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Written By (2009)
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Written By (2009)
Original name: 再生號
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A lawyer who is killed in a car accident finds himself resurrected as a character in his daughter's novel.
Style: humorous, semi serious, sincere, captivating, offbeat
Plot: supernatural, afterlife, family relations, parents and children, writer's life, death in the family, unfulfillment, dealing with death, alternate reality, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, car accident, novelist, lawyer, death, car, alternate universe, novel
Place: asia, hong kong

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, semi serious, humorous and realistic films with plots about family relations, parents and children, family problems, unfulfillment, dealing with death, supernatural and death in the family mostly in Drama, Fantasy and Comedy genres. Some movies like Written By: My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), The Strange Case of Angelica (2010), Starry Starry Night (2011), Wedding Dress (2010), The Way We Are (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate.
Style: emotional, sincere, sentimental, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: afterlife, ghost, unfulfilled love, friendship, supernatural, hopes, last wish, twists and turns, love and romance, obsessive quest, escapades, supernatural ability ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, china, asia
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95%
The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Portugal, Spain, France, Brazil
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A magical tale about a young photographer who falls madly in love with a woman he can never have, except in his dreams. Late one night, Isaac is summoned by a wealthy family to take the last photograph of a young bride, Angelica, who mysteriously ...
Style: atmospheric, contemplative, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: photographer, hotel, death in the family, loss of daughter, family relations, photograph, ghost, fall in love, photography, couples, friendship, death ...
Time: 20th century, year 2010, 50s
Place: portugal, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Starry Starry Night (2011)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: There was once a young girl named May who felt alienated from everyone around her. May is worried about her mother and father, whose marriage is on the rocks, and she yearns to return to the woods where her grandfather lives. One day, May befriends ...
Style: sincere, captivating, psychological, visually appealing, sexy ...
Plot: parents and children, escape from reality, family relations, friends, family problems, friendship, imaginary, little girl, supernatural, child, teenager, asian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: taiwan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Wedding Dress (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Overly obsessive compulsive and too premature, Sora is easily distanced by her friends. Growing up without a father is something she would like to be fussy about with her mom, but Sora is still the one and only daughter of and the biggest support to ...
Style: semi serious, sad, psychological, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot: terminal illness, wedding, family relations, parents and children, couples, family problems, unfulfillment, mother daughter relationship, single mother, friendship, society, love story ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Way We Are (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The Way We Are is a respectful, unglamorous, and serenely charming portrait of regular people and a Hong Kong town that normally gets a bad rap. It may put you to sleep, but the visit and Ann Hui's quiet touch are exceptionally worthwhile.
Style: touching, emotional, psychological, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: family relations, working class, society, single parent, family problems, unfulfillment, poverty, boy, loss of daughter, hopes, parents and children, death in the family ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hong kong, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
My Friend & His Wife (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Two young men, Ye-joon and Jae-moon, have been close friends since doing military service together. Ye-joon has lately worked his way up to becoming a successful financier, while the unambitious Jae-moon has opted for a much less conspicuous route. ...
Style: emotional, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: family in crisis, family relations, unfulfillment, family problems, parents and children, couples, crumbling marriage, best friend, love triangle, tragedy, betrayal, car accident ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea, asia, korea
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Manam (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 163 min.
Story: Radha (Naga Chaitanya) and Krishna (Samantha) are a married couple with a kid Bittu in early 1980's. They die in an accident. Bittu (Nagarjuna) grows up and happens to see reincarnation of his father and his mother as youngsters. The rest of ...
Style: touching, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, romantic ...
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Time: 1920s, 80s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Brahmin Bulls (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When Ashok makes a surprise visit to Los Angeles to visit his estranged son, the two begin a journey to mend their relationship until Sid discovers that his father has actually come in search of an old flame. A heartfelt and humorous exploration of ...
Style: realistic, sincere, semi serious, captivating, tense
Plot: family relations, haunted by the past, under the surface, parents and children, estrangement, unfulfillment, bittersweet, thirtysomething life, woman
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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The Quitter (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When a failed baseball player's ex-girlfriend moves back to the neighborhood with her seven-year-old daughter, he realizes he carries more regrets than how he handled his baseball career.
Style: sincere, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating ...
Plot: parents and children, family relations, single parent, homecoming, unfulfillment, love, basketball player, career, baseball
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
A Beginner's Guide to Endings (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The film centers on three brothers who, upon learning they only have a few days left to live, set off to reverse a lifetime of mistakes. Hopper and Simmons are playing the brothers' father and uncle, respectively, while Caan is one of the ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, contemplative ...
Plot: parents and children, family relations, last wish, family problems, ex athlete, self discovery, introspection, terminal illness, friendship, death, society, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Never Die (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Chayo returns to her hometown to care for her elderly mother and cope with her death. Surrounded by love and sublime beauty, Chayo has to give up something that as a woman and mother is inalienable. That will be the price of her freedom.
Style: touching, realistic, serious, sincere, atmospheric ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When George and her colleagues get a new boss whose focus is on moving souls quickly and enjoying life without consequences, the team begins to break the strict reaper rules. While her friends fall victim to their desires for money, success, and ...
Style: stylized, humorous, semi serious, black comedy, captivating ...
Plot: afterlife, life & death, death, grim reaper, suicide, angel of death, dark humor, supernatural, coma, workplace situations, family life, workplace ...
Place: seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Up There (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Martin (deceased) is stuck in a dead-end job, welcoming the newly departed into the afterlife. All he dreams of is going 'Up There'. But his plans are thrown into disarray when he has to team up with the relentlessly chirpy Rash and ...
Style: semi serious, sincere, humorous, captivating, dark comedy ...
Plot: partner, friendship, workplace, supernatural, buddies, misfit partners, disorder, workplace situations, bittersweet, dead man, afterlife, quibbling ...
Time: 21st century
Place: glasgow scotland
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41%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Lori Anderson is trying to deal with the recent tragedy of her father's death. As Lori's mother moves on, Lori finds herself stuck, consumed by grief and anger. With the lingering feeling that something about her father's passing was ...
Style: independent film, serious, surprise ending, eighties
Audience: date night
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Time: year 1983
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39%
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Mother Ghost (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
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Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Policeman's Wife (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 175 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, sexy ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Luna (2014)
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Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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32%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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29%
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Heaven Sent (1994)
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