Movies like Heavy
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Heavy (1995)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Victor is a cook who works in a greasy bar/restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking regular, Leo. But things change when Callie, a beautiful college drop-out, shows up as a new waitress and steals Victor's heart. But Victor is too shy to do anything about it, and too self-consciously overweight to dream of winning Callie away.
Style:
independent film, touching, realistic, slang, psychological, sincere, serious, contemplative, gloomy, crying ...
Plot:
small town, food, loneliness, restaurant, self discovery, workplace, bittersweet, hospital, drinking, unrequited love, rain, hallucination, thirty something, domineering mother, unfaithfulness, seduction, pizza, gourmet, waitress, coming of age, diner, sexual fantasy, rejection, misfit, family relations ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york state, new jersey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, independent film and touching films with plots about family relations, sex, love and romance, drinking, kiss, drinking alcohol and couples mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Heavy: All the Real Girls (2003), Four Sheets to the Wind (2007), Ruby in Paradise (1993), Personal Velocity (2002), Bounce (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In a small North Carolina town, Paul, a womanizer, meets Noel, a confused intellectual returning home for the first time in years since she left for boarding school. The film depicts the typical romance of a good girl and a bad boy, in an ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, melancholic, independent film, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
womanizer, small town, coming of age, regret, depression, existentialism, love, crumbling relationship, introspection, human nature, relationships, friendship ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, southern usa, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
After his father's untimely suicide, Cufe leaves his home in a Native American reservation in search of a more fulfilling life.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
family relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, estrangement, parents and children, last wish, native, american indian, aunt nephew relationship, indigenous people, indians, starting over ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oklahoma, oklahoma city, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Reeling from her mother's recent death, Ruby Lee Gissing relocates to Florida to start anew. After finding a job at a souvenir store, Ruby becomes friends with the shop's owner, Mildred Chambers, and slowly acclimates to her new ...
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
self discovery, coming of age, friendship, bittersweet, drinking, desire, shoplifting, spring break, suburbs, feminist, girl power, women ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Place:
florida, tennessee, usa, tokyo, new jersey
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Three women's escapes from their afflicted lives. Each struggles to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom.
Style:
talky, intense, stylized, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
starting over, abusive husband, hand job, adolescence, couples, family relations, hitchhiker, human nature, couple relations, love affair, parents and children, destructive relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, india, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
boarding house, spinster, hotel, female nudity, desperation, piano, loneliness, psychopath, aging, mental disorder, nude girl, betrayal ...
Time:
year 1987, 1950s, 50s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A man switches plane tickets with another man who dies in that plane in a crash. The man falls in love with the deceased one's wife.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, melancholic, romantic, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
widow, redemption, betrayal, starting over, love and romance, haunted by the past, hopes, love, guilt, advertising, aviation, grief ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
los angeles, chicago, palm springs california, usa, new york ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Leonard Schiller once counted among New York's Literary lions, but illness and ten years of writers block have lowered his profile, almost to the point of obscurity. When Heather Wolfe, an ambitious literature major, asks to interview him for ...
Style:
touching, realistic, talky, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
older man younger woman relationship, writers, aging, writer's life, friendship, male female relationship, masseuse, starting over, character study, love and romance, couples, graduation ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, lower east side manhattan new york city, california ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break ...
Style:
sweet, erotic, sincere, period piece, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
coming of age, obsession, dysfunctional marriage, love, teenage girl, sex scene, adultery, small town, working class, rich and poor, restaurant, library ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1997, 60s, 20th century
Place:
illinois, usa, philadelphia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A small-town store owner with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, gloomy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
widow, unfaithfulness, small town, hospital, bittersweet, couples, social relations, family problems, family relations, love and romance, youth, society ...
Time:
80s, year 1997, 90s, 70s, 60s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Japan, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
Style:
atmospheric, independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
unrequited love, abuse, love, death, colonialism, culture clash, photography, politics, couples, husband wife relationship, fear, british empire ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, beijing china, north korea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Canada, Poland, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Julie's son is dying of cancer and her marriage falling apart. She goes to Poland in search of a man who can heal using his hands. Julie finds not only a magical cure for her son, but also comes across a love so pure it begins to heal the ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, emotional, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
true love, cancer, infidelity, family relations, hopes, betrayal, couples, danger, dishonesty, human nature, survival, terminal illness ...
Place:
poland, nova scotia, europe, holland, canada
Similarity:
100%
941
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Episodic study of feelings where six stories intertwine over one Saturday in a small town. Two boys save a young woman, Anni, and her baby from suicide by drowning. Esa, a down-on-his-luck musician in need of a loan, arrives to his father's ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, family relations, love and romance, couple relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, estrangement, couples, unfulfillment, introspection, human nature, youth ...
Place:
finland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Pedro Almodovar production in which a fatally ill mother with only two months to live creates a list of things she wants to do before she dies with out telling her family of her illness.
Style:
contemplative, touching, philosophical, romantic, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
terminal illness, secret love, cancer, love and romance, existentialism, death, hospital, illness, relationships, love story, dealing with death, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, whose deepest desire is to leave the dead calm town. Shade is the type to escape in her extravagant fantasies while Trudi is so rebelious it could ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, touching, retro, cult classic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
coming of age, waitress, small town, single mother, desert, women, adolescence, mother daughter relationship, love, friendship, food, bittersweet ...
