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Leila (2018)
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Original name: Ma fille
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Hakim and Latifa fled the Algerian civil war in the early 90s. They live since in the Jura, with their two daughters: Nedjma 14 years, and Leila, the eldest, left to study hair in Paris. Three days before Christmas, Nedjma receives a terse SMS from her older sister. She will not be able to come to join them for the holidays, pretexting once more an overload of work - Latifa attacks Hakim and pushes him to fetch Leïla. Nedjma will come with him, they will take the opportunity to discover Paris. Upon their arrival in the hair salon, they learn that Leila has actually never worked. It is the journey of a father who begins in Paris one night until dawn.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic
Plot:
father daughter relationship, missing daughter, family drama, relationships, family relations, life is a bitch, social problems, relationship problems, family problems, sister, immigration, character study, female protagonist, coming of age, identity, bittersweet, intimate, deception, sisterhood, male protagonist, family reunited, social realism, slice of life, christmas season, christmas ...
Place:
paris france
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Most similar movies to Leila
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and melancholic films with plots about family relations, relationships, family problems, bittersweet, family drama, slice of life and intimate mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Leila: Castle of Dreams (2019), My Sailor, My Love (2022), Anna (2015), Strange Colours (2017), Malu (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When mom is terminally ill at the hospital, dad comes along after the long years of absence. Anxious and hesitant, he has got no way but taking his son and his daughter away. But to which destination when he has not managed to build the castle of ...
Style:
road movie, emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
father son relationship, father daughter relationship, dead mother, mourning, grief, family drama, relationships, relationship problems, family relations, life is a bitch, family life, family problems ...
Place:
persia, iran
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland, Ireland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The thorny relationship between a woman and her retired father worsens after he becomes romantically involved with the housekeeper she hires for him.
Style:
psychological, dramatic, thrilling, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, sea captain, family drama, relationships, family relations, love affair, male female relationship, family problems, relationship problems, captain, ship captain, housekeeper ...
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161
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Colombia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Anna is a young woman living in Paris, daily struggling with her emotional frailty. She tries to spend more time with her ten-year-old son, Nathan, but Philippe, her former husband, does not trust her anymore and threatens to take full custody of ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, heartfelt, emotional ...
Plot:
relationships, motherhood, family bonds, family drama, ex husband ex wife relationship, ex couple relations, changing lives, family problems, family relations, family life, relationship problems, life is a bitch ...
Place:
colombia, paris france
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Milena travels to a remote opal mining community to see her estranged, ill father. Lost and alone, she falls into his bewildering world, where men escape society and share ideals of freedom. Soon, he doesn’t want her to leave. Stuck in time, ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, estranged father, father and daughter, relationship problems, father, family problems, parent child relationship, family relations, life is a bitch, social problems, relationships ...
Similarity:
90%
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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:
89%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Solange is a typical 13 year old, curious and full of life, with perhaps the peculiarity of being overly sentimental and adoring her parents. But when her parents begin to argue, fight and slowly drift apart, the threat of divorce looms near and ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, heartfelt, emotional ...
Plot:
divorce, love, parent child relationship, family drama, family problems, love and romance, family relations, love interest, love affair, love story, life is a bitch, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Gina, 15, lives in a city on the edge of the forest. She admires her father, unpredictable and whimsical, able to take his children at night in the woods, even to forget them. Jimmy's more and more frequent skids end up alarming his wife ...
Style:
captivating, dramatic, teen, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
mental illness, father daughter relationship, teenage girl, family relations, mental institution, coming of age, female protagonist, grownups, family drama, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family problems ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Julia, a 22-year-old mother of two, falls in love with Óscar, a troubled boy with whom she embarks on a love affair. The more time they spend together, the more Julia asks herself if Óscar is the person she really needs by her side, prompting her ...
Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
young mother, personal growth, social problems, family problems, motherhood, female protagonist, self discovery, kids and family, family life, family relations, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Sofia, recently separated, takes her daughters to a small coastal town. Each one in their own universe, live the interlude as a challenge to free themselves and face their fears.
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
separation, relationships, mother and daughter, mother daughter relationship, family problems, family relations, dysfunctional family, social problems, relationship problems, breakup, life is a bitch, family life ...
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Netherlands, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young Polish-born, Berlin-based lawyer working on refugee cases is unexpectedly reunited with his father, who is his only tie left with his homeland.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, family reunited, father, emigrant, immigration, refugee, relationships, problem, father son reunion, father and son, life is a bitch, family relations ...
Place:
berlin germany, poland, germany
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective, realistic ...
