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Ward No. 6 (2009)
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Original name: Палата N°6
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Simultaneously nihilistic and heartening, Ward No. 6 is based on a story by Chekov, in which a psychiatric doctor becomes a patient in his own asylum. Updated to contemporary Russia, the film is a cocktail of anxieties and riddles, showcasing how easy it is to become what we fear most.
Style:
psychological, sincere, touching, serious, philosophical, intellectual, smart, realistic, contemplative, gloomy ...
Plot:
mental institution, mental illness, misfit, isolation, society, confined, doctors and patients, estrangement, human nature, social misfits, doctor, mental disorder, life philosophy, psychiatrist, insanity, insane, character change, psychology, power relations, children, striptease, mental patient, philosophy, monastery, interview ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
russia, soviet union
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, psychological and gloomy films with plots about misfit, mental illness, society, power relations, life is a bitch, mental institution and youth mostly in Drama, Comedy and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like Ward No. 6: Mother and Son (1997), Watchtower (2012), Hut in the Woods (2011), Three Christs (2017), Everybody Dies But Me (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Russia, Germany
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Duration: 96 min.
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Plot:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Dr. Alan Stone breaks new ground for treatment of the mentally ill through an experiment on three paranoid schizophrenic patients who believe they are Jesus Christ.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, sincere
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
russia
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspenseful, mind bending, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Finland, Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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532
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Country: Russia
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Story:
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Style:
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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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Story:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Time:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, thought provoking, sincere ...
Plot:
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