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Paradise Lost (2018)
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Original name: Paraíso Perdido
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Marked by losses and mismatches, José's eccentric family seek to be happy while locked in Paraíso Perdido, a nightclub that has stopped in time, where they sing popular romantic music.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, psychological, stylized, crime drama, queer cinema, moody
Plot:
gay, lgbt, family drama, singer, nightclub, tragic past, trauma, domestic abuse, love triangle, secrets, nostalgia, prison, revenge, betrayal, murder, cabaret, lgbtq, jealousy, forgiveness, redemption, recovery, identity, obsession, female nudity, transgender
Time:
2010s
Place:
brazil
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Most similar movies to Paradise Lost
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, psychological, emotional and realistic films with plots about redemption, revenge, identity, lgbt, betrayal, obsession and intimate mostly in Drama, Music and Romance genres. Some movies like Paradise Lost: Secret (2012), The Italian (2002), Music (2023), Rencor (2002), The Touch (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ksawery is a young gay man who performs as drag queen in a Warsaw nightclub. Karolina is Jewish and seems to be his agent. Jan is Ksawery's lonely grandfather, who's been hiding a dark secret which the couple wants to reveal.
Style:
realistic, emotional, dramatic, independent film, melancholic
Plot:
lgbt, drag queen, gay lead character, grandfather, identity, character study, family secret, family drama, nightclub, memory, holocaust, cross dressing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
August 1991. As post-Communist Albania starts falling apart, Giorgio seeks refuge in Italy.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, crime drama, tension ...
Plot:
love triangle, immigration, love interest, relationship problems, problem, love story, love and romance, love affair, survival, escape, identity, jealousy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy, albania
Similarity:
75%
582
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany, France, Greece, Serbia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Abandoned at birth in the Greek mountains on a stormy night, Jon is taken in and adopted, without having known his father or mother. As a young man, he meets Iro, a warden in the prison where he is incarcerated after a deadly tragic accident. She ...
Style:
emotional, exciting, serious, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
prison, father, oracle, arrogance, blindness, stepfather, jailed, relationships, couples, adopted son, couple relations, foster home ...
Similarity:
74%
322
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:
73%
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330
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Poland, UK, Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Henry Kesdi is a silenced classical composer and a survivor of the Holocaust. He is coaxed out from retirement by an inspired musicologist, Stefan, who convinces him to compose a complex symphony on his neglected piano. As a help Kesdi gets his new ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, atmospheric, art house
Plot:
classical music, renaissance, composer, holocaust survivor, piano, love triangle, creative process, character study, trauma, musician, legacy, isolation ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After serving 10 years in prison for murder, Jenny returns to society. She wants to live a quiet life and resume her responsibilities as a mother, but soon shadows from the past start to appear.
Style:
realistic, suspense, serious, touching, crime drama ...
Plot:
prison, hopes, mother daughter relationship, starting over, haunted by the past, family relations, adoption, murder, criminal heroes, drug dealing, strong female character, ex convict ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia
Similarity:
59%
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:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Elias is a handsome young deputy manager in a garment factory in São Paulo. When he’s not working, he enjoys casual encounters in the big city. The arrival of a young African, Fernando, on the production line piques his interest and Elias finds ...
Style:
sensual, melancholic, queer cinema
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, gay interest, gay sex, lgbt, social realism, identity, coming of age, sexual awakening, working class, slice of life, young adult ...
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil
Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Driver who was left by his wife, who wanted to try a career in the movies, has to deal with their son's revolt when the latter finds his mother, whom he thought dead, singing in a nightclub.
Style:
melancholic, tragic
Plot:
revenge, family drama, father son conflict, domestic drama, absent mother, resentment, mature, estranged father, realism, longing, intimate, regret ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jaded night club owner stages the comeback of an ex-teen idol for revenge.
Style:
retro, period piece, spoof, independent film
Plot:
disco, revenge, showbiz, fame, jukebox, nightclub, dance, betrayal, nostalgia, comeback, manipulation, corruption ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Robert, a former driver in illegal races, returns to his hometown Dietikon after a long period of absence. He is determined to put his past behind him and starts an apprenticeship in a repair shop. When he meets teacher Alice, his life starts to ...
Style:
intense, dark, suspense, tension, psychological ...
Plot:
stalking, obsession, secrets, manipulation, character study, double life, deception, identity, relationships, slow burn, surveillance, homecoming ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
"I love you Renato" is a film about freedom and love in the lost 90s. The story takes place within the state of Rio in the historic city of Valença. The year is 1996, the year that marks the end of the famous Coca-Cola generation, the ...
Style:
sexy, contemplative, psychological, light, gay cinema
Plot:
gay, lgbt, love triangle, countryside, sexuality, bisexual, lgbtq, lgbtqi, triad, gay subtext, cuckold, bisexual man ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Many exotic characters meet in São Paulo night, looking for love and adventure: Malu, a model; Mauro, the drag queen; Teddy, the hustler; Guto, the gay reporter; and Marta, an actress.
Style:
sensual, melancholic, independent film, erotic, gay cinema
Plot:
prostitution, lgbt, drag queen, night, lgbtq, nightlife, love, sexuality, nightclub, urban, friendship, hustler ...
