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Mía (2011)
228
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story deals with the right to happiness and to be part of the community, for those who have chosen a different form of morally accepted by society, and allows us to review the issue of discrimination, intolerance, marginalization and social exclusion but also that of the infinite capacity to love that human beings have.
Style:
emotional, tear jerker, art house, independent film, tearjerker
Plot:
transgender, transsexual, lgbtq, lgbt, discrimination, intolerance, transvestite, self discovery, acceptance, prejudice, identity, desire for fame, social commentary, love, humanity, community, human rights, compassion, realism, empathy, poverty, isolation, street life, daughter, grief ...
Place:
latin america, chile
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Most similar movies to Mía
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, melancholic, independent film and captivating films with plots about lgbtq, lgbt, transgender, intimate, urban, identity and isolation mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Mía: Tucked (2018), I'm a Girl, I'm a Princess (2021), Tracey (2018), It Gets Better (2012), Eden (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
TUCKED is a raw and tender drama about an aging 80 year old drag queen who forms an unlikely friendship with a younger queen, both struggling with their own issues of gender identity and mortality. As they discover more about each other, they ...
Style:
compassionate, emotional, feel good, reflective, independent film ...
Plot:
lgbtq, drag queen, desire for fame, friendship, mortality, slice of life, gay, self discovery, terminal illness, identity, aging, acceptance ...
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story focuses on the life of a couple and their twin sons, one of whom begins to show that he identifies as a girl. From this, Gabriela, the mother, will try to understand the situation of her son who soon becomes a trans girl, thus beginning a ...
Style:
dramatic, rough, social, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
transsexual, lgbtq, childhood, transgender, lgbt, parents and children, family relations, desire for fame, family problems, relationships, society, transsexuality ...
Place:
argentina
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78%
468
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Tai-hung, in his 50s, lives happily with his wife. Informed of the death of his high school friend, Tai-hung’s secret past resurfaces. The feature debut from promising new Hong Kong talent Jun Li.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
transgender, grief, lgbt, transgender woman, character study, identity, gender issues, problem, changing lives, family relations, lifestyle change, couple relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
Inspired by the It Gets Better Project this documentary film follows the stories of three real-life subjects who are at unique impasses related to their identities as gay or transgender people.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, uplifting, independent film, educational
Plot:
gay, acceptance, transgender, identity, real life, lgbtq, bullying, teenager, interview, resilience, community, social issues ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
77%
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34
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When Miro's transsexual friend Noripee dies, Miro and his friends from the gay bar 'Eden' are once again reminded of the discrimination they are constantly facing from society. They decide to convince Noripee's parents, who ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, thrilling, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
transgender, gay slur, loss of friend, transsexual, transgender woman, discrimination, lgbtq, gay, gay lead character, satire, social issues, lgbt ...
Place:
thailand, japan
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Parimal is a woman trapped in a man’s body who runs away from home and joins a ghetto of eunuchs as Puti and sings at traffic signals to earn money. There she falls in love with Madhu, a delivery boy with a Chinese restaurant who moonlights as a ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
lgbt, transgender, lgbtq, desire for fame, trans woman, self discovery, relationships, social problems, problem, life is a bitch, relationship problems, identity crisis ...
Place:
india, kolkata
Similarity:
69%
79
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
(S)HE is the story of a transgender child named Juju, a girl born into a boy’s body. With the onset of puberty, JuJu’s discomfort explodes. Our film follows a child’s struggle to get her parents and friends to accept her true gender, as she ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional, heartfelt ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, transgender, transphobia, coming of age, self acceptance, desire for fame, gender issues, lgbtq, gender, social issues, transgender woman, gender bending ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On a desolate Navajo reservation in New Mexico, three young people – a college-bound, devout Christian; a rebellious and angry father-to-be; and a promiscuous but gorgeous transsexual - search for love and acceptance.
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
native american, transsexual, transgender, indigenous people, native american reservation, identity, lgbt, life is a bitch, indian reservation, relationship problems, social problems, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new mexico, indiana
Similarity:
53%
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588
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Johan, a gay man in Copenhagen, revels in nightlife until meeting William, a transgender man. Their profound love challenges societal norms surrounding gender, identity, and relationships.
Style:
atmospheric, sensual, melancholic, erotic, pornographic
Plot:
gay, male nudity, gay interest, bathhouse, transgender, gay sex, lgbt, lgbtq, identity, sexuality, acceptance, empathy ...
Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Julia and her fiancé Mark's world is shattered when they find themselves with conservator-ship of Maria, a young woman with Downs Syndrome. Can Maria teach Julia to find the beauty in life's ups and downs, or will Julia and Mark's ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, realistic, heartfelt, independent film ...
