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I Girl (2018)
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Original name: Yo niña
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A couple moves to Patagonia escaping from the impositions of modern capitalist society. At first, the place, the people, the life seems to be what they are looking for. A new world away from everything. But soon they will discover that not everything is so magical or so simple, nor are they prepared to deal with that life. They will think about giving up. They will return to the city, but they do not fit there either: the place they left behind has already changed them. They will make a new attempt, a revealed truth, it will make everything stumble stronger than ever. But as they go through this, they will grow stronger to continue trying a new life.
Style:
contemplative, melancholic, art house, existential, slow cinema, poetic
Plot:
escape, village life, personal growth, self discovery, alienation, intimate, isolation, revelation, wilderness, anti capitalism, realism, adaptation, resilience, identity, bittersweet, minimalism, childhood, capitalism
Time:
contemporary
Place:
argentina, patagonia
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Most similar movies to I Girl
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, contemplative, art house and existential films with plots about intimate, minimalism, isolation, bittersweet, self discovery, identity and loneliness mostly in Drama, Biography and Romance genres. Some movies like I Girl: Alicia, Go Yonder (2010), Simple Being (2014), The Blue Apple Tree (2012), Anywhere Else (2014), When the Light Breaks (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
"Alicia, Go Yonder" is the story of Alicia, a nineteen-year-old who sets out on a solitary journey to the end of the world only to come face to face with the immensity of the universe.
Style:
road movie, philosophical, reflective, contemplative, art house ...
Plot:
personal growth, young woman, coming of age, female protagonist, self discovery, character study, young adult, solitude, odyssey, minimalism, spiritual journey, intimate ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, France, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ana, Verónica, Marta, and Toro are four lonely people who live an unadventurous and quiet existence in southern Chile. They are with each other without the need of using words, trying to save themselves in a stealthy and extreme way. In order not ...
Style:
slow cinema, melancholic, art house, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
loneliness, alienation, isolation, everyday life, intimate, minimalism, bittersweet, character study, intimacy, coastal town, sexual tension, dog ...
Place:
poetic realism, chile
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young man who feels he doesn't fit in, decides to embark on an intimate journey. Three weeks for three impediments: deafness, mutism and blindness. Three weeks not to escape, but to find reality.
Style:
existential, meditative, psychological, experimental, contemplative ...
Plot:
intimate, blindness, deafness, self discovery, personal growth, existential crisis, identity crisis, loneliness, minimal dialogue, alienation, isolation, identity ...
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Venezuela
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, reflective, melancholic
Plot:
family drama, coming of age, village life, childhood trauma, mountain, healing, self discovery, childhood, loneliness, identity, isolation, resilience ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
You left your home to move far away. You were struck by a wind of change and were unfaithful to yourself. You reinvented yourself and you are now feeling free. But suddenly pressure arises in you.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When the light breaks on a long summer’s day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student, encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.
Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot:
secret, art student, grief, coming of age, loss, summer, female protagonist, relationships, life is a bitch, self discovery, beauty, intimate ...
Place:
iceland
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74%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Follows the journey of one man on the path of his self-discovery that would traverse landscapes outside and layers deep within.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, road movie, independent film ...
Plot:
self discovery, introspection, life, personal growth, coming of age, travelogue, wanderlust, intimate, minimalism, escape, road trip, journey ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Italy, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Peru
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, slow cinema, melancholic, atmospheric, art house ...
Plot:
waiting, silence, nature, isolation, loneliness, minimal dialogue, intimate, minimalism, realism, survival, loss, livestock ...
Place:
peru
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Chile
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, meditative, poetic, contemplative, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
chile, patagonia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A Mexican teen Lucas in a gray industrial town befriends co-worker Oscar. Oscar leaves, entrusting Lucas with treasures. Through photography, Lucas captures observed light, finding connection and solace.
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, art house, independent film, slow cinema
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, self discovery, working class, loneliness, photography, realism, introspection, intimate, memory, solitude, slow burn ...
Place:
mexico, poetic realism
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Juha, 12, class clown in the suburb of Sävbyholm, Sweden. To be funny is the only thing he is good at and all he wants is to fit in the social peckingorder at school. When Juha as an adult performs the show – My Life As A Comedian- to sold out ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
55%
151
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia, Germany
Duration: 80 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: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, melancholic, contemplative, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
forest, orphan, hospital, taxi, motorcycle, innocence lost, escape, coming of age, isolation, survival, outsider, realism ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
experimental, intellectual, art house, reflective, poetic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, bleak, contemplative, existential ...
Plot:
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ireland
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, poetic, art house, reflective, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, visual impairment, intimate, female writer, literary, empathy, poet, writers, everyday life, communication, minimalism, confined ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Country: Thailand, France, China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, slow cinema, atmospheric, independent film, existential ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, reflective, art house, independent film, melancholic ...
Plot:
photography, city life, introspection, self discovery, realism, slice of life, character study, intimate, solitude, identity, loneliness, seaside ...
Place:
marseille, berlin germany
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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reflective, contemplative, realistic, heartfelt, art house ...
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Germany, Slovenia, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, contemplative, atmospheric, existential, art house ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Mexico
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
existential, poetic, contemplative, melancholic, lyrical ...
Plot:
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Place:
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