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The Fire Within (1963)
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Original name: Le Feu follet
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Alain Leroy is a recovering alcoholic who decides to end his life, but first decides to visit his friends in Paris one last time, in an attempt at finding a reason to continue living.
Style:
philosophical, depressing, art house, independent film, existential, bleak, touching, sad, anthology, powerful ...
Plot:
depression, addiction, existentialism, melancholy, suicide, drinking, solitude, character study, european, loneliness, rehabilitation, mental illness, dysfunctional family, drug addiction, clinic, alcoholic, suicidal, self pity, anxiety, emptiness, handsome man, time travel, psychology, mental disorder, philosophy ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 1920s, 1960s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, versailles, russian
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Most similar movies to The Fire Within
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, psychological and gloomy films with plots about depression, life is a bitch, melancholy, drinking, loneliness, storytelling and human nature mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Fire Within: Oslo, August 31st (2011), The Man Who Sleeps (1974), Mouchette (1967), The Conformist (1970), Winter Light (1963). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Anders is a recovering drug addict in an Oslo rehab clinic. On the 30th August, he is given a day’s leave to attend a job interview in the city centre.
Style:
depressing, touching, gloomy, sad, melancholic ...
Plot:
suicide, drug addict, suicide attempt, depression, addiction, emptiness, hopes, drug addiction, character study, complex characters, old friend, job interview ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
oslo norway, scandinavia, europe, california
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Tunisia
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In this French tour-de-force a young student decides to have no more interaction with the world than is needed to minimally sustain life. His increasingly automaton-like behavior is coupled with a strange clarity of insight about the world around ...
Style:
experimental, art house, artsy, existential, contemplative ...
Plot:
nihilism, existentialism, depression, loneliness, minimalism, introspection, existential loneliness, boredom, loser, time travel, lsd, trauma ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Robert Bresson plumbs great reservoirs of feelings with one of the most searing portraits of human desperation ever put on film.
Style:
art house, black and white, depressing, contemplative, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
child abuse, coming of age, suicide, adolescence, minimalism, betrayal, sexual abuse, solitude, existentialism, children, poacher, humiliation ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe, japan, tokyo, paris france
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Style:
political, art house, visual, breathtaking, sexual ...
Plot:
fascism, assassination, childhood trauma, italian fascism, fascist, professor, murder, betrayal, politics, homosexuality, chauffeur, honeymoon ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1970, year 1917 ...
Place:
italy, paris france, rome italy, france, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
Style:
philosophical, psychological, depressing, art house, cerebral ...
Plot:
religion, existentialism, suicide, priest, winter, faith, midlife crisis, darkness, philosophy, spirituality, great ending, art ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in ...
Style:
sexy, depressing, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
alcoholism, male nudity, depression, dysfunctional family, addiction, drinking, alcoholic, greed, introspection, human nature, crumbling marriage, couples ...
Time:
1930s, year 1984, 20th century, 70s
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Clive Langham (Sir John Gielgud) spends one tormenting night in his bed suffering from health problems and thinking up a story based on his relatives. He is a bitter man and he shows, through flashbacks, how spiteful, conniving and treacherous his ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, emotional, black comedy ...
Plot:
aging, dysfunctional family, family relations, father son relationship, writers, human nature, couple relations, unfulfillment, crumbling marriage, writer's life, parents and children, extramarital affair ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1977
Place:
france
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Style:
art house, black and white, philosophical, intellectual, visual ...
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, gunfight, street prostitution, shootout, lack of money, pimp, sex, female nudity, european, great ending, existentialism ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france, rome italy, tokyo
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from post-partum depression before inexplicably falling into a continually misdiagnosed mental state, befuddling her relatives.
Style:
art house, dread, philosophical, depressing, realistic ...
Plot:
pharmacist, dysfunctional couple, depression, pregnancy, psychic, pharmacy, husband wife relationship, anxiety, mental breakdown, mental disorder, drunk, mental health ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s
Place:
germany, west germany
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.
Style:
sexy, poignant, realistic, depressing, black and white ...
Plot:
addiction, alcoholic, alcoholism, alcoholics anonymous, alcohol abuse, rehabilitation, dysfunctional marriage, drunkenness, secretary, amor, recovery, love ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, usa, texas, california, houston texas
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In order to be technically free of the mortal sin of suicide, a young man who has given up on the world pays a drug-addict to shoot him. Charles (Antoine Monnier), who is a student, has tried political action and investigated the claims of religion ...
Style:
slow cinema, spiritual, anthology, art house, light ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
suicide, nihilism, loser, religion, female nudity, minimalism, shoplifting, teenage boy, logic, post war, betrayal, existentialism ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s
Place:
france, paris france, ussr, soviet union, mediterranean sea
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Amid the modern wastelands and toxic factories of Italy, wife and mother Giuliana (Monica Vitti) desperately tries to conceal her tenuous grip on reality from those around her, especially her successful yet neglectful husband, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti). ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, realistic, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
loneliness, depression, fog, ship, hypochondriac, extramarital affair, existentialism, mother son relationship, society, factory, passion, car accident ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
europe, italy
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
The film follows one day in the lives of the Tyrone family, each member is troubled and has been damaged by alcohol and/or drugs. In addition, they have issues with each other that lead to fights and an inability to reconcile completely with one ...
Style:
grim, tense, depressing, talky, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, addiction, drug addiction, redemption, actor, family life, alcohol abuse, human nature, actor's life, lifestyle, morphine, family problems ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, year 1912, year 1962, 60s ...
