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Stricken (2009)
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Stricken (2009)
Original name: Komt een vrouw bij de dokter
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Handsome Dutchman Stijn is the star of an advertising agency with his buddy Frenk and a hot womanizer. The boys start their own agency and Stijn marries colleague Carmen, who accepts his incurable greed for truly meaningless one-night-stands. Even fatherhood and a move to the boring country go well, until Carmen gets breast cancer. Now their lives are turned upside-down, maybe wrecked
Style: serious, sentimental, emotional, realistic, captivating, sincere, romantic, sexy, gloomy, sexual ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: cancer, cancer patient, true love, self discovery, infidelity, womanizer, love and romance, life is a bitch, love affair, family problems, terminal illness, crumbling relationship, life turned upside down, couples, family in crisis, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, love triangle, husband wife relationship, jealousy, therapy, love story, adultery, relationships, romantic relationship ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: holland, europe
Keyword: dutch

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, captivating, serious and emotional films with plots about love and romance, couples, couple relations, love affair, infidelity, female nudity and husband wife relationship mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Stricken: The Happy Housewife (2010), The Affair (2014), Leaving (2009), A Thousand Kisses (2006), In Real Life (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Happy Housewife (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband’s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word ‘emancipation’ simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in, all is rosy. So, when Harry Jr. ...
Style: captivating, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, psychological ...
Plot: depression, family relations, life turned upside down, couples, crumbling marriage, family problems, parents and children, couple relations, mother child relationship, stewardess, mental illness, parents ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.9
 49K
The Affair (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher with one novel published (book ...
Style: psychological, serious, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: crumbling marriage, infidelity, adultery, husband wife relationship, sex scene, sexual relations, strong sexual content, writers, family problems, parents and children, life turned upside down, dishonesty ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.3
 5K
Leaving (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Suzanne is a well to do married woman and mother in the south of France. Her idle bourgeois lifestyle gets her down and she decides to go back to work as a physiotherapist. Her husband agrees to fix up a consulting room for her in their backyard. ...
Style: realistic, touching, emotional, psychological, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: infidelity, unfaithful wife, forbidden love, cuckolded husband, extramarital affair, cheating wife, fatal attraction, sexless marriage, emotional blackmail, love triangle, passion, husband wife relationship ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, south of france, europe, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
A Thousand Kisses (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Rising, rather autobiographical novelist Giph has a hot girlfriend, doctor and model Samarinde. His crude, domineering and progressive mother Ria's suffering an incurable decease in which she suffers from paraplegia. Her inevitably ensuing ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, erotic, contemplative
Plot: family relations, young lovers, life is a bitch, terminal illness, mercy killing, adolescence vs adulthood, couples, human nature, unfulfillment, lifestyle, love and romance, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain, holland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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In Real Life (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In his new film a young director puts his girlfriend through a love test. By doing so he risks his real life relationship with her.
Style: psychological, captivating, emotional, atmospheric, semi serious ...
Plot: couple relations, love triangle, filmmaking, couples, infidelity, love and romance, artists and showbiz, fall in love, dishonesty, rehearsal, male female relationship, relationship problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: holland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 7.0
 3K
Bride Flight (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands, Luxembourg
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The story of the women on the KLM flight that won the 1953 Air Race from London to Christchurch, New Zealand.
Style: realistic, captivating, emotional, serious, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: couples, marriage, infidelity, emigration, unwanted pregnancy, dishonesty, couple relations, love and romance, husband wife relationship, forbidden love, aviation, world war two ...
Time: 20th century, 50s, 1950s, post world war two
Place: new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
The Red Thread (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Seven years after their first infatuated encounter, Abril and Manuel meet again. Despite the fact that they are both married, it is soon apparent that their attraction has only grown.
Style: sexy, romantic, captivating, sincere, touching ...
Plot: flight attendant, passion, love triangle, marriage, unfaithful wife, relationships, sex scene, true love, couples, love and romance, love interest, love story ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 7.5
 11K
Open Hearts (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her husband Niels works in the ...
Style: atmospheric, independent film, realistic, touching, romantic ...
Plot: dogme 95, infidelity, love story, love triangle, hospital, relationships, extramarital affair, adultery, destructive relationship, crumbling marriage, paraplegic, life philosophy ...
