Movies like September
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September (1987)
10K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
At a summer house in Vermont, neighbor Howard falls in love with Lane, who's in a relationship with Peter, who's falling for Stephanie, who's married with children.
Style:
talky, emotional, sentimental, serious, realistic, philosophical, independent film, psychological, clever, light ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, adultery, friendship, couples, loneliness, depression, family relations, parents and children, family problems, friends, siblings relations, human nature, couple relations, family gatherings, love triangle, mother daughter relationship, love, betrayal, murder, guilt, time travel, art, terrorism, suicide, autumn ...
Time:
20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place:
usa, vermont
Keyword:
twilight, gangsters, retrospective
Most similar movies to September
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, emotional and psychological films with plots about family relations, family problems, couples, unfulfillment, parents and children, couple relations and human nature mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like September: Interiors (1978), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), 25th Hour (2002), Another Woman (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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21K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A look at a dysfunctional family dominated by the controlling madness of its matriarch, Eve. Her reluctant husband and their three daughters make doomed efforts to cope with Eve's demands, while also trying to get on with their own lives. But, ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, bleak, melancholic, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
depression, dysfunctional family, sister sister relationship, mental illness, family relations, divorce, character study, psychology, family drama, parenthood, life philosophy, family gatherings ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
Style:
ironic, talky, humorous, witty, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
infidelity, thanksgiving, sisters, dysfunctional family, family relations, writers, audition, opera, midlife crisis, love, artist, hypochondriac ...
Time:
20th century, year 1986, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.
Style:
philosophical, talky, humorous, witty, meditative ...
Plot:
adultery, murder, infidelity, mistress, existentialism, justice, guilt, blackmail, satire, couple relations, moral dilemma, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
184K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The filmed adaptation from David Benioff's novel of the same name. Set in New York, a convicted drug dealer named Monty has one day left of freedom before he is sent to prison. Anger, blame, frustration, betrayal, guilt and loneliness are ...
Style:
depressing, psychological, emotional, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
friendship, organized crime, drug, drug dealer, drug lord, 9/11, betrayal, freedom, redemption, great ending, mistrust, prison ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acoustic anomaly she can hear all that is said in the next apartment in which a psychiatrist holds his ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, meditative, talky, depressing ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, writers, depression, eavesdropping, psychology, psychiatrist, self discovery, human nature, dysfunctional family, infidelity, melancholy, psychoanalysis ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Scent of a Woman related movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When Jack and Sally announce that they're splitting up, this comes as a shock to their best friends Gabe and Judy. Maybe mostly because they also are drifting apart and are now being made aware of it. So while Jack and Sally try to go on and ...
Style:
realistic, talky, melancholic, semi serious, sincere ...
Plot:
marriage, infidelity, relationships, midlife crisis, divorce, loneliness, depression, breakup, character study, friendship, dishonesty, family problems ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Clive Langham (Sir John Gielgud) spends one tormenting night in his bed suffering from health problems and thinking up a story based on his relatives. He is a bitter man and he shows, through flashbacks, how spiteful, conniving and treacherous his ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
aging, dysfunctional family, family relations, father son relationship, writers, terminal illness, unfulfillment, human nature, crumbling marriage, writer's life, couple relations, parents and children ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1977
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The film spans three days in the life of Agnes and Tobias, an upper middle class couple who share their comfortable suburban Connecticut home with her acerbic alcoholic sister Claire. It is matriarch Agnes who helps the quartet maintain a delicate ...
Style:
independent film, tense, talky, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, friendship, best friend, family problems, uninvited guest, couples, alcohol abuse, suburbs, family life, family in crisis, suburban life ...
Time:
70s
Place:
connecticut, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in the 1980's, Debby Miller (Uma Thurman) goes out in New Jersey looking for a man after she is diagnosed with "hysterical blindness".
Style:
psychological, stylized, serious, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
friendship, working class, loneliness, character study, love and romance, single parent, couple relations, family relations, looking for love, hopes, lifestyle, unfulfillment ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two teenage girls must come to terms with their stepfather when their mother is struck by illness.
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, emotional, contemplative ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
teenage girl, single mother, stepfather, family relations, teenage love, teenage life, human nature, love and romance, youth, estrangement, couples, family problems ...
Time:
80s
Place:
georgia, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Movies similar to Magnolia
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Salesman Willy Loman is in a crisis. He's about to lose his job, he can't pay his bills, and his sons Biff and Happy don't respect him and can't seem to live up to their potential. He wonders what went wrong and how he can make ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, psychological, atmospheric, art house ...
Plot:
elderly, dysfunctional family, family relations, american dream, mental illness, estrangement, parents and children, american football, parent child relationship, family problems, down on your luck, family in crisis ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 80s
Place:
new england, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
The film follows one day in the lives of the Tyrone family, each member is troubled and has been damaged by alcohol and/or drugs. In addition, they have issues with each other that lead to fights and an inability to reconcile completely with one ...
Style:
tense, talky, depressing, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
addiction, dysfunctional family, alcoholism, drug addiction, redemption, family life, actor, alcohol abuse, actor's life, lifestyle, human nature, morphine ...
Time:
20th century, year 1962, 60s, 1910s, year 1912
Place:
connecticut
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
David is a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies. Clara is a chambermaid at a Jamaican resort who's hired to be a housekeeper. She and David develop a close bond, opening his eyes and heart to ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, realistic, serious
Audience:
kids
Plot:
grief, women, youth, dysfunctional family, friendship, adolescence, black, child hero, sex crime, racism, family relations, couples ...
