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Fallen Angels (1995)
60K
Original name: 墮落天使
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this bifurcated crime narrative, a disillusioned hitman attempts to escape from his violent lifestyle against the wishes of his partner, who is infatuated with him, and an eccentric mute repeatedly encounters, then subsequently falls for, a depressed woman looking for the prostitute who supposedly stole her ex-boyfriend's affections.
Style:
surreal, sexy, perverse, neo noir, visual, visually stunning, art house, meditative, mysterious, serious ...
Plot:
couple relations, killer, couples, hitman, existentialism, melancholy, obsessive love, videotaping, criminal heroes, love affair, partners in crime, triad, dialogue, love, mental disorder, renaissance, martial artist, asian history, professional killer, murderer, asian, mute or deaf, social commentary, fetishist, heartache ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia, india, tokyo
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Most similar movies to Fallen Angels
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, melancholic, serious and stylized films with plots about love and romance, loneliness, love, couples, dialogue, relationships and storytelling mostly in Drama, Romance and Crime genres. Some movies like Fallen Angels: Chungking Express (1994), Days of Being Wild (1990), Buffalo '66 (1998), In the Mood for Love (2000), Happy Together (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
Style:
art house, atmospheric, cult classic, visual, visually stunning ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
loneliness, multiple storylines, food, serendipity, femme fatale, love story, relationships, fall in love, breakup, amor, drug smuggling, police officer ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, california, asia, taiwan ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The movie is set in Hong Kong and the Philippines in 1960. Yuddy, or 'York' in English, is a playboy in Hong Kong and is well-known for stealing girls' hearts and breaking them. His first victim is Li Zhen who suffered emotional and ...
Style:
surreal, artsy, sexual, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
obsession, unrequited love, love, melancholy, asian, friendship, drinking, hotel, violence, abandoned baby, prostitute, seduction ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
hong kong, china, the philippines, asia, macau ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Style:
black comedy, psychological, dark comedy, art house, depressing ...
Plot:
alienation, prison, kidnapping, stockholm syndrome, dysfunctional family, bowling, older man teenage girl relationship, relationships, dark humor, haunted by the past, gambling, blackmail ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
new york state, new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A melancholy story about the love between a woman and a man who live in the same building and one day find out that their husband and wife had an affair with each other. More and more the two meet during their daily lives as they determine that they ...
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, sexy, art house, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
loneliness, adultery, infidelity, forbidden love, lovers, love affair, marriage, unrequited love, newspaper, true love, love story, relationships ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, y2k, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
hong kong, japan, china, east asia, shanghai ...
Similarity:
92%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A couple take a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning, but instead find themselves drifting ever further apart.
Style:
art house, emotional, visually appealing, independent film, visual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay asian, love, gay relationship, heartache, loneliness, tango, glbt, amor, lgbtqi, melancholy ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, year 1996
Place:
buenos aires argentina, hong kong, china, latin america, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, China, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life, over the course of a few years, after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love.
Style:
sexy, emotional, atmospheric, visually stunning, philosophical ...
Plot:
writers, love, writer's life, destiny, road not taken, androids, sensuality, haunted by the past, old friend, coincidence, memory, introspection ...
Time:
future, year 2004, 2040s, 2000s, y2k ...
Place:
hong kong, china, singapore, east asia, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The first independent film to emerge from the former British colony since the changeover to China in 1997, Made in Hong Kong is an intoxicating drama about teenage alienation.
Style:
art house, crime drama, cult classic, brutal, neo noir ...
Plot:
sexualized violence, triad, chinese mafia, losing-it hero, criminal, male rape victim, love letter, street crime, troubled, organized crime, alienation, architecture ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1996
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
61K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young man, whose only possession is a motorcycle, spends his time riding around the city looking for empty apartments. After finding one, he hangs out for a while, fixing himself something to eat, washing laundry or making small repairs in return. ...