Plot:
disability, relationships, compassion, empathy, acceptance, resilience, transformation, introspection, intimate, grief, identity, loss ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Pasquale is a policeman in Roma. During a roundup he meets Desideria. He/she is a transsexual, living together with other two trans , Gaia and Gioia. But overall Desideria is an old friend of Pasquale, they already been attending the same schools. ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, controversial
Plot:
transgender woman, lgbt, transgender, desire for fame, lgbtq, self discovery, acceptance, identity crisis, sexuality, police, social realism, prejudice ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy, europe
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Spain, Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.
Style:
lyrical, indie film, art house, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
death of lover, lgbt, transgender, restaurant, transgender woman, transsexual, male nudity, transphobia, transvestite, waitress, bare breasts, love ...
Time:
year 2017, near future, 2010s
Place:
south america, chile, indiana, latin america, santiago chile ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother ...
Style:
sincere, serious, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
trans woman, transgender, transsexuality, motherhood, family drama, desire for fame, character study, lgbtq, relatives, relationships, instinct, transsexual ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Chile
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Love is everything with a young man journey's from the north to south of Chile to fulfill a promise.
Style:
road movie, meditative, poetic, contemplative, melancholic ...
Plot:
gay, loss, mourning, grief, love, journey, solitude, self discovery, memory, landscape, pilgrimage, character study ...
Place:
chile, patagonia
Similarity:
46%
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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:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Explores the relationship between Ake, a young man who is paralyzed from the waist down after an accident, and Pun, the male nurse who takes care of him, and of course Ake's father. Ake is at first cold towards his nurse Pun, but as Pun ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, art house, independent film
Plot:
paralysis, minimalism, gay relationship, disability, character study, sexual awakening, compassion, caregiver, realism, lgbtq, empathy, intimacy ...
Place:
bangkok thailand
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychedelic, captivating, thrilling, emotional, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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336
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, inspirational, art house, intense, reflective
Plot:
male nudity, transgender, desire for fame, identity, transphobia, religious conflict, hopes, determination, discrimination, injustice, resilience, empowerment ...
Similarity:
43%
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303
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 96 min.
TV show
Story:
After skipping town a decade ago, transgender activist Caz Davis returns to the remote, politically divided dairy community of Rurangi, hoping to reconnect with his estranged father, who hasn't heard from him since before Caz transitioned.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, queer cinema
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
42%
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Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Denny, a free spirit and artist falls for Ryan, a straight laced lawyer. When Denny questions gender their love is tested.
Style:
sincere, captivating, dramatic, serious, romantic drama ...
Plot:
lgbtq, desire for fame, gender, relationships, couple relations, painter, gender issues, lawyer, love affair, lgbt, self discovery, acceptance ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The daughter of an overbearing mother enters the rich and strange world of her deceased father — a man she never knew.
Style:
art house, spiritual, atmospheric, independent film, psychosexual thriller ...
Plot:
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Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An American journalist works for a French newspaper. He is writing an article about the reaction against people with AIDS, without knowing he is infected too. Once he finds out, he decides to cut off himself leaving his wife and daughter.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
france
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, art house
Plot:
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france, afghanistan
Similarity:
39%
33
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
EDEN deals with what could possible be a future for most people caught up in the current economic climate in Ireland and how we have taken a bite of the financial apple and borrowed beyond our means. We follow Adam who has been left unemployed and ...
Style:
melancholic, independent film, bleak, existential, grim
Plot:
homelessness, street life, realism, social commentary, unemployment, poverty, empathy, character study, working class, survival, desperation, urban decay ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A Vietnam vet decides to undergo a sex change operation in the 1970's. Canadian / American production.
Style:
emotional, reflective, thought provoking, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
transgender, vietnam veteran, desire for fame, self discovery, identity crisis, social commentary, acceptance, mental health, introspection, alienation, isolation, family conflict ...
Time:
70s
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Following the death of his estranged father, Louis is left feeling he hasn't achieved as much as he had hoped for. A chance encounter with figures from his past triggers a set of events that shakes his perception of life.
Style:
poignant, melancholic, emotional, reflective, art house ...
Plot:
grief, coming of age, self discovery, mourning, loss, family drama, realism, male protagonist, bittersweet, chance meeting, intimate, memory ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A drama about two families, each with a gay son. Jonathan is splitting from Miki because the more experienced Miki is playing around. Then Jonathan sees Thomas, the son and grandson of his neighbors, who is back in Israel after failing to make it as ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, dramatic, queer cinema
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
israel
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
It talks about the necessity of upholding the basic rights of the underprivileged and the marginalized section within our society and how education could make a difference in the lives of those living on the streets.
Style:
bleak, gloomy, captivating, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, heartfelt, realistic, romantic drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
pregnancy, grief, miscarriage, empathy, loss, homelessness, motherhood, marriage, compassion, healing, social issues, domestic drama ...
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34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Mark and Andrew are two disabled men. When they meet, an incredible attraction between them emerges but it can only flourish as a "mental construct". What they have is a virtual kind of love, a fantasy, but also the awareness that nothing ...
Style:
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Plot:
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