A lonely masseuse Sunny is reluctant to have an intimate relationship because of her painful memories of the past. Ji-seok comes to LA with a vague wish to meet his ex-girlfriend and becomes a roommate with Sunny. Young-shin, also known as Helen ...
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, sincere, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
relationships, intimate, healing, loneliness, female protagonist, love story, ex couple relations, male female relationship, troubled past, love affair, couple relations, new neighbor ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Álex and Cata, two young women who live on the outskirts of the city, a desolate place full of empty stores and ramshackle bars where dreams end up fading, have been preparing their escape all their lives.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
poverty, moral dilemma, escape, social realism, social problems, money problems, women, female protagonist, poor, lifestyle, dysfunctional family, choice ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An Irish illegal immigrant (Karl Geary) works for a bartender (James Belushi) while struggling to survive and adapt to life in the Bronx.
Style:
melancholic, intercultural, independent film
Plot:
immigrant, deportation, social issues, fear, survival, diaspora, working class, identity, realism, resilience, uncertainty, friendship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, ireland
Similarity:
36%
839
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Greece, France, UK, China, Singapore
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jacqueline, a young refugee, lands alone and penniless on a Greek island where she tries to survive, then to cope with her past. While gathering her strength, she begins a friendship with a rootless tour guide and together they find the resilience ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
hopes, friendship, refugee, connection, character study, love story, male female relationship, lifestyle change, changing lives, relationships, love interest, couples ...
Place:
greece, liberia
Similarity:
35%
190
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Due to a delayed flight a group of German flight passengers have to wait in the hall of the airport of Manila. The crowd is quite mixed, ranging from an cultivated east German teacher couple up to sleazy sex tourists. As the waiting prolongs, more ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tension, intense ...
Plot:
airport, waiting, problem, character study, aggression, awkwardness, frustration, realism, humanity, claustrophobia, isolation, satire ...
Place:
the philippines, east germany, manila philippines
Similarity:
35%
137
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When an accident temporarily robs her of her voice, Diva J flees to a small deserted village to heal both her mental and physical wounds. Her life changes when she meets and falls in love with the blind Hu Ming, who inspires her to make a comeback. ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
dream, singing, comeback, problem, male female relationship, relationships, life is a bitch, relationship problems, glory, female rivalry, pop star, showbiz ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Hsu Zi Qi is a young woman who lives alone in the city. Lee is the autistic son of Zi Qi's landlady, who tries to free himself from his protective mother. Feng is a shy young builder, who struggles with the constant breakdowns of his car.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, contemplative, independent film ...
Plot:
slice of life, city life, loneliness, male female relationship, relationships, social problems, problem, family relations, family problems, multiple storylines, urban setting, lifestyle ...
Place:
taiwan
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A poignant drama set in 1970s Australia about a newly-single father’s efforts to weather the turbulence of change – in his life and in the world around him – while a new immigrant endeavours to find her place in a foreign land.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
father, immigration, connection, immigrant, problem, relationships, life is a bitch, bereavement, social problems, single father, identity, humanism ...
Time:
70s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Film Revolves around 12 year old kid, who has some physical disabilities. Due to this, his life becomes abnormal. Thus, film portrays his life incidents.
Style:
gujarati, emotional, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
disabled child, urban, child protagonist, physical disability, empathy, handicapped, adolescence, teenage protagonist, relationship problems, disability, teenager, problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Sarah, a free spirited young girl looking to surgically reassign her gender and Antony, a once exuberant but now a dejected and dispirited young man. What will happen when they meet?
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
self discovery, transgender, lgbtq, desire for fame, relationship problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, relationships, coming of age, identity crisis, character study, acceptance ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
Manju, a village belle becomes popular after she participates in a reality show that records her day-to-day life events and telecasts it to the world
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional
Plot:
female protagonist, slice of life, privacy invasion, male female relationship, relationships, lifestyle change, changing lives, love affair, life, lifestyle, couple relations, realism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Midori Mantani and Masao Minamisawa are both 28-years-old. They have dated for 4 years, but their relationship seems to be just going through the motions. They think about breaking up. At that time, Midori becomes pregnant. Midori and Masao decide ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, romantic drama, emotional ...
Plot:
relationships, pregnancy, wedding preparations and rituals, wedding planning, male female relationship, couple relations, love affair, problem, wedding, pregnant woman, unplanned pregnancy, troubled marriage ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A man lives alone in Istanbul. He makes a living doing odd jobs for several people, but dreams of being a singer.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, independent film
Plot:
dream, loneliness, male protagonist, character study, ambition, singing, working class, housekeeper, struggle, introspection, urban, aspiration ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
War photojournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple divorced. Yasuyuki is now coughing up blood, hospitalized, and violent. Even with all of these ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, thrilling, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
rehabilitation, relationships, alcoholic, alcohol abuse, recovery, addiction, alcoholism, character study, dysfunctional family, drinking, alcoholic father, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Costa Rica, Mexico
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
This is not another standard biopic about Frida Kahlo. “Two Fridas” is a poetic film, based on the relation between the Mexican painter and the Costa Rican nurse Judith, who took care of Frida during the final years of her life.
Style:
art house, poetic, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
memory, relationships, life, women, female protagonist, symbolism, intimate, magic realism, introspection, subconscious, female friendship, biopic ...
Place:
mexico, costa rica
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In an alternate world where hearts are made of objects and suppressing emotions is self-care, a lonely woman rips out her own heart for the man she loves, only to discover that he has run away with it.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic, surreal ...
Plot:
alternate reality, female protagonist, unrequited love, relationships, self sacrifice, sacrifice, loneliness, love story, male female relationship, problem, relationship problems, heartbreak ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
While he loses his clandestine work, and because he believes that Maroussia and him will no longer be able to love each other as well, Frank leaves to earn as much as she: twelve thousand, just what it takes to have a year before them. No more no ...
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
employment, working life, poverty, working class, realism, urban, slice of life, intimate, resilience, character study, social realism, sacrifice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Azerbaijan, Mexico, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The love story of Davud, a young man in search of his ‘true’ family, who completes his life cycle in a single day. When he does find Love, it's in the place he has always lived. But perhaps it is too late.
Style:
art house, thrilling, psychological, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
love, relationship problems, family problems, love story, family relations, relationships, homecoming, getting home, soul searching, loneliness, regret, mortality ...
Place:
poetic realism
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Die Tomorrow entails six short segments about the impermanence of life, all inspired by deaths reported in Thai daily newspapers.
Style:
anthology, realistic, sad, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
death, newspaper, mortality, social problems, near death experience, life, ordinary people, slice of life, realism, intimate, social realism, urban ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
28%
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