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Shook (2024)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After a run-in with his estranged father, aspiring writer Ashish or "Ash" learns a secret that will force him to balance family, love and success while navigating the divide between the exciting city life he wants and his suburban reality.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, indie film
Plot:
family drama, personal growth, self discovery, family secret, aspiring writer, estranged father, ambition, introspection, coming of age, identity crisis, writer's block, slice of life, bittersweet, cultural conflict, young adult, diaspora, immigrant family, immigrant, love, teenager, success, writers, city, secret, prank ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
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Most similar movies to Shook
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, melancholic, independent film and emotional films with plots about slice of life, personal growth, coming of age, self discovery, bittersweet, intimate and young adult mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Shook: Upstream (2024), Praying with Anger (1992), Mixed Signals (1997), Narudi Brathuku Natana (2024), Anywhere Else (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When a mother and daughter tour film festivals in Europe and decide to part ways, they must confront life-changing choices alone, before returning home.
Style:
independent film, melancholic, realistic, semi autobiographical
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, motherhood, character study, loneliness, self discovery, family drama, introspection, female protagonist, midlife crisis, identity crisis, personal growth, estrangement ...
Place:
europe, berlin germany, paris france, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A moment of impulsiveness turns Gao Zhilei into a "stay-at-home" individual, but he never expected his life to take a turn in the opposite direction. A series of changes compel him to take on his responsibilities as the head of the family. ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, motivational
Plot:
responsibility, self discovery, family drama, personal growth, sacrifice, redemption, male protagonist, midlife crisis, second chance, parenting, resilience, intimate ...
Similarity:
74%
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
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Judy, Alex and Nick are three friends in their early twenties who haven't quite figured things out. Judy is stuck at a dead-end job and is about to make a big move in her life when her boyfriend unexpectedly proposes to her via voicemail. The ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, romantic comedy, melancholic, lighthearted
Plot:
friendship, confusion, love triangle, unrequited love, loyalty, coming of age, personal growth, slice of life, young adult, bittersweet, aspiring writer, creative block ...
Time:
90s
Place:
southern california
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Sathya, a self-centered aspiring actor who lacks talent, believes he is meant to be famous. After facing rejection, he sets off on a journey through Kerala to learn about emotions and life. Stranded in the village of Kadamakkudy, he meets a ...
Style:
reflective, contemplative, realistic, heartfelt, art house ...
Plot:
life lesson, empathy, personal growth, aspiring actor, self discovery, transformation, character study, rejection, village life, slice of life, intimate, identity crisis ...
Similarity:
68%
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:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, introspection, coming of age, personal growth, freedom, relocation, identity crisis, isolation, intimate, escape, bittersweet, slice of life ...
Similarity:
67%
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 ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
An offbeat yet serious family drama about coming home, arrested development and infidelity.
Style:
reflective, serious, realistic, melancholic, offbeat
Plot:
infidelity, getting home, family drama, arrested development, betrayal, house, homecoming, midlife crisis, mature, personal growth, intimate, loss ...
Similarity:
64%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Élevé par des parents parfaits dans une banlieue proprette, frère cadet d'une fille à qui tout réussit et flanqué d'un ami tombeur, le pauvre Thomas se sent bien ordinaire. Alors qu'il tente désespérément de terminer ses ...
Style:
captivating, romantic drama, realistic, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
waitress, relationships, parent child relationship, father son relationship, male female relationship, family problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, changing lives, relationship problems, lifestyle change, family relations, couple relations ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
quebec, montreal
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Best friends Michael, Steve, Cooly and Richie are seniors at a large Toronto high school. Foremost on their minds and that of many of their classmates are what they are going to do this upcoming summer and beyond. They don't want to waste away ...
Style:
realistic, indie film, existential, period piece, independent film
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, self discovery, maturation, graduation, identity, slice of life, teenage dreams, bittersweet, road not taken, counterculture, urban ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
female protagonist, friendship, death of father, alcoholic father, family drama, self discovery, road trip, changing lives, travel, father daughter estrangement, lifestyle, personal growth ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Koen is a fatherless, eighteen year old boy who wants to free himself from the suffocating relationship with his mother. He struggels with the balance between independency and love. When he meets Colet, he tries to keep his distance, but she is both ...
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, melancholic, realistic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, teenager, coming of age, mother son relationship, independence, self discovery, search for father, family drama, young love, identity, absent father, intimate ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
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:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Anand, in the travel back to his home to reunite with his friends , looks back at his life in 8 chapters, trying to find an answer to the question of “What’s happiness / Am I happy?
Style:
poignant, contemplative, emotional, melancholic, philosophical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, introspection, slice of life, self discovery, personal growth, road trip, getting home, homecoming, nostalgia, bittersweet, flashback, acceptance ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The Red Rooster is a feature film by Terry Miles.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
writer's block, self discovery, reflection, introspection, solitude, escape, creative process, creative block, character study, healing, slice of life, beach resort ...
