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Language Arts (2020)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The film follows Allison Forche-Marlow, a beautiful, bright, determined, and organized woman, who never gives up trying to heal her autistic son, whom she fiercely loves, no matter what it demands of everyone.
Style:
emotional, psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, realistic, poignant, independent film, art house, meditative ...
Plot:
autism, introspection, teacher student relationship, dementia, adult child friendship, character study, teenager, school, children, old man, high school life, teenage life, elderly, aging, lifestyle, high school teacher, dealing with the past, troubled past, memory loss, parenthood, family drama, empathy, intimate, healing, grief ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, melancholic, psychological and realistic films with plots about intimate, grief, regret, bittersweet, character study, small town and redemption mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Language Arts: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022), Nostalgia (2018), A Country Called Home (2015), One for All (2020), Archaeology of a Woman (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 311 min.
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Story:
Suddenly left without his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy Grey is assigned to the care of orphaned teenager Robyn. When they learn about a treatment that will restore Ptolemy’s dementia-addled memories, it begins a journey toward shocking truths.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, inspirational ...
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A mother's dementia reignites a past of crime and lust, forcing her daughter to make difficult decisions.
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
relationships, grief, loss, guilt, friendship, life is a bitch, tragic event, changing lives, loss of brother, family relations, healing, small town ...
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63%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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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
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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psychological, emotional, captivating, thrilling, dark ...
Plot:
redemption, loss, trauma, grief, guilt, multiple storylines, problem, life is a bitch, tragic event, tragedy, forgiveness, family drama ...
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59%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, dramatic, contemplative, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
lighthouse, grief, suicide, seaside, empathy, loneliness, trumpet player, salvation, healing, intimate, mourning, redemption ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
MARIANNE (Evabritt Strandberg) is a 68-year old woman diagnosed with a terminal disease. Left with angst, she seeks therapy at a clinic where she is treated with Psilocybin (LSD) and meditation by a counselor, Eva (Hanna Schygulla). Through this she ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, psychological, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
aging, elderly, drug abuse, introspection, disease, dealing with death, terminal illness, female protagonist, subconscious, character study, youth, hallucination ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
53%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
bereavement, grief, loss, mourning, family drama, social problems, kids and family, family problems, life is a bitch, relationships, family relations, loss of child ...
Similarity:
52%
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:
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Time:
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Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
An aging man lies bleeding to death in an alley. As onlookers start to gather around, he reflects on the life that he has lived.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, disturbing, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
ohio
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Kaan has difficulty getting a higher position in his work where he has built a good career. While he was occupied with his wife, children and his work, he has pretty much neglected his father. Until one day he is obliged to take care of him.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, sincere, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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