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Marisol (2023)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
For Marisol Rivera, a first generation Mexican-American, college is everything she's worked toward. She spent mornings cleaning horse stalls and evenings studying. Now, with a scholarship in hand, she's ready to leave Southwest Texas and begin her new life. However, when Marisol is falsely accused of a crime, she learns a heartbreaking truth: she's undocumented. Forced to go on the run, Marisol discovers a kind America amidst a harsh bureaucratic system. A coming of age film through the lens of immigration, Marisol critically examines systemic oppression and the causality of racism.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, heartbreaking, emotional, tense, suspense
Plot:
coming of age, on the run, social problems, immigration, racism, life is a bitch, grownups, illegal alien, social issues, adolescence vs adulthood, false accusation, human rights, identity crisis, resilience, racial injustice, survival, class struggle, perseverance, bureaucracy, social realism, hopes, character study, friendship, poverty, loss ...
Place:
texas
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Most similar movies to Marisol
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, emotional and thrilling films with plots about coming of age, survival, social problems, life is a bitch, resilience, slice of life and social issues mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Marisol: My Small Land (2022), The Warrior and the Savior (2013), Scrap (2022), Homeless Ashes (2019), Dragonflies (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, poignant ...
Plot:
kurd, refugee, family drama, immigration, social problems, social issues, relationship problems, teenage protagonist, teenager, female protagonist, adolescence, teenage girl ...
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Orphaned by A.I.D.S., South African children Ibutho and Umsindisi SIlongo try to make a fresh start in the United States. What they do not know is that their struggles are far from over.
Style:
captivating, emotional, heartfelt, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
orphan, children, adoption, immigration, african, social problems, life is a bitch, society, social issues, social relations, kids in trouble, hopes ...
Place:
new york, usa, south africa
Similarity:
82%
729
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After getting laid off, young single-mom Beth finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
homelessness, single mother, female protagonist, poverty, social problems, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, family relations, relationship problems, poor family, family problems, social issues ...
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A young runaway ends up homeless with no choice but to try to survive life on the streets.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
street life, social issues, homeless, homelessness, social problems, lifestyle, city life, urban setting, realism, resilience, poverty, survival ...
Similarity:
68%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Álex and Cata, two young women who live on the outskirts of the city, a desolate place full of empty stores and ramshackle bars where dreams end up fading, have been preparing their escape all their lives.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
poverty, moral dilemma, escape, social realism, social problems, money problems, women, female protagonist, poor, lifestyle, dysfunctional family, choice ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A group of street kids find that the only way to make it through the day is to hold onto their dreams while their reality is eating out of dumpsters, turning tricks and squatting in abandoned buildings.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
street life, homelessness, survival, urban setting, urban ghetto life, life is a bitch, city life, orphan, hopes, friendship, poverty, social issues ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A gritty realistic story about a young film school student from middle-class India who's forced to drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker.
Style:
captivating, emotional, sentimental, touching, melancholic ...
Plot:
immigrant, immigration, illegal alien, social differences, parents and children, human spirit, hard life, life is a bitch, fake identity, society, family relations, fighting the system ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
64%
164
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Reefa Hernandez Jr, an 18-year-old Colombian immigrant and talented artist spending his last summer in Miami with friends, family and his new girl Frankie before moving to New York City on an art scholarship.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
immigrant, social problems, police brutality, grownups, friends, arts and culture, modern art, lifestyle, brutality, brutal murder, art, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A homeless ex-boxer and an inner-city kid's unlikely bond, helps them face their future, while fighting the tragedy from their past!
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
ex boxer, tragedy, boxer, boxing, redemption, homeless man, confronting the past, life is a bitch, troubled past, homeless, social problems, tragic past ...
Similarity:
57%
884
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Forced to flee his home in Honduras, Óscar seeks asylum in the United States, only to find himself trapped in the immigration system.
Style:
suspense, rough, ambiguous ending, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot:
escape, undocumented immigrant, immigration, fear, violence, breakup, gang, arrest, court, tattoo, child protagonist, border ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, central america
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The possibly devastating impact of the Trump administration crackdown on immigration, for one Bay Area family.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
immigration, family drama, immigrant family, mysterious disappearance, changing lives, social problems, life is a bitch, teenager, teenage life, lifestyle change, disappearance, teenage girl ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
san francisco, bay area
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
Sairam, an assistant manager in a supermarket treads on an unethical path for a promotion, leading to dire consequences. Gayatri a thrifty housewife manages her middle class household. Mahitha's friend, a street child goes missing and she goes ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, anthology, suspense ...
Plot:
social issues, lifestyle, social problems, love affair, family relations, relationships, middle class, slice of life, moral dilemma, social realism, urban, everyday life ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11…and the events of the September ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, uplifting, psychological ...
Plot:
hopes, starting over, immigrant, society, 9/11, urban, immigration, rivalry, xenophobia, green card, perseverance, identity crisis ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
50%
174
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Story:
Smile is a Japanese television drama series, shown on TBS started last April 17, 2009. Jun Matsumoto plays the lead role of Vito, a half-Filipino, half-Japanese man who always smiles despite all of the problems and difficulties he faces. The series ...
Style:
dorama, thrilling, captivating, psychological, compassionate
Plot:
mute character, friendship, discrimination, resilience, framed for a crime, false accusation, teamwork, lifestyle, mute, life is a bitch, social issues, social problems ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
50%
117
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An undocumented immigrant, Roberto, seeks a way to become lawful, but all efforts are put on hold when he becomes a new father at the onset of the US government's 'Zero Tolerance' child separation policy at the US / Mexico border.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional, tension ...