Time: 90s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: scandinavia, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Borrowed Moments (2014)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Melissa and Ben Brenner have been simply going through the motions as a married couple, until the day Ben's world is turned upside down when he serendipitously meets the woman of his dreams, and they both are forced to face their future.
Style: serious, psychological, realistic, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: infidelity, family problems, couple relations, couples, estrangement, destructive relationship, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, intrigue, love at first sight, betrayal, adultery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Kiss Me Again (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story: A look at the lives of Carlo, Giulia, and their friends some 10 years after the events of L'Ultimo bacio.
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, captivating, melancholic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: true love, love affair, infidelity, couple relations, hopes, dishonesty, family life, breakup, parents separation, love and romance, crumbling marriage, human nature ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.0
 3K
Come Undone (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Anna is an accountant for an important insurance firm and lives with her longterm lover Alessio - a man who longs for a stable longterm relationship with children, home, etc. Anna, feeling as though the fire has fizzled in that relationship takes up ...
Style: erotic, sensual, touching, sincere, sexy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: sex, sex scene, adultery, cheating on husband, extramarital affair, sexually dissatisfied wife, cheating wife, infidelity, horny wife, forbidden love, couples, unfaithful husband ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 6.5
 507
Angst (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Oskar Roehler's drama Der Alte Affe Angst (Angst) is about the dissolution of a couple. Robert (Andre Hennicke) and Marie (Marie Baumer) have little in common other than their sex life. Since Robert is going through a bout with impotency, they ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, touching, sexual
Plot: terminal illness, life is a bitch, lifestyle, relationship problems, family problems, crumbling marriage, infidelity, dysfunctional marriage, husband wife relationship, depression, father son relationship, loss of father ...
Time: 21st century
Place: berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Alexander the Last (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: An ensemble drama about a married actress, her sister and their myriad sexual and creative temptations.
Style: mumblecore, serious, touching, sincere, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: love and romance, human nature, family problems, love triangle, artists and showbiz, crumbling marriage, lifestyle, couple relations, actor's life, family relations, couples, love affair ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Autumn in New York (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Autumn in New York follows the sexual exploits of Will Keane - New York restaurateur, infamous verging-on-50 playboy, master of the no-commitment seduction - until he runs into an unexpected dead end when he meets Charlotte Fielding. Charlotte is ...
Style: romantic, sentimental, emotional, touching, heartbreaking ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot: love story, love, true love, older man younger woman relationship, terminal illness, age difference, opposites attract, couple relations, couples, older man young girl relationship, autumn, unlikely couple ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Water and Fire (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 113 min.
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Style: suspenseful, serious, sentimental, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: love and romance, rich and poor, love story, vengeance, haunted by the past, love triangle, power relations, destiny, opposites attract, couple relations, relationships, romantic relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey, england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
An Italian Romance (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Giovanni, a married man with a child, meets on a train Maria, a former lover.
Style: serious, touching, realistic, emotional, captivating ...
Plot: infidelity, love affair, couples, lovers reunited, impossible love, fall in love, relationships, tragic love, betrayal, love interest, male female relationship, dysfunctional family ...
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Place: italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Lead with Your Heart (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Ben and Maura have been married for years, and they are in a rut…so much of a rut that they are contemplating if it would be better to live separate lives. That’s when their two teenage children step in and scheme to try to get them back ...
Style: romantic, captivating, emotional
Plot: husband wife relationship, love and romance, relationship problems, marital problem, family relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, small town life, relationships, couple relations, family problems, romantic relationship ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
The Space Between The Lines (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Emmi would like to cancel her subscription to "Like" magazine via e-mail. But due to a typo, her messages land in Leo Leike’s inbox. When Emmi repeatedly sends mails to the wrong address, Leo decides to inform her of her mistake. This ...
Style: realistic, romantic, emotional, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: romantic relationship, couple relations, love affair, love and romance, male female relationship, relationships, love story, unhappy marriage, wedding ceremony, in love, fall in love, introspection ...
Place: central europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 4.9
 182
Four of Hearts (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Like many couples, April and Derrick feel like the spark is missing from their marriage. With the demands of work and their hectic schedules, they find themselves in a six-month dry spell. Desperate to shake up their love life and rekindle their ...
Style: romantic, light, captivating, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: swinger, relationships, swinger couple, swingers, love and romance, jealousy, husband wife relationship, jealous husband, romantic rivalry, marital problem, romantic triangle, love triangle ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
One-Two-Three Now! (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Jeppe falls deeply in love with the mysterious and beautiful girl, Cecilie, from school. But their time is limited as Cecilie is diagnosed with cancer and Jeppe has to balance school, social life and the dream of becoming a professional basket ball ...
