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Spare Room (2018)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A broken, guilt-ridden young vet attempts to make amends while renting a room from his fallen brother's widow.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, romantic drama, melancholic, realistic, independent film, tense
Plot:
widow, love affair, veteran, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, problem, love interest, young widow, couple relations, loneliness, grief, redemption, guilt, regret, character study, forgiveness, healing, intimacy, roommate, moral ambiguity, attraction, intimate, ptsd, complicated relationship ...
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Most similar movies to Spare Room
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, melancholic and realistic films with plots about relationships, male female relationship, couple relations, intimate, love affair, relationship problems and love story mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Spare Room: One Last Thing (2018), Developing Sheldon (2002), Love Talk (2005), Letting Life In (2003), Rencor (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dylan Derringer, a lonely dentist in Florida, is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that sends him on an eventful and ultimately life-altering journey of discovery.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, loneliness, character study, personal growth, relationships, haunted by the past, changing lives, relationship problems, lifestyle, male female relationship, lifestyle change, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Sheldon's cancer has him navigating around his loving, but very dysfunctional family, providing comic relief as he follows his life's passion for photography. Left at the alter, he begins to realize that he's been in love with his ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, cancer, love story, couples, love and romance, relationships, family relations, relationship problems, couple relations, male female relationship, love interest, eccentric family ...
Similarity:
73%
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:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
"Letting Life In" explores a single year of life between two people. Michael, a reclusive novelist, lives in a small town in upstate New York. He knows nothing of living life beyond the suffocating walls he has built for himself. Sarah, a ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, life affirming, romantic drama, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, love story, relationships, assistant, personal growth, bittersweet, loss, cancer, healing, writer's life, introspection, writers ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When Chelo Zamora, middling singer, agreed to spend the summer working in restaurants in the Valencian beach Cullera, could not imagine being reunited with Toni, a guy who shares a dark past. Moved by his desire for revenge, Chelo attempt to ruin ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, sincere, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
revenge, singer, relationships, in love, couple relations, love interest, love story, star crossed lovers, love affair, love and romance, female singer, obsessive love ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Hannah and Julian have separated and meet for a last time to empty out their shared apartment. But nothing goes as planned, and their last night together becomes a turbulent roller-coaster ride.
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, romantic ...
Plot:
breakup, relationship problems, relationships, couples, love and romance, love interest, love story, love affair, male female relationship, couple relations, romantic relationship, in love ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A love story between a husband and wife who got lost, and not just because of a betrayal.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
infidelity, domestic drama, marriage, love story, love affair, couple relations, family problems, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, couples, love and romance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The relationship between a director and an actress takes a turn when the lines between art and life are crossed.
Style:
independent film, captivating, psychological, disturbing, art house ...
Plot:
love affair, director, longing, male female relationship, couple relations, love interest, romantic relationship, couples, love and romance, relationships, infatuation, love story ...
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The budding romance of a wannabe filmmaker, disturbed marital life of a techie, business troubles of the manager of the coffee shop are dealt with in detail.
Style:
romantic drama, suspense, disturbing, captivating, romantic ...
Plot:
relationships, love and romance, love story, love affair, romantic relationship, male female relationship, couple relations, family relations, star crossed lovers, in love, couples, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Harkening back to the apartment movies of the 1970s, "Footnotes" is the story of neighbors and near total strangers, Will and Apurna. When they begin spending lock-down together in the wake of the 2020 pandemic, what starts as a platonic ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
longing, isolation, quarantine, intimate, character study, neighbor, relationships, social relations, romantic relationship, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair ...
Place:
new england
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Marta's surprise birthday party sets in motion a spiral of tragic events.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
wedding planning, relationship problems, love affair, love interest, relationships, love and romance, wedding preparations and rituals, male female relationship, love story, love triangle, romantic relationship, escalation ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A couple of friends spend a summer weekend together on the idyllic country side along the Norwegian coast. They are confronted with each other's secrets and the choices they have made in life. We plunge into a weekend filled with conflict, ...
Style:
psychological, romantic drama, thrilling, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, choice, love affair, relationships, couples, family problems, couple relations, problem, male female relationship, relationship problems, marital problem, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Elena and Ernesto are a couple who are bitterly torn apart by the death of their only child. Three years later they have both somehow managed to start a new life. Until destiny forces them to reconnect and understand, they never really stopped ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, disturbing, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
loss of child, couples, love story, ex husband ex wife relationship, family problems, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, husband wife reunion, ex couple relations, family reunited, family relations, marital problem ...