Plot:
immigration, undocumented immigrant, social issues, immigrant, illegal immigration, family drama, border crossing, father son relationship, marital problem, life is a bitch, family problems, family relations ...
Similarity:
48%
210
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Faced with the trials and obstacles of life, the tight-knit community of Ste-Adeline has always remained united. But this time it's in shock and will have to face a situation that will confront the inhabitants with their contradictions. At the ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, social, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenage girl, teenager, social commentary, small town, hypocrisy, community, secrets, family drama, life, adolescence, social issues ...
Similarity:
47%
282
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Nevia, a 17-years-old girl from a poor trailer park family in Naples, joins a circus, trying to escape from her situation.
Style:
captivating, psychological, realistic, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
circus, escape, young woman, teenage protagonist, coming of age, poverty, lifestyle change, teenage life, changing lives, teenage girl, circus performer, social problems ...
Place:
naples italy, southern italy
Similarity:
46%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
André, a teenager, lives in an industrial town in Brazil near an old aluminum factory. One day, a factory worker, Cristiano, suffers an accident. Asked to go to Cristiano’s house to pick up clothes and documents, André stumbles on a notebook, ...
Style:
existential, psychological, thought provoking, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
brazil, poetic realism
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
Forced out of home by his religious mother for being gay, Ethan leaves Michigan for Hollywood to pursue his acting dreams. But he soon finds himself spiraling into drugs, prostitution, and homelessness.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
hollywood, homelessness, drug abuse, gay lead character, gay, lgbt, gay slur, sexuality, addiction, lgbtq, social problems, social outcast ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Six high-school classmates, three boys and three girls, coming from different strata of society, who have each their own problems in their respective families and escape from their homes, deciding to live together on their own with the help of an ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, slice of life, runaway teen, teenage love, social problems, relationships, grownups, male female relationship, adolescence vs adulthood, living together, social issues, lifestyle ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A once thriving reception hall has been reduced to catering to the funeral business and the somber rituals of death. The owner, Soleimani, is a sour, lonely and unloved old man who treats his workers with contempt, inflicting small cruelties ...
Style:
realistic, psychological
Plot:
empathy, character study, humanism, working class, resilience, slice of life, social realism, dignity, mortality, solidarity, hopes, melancholy ...
Place:
iran
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Carl is expected someday to take over his parents’ agribusiness in a rural backwater in Denmark. But, as an adopted child, he also longs to learn more about his South Korean heritage. A film about otherness and finding your own place in life.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, social, psychological, intercultural ...
Plot:
racism, adopted son, self discovery, coming of age, immigration, identity, social problems, problem, social issues, foster parent, grownups, relationship problems ...
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On this particular Friday morning the students of Eastbrook High are arriving at school to complete their final exams before the Christmas Holiday. But what began as a December snowfall quickly becomes a threatening winter storm, and school is ...
Style:
teen, thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
school, friendship, survival, christmas, high school, coming of age, snow, friends, problem, blizzard, student, young adult ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
With nothing more than a blazing spirit of philanthropy and his beat-up red wagon, Zach sets out to help homeless children in America. In the process, he sweeps his fractured family - and ultimately the entire country - along with him.
Style:
psychological, inspirational, captivating, disturbing, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
coming of age, charity, little boy, donation, generosity, homelessness, hopes, social problems, family conflict, social activism, family problems, child ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
41%
340
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Forced to go legal, an outlaw pot farmer fights to preserve her way of life.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
female protagonist, rural area, farming, farmer, lifestyle, countryside, farm, character study, small town, aging, resilience, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A high-school girl who lives in a rural town in Japan struggles to define her own way in life. To help her impoverished family she works as a video fetish performer which leads to problems for her and her family with a criminal underworld.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, desperation, high school, poverty, problem, teenage life, life is a bitch, social problems, teenager, money problems, japanese girl, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Jordan, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A doctor, a soldier, a smuggler, a father, and a captain. In a world divided by borders and war, five lives intersect in the pursuit of safety and belonging. Their journeys reveal the heartbreak and fragile beauty of those who dare to start over.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, political, emotional ...
Plot:
refugee, survival, social problems, life is a bitch, family problems, kids and family, problem, dysfunctional family, hopes, sacrifice, migration, humanity ...
Similarity:
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275
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A coming of age film about a group of high school seniors forced to spend a Saturday at school completing an exam they either missed taking or failed. By the end of the day, they find their own values, betrayals and love within themselves and their ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
classmate, adolescence, self discovery, coming of age, friendship, high school, school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage protagonist, relationships ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A 15 year old mute village girl runs away from home due to problems, lands in Mumbai city. Initially she struggles to cope up with the big city, but fights her way forward to survive and achieve freedom overcoming obstacles.
Style:
emotional, realistic, heartfelt
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
empowerment, coming of age, teenager, female empowerment, female protagonist, struggle, independence, perseverance, determination, survival, resilience, disability ...
Place:
mumbai india
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After their family emigrates from Colombia during the summer of ‘99, a metalhead science prodigy and his deviant younger brother do their best to adapt to new lives in America.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, period piece
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
brothers, family relations, immigrant, american dream, coming of age, immigration, immigrant family, family drama, social problems, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
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