Place:
connecticut, ireland
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the ...
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, compassionate, melancholic ...
Plot:
drug addiction, redemption, addiction, introspection, alcoholics anonymous, drug abuse, recovery, yuppie, rehabilitation, drug, drinking, recovering drug addict ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, philadelphia, new jersey, california
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
La leggenda del santo bevitore (literally "The legend of the holy drinker") is a 1988 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi. It tells the story of a drunken homeless man (played by Rutger Hauer) in Paris who is lent 200 francs by a ...
Style:
neorealism, spiritual, anamorphic, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot:
homeless man, classical music, spirit, loser, drinking, alcoholic, dancing, time travel, homeless, drug, night, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Hungary
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A shocking story about addiction and attempts to overcome it. The script is based on Jerzy Plich’s excellent novel “The Mighty Angel” (alternative title: "The Strong Angel Inn"). Jerzy (Robert Więckiewicz) is a writer and a heavy ...
Style:
serious, cynical, realistic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
addiction, rehabilitation, alcohol abuse, haunted by the past, writer's life, clinic, life is a bitch, unfulfillment, hopes, alcoholism, depression, writers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger bother, Minus, is ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, art house, black and white, serious ...
Plot:
schizophrenia, mental illness, older sister, religion, insanity, psychology, nordic, existentialism, dysfunctional family, mental disorder, illness, spirituality ...
Time:
year 1961, 20th century, 60s
Place:
eastern europe, scandinavia
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Austria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Style:
philosophical, reflective, sincere, sad, art house ...
Plot:
death, elderly, old couple, aging, elderly lovers, life & death, husband wife relationship, life philosophy, daughter, love, illness, old love ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, germany, nebraska, france
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, bleak, depressing, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, heroin, drug addiction, insanity, drug, junkie, loneliness, mental illness, depression, dream, subculture ...
Time:
year 2000, future, y2k, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
britain, america, new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.
Style:
depressing, heartbreaking, sentimental, psychological, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
loneliness, sex, drug addiction, obsession, depression, mental health, suicide, friendship, mental disorder, dead child, loss of wife, suicide attempt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, mexico, tijuana mexico
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter… and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, ...
Style:
sincere, depressing, touching, realistic, indie film ...
Plot:
addiction, rehabilitation, alcoholic, support group, alcohol abuse, teacher, depression, introspection, irresponsible, recovery, life is a bitch, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A monumental windstorm and an abused horse's refusal to work or eat signals the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.
Style:
slow cinema, thought provoking, bleak, black and white, serious ...
Plot:
horse, poverty, survival, destiny, nihilism, desperation, philosopher, everyday life, family relations, human nature, isolation, dying ...
Time:
19th century, distant future, turn of the century, year 2011, 90s ...
Place:
turin italy, europe, seattle
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
Style:
cerebral, clever, depressing, sincere, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
multiple storylines, social problems, human nature, child prodigy, coincidence, depression, sex, cancer, fictional game show, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, terminal illness ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999, 60s, 1950s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, reno nevada
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
The professional and emotional cross-currents between two romantically entwined theater actors played by the director’s son Louis and Anna Mouglalis.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, black and white ...
Plot:
love, love affair, love and romance, couples, family problems, hidden identity, couple relations, dysfunctional family, dishonesty, frustration, suicide attempt, single mother ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Victor lives in Vienna with Annette, his beautiful Austrian wife and their daughter Pamela. It’s spring. Fleeing his work, Victor spends his days outside: he plays with Pamela, pays a visit to Annette’s parents, loiters in the park with the drug ...
Style:
realistic, touching, psychological, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
drug addiction, father daughter reunion, family relations, teenager, redemption, parents and children, addiction, family problems, crumbling marriage, estrangement, hopes, unfulfillment ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, austria
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 20's and how he comes to grips with his alcoholism. Along with a fellow alcoholic (James Garner) he forms a support ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot:
addiction, recovery, rehabilitation, coping, alcoholics anonymous, support group, family problems, self discovery, human spirit, hopes, against the odds, friendship ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1929
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The Russian poet Andrei Gorchakov, accompanied by guide and translator Eugenia, is traveling through Italy researching the life of an 18th-century Russian composer. In an ancient spa town, he meets the lunatic Domenico, who years earlier had ...
Style:
philosophical, atmospheric, cerebral, art house, contemplative ...
Plot:
philosophy, art, church, existentialism, poetry, dream, obsession, storytelling, great ending, poet, memory, redemption ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s, 18th century
Place:
rome italy, italy, soviet union, russia, ussr ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Herve, the head of a press agency, is traveling fast down a road headed in only one direction: self-destruction. He is an alcoholic, and his drinking is wrecking his marriage, family and career. In desperation and still in denial, he checks into a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, cynical, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
addiction, rehabilitation, introspection, going straight, unfulfillment, social misfits, hopes, clinic, life is a bitch, passion, stephen king, life lesson ...
Place:
switzerland, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a housecleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, meditative, clever, depressing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
redemption, destiny, infidelity, philosophy, couples, adultery, attorney, happiness, false accusation, love affair, human nature, drug addiction ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, greece
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A married couple attend a bourgeois party and wade through the stifling strain that long-term marriage has imposed upon them.
Style:
erotic, cerebral, black and white, art house, sexual ...
Plot:
writers, infidelity, hospital, midlife crisis, marriage, love, relationships, affair, amor, illicit affair, passion, crazy love ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s, 20th century
Place:
italy, mediterranean sea, usa, los angeles, europe ...
Similarity:
22%
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