Style: touching, sincere, suspenseful, sentimental, disturbing ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
My Life Without Me (2003)
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: sad, touching, contemplative, philosophical, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: terminal illness, cancer, secret love, illness, love and romance, dealing with death, death, parents and children, infidelity, hospital, relationships, love story ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 6.5
 218
Sons & Lovers (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 192 min.
Story: Filmmaker Stephen Whittaker adapts author D.H. Lawrence's simmering tale of sex, love, and family. In the years leading up to World War I, the problems faced by many families were uncannily similar to the issues that mankind would still be ...
Style: realistic, serious, romantic, sincere, period drama
Plot: family relations, self discovery, couples, family problems, dysfunctional family, family in crisis, parents and children, writer's life, crumbling marriage, love and romance, female nudity, death in the family ...
Time: edwardian era
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
One Night Stand (1997)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat ...
Style: sexy, melancholic, intense, light, touching ...
Plot: male female relationship, love triangle, infidelity, friendship, one night stand, justice, adaptation, adultery, interracial romance, couples, family problems, couple relations ...
Time: 20th century, year 1997, 90s
Place: usa, new york, los angeles, california, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Lover's Concerto (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Lee Ji-hwan receives photographs in the mail that reminds him of how he met two girls, Shim Su-in and Kim Gyeong-heui, one summer five years ago. He shares his memories with his friend Cheol-hyeon. He recalls initially being in love with Su-in, but ...
Style: touching, sentimental, sincere, romantic, captivating ...
Plot: love story, love triangle, couples, friendship, friends, love and romance, romantic relationship, relationships, couple relations, love affair, terminal illness, lesbian ...
Time: year 1996, 21st century
Place: korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Brownian Movement (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A psychiatrist's adulterous past continues to haunt her and her husband after they move to India.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, erotic, sexual, psychological ...
Plot: cuckold, strong sexual content, couple relations, crumbling marriage, power relations, couples, doctors and patients, parents and children, family in crisis, infidelity, female doctor, nervous breakdown ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brussels, belgium, india, brussels belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
The Man of My Life (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A man vacationing in the country with his wife and children finds ideas he has of himself unexpectedly challenged in director Zabou Breitman's intimate drama.
Style: realistic, emotional, psychological, romantic, sexy ...
Plot: gay, love triangle, moral dilemma, crumbling marriage, couples, midlife crisis, love and romance, unfulfillment, gender, family problems, family relations, summer vacation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, south of france
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Marie-Jo and Her Two Lovers (French: Marie-Jo et ses deux amours) is a 2002 French drama film directed by Robert Guédiguian. It was entered into the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
Style: emotional, serious, psychological, sincere, realistic ...
Plot: fall in love, family relations, couples, family problems, couple relations, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, infidelity, cheating wife, parents and children, love triangle, polyamory ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: marseille, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Life In One Day (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Benny Wult grows up in a world where each human life lasts only a few days and everything happens only once. Sexual intercourse can be done only once after which the genitals are useless. The same goes for drunkenness. Get drunk again, you die. ...
Style: captivating, sentimental, emotional, thought provoking, romantic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: true love, imaginary, destiny, love and romance, romantic relationship, parallel world, unfulfillment, hopes, teenage love, love story, male female relationship, love affair ...
Time: 21st century
Place: scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
 6.9
 1K
Dreamy Eyes (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Mắt Biếc (Dreamy Eyes) tells the story of the one-sided love of Ngan for Ha Lan — his childhood friend.
Style: romantic, captivating, disturbing, sincere
Plot: love and romance, love story, couple relations, relationships, love affair, romantic friendship, love interest, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, male female relationship, romantic relationship, true love, love
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 6.3
 2K
Second Skin (1999)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Diego is a doctor who has fallen in love with a married man with a son. Against the advice of his boss and best friend, he continues his affair with Alberto. The consequences of this affair profoundly alter not only the two men's lives, but ...
Style: realistic, serious, sentimental, psychological, eros ...
Plot: gay relationship, gay sex, lgbt, gay, love triangle, infidelity, gays and lesbians, family problems, couples, crumbling marriage, love affair, gay husband ...
Time: 90s
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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