Movies like Summer Brother
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Summer Brother (2023)
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Original name: Zomervacht
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As Brian cares for his severely mentally disabled brother over a sweltering summer holiday he is forced to grow up, and finds unexpected love and affection.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
brother, mental disorder, sibling relationship, brotherhood, teenager, relationships, brothers, family relations, family life, grownups, teenage life, teenage boy, mentally challenged, mentally challenged person, adolescence, brother brother relationship, mental breakdown, mental retardation, intellectual disability, summer, personal growth, responsibility, family drama, compassion, coming of age ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, melancholic and emotional films with plots about family relations, family drama, bittersweet, relationships, slice of life, small town and coming of age mostly in Drama, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like Summer Brother: In the Summers (2024), The Preparation (2017), Everything in Between (2022), Interlude (2016), Little Solange (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective, realistic ...
Plot:
sisters, grownups, family drama, family conflict, family love, sibling relationship, coming of age, sister, family relations, kids and family, relationships, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: South Korea
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In-gyu has intellectual disability. His mother, Ae-soon, takes care of him, nagging him all the time. One day, she is diagnosed with terminal cancer and prepares for her son's independence.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
mother, terminal illness, cancer, son, intellectual disability, motherhood, illness, family problems, mental retardation, life is a bitch, mental breakdown, mentally challenged person ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The touching story of a teenager who cannot feel and has nothing to live for until he learns to find meaning through love and loss.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic, existential ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenager, alienation, love, relationships, coming of age, love and romance, couple relations, social problems, life is a bitch, love story, teenage life, love affair ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Sofia, recently separated, takes her daughters to a small coastal town. Each one in their own universe, live the interlude as a challenge to free themselves and face their fears.
Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
separation, relationships, mother and daughter, mother daughter relationship, family problems, family relations, dysfunctional family, social problems, relationship problems, breakup, life is a bitch, family life ...
Similarity:
81%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Solange is a typical 13 year old, curious and full of life, with perhaps the peculiarity of being overly sentimental and adoring her parents. But when her parents begin to argue, fight and slowly drift apart, the threat of divorce looms near and ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, heartfelt, emotional ...
Plot:
divorce, love, parent child relationship, family drama, family problems, love and romance, family relations, love interest, love affair, love story, life is a bitch, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An unusually hot summer. Fourteen year-old Wanda moves with her family from Berlin to Switzerland. Everything will be better here. The move is meant to heal the open wounds of the family. Anna, the mother, has lost her self-confidence due to an ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic, tense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
relocation, adolescence, coming of age, parents, marital crisis, family drama, problem, family relations, relationships, teenage life, relationship problems, brother brother relationship ...
Place:
switzerland
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Malaysia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Tells a story about a special child, Ashraf or Jibam, who is a little dull of his mind, but has a hidden privileges.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
innocence, child protagonist, compassion, empathy, acceptance, family drama, underdog, mental disorder, relationships, slice of life, intimate, family values ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Ali, a fisherman, devoted his life to his young son, Efe. Efe was the only son of Ali who was in this life. Efe is different from other children. Efe, who has a communication problem, is not a child who can laugh and play and react to what he hears. ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, heartfelt, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
father son relationship, love, ship, summer, sea, family drama, empathy, protective father, bonding, family relations, youth, couples ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
A week away from leaving for his first year of college, Michael starts to become frustrated with his parent's overprotective tendencies toward his teen brother Nathan, who has Down syndrome.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, captivating, emotional, heartfelt ...
Plot:
down syndrome, brother, family drama, sibling relationship, overprotective parent, family problems, family relations, child custody, disability, family life, care, mentally challenged person ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Anandakkuttan, a junior artist in films, is forced to look after his brother who is autistic. Though unwilling and hesitant in the beginning, he soon develops a bond with his sibling.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, satirical, entertaining, thrilling ...
Plot:
disability, autism, artist, family drama, brotherhood, bonding, sibling relationship, brothers, social problems, family life, family problems, satire ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The story of a teenage boy who suffers from a rare disorder that prevents him from feeling. We follow the journey of a single mother going through her son's physical and emotional changes.
Style:
dramatic, exciting, captivating, serious, heartfelt ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
boy, coming of age, mother son relationship, connection, teenage protagonist, teenage girl, adolescent boy, parents and children, teenage boy, adolescence, adolescent girl, teenage son ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Estela and her mother Clota must travel from JunÃn, where they live, to the town of Costa Bonita, in Necochea, to see some apartments that Estela's father has inherited from her.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, road movie ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, relationships, inheritance, town, mother, family relations, women, character study, family drama, motherhood, intimate, slice of life ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Pep, a 13-year-old boy, is in love with a girl from his grandparents village, Sara Amat. One summer night Sara disappears without a trace. After a few hours, Pep finds her hiding in his room. Although Pep knows that the entire town is looking for ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, romantic drama, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
double life, escape, coming of age, teenager, young love, first love, grownups, adolescence, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, lie, couple relations ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When a white lie leads to unexpected results, Chen Chen and Zheng Yuxing forge a deep friendship and must face the harsh realities of growing up.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, summer, friendship, coming of age, campus, personal growth, relationships, male female relationship, star crossed lovers, relationship problems, teenage life, teenager ...