Style:
philosophical, lyrical, contemplative, surreal, romantic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
golf, motorcycle, relationships, melancholy, drifter, mission, abusive husband, love triangle, jealousy, existentialism, love story, love ...
Time:
year 2004, y2k, 21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, east asia, asia, seoul ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Style:
road movie, surreal, art house, atmospheric, visual ...
Plot:
on the road, surrealism, lovers on the run, road trip, smuggling, on the run, vietnam war, couples, infidelity, lovers, couple relations, tragic love ...
Time:
20th century, near future, year 1965, 60s
Place:
france, mediterranean sea, paris france, europe, africa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand, Japan, Netherlands
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his lifeless apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of Nid, seconds before he was about to jump off a bridge. This brings ...
Style:
atmospheric, lyrical, psychological, serious, black comedy ...
Plot:
suicide attempt, melancholy, suicide, friendship, self discovery, relationships, destiny, perfectionist, loneliness, opposites attract, existentialism, couples ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s
Place:
japan, thailand, east asia, bangkok thailand, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Recently released from a mental hospital, Ricky ties up Marina, a film star he once had sex with and keeps her hostage.
Style:
sexy, erotic, dark comedy, controversial, art house ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
stockholm syndrome, obsession, porn star, sex scene, obsessive love, sensuality, porn actress, female pubic hair, fetish, kidnapping, kidnapper kidnapped relationship, sex ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Lan Kwai Fong (LKF), a well-known party location in Hong Kong with loads of nightclubs and bars. Everyone likes to go to LKF for fun, one night stands or even true love. LKF has captured the joys and sorrows of many... One night, Steven - a regular ...
Style:
realistic, sexy, captivating, humorous, serious
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fall in love, stewardess, nightclub, wooing, sexual relations, nightlife, lifestyle, couples, sex, sexual content, true love, unfulfilled love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, cerebral, intellectual, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
loneliness, midlife crisis, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, friendship, character study, alienation, fish out of water, melancholy, unlikely couple, actor, hotel room ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, yale university, america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun; the best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey ...
Style:
cult classic, bloody, suspense, atmospheric, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night, manly
Plot:
hitman, heroic bloodshed, assassin, professional killer, killer, redemption, yakuza, gunfight, organized crime, contract killer, friendship, triad ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico, Australia, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, stylized, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, kids ...
Plot:
love story, forbidden love, tragic love, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, suicide, shakespeare, true love, family feud, teen romance, young lovers, star crossed lovers, sex scene ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, y2k, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, north america, paris france
Similarity:
100%
2.4M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, witty, exciting, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
dark humor, gunfight, violence, hitman, gangster, organized crime, overdose, storytelling, violent, professional killer, multiple storylines, foul language ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, america, britain ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, art, painting, art collector, loneliness, forgery, art theft, collector, obsession, age difference, solitude, young woman ...
Time:
year 2013, y2k, 2010s, 18th century, 21st century
Place:
vienna, europe, berlin germany, prague, italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.
Style:
anthology, independent film, humorous, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hotel, train, tourist, ghost, hotel room, rock and roll, drinking, recording studio, drunkenness, robbery, cafe, italian woman ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989
Place:
memphis, tennessee, usa, rome italy, tokyo ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young hitman is asked to prove himself by killing an innocent woman.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, surprise ending, captivating ...
Plot:
hitman, hired killer, female killer, gangster, love and romance, odd couple, criminal heroes, assassination attempt, relationship vs career, professional killer, organized crime, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, chicago
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dreaming of ascending the underworld ladder and gaining revenge on his sadistic boss, Sal, a Mafia flunky, Frankie, tries to take a step in the right direction by "saving" an exploited, drug-addicted porn actress, Margaret.
