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Intimate Strangers (2004)
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Original name: Confidences trop intimes
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Because she picked the wrong door, Anna ends up confessing her marriage problems to a financial adviser named William Faber. Touched by her distress, somewhat excited as well, Faber does not have the courage to tell her that he is not a psychiatrist. From appointment to appointment, a strange ritual is created between them. William is moved and fascinated to hear the secrets no man ever heard.
Style:
psychological, philosophical, atmospheric, romantic drama, sincere, touching, suspense, clever, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
obsession, adultery, mistaken identity, rape, orgasm, fall in love, marriage, sex talk, love and romance, family problems, dishonesty, crumbling marriage, deception, husband wife relationship, secret, office, therapy, sexual perversion, friendship, wine, psychiatrist, infidelity, drinking, sex, dancer ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, sexy, serious and psychological films with plots about love and romance, couples, infidelity, adultery, couple relations, husband wife relationship and love affair mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like Intimate Strangers: Asylum (2005), Five Times Two (2004), A Promise (2013), Too Beautiful for You (1989), The Last Day (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, london, united kingdom, wales, england
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, sincere, sensual, non-linear, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. Separated by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.
Style:
romantic, period piece, romantic drama, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
extramarital affair, married woman, world war one, fall in love, life is a bitch, love triangle, adultery, intergenerational friendship, desire, world war two, forbidden love, sexual attraction ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A car dealer, well-to-do and with a beautiful wife, finds himself attracted to his rather plain new temporary secretary. Despite her own commitments she feels the same and the two soon embark on an affair. Though it would seem it has happened before ...
Style:
talky, cynical, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love, bittersweet, marriage, sexuality, adultery, novelist, desire, passion, pleasure, infidelity, love triangle, couples ...
Time:
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Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
At Christmas time, 19 year old Simon returns home to visit his dysfunctional family with Louise, a fearless girl he met during his train ride. While Simon struggles to cope with the growing distance between him and his parents, he starts to examine ...
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realistic, emotional, serious, atmospheric, sexual ...
Plot:
gender, love triangle, lgbt, youth, teenage life, jealousy, social misfits, love and romance, couples, family relations, unfulfillment, family gatherings ...
Time:
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Place:
france, europe, paris france, brittany
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100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private detective locate his wife's lover, author Victor Pegala. Confronting Victor, Charles tries to adopt an air of indifference, but the conversation ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, cynical ...
Plot:
infidelity, unfaithful wife, husband wife relationship, cheating wife, investigation, adultery, murder, marriage, dysfunctional marriage, extramarital affair, family problems, dishonesty ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, versailles
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
An embittered husband, paralyzed and in a wheelchair, buttonholes a complete stranger and begins to tell him the story of his marriage. The stranger would like to escape, but cannot. For one thing he grows fascinated by the story. For another he is ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, psychological, sexual, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, femme fatale, infidelity, sexual perversion, writers, husband wife relationship, male nudity, fatal attraction, destructive relationship, couples, passionate interest, bdsm ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
eastern europe, europe, france, paris france
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
There is an author who has been dumped by his girlfriend and has no inspiration for a next novel. In an attempt to find a solution to both crises, he, along with his publisher friend, decides to seduce a young woman with the singular purpose of ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, anthology, contemplative, talky ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
france, paris france
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29%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Bored with her marriage to burnt out poet turned corporate executive Thierry, Zandalee falls prey to an old friend of her husband, the manipulative and egotistical Johhny and becomes enmeshed in a sensual, passionate and destructive affair.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is passionate.
Style:
psychological, heartbreaking, anthology, art house, sincere ...
Plot:
love, classical music, violin, passion, unrequited love, music, obsession, violinist, love story, passionate love, glamour, asexual ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe, amsterdam, vienna ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Married couple Jack and Terry Linden are experiencing a difficult period in their relationship. When Jack decides to step outside the marriage, he becomes involved with Edith, who happens to be the wife of his best friend and colleague, Hank Evans. ...
Style:
emotional, erotic, stylized, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
marriage, unfaithful wife, infidelity, extramarital affair, lust, friendship, love quadrangle, love affair, adultery, betrayal, cheating, cheating on husband ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
oregon, england, europe, portland oregon
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment.
Style:
atmospheric, sentimental, romantic, uplifting, semi serious ...
Plot:
family relations, friendship, fall in love, city life, artist, self discovery, age difference, dancing, love, single mother, heart disease, parisian ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, europe, montmartre paris
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26%
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspected of driving an artist to his death. He finds the very simple Cecilia irritating but develops a sexual rapport with her. Obsessed with the need to ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, emotional, psycho sexual ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Place:
italy, france, europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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90s
Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, touching, serious, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
rome italy, amsterdam, london, milan italy, istanbul turkey ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, semi serious, suspense, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, sentimental, touching, sexual, lyrical ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
hot and sexy, infidelity, unfaithful wife, love triangle, love and romance, couple relations, sex scene, infatuation, baker, mysterious girl, women, sexual relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
normandy, europe, france, london
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london, europe, california
Similarity:
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Country: Italy, Turkey, Portugal, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, psychological, sincere, touching, erotic ...
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night
Plot:
couples, obsession, suicide attempt, philosophy, family relations, love affair, life turned upside down, marriage, crumbling marriage, couple relations, hopes, breakup ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: France, UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, melancholic, tricky, light, lyrical ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, erotic, sex comedy, epic, anthology ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
90s, year 1990, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
france, normandy
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Paris doctor Catherine starts to think her husband, Bernard, is having an affair when she hears an unfamiliar woman's message on his voice mail. Hoping to learn more about his extramarital activities, Catherine heads to a strip club, where she ...
Style:
sexy, atmospheric, serious, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2003
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Anna is an accountant for an important insurance firm and lives with her longterm lover Alessio - a man who longs for a stable longterm relationship with children, home, etc. Anna, feeling as though the fire has fizzled in that relationship takes up ...
Style:
sexy, sincere, touching, sexual, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 90 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: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, lisbon portugal, europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Match Point is Woody Allen’s satire of the British High Society and the ambition of a young tennis instructor to enter into it. Yet when he must decide between two women - one assuring him his place in high society, and the other that would bring ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, psychological, talky, erotic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
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