Movies like Tropical Malady
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Tropical Malady (2004)
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Original name: สัตว์ประหลาด
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Thailand, France, Germany, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A romance between a soldier and country boy splinters into a mythical venture based on Thai folklore.
Style:
surreal, experimental, serious, psychological, atmospheric, mind bending, philosophical, psychedelic, cerebral, stylized ...
Plot:
gay, jungle, shaman, lgbt, friendship, love and romance, human nature, mysticism, lgbtq, mythology, surrealism, suspense, gays and lesbians, gender, mental disorder, journey, gay asian, alienation, countryside, magic realism, soldier, male nudity, folklore, transformation, urban setting ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
asia, thailand, bangkok thailand
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, sexy, art house and touching films with plots about male nudity, friendship, cigarette smoking, nude, photograph, love and sex mostly in Drama, Romance and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Tropical Malady: Blissfully Yours (2002), Undertow (2009), Cemetery of Splendor (2015), Mysterious Object at Noon (2000), Happy Together (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Thailand, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Country: Thailand, France
Duration: 125 min.
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Plot:
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Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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surreal, art house, enigmatic, romantic, psychedelic ...
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soldier, sleeping, hospital, disability, medium, illness, cemetery, parallel world, self discovery, mysticism, diary, mutilation ...
Place:
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Duration: 89 min.
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 61 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Italy, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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19%
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Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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18%
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Country: France, Belgium
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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