Movies like Yellow 2025
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Yellow (2025)
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Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A corporate worker's impulsive decision to leave her desk job leads to a transformative solo adventure, where strangers become friends and comfort zones fade into distant memories.
Style:
reflective
Plot:
self discovery, female protagonist, road trip, independence, introspection, empowerment, serendipity, slice of life, bittersweet, minimalism, love, responsibility
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Most similar movies to Yellow
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, reflective, realistic and emotional films with plots about self discovery, slice of life, bittersweet, coming of age, personal growth, intimate and female protagonist mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Yellow: Paru Parvathy (2025), Pa Paandi (2017), Ramona! (1990), Closure (2012), Hello June (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Paru Parvathy is a Kannada road movie about a solo traveler named Payal. The film explores themes of self-discovery, relationships, and emotions. It was shot in multiple locations, including Bengaluru, Goa, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand.
Style:
road movie
Plot:
road trip, self discovery, female protagonist, relationships, introspection, companionship, personal growth, bittersweet, coming of age, female friendship, slice of life, unlikely friendships
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Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
‘Power’ Paandi, once a legendary stunt master who ruled the world of film stunts in his prime years is now content in living a peaceful life with his son and grandchildren. But he soon realizes that his acts that he thinks is normal and ...
Style:
reflective, emotional, comedy drama, sentimental, realistic
Plot:
family drama, nostalgia, elderly man, road trip, first love, father son relationship, self discovery, heartwarming, slice of life, bittersweet, family values, flashback ...
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ramona travels the highways and backroads to Las Vegas and discovers that sometimes love is the greatest adventure of all.
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, romantic comedy, emotional, period piece ...
Plot:
love story, road trip, journey, female protagonist, independent woman, personal growth, self discovery, driving, introspection, serendipity, travelogue, cross country ...
Place:
las vegas, tijuana mexico, mexico
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
All paths inevitably end, whether we want them to or not. This is a tale about one particular path, followed by two particular people, but this is not a tale about romance, this is simply a film about beginnings and endings. Daniel and Eve are a ...
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:
54%
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Genre: Family, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A young girl who believes she lacks special talent but gradually matures into an independent woman.
Style:
contemplative, uplifting, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, self discovery, female protagonist, personal growth, identity, young woman, transformation, female empowerment, independent woman, character study, slice of life, everyday life ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Three individuals with clear notions of what romance discover the indefinable magic that is love when they end up in a triangular romantic relationship.
Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, light hearted, feel good
Plot:
love triangle, chemistry, young romance, young adult, self discovery, personal growth, urban, introspection, slice of life, coming of age, love, tamil ...
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47%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Costa Rica
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Tatiana is a journalist with a routine life in all its aspects and a recently failed love relationship. Motivated by her best friend, she decides to make a stop and travel around Costa Rica to find herself and inner peace.
Style:
humorous, psychological, sincere, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, female protagonist, introspection, travel, journalism, relationship problems, love affair, looking for love, healing, road trip, journey, personal growth ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
costa rica
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maria finds herself at a crossroads when her husband suddenly announces that he wants to end their relationship. She must either let her whole world come crashing down, or come to terms with the life she has and find a way forward.
Style:
realistic
Plot:
female protagonist, divorce, domestic drama, motherhood, working mom, self discovery, midlife crisis, empowerment, resilience, loss, slice of life, intimate ...
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Miles of Love is a story of how an engaged and career focused girl Neelambhari fell in love with RamaChandraiah a carefree guy in a 9hr journey from Hyderabad to Bangalore.
Style:
sincere, feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted, wistful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
journey, road trip, opposites attract, serendipity, chemistry, chance meeting, urban, personal growth, self discovery, slice of life, train travel, wooing ...
Similarity:
40%
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:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Hanka is a young woman who suddenly abandons her stable life for no obvious reason, and undertakes a trip without any clear destination, meeting strangers on her way. At the same time, her boyfriend desperately tries to find her.
Style:
melancholic, existential
Plot:
road trip, self discovery, female protagonist, identity crisis, missing person, loneliness, escape, uncertainty, character study, alienation, coming of age, female empowerment ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Sophie (30) decides to hike 500 kilometers through the Arctic region of Norway. She wants to get away from the pressure everyday life. But life at home doesn't seem to understand her desire to go be by herself.
Style:
reflective, contemplative, meditative
Plot:
isolation, introspection, self discovery, solitude, minimalism, survival, empathy, hiking, female nudity, internal monologue
Similarity:
37%
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:
37%
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:
34%
102
Genre: Comedy
Country: Estonia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three male friends decide to travel to Harakasa, a city far from Tallinn because Veikko needs to solve a problem there.