Similarity:
53%
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:
father son relationship, family drama, relationship vs career, family problems, parents and children, family relations, kids and family, relationships, relationship problems, care, family life, father and son ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
17-year-old Guido suffers since his early childhood from neurodermatitis. After being taken to the hospital due to a heavy attack, he starts to question his personal and familiar environment and discovers that his parents’ relationship – which ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
illness, coming of age, family drama, family secret, identity crisis, adolescence, escape, intimate, introspection, realism, isolation, alienation ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, summer, intimate, imagination, family drama, coming of age, motherhood, childhood, life is a bitch, teenage protagonist, family problems, teenager ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
massachusetts
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
TV show
Story:
'Alkis-Petros-Basil-Aris ... 4 men. 4 siblings or otherwise 4 seasons, as their mother used to say when they were children. 4 different types of men with different lives, different women and careers, different I want and need. What unites them ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
brothers, relationships, family drama, family relations, brother brother relationship, family life, social problems, family problems, kids and family, lifestyle, brother, midlife crisis ...
Place:
greece
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When rebellious 16-year-old Grace takes off, her exasperated mum and dad enlist the help of a close-to-retirement detective, and begin the long drive from Perth out to the West Australian wheatbelt to try to find her. On the journey, the two must ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
teenage rebellion, family drama, road trip, coming of age, parent child relationship, family relations, family problems, relationships, life is a bitch, mysterious disappearance, vanished man, male female relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
44%
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:
44%
157
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Hakim and Latifa fled the Algerian civil war in the early 90s. They live since in the Jura, with their two daughters: Nedjma 14 years, and Leila, the eldest, left to study hair in Paris. Three days before Christmas, Nedjma receives a terse SMS from ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic
Plot:
father daughter relationship, missing daughter, family drama, relationships, sister, family problems, family relations, relationship problems, life is a bitch, social problems, immigration, character study ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Julia, a 22-year-old mother of two, falls in love with Óscar, a troubled boy with whom she embarks on a love affair. The more time they spend together, the more Julia asks herself if Óscar is the person she really needs by her side, prompting her ...
Style:
romantic drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
young mother, personal growth, social problems, family problems, motherhood, female protagonist, self discovery, kids and family, family life, family relations, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Three siblings have all reached a point of their life, at which they realize the need to quickly change some things before they step into the second half of their lifetime. In the midst of chaos, insufficiency and loss they are searching for the ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
relationships, brother brother relationship, brother brother conflict, family drama, siblings, family relations, siblings relations, coping, introspection, changing lives, lifestyle change, family problems ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
germany
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The close bond between two elderly sisters is threatened when one of them begins to have romantic feelings for a local mechanic.
Style:
realistic, heartfelt, independent film, uplifting, sincere ...
Plot:
family drama, intimate, character study, empathy, small town, compassion, intolerance, female friendship, loneliness, resilience, personal growth, reconciliation ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The story follows teenager Jack Benson, who is on the hunt for his birth mother. He finds she has been a regular all along at the nearby Griddle House.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, independent film, heartfelt ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
search for mother, teenager, diner, adolescence, mother son relationship, social problems, parents and children, teenage life, family problems, grownups, espionage, hidden identity ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Middle aged housewife Kim In-Hee's mother-in-law has Alzheimer's disease, her physician husband is always tired and indifferent to her needs and her children has become wayward. For her family, Kim In-Hee has devoted her life as a ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
illness, family drama, terminal illness, male female relationship, family life, kids and family, relationships, family relations, living together, family problems, nursing, parents and children ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of this serial is set in contemporary days and tells about the lives of a group of high-school students in their final year, their parents and teachers. The young people are on the threshold of life, and life does mostly not consist of fun ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school life, high school, coming of age, adolescence, grownups, teenager, youth, teenage protagonist, social problems, lifestyle, teenage life, teenage girl ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
eastern europe, czech republic
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
When their son drowns while saving the life of a friend, the couple offer to take the boy in. What can they do with the kid who outlived their own son? The father tries to teach him work and looks after him like family. The mother is distant to him ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
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:
39%
172
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Following the death of her father, a 17-year-old girl is sent to live with her estranged family and finds comfort in a questionable friendship with a self-destructive neighbor, leading both on a startling path to self discovery.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic, queer cinema
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
self discovery, grief, coming of age, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, estrangement, adolescence, relationships, introspection, female protagonist, teenager, relationship problems, teenage life ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki, ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, poignant ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
relationships, sacrifice, brotherhood, life is a bitch, family relations, love story, problem, male female relationship, brothers, love and romance, love interest, jail ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
38%
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