Similarity:
56%
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:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half a century.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, romantic drama, emotional ...
Plot:
marriage, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, love affair, love interest, love and romance, husband wife relationship, family problems, couple relations, family life, marital problem ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 70s, 1950s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Brett and Jake meet in a bar and decide to drown their sorrows in whiskey, forgetting the past, ignoring the future, and exploring life, love, and tragedy together for one fateful night.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, romantic, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
night, male female relationship, love story, relationships, drinking alcohol, stormy night, couple relations, relationship problems, love affair, love interest, love and romance, alcoholism ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The movie tells the tragic story of a Semi-truck driver (Louis Koo) who accidentally runs over and kills a restaurant owner (Yin Xiaotian) in a car accident. When he finds out that Yin's wife (Huang Yi) is pregnant and has to work hard to run ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
guilt, secret, moral dilemma, accident, tragedy, murder, relationship problems, guilty conscience, manslaughter, couple relations, male female relationship, problem ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
51%
338
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Best friends for life, Jane and Fiona have done everything together since kindergarten – Jane following wherever Fiona will lead. Left devastated and adrift following Fiona’s sudden suicide, Jane’s only way to make sense of everything is by ...
Style:
poignant, heartbreaking, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
bereavement, female friendship, mourning, grief, character study, male female relationship, love and romance, love affair, romantic relationship, relationships, fall in love, couple relations ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A life shattering tragedy sends three people on vastly different paths to a similar goal of redemption and understanding.
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, dark ...
Plot:
redemption, loss, trauma, grief, guilt, multiple storylines, problem, life is a bitch, tragic event, tragedy, forgiveness, family drama ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After two decades in prison Widmer, a former German RAF-terrorist, is released. He meets Valerie, his next door neighbour. The young woman tries to get her life back on track after she lost child custody for her little son. She shows some interest ...
Style:
crime drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
relationships, raf, terrorism, guilt, male female relationship, life is a bitch, love affair, couple relations, tragic past, confronting the past, ex convict, secrets ...
Place:
west germany
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A love story between a lonely bar owner and a young African immigrant working in his restaurant leads to scandal and violence in a small Italian town.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
violence, immigration, male female relationship, love story, relationships, small town life, love affair, couple relations, love interest, tragic love, employer employee relationship, relationship problems ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
46%
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:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Oona, a recent graduate in anthropology, has returned to her dead mother’s seaside cottage in southern England to prepare it for sale. Her arrival disturbs Mani, a wary vagrant who has been squatting on the property.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
loneliness, homelessness, homeless, empathy, loss, grief, life is a bitch, male female relationship, relationship problems, character study, introspection, intimate ...
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
social issues, volunteer, telephone call, social problems, empathy, social worker, loneliness, compassion, mental health, relationship problems, trust, character study ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Six characters cross paths in Paris and Lisbon.
Style:
realistic, thrilling, psychological, captivating, art house ...
Plot:
relationships, family relations, couple relations, couples, male female relationship, love interest, love affair, relationship problems, lifestyle, love story, multiple storylines, introspection ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
portugal, paris france, lisbon portugal
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Two strangers - Ruth, a burn unit nurse and Conrad, a shipyard worker - cross paths over a strange weekend in Seattle.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
dreaming, nurse, problem, bonding, character study, redemption, empathy, heroism, intimate, blue collar, slice of life, second chance ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Distant Cry from Spring (TV Movies)
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Plot:
widow, farm hand, female protagonist, village life, murderer, secret, family relations, life is a bitch, social problems, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, murder mystery ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A classical musician travels to the South of France to escape his demons and wait for his new love, a younger woman named Sophia. Trying to come to peace with his new life in these slow, peaceful surroundings, his seemingly chance meeting with ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, atmospheric, reflective ...
Plot:
classical music, love story, changing lives, male female relationship, problem, relationships, couple relations, love and romance, love interest, love, relationship problems, love triangle ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young woman named Amber is sent to live with her father who she hasn't seen in over 10 years after suffering a car accident that takes the life of her mother. As Amber is healing she discovers a man hiding in the woods that is an elf. She ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
elf, father daughter relationship, family relations, male female relationship, love story, relationships, in love, supernatural power, couple relations, relationship problems, love interest, couples ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
A carefree young man gets into a live-in relationship with his colleague, and gets her pregnant. What happens next?
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, romantic drama, realistic ...
Plot:
unplanned pregnancy, love affair, love and romance, family problems, lifestyle, relationship problems, couples, couple relations, male female relationship, changing lives, relationships, love story ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
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