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Mirrormask (2005)
24K
Original name: MirrorMask
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home
Style:
visually stunning, offbeat, surreal, cerebral, stylized, allegory, visually appealing, visual, cult classic, psychedelic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, pre-teens, teen fantasy, kids, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
circus, coming of age, fantasy world, magic, imaginary kingdom, alternate reality, alternate dimension, good versus evil, trippy, parallel universe, imaginary, drawing, dream world, juggling, alice in wonderland, surrealism, mythology, magic realism, youth, mother daughter relationship, artist, hospital, dream, journey, anger ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
brighton, england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out weird, stylized, atmospheric and surreal films with plots about surrealism, magic realism, storytelling, dialogue, imagination, trippy and fantasy world mostly in Fantasy, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Mirrormask: The NeverEnding Story (1984), The Dark Crystal (1982), The Fall (2006), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Tideland (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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127K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Africa, India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, offbeat, fairy tale, cerebral, emotional ...
Audience:
kids, date night, adult
Plot:
hospital, surrealism, suicide attempt, imagination, escape from reality, suicide, desert, storytelling, stuntman, magic realism, imaginary kingdom, friendship ...
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Place:
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Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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spain, south america, europe, canada
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Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, dark fantasy, fairy tale, cerebral, stylized ...
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kids, teens, date night
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Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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88%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
fairy tale, epic, scenic, cult classic, visually stunning ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 20th century, future, 1900s ...
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163K
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, fairy tale, offbeat, stylized, surreal ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
78%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
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Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
100%
477K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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cult classic, fairy tale, visually stunning, visual, visually appealing ...
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, atmospheric, psychological, sentimental, captivating ...
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France, Germany, Belgium
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Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Country: Thailand, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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143K
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Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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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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100%
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