Time:
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Place:
new mexico, usa, argentina, mexico
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In a small town of rolling fields and endless skies, isolated 16 year old Mason lives in a world where families exist in fragmented silence and love seems to have gone missing. Then Mason meets Danny, a sensitive and troubled girl, and their tender ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, touching, sentimental, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
small town, dysfunctional family, young lovers, parents and children, troubled teen, desperation, depression, compassion, jail, self discovery, loner, amor ...
Place:
idaho, usa, washington state
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, independent film, romantic, light, sweet ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
multiple storylines, love story, gay, love, divorce, adultery, illicit affair, affair, hotel, bittersweet, lgbt, love and romance ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, manhattan new york city, usa, chicago, california ...
Similarity:
100%
115K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Charlotte Haze, he soon becomes obsessed with Lolita, the woman's ...
Style:
erotic, disturbing, sexual, psychological, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
forbidden love, lolita, age difference, girl man relationship, seduction, pedophilia, lust, mother daughter relationship, obsession, older man younger woman relationship, nymphet, sexualized violence ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1962, near future ...
Place:
new hampshire, usa, ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of the original two :him and :her volumes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Style:
sincere, independent film, psychological, meditative, surreal ...
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:
year 1951, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, connecticut, manhattan new york city, new haven connecticut ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A Cherokee boy is a haemophiliac in a culture obsessed with blood identity.
Style:
serious, psychological, emotional, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
family relations, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, native american, society, lifestyle, youth, parents and children, dysfunctional family, homecoming, american indian, deer hunting ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
oklahoma, oklahoma city, usa
Similarity:
100%
148
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jerome is a day in the life of a dreamer. Wade Hampton has found himself trapped by responsibility and lack of understanding by those closest to him. As a result, Wade simply leaves his old life with the idea of fulfilling a repressed dream of ...
Style:
independent film, contemplative, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
petty theft, desert, on the road, factory, unemployment, workplace romance, small town life, small town, family in crisis, fish out of water, couples, estrangement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Inheriting her grandmother's remote island Inn causes Amanda to re-evaluate her life and decisions.
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, independent film, gloomy ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, family relations, island, dysfunctional family, homecoming, uncover truth, self discovery, family life, parents and children, couples, family problems, introspection ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
maine, usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Following the death of Manu (Resetarits) in a car accident, the film relates the interwoven stories of several people who become indirectly connected by the events and aftermath of the crash.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
love affair, teenage life, introspection, couples, family problems, dysfunctional family, parents and children, youth, love and romance, hopes, destructive relationship, death in the family ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
austria, europe, africa, brazil
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Michael, a young mechanic, is forced to choose between a daring tryst with an alluring stranger and the habitual comfort of his bittersweet obsession: his beautiful young roommate.
Style:
sexy, sincere, captivating, light, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
love triangle, nightclub, friendship, love and romance, unfulfilled love, lifestyle, youth, infidelity, young lovers, forbidden love, tenant, aunt nephew relationship ...
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Style:
humorous, witty, erotic, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
coma, sister sister relationship, lifestyle, love affair, love, society, parents and children, older woman younger man relationship, women, nudity, bittersweet, male female relationship ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When Sarah Hopson realizes her successful high-rise New York lifestyle is devoid of meaning, she packs her bags and heads for her home town in the Scottish Borders to look for Sam, her childhood sweetheart and the only man she ever loved. Sam Murray ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cancer, chef, lost love, cancer patient, girl, love triangle, terminal illness, love, ex-lover, family relations, couples, family problems ...
Time:
90s
Place:
scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Drama set in 1930s London with two sisters, Madeleine married to Rickie, and Dinah, who falls in love with him. Rickie and Dinah begin an affair which is to have repercussions throughout all their lives.
Style:
sentimental, serious, emotional, touching, erotic ...
Plot:
couples, forbidden love, infidelity, betrayal, unfaithful husband, sister sister relationship, pregnancy, fall in love, society, parents and children, haunted by the past, unfulfillment ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, year 2002, 20th century, year 1934 ...
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Red Dirt offers the story of a young man's search to belong in this sublime expression of love and reconciliation. At only twenty, Griffith is struggling with the responsibilities of caring for his unwell aunt, grieving the loss of their ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, realistic, serious, erotic ...
Plot:
homosexuality, aunt nephew relationship, social relations, friendship, drifter, family relations, leaving home, mentally unstable, love and romance, misfit, small town, secret ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mississippi, usa, montana, louisiana, southern usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of a young Marine, fresh from Camp Pendleton, who is forced to confront the complexities of adulthood and a volatile home life during a four-day Thanksgiving leave.
Style:
sincere, contemplative, serious, realistic, hispanic ...
Plot:
fall in love, family relations, thanksgiving, family gatherings, marine, love and romance, soldier, society, self discovery, homecoming, parents and children, estrangement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Style:
depressing, sexual, disturbing, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
addiction, loneliness, casino, alcoholism, prostitute, alcohol abuse, prostitution, depression, self destructing, tragedy, alcoholic, medical ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
las vegas, los angeles, usa, nevada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
Style:
road movie, disturbing, talky, stylized, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
road trip, teenage girl, first love, misfit, teenage boy, supermarket, van, sex scene, on the road, adolescence, naked in public, motel ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2017, 90s
Place:
oklahoma city, kansas city, america, oklahoma, nebraska ...
Similarity:
100%
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