Time:
80s
Place:
jamaica, baltimore, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When irascible matriarch Viola Price learns that her next asthma attack will likely kill her, she is determined to fix her fractured family before she leaves this world.
Style:
emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot:
parents and children, family relations, estrangement, family problems, aging, dysfunctional family, hopes, black, love, women, african american, elderly ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
pregnancy, family problems, couple relations, family relations, parents and children, unfulfillment, dishonesty, love, rivalry, sexual relations, crumbling marriage, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Movies like On Golden Pond
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.
Style:
realistic, talky, psychological, sincere, cult classic ...
Plot:
vietnam war, vietnam veteran, friendship, dialogue, loneliness, depression, idealism, complex characters, siblings relations, haunted by the past, love and romance, homecoming ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
usa, vietnam, connecticut
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When Laurel signs up for swimming lessons, she becomes best friends with her teacher Susan - until they realize Laurel’s boyfriend and Susan’s husband are the same man.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
female bonding, love triangle, friendship, family problems, family relations, couples, infidelity, haunted by the past, fall in love, love and romance, betrayal, double life ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Under the influence of signs and premonitions, a man allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with his colleague.
Style:
serious, realistic, clever, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
infidelity, introspection, love affair, life turned upside down, love triangle, couple relations, crumbling marriage, betrayal, journalism, obsession, destructive relationship, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
france, germany, greece, athens greece
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Iris is broke after her divorce and takes a job working as a housekeeper for a wealthy woman named Paula. When Paula and her husband separate, an unlikely friendship blossoms between the women.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
housekeeper, lgbt, female bonding, master and servant, human nature, crumbling marriage, couple relations, boss and employee, follow your dream, love and romance, fall in love, hopes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
maine, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern means of communication.' All that changes when she meets her new boyfriend's teenage kids, who are going through their own journeys of ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, contemplative, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
family relations, self discovery, couple relations, teaching the ways of the world, profanity, bittersweet, love and romance, society, couples, power relations, teenage life, computers and web ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Beth's life was going backwards. Her husband suddenly walks out on her, she has an alcoholic mother, an ambivalent father and so she decides to begin making a change by going back to school in order to take charge of her life.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, emotional, touching, talky
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, drunkenness, thanksgiving, social decay, lifestyle, family problems, parents and children, family life, family gatherings, human nature, couple relations, society ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Vietnam, France, Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Hanoi comes across almost picture-perfect in director Tran Anh Hung's beautiful, elegiac tale about the lives and loves of three Vietnamese sisters. A mood characteristic of Hung's films is set early on with the vivid sounds of birds, ...
Style:
melancholic, sincere, psychological, serious, touching ...
Plot:
infidelity, couples, marriage, crumbling marriage, adultery, pregnancy, family relations, family life, love and romance, siblings relations, human nature, unfulfillment ...
Time:
90s
Place:
vietnam, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Scorn takes a look into the trials and tribulations of a group of people dealing with relationships, love, pain and friendship during the course of one year.
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
family problems, introspection, couples, human nature, destructive relationship, couple relations, bittersweet, unfulfillment, love, abuse, urban, black ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Mike and Lisa separate, their children suffer quietly in the middle of the annual Mummer's Parade.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, contemplative, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, couple relations, crumbling marriage, parents and children, family life, family in crisis, family problems, society, divorce, parents separation, breakup, young lovers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An intimate and turbulent relationship develops between Chase, a woman recovering from a nervous breakdown and Elizabeth, the caretaker employed to look after her.
Style:
independent film, emotional, contemplative, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, women, friendship, dysfunctional family, chase, lgbt, lgbtq, depression, lesbian erotica, mental illness, family relations ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Movies similar to The United States of Leland
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Tully Jr. and Earl live on their father's Nebraska ranch, proud and independent to a fault. While the shy, reclusive Earl spends his free time watching movies, the cockier Tully works his way through a succession of short-term affairs and an ...
Style:
emotional, serious, sentimental, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
small town, coming of age, friendship, lifestyle, introspection, young lovers, womanizer, couples, family problems, youth, society, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2000
Place:
nebraska, england, usa, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Holly and Sandy strike up an instant friendship; they don't know however that they have more in common than they'd like. When tragedy strikes, their relationship is tested.
Style:
independent film, talky, realistic, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
pregnancy, friendship, thirtysomething life, couples, friends, family problems, feminism, dealing with death, gender, journalism, crumbling marriage, human nature ...
Time:
year 1986, 80s
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19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The night before Jack (Gil Bellows) is slated to begin a five-year prison sentence for murder, his wife, Melanie (Jennifer Beals), and assorted siblings gather for a dinner to bid Jack farewell and good luck on his trip up the river. But the party ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
family relations, haunted by the past, dysfunctional family, family problems, estrangement, couple relations, parents and children, conflict, rapist, couples, siblings relations, rape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Seemingly autobiographical story of a woman overwhelmed with trying to please everyone except herself, and not finding any answers until she's admitted to a rehab center by her parents. Eventually here is where she finds her answers.
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
nervous breakdown, rehabilitation, drug abuse, mental institution, parents and children, family problems, doctors and patients, life is a bitch, rehabilitation center, addiction, power relations, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Drama about a family torn apart after the death of its patriarch. Haunted by their father's death, Jack and Elyssa have a fraught relationship with their remarried mother even now they have come of age.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
family relations, family problems, death in the family, parents and children, dysfunctional family, estrangement, unfulfillment, family gatherings, brother brother relationship, coming of age, family business, couples ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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