Movies like Castaway on the Moon
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Castaway on the Moon (2009)
21K
Original name: 김씨 표류기
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River - only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.
Style:
philosophical, touching, cerebral, psychological, romantic, scenic, art house, atmospheric, sincere, uplifting ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
loneliness, isolation, survival, suicide attempt, love story, society, castaway, redemption, wilderness, suicide, self discovery, discovery, human nature, solitude, nature, food, rescue, asian, irony, island, stranded, agoraphobia, imaginary friend, travel, women ...
Time:
y2k, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
south korea, east asia, seoul, asia, korea, japan, tokyo ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, feel good and romantic films with plots about love story, love and romance, fall in love, love, relationships, bittersweet and storytelling mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Castaway on the Moon: Cast Away (2000), Lost in Translation (2003), Swiss Army Man (2016), The Postman (1994), Lars and the Real Girl (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea, Germany
Duration: 103 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: 143 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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Place:
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Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 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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Place:
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Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 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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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, emotional, sad, breathtaking, period piece ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 106 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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Place:
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Duration: 133 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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Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
Style:
touching, funny, sentimental, teen, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, depression, psychiatric ward, coming of age, mental institution, adolescence, teenage love, teenage life, friendship, suicidal, psychiatry, anxiety ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, year 1999, 21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, california, new jersey, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
south korea, east asia, korea
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, touching, feel good, romantic comedy, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, family friendly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
30%
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 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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Place:
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30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
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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Audience:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
30%
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Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night
Plot:
isolation, couple relations, couples, fall in love, countryside, love and romance, lone wolves, female protagonist, anxiety, loneliness, isolated house, social isolation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
30%
835K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, sweet, touching, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
30%
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, surreal, touching, sentimental, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
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Place:
los angeles, hawaii, california, utah, usa ...
Similarity:
30%
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Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
30%
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, touching, emotional, sentimental, sweet ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Style:
touching, sincere, sad, romantic, contemplative ...
Audience:
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Time:
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south korea, korea, east asia, asia
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30%
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Country: UK, France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, touching, realistic, sincere, romantic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, inspirational, sentimental, rom com, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Country: South Korea
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Story:
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girls' night
Plot:
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korea, east asia, asia
Similarity:
29%
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 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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Place:
usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
korea, asia
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, sexy, sweet, feel good, teen ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
29%
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