Style:
sexual, independent film, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
gangster, adult filmmaking, sidekick, drug abuse, sexual abuse, anti hero, criminal, organized crime, dominatrix, redemption, love, italian gangster ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On the eve of her Japanese wedding, Hitomi (Takako Tokiwa) loses her fiance, Tatsuya, to a car accident. She travels to Hong Kong seeking solace and meets undercover cop Karbo -- a dead ringer for Tatsuya. The duo is forced to take it on the lam ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic
Plot:
love triangle, bittersweet, second chance, tragic romance, fugitives, undercover cop, mistaken identity, forgiveness, car crash, shootout, car, betrayal ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
100%
823
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This lyrical, modern-day film noir finds cynical hit man Mick (Anthony LaPaglia) tiring of his job and asking his boss, mob kingpin George (Peter Boyle), for time off. George gives him the assignment of his life, however, prompting Mick's ...
Style:
sexy, neo noir, erotic, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hitman, killer, assassin, femme fatale, professional killer, obsession, gangster, assassination, love, redemption, dominatrix, professional ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two parallel stories of Wah caught in the mist of a love affair with his beloved cousin, Ngor and his relationship with his triad brother, Fly, who seems to never fall out of trouble.
Style:
neo noir, surreal, mind bending, psychedelic, crime drama ...
Plot:
triad, gang, brother brother relationship, criminal underworld, mob hit, friendship, bloody violence, gang leader, love, thug, brother sister sex, heroic bloodshed ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
Similarity:
33%
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8K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A three-part anthology film about love and sexuality: a menage-a-trois between a couple and a young woman on the coast of Tuscany; an advertising executive under enormous pressure at work, who, during visits to his psychiatrist, is pulled to delve ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, anthology, sexual, stylized ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prostitute, sexuality, love affair, erotic scene, social differences, society, lovers reunited, psychiatrist, erotica, lifestyle, obsession, infidelity ...
Time:
1950s, year 2004, 60s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
china, asia, hong kong, italy
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An aspiring violinist and a professional translator live parallel lives and appear to be perfect for each other, but somehow fate seems to keep them apart. Living in different units of the same apartment building, they never meet, because when they ...
Style:
romantic, semi serious, realistic, touching, romantic drama ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
longing, looking for love, destiny, couples, hopes, love and romance, translator, singleness, male female relationship, star crossed lovers, bittersweet, unfulfilled love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
28%
10K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage is struggling, he's worried about his son, and his job of killing people for his family has become the most stressful part of his life. He ...
Style:
dark comedy, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
hitman, murder, midlife crisis, therapy, secrets, family business, character study, psychologist, infidelity, love affair, going straight, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, new jersey
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
After fifteen years' service, Henri Boulanger is made redundant from his job. Shocked, he attempts suicide, but can't go through with it, so he hires a contract killer in a seedy bar to murder him at some unspecified time in the future. ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, surreal, neo noir, semi serious ...
Plot:
loneliness, professional killer, killer, contract killer, loner, assassin, stream of consciousness, professional, bittersweet, dark humor, dull life, change of luck ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, europe, britain, united kingdom
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
yakuza, gangster, violent content, police corruption, gang, rivalry, police investigation, vengeance, drug dealing, chaos and mayhem, hitman, contests and competitions ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
tokyo, asia
Similarity:
27%
573
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Latvia, Hong Kong
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
One week in one of the most exotic and picturesque cities of the world. The day of changes comes when Amaya meets a charming Englishman, Paul and it dramatically changes Amaya's perception of her cultural and personal identity.
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
culture clash, couple relations, couples, interracial relations, introspection, society, city life, alone in the world, lifestyle, workplace situations, dull life, fish out of water ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, latvia, asia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Wings of Desire is Wim Wender’s artistically beautiful film about the lonely and immortal life of angels during a post-war Berlin. It’s a poetic journey from the perspective of the angels of which one falls in love with a living woman and wants ...
Style:
atmospheric, lyrical, meditative, surreal, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
philosophy, love, angel, circus, dream, immortality, mortality, surrealism, existentialism, suicide, actor, love story ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987
Place:
berlin germany, germany, west germany, east germany, europe
Similarity:
26%
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