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Peppermint Candy (1999)
12K
Original name: 박하사탕
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea, Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho"s depression becomes apparent, however, when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho"s past flood his mind.
Style:
psychological, bleak, serious, existential, realistic, suspense, philosophical, mind bending, psychedelic, depressing ...
Plot:
suicide, destiny, haunted by the past, politics, martial law, regret, society, boat, businessman, yacht, tragedy, murder mystery, asian, interrogation, outsider, alienation, connection, mental health, slice of life, friends, student protest, unfulfillment, love, sex, dog ...
Time:
90s, year 1980, year 1998, year 1994, year 1987, year 1984, year 1999
Place:
south korea
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Most similar movies to Peppermint Candy
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, psychological and crying films with plots about drinking, drinking alcohol, husband wife relationship, death, family relations, loneliness and father son relationship mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Peppermint Candy: Poetry (2010), Oasis (2002), Faces (1968), The Keys to the House (2004), The Indian Runner (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Grandmother Mi Ja works part-time as a caretaker, and struggles to raise a teen grandson by herself. Despite her tough situation, she speaks softly, dresses fashionably, and approaches the world with child-like curiosity. Enrolling in a poetry ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, touching, realistic, lyrical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenager, loneliness, suicide, bullying, teenage rape, self discovery, poetry, alzheimer's disease, teen suicide, existentialism, introspection, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 70s, 21st century
Place:
korea, japan, south korea, asia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Oasis is a love story of two young people abandoned by families. A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving. There he meets her daughter, wheelchair bound with cerebral palsy. Will these two lost people find ...
Style:
touching, sincere, psychological, emotional, erotic ...
Plot:
disability, hit and run, handicapped, couples, starting over, unlikely couple, friendship, haunted by the past, society, love and romance, life is a bitch, vengeance ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
korea, asia, south korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An old married man leaves his wife for a younger woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner.
Style:
independent film, intense, art house, black and white, biting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, sex, divorce, prostitute, feminism, feminist, drinking, male nudity, depression, marriage, extramarital affair, cheating ...
Time:
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Place:
tokyo
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Country: Italy, Germany, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Meeting his handicapped son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager.
Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, serious, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
estrangement, parents and children, single parent, teenage life, human nature, disability, hospital, self discovery, coming of age, redemption, hopes, family relations ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
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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:
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Place:
new york, usa, greece
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24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
An intensely sad film about two brothers who cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, rough, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
small town, welder, pregnancy, vietnam war, brothers, melancholy, murder, family problems, suicide, violence, blood, childhood ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s, year 1991
Place:
nebraska, usa, america, ohio, vietnam ...
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24%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Sweden, Norway
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, psychological, harsh, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
alcohol abuse, road trip, dysfunctional family, male nudity, addiction, loneliness, family drama, complex characters, family life, love and romance, parents and children, estrangement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
scotland, london, england, europe, eastern europe ...
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24%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Louis Trebor, a man nearing 70, lives alone with dogs in the forest near the French-Swiss border. He has heart problems, seeks a transplant, and then goes in search of a son sired years before in Tahiti. Told elliptically, with few words, we see ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
angel of death, female nudity, dysfunctional family, haunted by the past, family problems, estrangement, family relations, parents and children, terminal illness, going straight, redemption, transplant ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
tahiti, europe, france, geneva switzerland
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Story:
A split-second decision made in a fit of rage drives attorney and family man Michael Anderson to desperate measures.The stressed-out lawyer hits his melting point one fateful day, when he runs away from the consequences of his actions.
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
hit and run, mental illness, workplace situations, legal action, rivalry, vengeance, vigilantism, dishonesty, arrest, driving, designer, ambulance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
edinburgh scotland
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Madrid, Roberto Orbea is a member of the Spanish communist party. He is married to Carmen, and he has been elected as Deputy in the first democratic elections in Spain. But his enemies, the fascist, know his double life. Roberto likes boys, and they ...
Style:
political, social, sensual, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay interest, male pubic hair, gay love, gay slur, male prostitute, gays and lesbians, politics, male prostitution, ladies man, unfaithfulness ...
Time:
70s
Place:
spain, madrid, europe, venice
Similarity:
23%
33K
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, Japan
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries.
Style:
philosophical, emotional, touching, art house, cerebral ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, wedding, first love, coma, love, children, elevator, regret, dysfunctional family, lovers reunited, couples, destiny ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo, taipei ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Liu Xing a brilliant Chinese student, arrives at University and makes the transition into American life with the help of Joanna Silver. Xing joins a cosmology group working to create a model of the origins of the universe. He is obsessed with the ...
Style:
tense, realistic, disturbing, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
university, american dream, injustice, politics, student life, serial killer, misfit, college, college life, inventions and discoveries, immigrant, genius ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007
Place:
beijing china, shanghai
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant. Yumiko remarries and moves from Osaka to a small fishing village, yet continues to search for meaning in a lonely world.
Style:
art house, atmospheric, contemplative, slow cinema, retro ...
Plot:
suicide, stepbrother stepsister relationship, death, arranged marriage, melancholy, self discovery, drinking, memory, sea, loss of husband, widow, water ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
japan, europe, venice, asia, italy ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
neorealism, realistic, serious, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, poverty, unemployment, robbery, life is a bitch, family relations, italian neorealism, criminal heroes, downfall, dishonesty, couple relations ...
Time:
20th century, year 1961, 60s, post world war two, 1950s ...
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe, tokyo, japan
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23%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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348K
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
cerebral, clever, depressing, sincere, sexy ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, sincere, crying
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
The Polish film based on the book of the same name by Wladyslaw Reymont. Taking place in the nineteenth century town of Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional ...
Style:
realistic, serious, biting, epic, crying ...
Plot:
capitalist, renaissance, revolution, friendship, cuckolded husband, nobleman, peasant, capitalism, victorian england, time machine, identity, revolt ...
Time:
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Place:
poland, eastern europe, berlin germany, middle east, europe ...
Similarity:
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Country: Italy, France
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
rome italy, italy
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23%
40K
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, touching, suspense, heartbreaking, compassionate ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
nebraska, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
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22%
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Country: UK, USA, Canada
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Story:
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Style:
philosophical, psychological, compassionate, depressing, disturbing ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, guilt, loneliness, family relations, coma, family life, family problems, crumbling marriage, couple relations, single parent, society, parents and children ...
Time:
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Similarity:
22%
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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:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe, japan, tokyo, paris france
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Country: Argentina, Netherlands
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Story:
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Style:
depressing, tense, serious, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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france, europe, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country:
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Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, art house ...
Plot:
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Place:
macedonia, paris france, former yugoslavia, europe, france ...
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Country: USA
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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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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, talky, atmospheric ...
Plot:
friendship, last wish, grief, road trip, memory, life, family relations, male friendship, self discovery, parents and children, partner, last will and testament ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe, london, australia, california
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, UK, Norway
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.
Style:
emotional, sincere, touching, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
wedding, marriage, poverty, nordic, destiny, family bonds, wealth, family relations, family problems, family secret, hopes, couple relations ...
Time:
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Place:
denmark, copenhagen, india, bombay india
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22%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, tense, sexy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
rome italy, italy, paris france, france, europe
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22%
328K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Mexico, France, Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, breathtaking, inspirational, sincere, cerebral ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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