Place:
vancouver
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Although college student Sam has made a pact to graduate with his best friends, he lags behind as the only one who is struggling to finish his thesis. At the same time, the girl he loves has found a new relationship. Can Sam push forward and fight ...
Style:
melancholic, indonesian
Plot:
college, campus, coming of age, graduation, ambition, friendship, motivation, personal growth, male protagonist, determination, self discovery, young adult ...
Similarity:
50%
118
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Goran just got out of high school and doesn't know what he wants to do with his life. Should he stick with his small time gangster friends and make some cash, or listen to Zeko in the fast food stall who thinks you should go to school forever? ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, independent film, crime drama
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
moral dilemma, youth, self discovery, responsibility, mother son relationship, coming of age, temptation, realism, peer pressure, family drama, bittersweet, slice of life ...
Place:
croatia, eastern europe
Similarity:
49%
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:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
brother, sibling relationship, mental disorder, brotherhood, relationships, brother brother relationship, adolescence, family relations, teenage boy, intellectual disability, mental retardation, teenager ...
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Two close friends from Sudbury, Ontario take a road trip to Toronto that will change the nature of their relationship.
Style:
road movie, indie film, emotional, tension, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, road trip, friendship, lgbt, coming of age, self discovery, conflict, male friendship, personal growth, character study, identity, intimate ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Padmabhushan, a 25-year-old aspiring writer based out of Vijayawada and his middle class family, hopes to achieve greatness one day, or at least fame. When he falls for someone who loves his work, there comes a twist in the tale.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, thrilling, satirical, motivational ...
Plot:
family relations, writers, aspiring writer, satire, relationships, lifestyle, coming of age, slice of life, personal growth, self discovery, family drama, small town life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
"El Derecho de Jesús" is a character driven drama in which Jesús, a Mexican-American college student tries to overcome contemporary family issues and unstable love relationships. His past and present eventually collide forcing him to ...
Style:
reflective, realistic, emotional, intense, melancholic ...
Plot:
family drama, character study, family conflict, identity, personal growth, college student, coming of age, self discovery, realism, young adult, moral dilemma, domestic drama ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Drama - An unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger forever changes the life of four travelers visiting the hometown of a James Dean-like celebrity actor. - Colin Alexander, Jeff Angel, David Grant Briggs
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, captivating, road movie ...
Plot:
self discovery, road trip, hotshot hero, inventions and discoveries, secret, spirituality, movie star, character study, small town, mysterious stranger, bittersweet, personal growth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A rebellious teenager and a "border-line" young nurse will learn to tame each other and get a fresh start in life...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, romantic drama, independent film, suspenseful ...
Plot:
coming of age, rebellious teenager, self discovery, second chance, personal growth, introspection, tenderness, friendship, redemption, slice of life, bittersweet, nurse ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, switzerland
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Story:
Teruko, a third year university student, comes across as a forthright and sunny girl but is in truth a rather timid person. She's also the sort who easily gets carried away and does things impetuously only to regret her actions later. ...
Style:
romantic, thrilling, captivating, romantic drama, contemplative ...
Plot:
journey, travelogue, self discovery, coming of age, love story, romantic relationship, relationships, male female relationship, female protagonist, love interest, love affair, couple relations ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Broken Roads is a contrasted portrait of life, dealing with loss, a journey of rediscovery & the hills climbed which forever change us.
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, touching, melancholic ...
Plot:
small town, estrangement, teenage life, small town life, youth, family tragedy, loss, coming of age, grandmother grandson relationship, grief, accident, car crash ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
colorado
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Former classmates run into each other at a bar and form an unexpected bond.
Style:
romantic drama, contemplative, realistic, melancholic, indie film ...
Plot:
attraction, moral dilemma, temptation, infidelity, sexual tension, self discovery, love triangle, affair, cheating, personal growth, slice of life, regret ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Cliff Raines is an up-and-coming actor who struggles with living a lonely life in Los Angeles. In his time between roles, he finds comfort in alcohol and his new found relationship with a young woman with similar baggage to his.
Style:
independent film, melancholic, realistic, existential
Plot:
character study, isolation, loneliness, intimate, slice of life, alcoholism, showbiz, self destructing, identity crisis, bittersweet, urban, personal growth ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Špela graduated in Art History and has never had a steady job. Unlike her two best friends, who have moved out of Slovenia years ago with no plans to return, she is determined to stay in Ljubljana. When even her longtime boyfriend gets a job abroad ...
Style:
comedy drama, realistic, humorous
Plot:
coming of age, frustration, living with parents, female protagonist, self discovery, getting home, personal growth, millennial, young adult, shame, identity crisis, awkwardness ...
Place:
slovenia
Similarity:
38%
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:
38%
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:
38%
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