Movies like Johnny Belinda

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Johnny Belinda (1982)
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Johnny Belinda (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: While attempting to set up a communal garden in the poverty stricken rural community of Hatcher, Bill Richmond becomes aware of a silent, mute, disheveled girl by the name of Belinda. He soon learns that she is considered mentally handicapped by the community, and by her harsh father and aunt, who initially rebuff all attempts at communication and assistance from Bill. He persists in making contact, and discovers that Belinda is actually deaf. He realizes that he can communicate with her using sign language, and teaches her to sign. Gradually, Belinda's world opens up but life is not all smooth sailing, however, as Bill deals with the sneers and jeers of the town's bad boy, Kyle Hager and his group of rowdy friends.
Style: slasher
Plot: deaf, courtroom drama, rape, pregnancy, rapist, rape victim, sign language, deafness, child born of rape, pregnant from rape, sexploitation
Place: nova scotia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, disturbing and emotional films with plots about rape, rape victim, rapist, family relations, courtroom, pregnancy and love mostly in Drama, Crime and Romance genres. Some movies like Johnny Belinda: Sin & Redemption (1994), Love is Never Silent (1985), Family Rescue (1996), Zooey & Adam (2009), A Mother's Justice (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Sin & Redemption (1994)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Taking a short-cut home from work, high-schooler Billie Simms is raped. Not only does the incident cause an unwanted pregnancy that damages her college expectations, but it also outrages her smugly religious father who pressures her to give up the ...
Plot: child born of rape, pregnant from rape, parents, domestic violence, dilemma, abused woman, rape, father, pregnancy, woman, double standard, morality ...
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Love is Never Silent (1985)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young woman struggles with her own need for independence and the obligation she feels for her deaf parents in this depression-era drama. A friend sees her turmoil and tells her she must find happiness on her own. However, the initial joy she finds ...
Plot: deaf, family relations, deafness, sign language, parent child relationship, marriage, father daughter relationship, great depression, guilt, mother daughter relationship
Time: 1940s, 1930s
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29%
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Family Rescue (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The court has given custody of Emma Hayes' child to the baby's father, a man who raped Emma when she was only fifteen years old. It's up to the baby's grandfather, Clayton Hayes to prevent the child from being handed over until ...
Plot: teenage pregnancy, age difference, homeless, young love, poverty, child born of rape, grandfather, teenage girl, rape, child custody, pregnancy, widower ...
Place: virginia
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29%
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Zooey & Adam (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Adam and Zooey have been trying to have a baby for several months, only to end up pregnant after a rape. Unsure of the parentage of their child, they decide to have the baby anyway.
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspense, sexy, experimental
Plot: pregnant from rape, rape, pregnancy, trying to get pregnant, pregnant wife, sex, moral dilemma, wanting a baby, husband wife relationship, male female relationship, couples, parenthood ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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A Mother's Justice (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A young girl named Debbie is attacked by a bus stop one evening and is blindfolded and raped. Her mother, Lila, who is consumed with guilt is determined to catch the rapist...
Plot: revenge, rape, obsession, mother daughter relationship, guilt, rape and revenge, rapist, victim, rape victim, bait
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Many Trials of One Jane Doe (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Based on a true story about an extraordinary woman, who after a traumatizing rape, refuses to remain a victim. Wendy Crewson stars as Jane Doe (as she must legally be called), a woman who discovers she was the fifth victim of a serial rapist ...
Plot: rape, rapist, serial rapist, rape victim, victimization
Place: toronto ontario canada
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26%
...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A couple whose son had been diagnosed as mentally retarded, and was institutionalized, are shocked to discover that the diagnosis was wrong, and that their son is in fact deaf.
Style: thought provoking, independent film, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: sign language, deaf, coming of age, down syndrome, deafness, hearing, youth, family relations, disability, spouse leaving, family problems, mute or deaf ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: ohio, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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A Case of Rape (1974)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When she was raped, Ellen thought it was the worst thing to ever happen to her. What was worse, was the treatment by the hospital staff, police and the court system, when she reported it, and the man was caught.
Plot: rape, sexual abuse, courtroom drama, anger, humiliation, understanding, victim, feminist, defense attorney, social problems, making love, fornication ...
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25%
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Silent Witness (1985)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The marriage of a young working-class woman is jeopardized when she witnesses her brother-in-law's participation in a gang rape of an intoxicated woman in a neighborhood bar.
Plot: family conflict, rape, love, fear, family relations, rapist, trial, brother in law, testimony, rape victim, courtroom, gang rape ...
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24%
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Tin Man (1983)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A young man, born deaf, invents a computer so he can hear and speak with others.
Style: tech noir, independent film
Plot: deaf, computer, fall in love, sex scene, african american man, mechanic, wine, deafness, african american, red wine, banjo, watching television ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Family drama about a deaf and hearing couple who struggle to decide whether or not to give their deaf son a cochlear implant.
Style: captivating, ambiguous ending
Plot: deaf, medical examination, parent child relationship, disabled child, deaf child, therapy, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, family relations, family conflict, problem solving, treatment ...
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23%
Universal Signs (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After the death of his fiancée's daughter while in his care, a deaf man shuts himself off from the world. Haunted by memories, it is only through new friendship that he can learn to forgive, love, and reconnect.
Plot: deaf, sign language, university, rain, train, friendship, redemption, transformation, death, spirit, love, daughter ...
Place: philadelphia
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21%
Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon (1981)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 66 min.
Story: A teacher, Sakiko Kurata (Yuki Kazamatsuri), receives a phone call regarding one of her former students. Young Sueko (Ayako Ôta) is accused of being a prostitute and has requested Sakiko’s help. This minx seduces random strangers for sex, but ...
