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Undergrads (2022)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
With college drawing to a close, a group of friends are left to re-examine themselves and their relationships over the course of a weekend.
Style:
emotional, reflective, realistic, melancholic, romantic drama, ambiguous ending, nostalgic
Plot:
college, coming of age, relationships, friends, personal growth, self discovery, identity crisis, graduation, college campus, weekend, young adult, realism, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, mature, confession, confrontation, daily life, friend, hangout, group, crossroads
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, realistic, emotional and independent film films with plots about slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, self discovery, personal growth, coming of age and young adult mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Undergrads: Without Charlie (2001), Tableau (2022), Space & Time (2017), Creative Nonfiction (2009), Potential Inertia (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman deals with her first heartbreak after a relationship ends.
Style:
romantic drama, independent film, melancholic
Plot:
heartbreak, personal growth, relationships, slice of life, coming of age, self discovery, young adult, bittersweet, woman, internal monologue, young
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134
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Struggling to navigate a promising career, a new romance, and her family life, a photography student confronts notions of love and loss during her senior year of college.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, reflective, romantic drama ...
Plot:
photography, coming of age, relationships, student life, self discovery, college life, female protagonist, personal growth, young adult, realism, campus, slice of life ...
Place:
france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
geneva switzerland
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Style:
mumblecore, metafiction, realistic, melancholic, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
college life, creative process, dormitory, self discovery, female protagonist, creative block, character study, obsession, loneliness, coming of age, identity crisis, autobiography ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Declan Holmes is graduating college, a hard enough time as it is, and heading out into the real world. The loss he experiences is like nothing he has ever known before. 'Potential Inertia' is the story of his journey through a very ...
Style:
serious, contemplative, independent film, black and white
Plot:
loss, coming of age, friendship, grief, mourning, personal growth, college graduate, relationships, identity crisis, intimate, bittersweet, mental health ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Purgatory Comics tells the story of a young woman named Cola who runs from her adult responsibilities and hides in a failing comic book store. This leaves Cola to question how long she can hide from her complicated past.
Style:
emotional, realistic, contemplative, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
comic book, self discovery, identity crisis, female protagonist, intimate, coming of age, runaway, isolation, personal growth, slice of life, everyday life, escape ...
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57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
On her first night in the city, Jen meets Todd; she spends the night with him, only to discover he has already departed the morning after. Two years on, Todd reappears and disrupts the life Jen has created with her new boyfriend, Ethan. Tensions ...
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, ambiguous ending
Plot:
love triangle, longing, self discovery, realism, desire, personal growth, jealousy, bittersweet, modern life, nostalgia, slice of life, infidelity ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An alienated, Americanized teenager of East Indian heritage is sent back to India where he discovers not only his roots but a lot about himself.
Style:
independent film, intercultural, emotional, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
cultural conflict, self discovery, coming of age, identity, personal growth, introspection, homecoming, diaspora, family drama, identity crisis, family values, alienation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
india
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56%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two Chicago couples struggle to keep their love alive when secrets and long-simmering resentments rise to the surface.
Style:
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Plot:
couples, character study, secrets, realism, husband wife relationship, marital problem, satire, lifestyle, secret, relationship problems, couple relations, relationships ...
Place:
chicago
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53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Antonia, a young, beautiful, intelligent and successful executive, is in deep depression, she's dealing with an unwanted pregnancy from his previous relationship with his partner Sebastian, a young and dreamer, renowned photographer, who will ...
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
unwanted pregnancy, female protagonist, relationships, second chance, mature, personal growth, self discovery, identity crisis, career woman, resilience, bittersweet, nostalgia ...
Place:
chile, santiago chile
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Follows three characters from diverse backgrounds in their mid twenties. How consequences arise because of their flaws and what struggles they go through?
Style:
emotional, realistic, tense, melancholic
Plot:
young adult, coming of age, self discovery, personal growth, relationships, slice of life, identity crisis, intimate, realism, regret, friendship, urban ...
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50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, reflective, independent film, mumblecore
Audience:
adult
Plot:
young adult, personal growth, introspection, female protagonist, bittersweet, memory, coming of age, regret, male protagonist, slice of life, identity crisis, self discovery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
scotland
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A recovering alcoholic and jazz pianist in NYC confronts his acerbic family during their annual Fourth of July vacation.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, wistful
Plot:
addiction, recovery, jazz, family conflict, abstinence, pianist, healing, realism, confrontation, intimate, mature, sibling rivalry ...
Place:
new york
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48%
28
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
existential, dark comedy, psychological, melancholic
Plot:
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47%
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:
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Plot:
self discovery, introspection, coming of age, personal growth, freedom, relocation, identity crisis, isolation, intimate, escape, bittersweet, slice of life ...
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46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
adult
Plot:
passion, best friends in love, self discovery, personal growth, relationships, slice of life, intimate, friendship, bittersweet, choice, urban, walking ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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120
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, grownups, relationships, character study, male friendship, personal growth, identity, loyalty, realism, intimate, bittersweet ...
Time:
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Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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42%
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, emotional, heartfelt, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
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41%
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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40%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, emotional, reflective, sentimental, melancholic
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, semi serious, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Violet, a feisty 15 year-old who prefers the nickname "Scooter" , decides to run away from her boring life in a small town and goes to visit with the father she has never seen. She believes he lives in the city with his new wife, but in ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Roy, a village boy who's a failure at studies, joins Christy's tuition. They become good friends, but later when Christy gets a job abroad, Roy's life changes
Style:
emotional, realistic, reflective, melancholic, intercultural
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 92 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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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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