Style:
realistic, road movie, reflective, comedy drama, emotional ...
Plot:
male friendship, travel, journey, male bonding, road trip, realism, everyday life, bittersweet, small town, self discovery, slice of life, coming of age
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Your life is perfect with your family and husband. But when this perfect life is just an illusion, where else do you seek solace?
Style:
emotional, poignant, realistic, heartbreaking
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, empowerment, empathy, resilience, slice of life, hopes, loss, train travel, identity crisis, betrayal, isolation ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
THE WAKE OF LIGHT is a romantic drama about a young woman grappling between a deep-felt responsibility in caring for her ailing father and her newfound love for a young man passing through her small town on the way to see the one place his father ...
Style:
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Plot:
choice, travel, love, hopes, parent child relationship, responsibility, sacrifice, female protagonist, love interest, love affair, moral dilemma, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
utah
Similarity:
33%
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:
32%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
In the form of an anthology film, travelers and hosts encounter one another in four different places in Europe via an internet-based hosting network called “Couchsurfing”. In Stuttgart, the Swabian publisher Annette meets the Polish master in ...
Style:
reflective, anthology, intercultural, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
travel, self discovery, personal growth, slice of life, coming of age, bittersweet, youth, intimate, language barrier, minimalism, social commentary
Place:
paris france, europe, spain
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Gokul’s financial reach far exceeds his reality, but juggling unpayable loans and dodging debt collectors, he tries his best to provide for his pampered son, Anbu. With his mother away on business, Anbu persuades his father to go on a motorcycle ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, realistic, reflective, melancholic
Plot:
family drama, road trip, father son relationship, character study, bonding, parenting, everyday life, coming of age, indian family, personal growth, intimate, slice of life ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Follows the journey of one man on the path of his self-discovery that would traverse landscapes outside and layers deep within.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, road movie, independent film ...
Plot:
self discovery, introspection, life, personal growth, coming of age, travelogue, wanderlust, intimate, minimalism, escape, road trip, journey ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A 16-year-old girl embarks on a journey of life where she deals with understanding herself, the changing world, bullying, academic pressure and her transcending journey of first love.
Style:
realistic, emotional, art house, melancholic, tragic ending ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, first love, youth, female protagonist, teen romance, self discovery, slice of life, girlhood, high school life, adolescence, grownups ...
Place:
kannada
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Self-centered twenty-something Penny Black (Astra McLaren) travels around New Zealand in an attempt to save her job and opulent lifestyle. Along the way she meets a guy name Guy (Anton Tennet); who makes her slow her down and question the world.
Style:
road movie, independent film, contemplative, existential, atmospheric
Plot:
road trip, personal growth, self discovery, coming of age, travel, female protagonist, slice of life, identity crisis, intimate, bittersweet, youth, modern life ...
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Ximena is illiterate; Jacqueline reads to her. Everything except a letter hidden under a wooden Buddha that Ximena won’t let her read. To know what it says, Ximena must learn to read. As Ximena learns, their relationship, thorny at first, becomes ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, sincere, psychological, reflective ...
Plot:
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Place:
chile
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
road movie, life affirming
Plot:
hairdresser, empowerment, road trip, female protagonist, self discovery, personal growth, motel, female friendship, escape, transformation, domestic abuse, small town life ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Argentina, South Africa, Japan, Israel
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A moment of youth is a short film compilation that showcases nine up-and-coming directors from seven countries in five continents.
Style:
anthology, poignant, intercultural, art house, realistic ...
Plot:
youth, coming of age, self discovery, personal growth, identity, intimate, slice of life, social commentary, social realism, bittersweet, minimalism, love ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Varun, an insurance agent, meets Meghna, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, over a marriage policy. Their interaction leads to sharing some details about their respective relationships. Circumstances that follow and their failed relationships ...
Style:
romantic drama, heartfelt, emotional, sincere, realistic
Plot:
second chance, love story, self discovery, slice of life, intimate, bittersweet, urban, meet cute, wooing, class differences, love
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Teresa’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to accept a job far away. On her way, she loses her bag, causing her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, reflective ...
Plot:
traveling salesman, female protagonist, road trip, journey, self discovery, character study, relationships, changing lives, travel, lifestyle change, male female relationship, family relations ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
For forty years Lilian Singer has been locked up in a 'loony bin' by her father. Her release is eventually secured by her eccentric Aunt Kitty and her brother, John. Lilian starts to carve out a place for herself. As she explores Sydney ...
Style:
reflective, uplifting, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
female protagonist, compassion, resilience, personal growth, self discovery, independence, mental health, heartwarming, slice of life, redemption, intimate, second chance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
sydney australia, australia
Similarity:
29%
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:
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Place:
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