Style: erotic, sexploitation film, pink cinema
Plot: nudity, female nudity, rape, rape victim, pink film, prostitute, sexploitation, bare breasts, teacher, erotica, female teacher, japanese woman ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Blanche Dubois goes to visit her pregnant sister and husband Stanley in New Orleans. Stanley doesn't like her, and starts pushing her for information on some property he know was left to the sisters. He discovers she has mortgaged the place and ...
Style: talky, serious, realistic, psychological, emotional ...
Plot: rape, sister sister relationship, pregnancy, mental illness, family problems, couples, family relations, haunted by the past, down on your luck, siblings relations, infidelity, human nature ...
Time: 50s
Place: new orleans, usa, louisiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Saatchya Aat Gharat (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A group of young boys and girls grapple with moral issues in a changing world.
Plot: group, boy, trauma, breakup, social worker, language barrier, post traumatic stress, group of friends, police station, nightclub, rape, rape victim ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Something Wild (1961)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer.
Style: social, serious, realistic, emotional, bleak ...
Plot: rape victim, rape, kidnapping, hardcore, stockholm syndrome, loneliness, dream, missing daughter, police, pregnancy, student, christmas ...
Time: year 1961, 60s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: True story about a rape victim who took a stand that rape is never the victim's fault and inspired many other victims who felt shame about what had happened to them to speak out.
Plot: abusive relationship, rape victim, reflection, rape, confrontation, courtroom, control, compassion, life, publicity, newspaper, victim
Place: iowa
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20%
A Scream from Silence (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A director and an editor, both woman, cannot work on a movie presenting the rape of a nurse without reacting on the scenes they're working on, the situation of womanhood in general, and the way the 'Justice' handle those cases of rape.
Plot: mental disorder, feminist, rape, female nudity, male female relationship, hate, interview, court, violence, courtroom, girl, feminism ...
Place: africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Without Her Consent (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Fact-based story about the emotional trauma and following legal problems of a young woman who was raped by an acquaintance.
Plot: love, rape, rape victim, rapist, courtroom, neighbor, victim, trial, confrontation, vigilante, social injustice, teenager
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Last Summer (1969)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people--a girl and two guys--become so close that they form a sort-of threesome. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot ...
Style: disturbing, slasher, controversial, sexual, spooky ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: beach, friendship, rape, teenager, love, coming of age, friends, teenage sexuality, teenage love, female nudity, realism, relationships ...
Time: year 1969, 60s
Place: long island
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Blanche Dubois goes to visit her pregnant sister and husband Stanley in New Orleans. Stanley doesn't like her, and starts pushing her for information on some property he know was left to the sisters. He discovers she has mortgaged the place and ...
Style: disturbing, serious, psychological, touching, emotional ...
Plot: sister sister relationship, abusive husband, family problems, family relations, rape, redemption, unfulfillment, love and romance, obsession, infidelity, couples, human nature ...
Time: 50s
Place: new orleans, mississippi, usa
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20%
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Jaded (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When an innocent young girl finds herself befriended by two sexy, uninhibited girls at a small-town bar, she discovers that they have more planned than just a party-and she's central to the action.
Style: independent film, detective, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: lesbian seduction, rape, lesbian rape, lesbian sex, female rapist, investigation, courtroom drama, sexual abuse, lgbtq, lgbt, resistance, choice ...
Time: 90s
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19%
Cries of the Unborn (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When three young, pregnant women are held against their will, a jury must examine just how far they would go to save a life.
Style: serious, suspenseful, captivating, bleak
Plot: female protagonist, jury, judge, courtroom drama, women, pregnancy and birth, legal investigation, trial, legal action, lawsuit, courtroom, pregnant woman ...
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19%
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Papa's Angels (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Arkansas furniture maker Grins Jenkins is a cheerful man and loving father to his five kids, as well as the life of every party in their small town. When his wife Sharon, who used to be the 'bad cop', slowly dies of TBC, so does ...
Plot: deaf, love, youth, brother brother relationship, gift, medical examination, ritual, sign language, children, father son relationship, christmas, party ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.
Style: serious, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: investigation, courtroom drama, injustice, dishonesty, legal, life is a bitch, society, nightclub, sexual abuse, rape, rivalry, bounty hunter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small ...
Style: southern gothic, thought provoking, gothic, realistic, serious ...
Plot: deaf, loneliness, racism, grief, coming of age, disability, suicide, deaf mute, heartache, deep south, literary, angst ...
Time: 60s
Place: usa, alabama, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
I Know What You Did (1998)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A female lawyer who specialises in defending suspected rapists is left traumatised after she herself is assaulted in her own home.
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic
Plot: rape victim, murder, rape, police detective, blackmail, female lawyer, criminal lawyer, self defense, strong female presence, manipulation, violent content, disorder ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Female Teacher : Twice Raped (1983)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Science Teacher at high school science, Kojima Miho is a popular among male students this worked bad for her..
Style: pink cinema, sexploitation film
Plot: female nudity, dedicated teacher, happy ending, love, pink film, rape victim, female teacher, rapist, japanese woman, bare breasts, rape, sexploitation ...
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19%
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: It is a very hot summer in the city as the well known detectives of the 87th Precinct investigate serial rapes and a mysterious homicide (which do not appear to be connected). The women getting raped appear to be raped by a rapist who has raped them ...
Style: detective
Plot: deaf, woman with a gun, evil man, rape, stalker
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
She Woke Up Pregnant (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A sleazy dentist sexually assaults his patients while they are under heavy sedatives after he performs dental surgery on them. One woman gets impregnated from such an incident and decides to fight back.
Plot: babies and infants, love, abused woman, making love, pregnant from rape, knocked up, computer, dentist, abortion, pregnancy, rape, medical mask ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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