Plot:
sisters, grownups, family drama, family conflict, family love, sibling relationship, coming of age, sister, family relations, kids and family, relationships, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
74%
908
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of a woman on the outskirts of the city who lives with her husband and child, but the story of their lives changes.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, family drama, affair, husband wife relationship, lifestyle change, problem, relationship problems, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, changing lives, social problems ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When rebellious 16-year-old Grace takes off, her exasperated mum and dad enlist the help of a close-to-retirement detective, and begin the long drive from Perth out to the West Australian wheatbelt to try to find her. On the journey, the two must ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
teenage rebellion, family drama, road trip, coming of age, parent child relationship, family relations, family problems, relationships, life is a bitch, mysterious disappearance, vanished man, male female relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A taxi driver, already struggling to support his wife and children, finds an abandoned baby in the back of his cab.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, heartfelt, realistic ...
Plot:
abandoned baby, secrets, resilience, fatherhood, family drama, marital problem, taxi, relationship problems, family problems, husband wife relationship, couple relations, relationships ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A devoted wife and mother is forced to reassess her reverence for her husband after she finds another woman’s thong in his laundry.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional
Plot:
independence, female protagonist, marriage, self discovery, family drama, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, relationship problems, couples, suspicion of adultery, infidelity ...
Place:
vancouver
Similarity:
66%
363
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
At the heart of Asees is the story of an endearing mother-son duo. Through their journey, the film paints a poignant portrait of the powerful bond between a mother and her child.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
punjabi, motherhood, mother son relationship, relationships, mother, family drama, bonding, problem, family relations, parent child relationship, life, family problems ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Estela and her mother Clota must travel from Junín, where they live, to the town of Costa Bonita, in Necochea, to see some apartments that Estela's father has inherited from her.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, road movie ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, relationships, inheritance, town, mother, family relations, women, character study, family drama, motherhood, intimate, slice of life ...
Similarity:
61%
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:
59%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Daughter Ji-suk is now already a mother herself, but she'll always be a child in the eyes of her proud mom. The two decide to go on their first ever trip together. Over three days and two nights, their journey reveals the love and regrets, ...
Style:
sad, psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic ...
Plot:
mother and daughter, family relations, family drama, bonding, love, motherhood, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, life is a bitch, family problems, overprotective mother, kids and family ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A 13-year-old girl deals with the issues brought about by her family's high-priced son.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, father daughter relationship, adolescence, family drama, tragic past, female protagonist, troubled past, traumatic past, family problems, family relations, life is a bitch, loneliness ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, poignant ...
Plot:
kurd, refugee, family drama, immigration, social problems, social issues, relationship problems, teenage protagonist, teenager, female protagonist, adolescence, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When their father's health worsens, three estranged sisters come together to try to plan for the inevitable.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, dramatic ...
Plot:
sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, dying father, illness, family relations, family problems, family life, relationship problems, parents and children, kids and family, relationships, sisters ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, is drifting through the local eateries of vibrant Beijing with his younger photographer colleague Oyang. A divorcé with a 6-year-old daughter and estranged from his father for decades, he is looking for a new ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, reflective, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, estrangement, father, family relations, search for father, family drama, father son reunion, absent father, relationships, estranged father, relationship problems, family reunited ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
54%
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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:
53%
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:
53%
203
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
For thirty years, French-Algerian sisters Zorah, Nohra and Djamila have been living in the hope of finding their brother Rheda, abducted by their father, and hidden in newly decolonised Algeria. Their relationship is shaken when Zorah, the eldest ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, captivating, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
sisters, sister sister relationship, father daughter conflict, traumatic childhood, sisterhood, family drama, family history, trauma, family secret, family relations, family conflict, father and daughter ...
Place:
algeria, france
Similarity:
52%
500
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Costi (30) suddenly comes up with the idea of visiting his father, Sandu, and arrange a surprise reunion with the rest of the family that Sandu has neglected all his life. It's Costi's way of running away from his own couple issues for a ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
parent child relationship, family drama, father son relationship, road trip, father, family relations, relationships, family problems, kids and family, father and son, estranged father, regret ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Adaptation of the Erkine Caldwell novel
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
widow, mother daughter relationship, relationships, female protagonist, daughter, domestic drama, family relations, male female relationship, problem, family problems, relationship problems, family life ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.
Style:
anthology, thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, family problems, parents and children, family relations, family drama, relationship problems, kids and family, family life, multiple storylines, social problems ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Aydın is a policeman recently appointed to a new post in Istanbul. While trying to get used to life in the big city, Aydın stumbles upon Mehtap, a young woman who works at a candy shop in Beyoğlu, and he falls for her. But there is no way that ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
unrequited love, couple relations, male female relationship, relationships, love affair, multiple storylines, relationship problems, love interest, longing, bittersweet, slice of life, intimate ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
48%
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