Time:
80s
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, romantic drama, multicultural, queer cinema
Plot:
gay, hiv, aids, nude beach, naked in public, homosexuality, illness, community, lgbtq, gay interest, desperation, loss ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
east berlin
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Lena lives a safe and happy life with her husband Alf and together they run a fish shop. No one who sees her can imagine what kind of hell she has gone through with her former husband Hannes. One day, her life turns upside down as a random meeting ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, captivating, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, new love, domestic abuse, trauma, love affair, couple relations, family relations, problem, male female relationship, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, family life ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Story:
16-year-old Haruka lost the people she loved the most in a fire. Haruka is also physically and emotionally wounded from the fire, but she still dreams of becoming a pianist. She takes part in an upcoming competition. Inauspicious incidents then ...
Style:
emotional, dark, suspense, melancholic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
piano, classical music, family tragedy, loss, grief, fire, determination, trauma, resilience, hopes, secrets, accident ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Norway, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ines, who wants to change who she is and become someone else in order to cover up her insecurities. When she accompanies her boyfriend Lucas on a business trip to Norway, Ines meets a half-Japanese tourist, Maria, who instantly fascinates her. ...
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, art house ...
Plot:
self discovery, obsessive love, female protagonist, identity, character study, impostor, double life, deception, identity theft, slow burn, moral ambiguity, danger ...
Place:
japan, osaka japan
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A transvestite tries to erase any past history of herself as a male. Struggling with a young male lover and a problematic son.
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
transgender woman, gender bending, transsexual, lgbt, social misfits, couple relations, moral dilemma, misfit, transvestism, couples, death, transgender ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
portugal, europe
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.
Style:
psychological, unusual plot structure, contemplative, sincere, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gay teenager, gay, teenage boy, gay relationship, lgbtq, father son relationship, lgbt, black boy, gay slur, social worker, job seeking, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Lukas is Sugar, Clemens is Orange. Together, they are two ten-year-old boys who are inseparable. More than just playmates, they share a unique bond which seems predestined to last a lifetime. Until, that is, powerful emotions come to the fore and a ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, heartfelt, psychological, tension ...
Plot:
childhood friend, coming of age, friendship, reconciliation, young love, gay, identity, misunderstanding, memory, nostalgia, longing, healing ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Nic, also called "Lovely Boy", is the rising star of the roman suburbs. Tattoos and pure talent, he creates the XXG with his friend Borneo, a music duo that is headed straight to the top. Nic is then sucked into a spiral of ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
drug addiction, self destructing, urban, downfall, substance abuse, rise and fall, social issues, drug abuse, drug use, musician, drug, tattoo on face ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
23-year-old Franky is a nurse who lives with her large family in an East London borough. Obsessed with a thirst for revenge and a need to assign guilt for a traumatic event that happened 15 years before, she is unable to build any meaningful ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
lesbian, female protagonist, revenge, gay interest, fire, catastrophe, lesbian love, trauma, healing, coming of age, bittersweet, traumatic memory ...
Similarity:
43%
164
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Egypt
Story:
Directed by Inas Al Degheidy.
Style:
romantic drama
Plot:
love triangle, female friendship, romantic rivalry, rivalry, jealousy, passion, heartbreak, wooing, moral dilemma, secrets, unrequited love, accident ...
Place:
middle east, alexandria egypt, canada
Similarity:
43%
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909
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, USA, Greece, Dominican Republic
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to ...
Style:
lgbt cinema, melancholic, touching, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
lgbt, gay, lgbtq, gay interest, exile, gay love, friendship, closeted gay, gay lead character, machismo, melancholy, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Bulgaria, Germany, Croatia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
This is the story of Mityo and his son Vasko, who live in a poor area, near to the Bulgarian-Turkish-Greek Border. Mityo had lost everything that has mattered to him – his wife, his work, the confidence of his son, Vasko. In order to get him back, ...
Style:
melancholic, crime drama, grim, intense, tense ...
Plot:
poverty, fatherhood, moral dilemma, forgiveness, family drama, redemption, father son relationship, guilt, secrets, smuggling, grief, loss ...
Similarity:
42%
299
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dives into the often ignored seedy underbelly of Maine and it follows Emma Maddox as she returns to her hometown years following the mysterious death of her brother, Mikey. As she reconnects with his best friend Tommy, the two rekindle their flame ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
redemption, revenge, small town, problem, bereavement, life is a bitch, lie, getting home, investigation, betrayal, friendship, coastal town ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aline never managed to get closure from the death of her 17-year-old son in a street fight. When she sees the assai- lant recently released from prison, she decides to cook up a plan to avenge her dead son. Things go unexpectedly as she gets to know ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, brutal, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
revenge, grief, prison, life is a bitch, murder, death of son, murder of family, vengeance, brutality, fighting the system, violence, character study ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
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Story:
A woman named Mavi tries to kill the man who she thinks is her brother's killer (Ali) on their wedding day , although Ali is not his killer , he stayed in prison for 12 years to protect the real killer , his brother Cemal.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, psychological, romantic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, dysfunctional family, family drama, prison, framed for murder, falsely accused, false accusation of murder, family problems, prisoner, brother brother relationship, family secret, life is a bitch ...
Place:
cappadocia turkey
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After serving time in prison for his brother's crime, a man warily reunites with family, finding hope and healing in a life-changing bond with his niece.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, realistic, melancholic, suspense
Plot:
family drama, second chance, redemption, guilt, trauma, family secret, healing, uncle niece relationship, bittersweet, moral dilemma, intimate, forgiveness ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Jenny is young. Her life is over. She killed someone. And she would do it again. When an 80-year-old piano teacher discovers the girl’s secret, her brutality and her dreams, she decides to transform her pupil into the musical wunderkind she once ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, emotional, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
pianist, women's prison, lgbtq, classical music, prison, hopes, lgbt, prodigy, musician, female friendship, lesbian, musician's life ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
39%
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