Movies and TV shows like Sybil
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Sybil (1976)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 198 min.
TV show
Story:
The true story of a young woman named Sybil, whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed at least 13 different personalities.
Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, disturbing, depressing, scary, light, inspirational, thought provoking, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mental illness, dissociative identity disorder, psychology, split personality, psychiatrist, children, mental disorder, child abuse, women, child rape, medical, abuse, psychopath, female protagonist, catastrophe, monster, killer, doctors, schizophrenia, depression, obsession, art, torture, betrayal, hospital ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 50s, 1950s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, dramatic, serious and realistic films and TV series with plots about mentor, storytelling, childhood, catastrophe, runaway, depression and life philosophy mostly in Drama, Biography and Romance genres. Some movies like Sybil: Girl, Interrupted (1999), The Whole Wide World (1996), Frankie & Alice (2010), An Angel at My Table (1990), Frances (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line ...
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, thought provoking, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
mental illness, suicide, female protagonist, coming of age, insanity, suicide attempt, psychiatrist, teenage girl, psychology, borderline personality disorder, psychiatric ward, friendship ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
usa
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Based on her acclaimed autobiographical book, THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD tells the story of Novalyne Price, an attractive feisty West Texas schoolteacher and her bittersweet, romantic and turbulent relationship with Robert E. Howard, the great pulp ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, sexy, stylized ...
Plot:
writers, love story, destiny, friendship, bittersweet, couples, hospital, loneliness, love, summer, melancholy, creativity ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
texas, ireland, louisiana, usa, new mexico
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple personality disorder.
Style:
psychological, sad, disturbing, touching, heartbreaking
Plot:
dissociative identity disorder, mental illness, psychology, child abuse, mental disorder, split personality, children, psychiatrist, domineering mother, mentally unstable, patient, life is a bitch ...
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49%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her.
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
split personality, mental illness, dissociative identity disorder, female protagonist, racism, dancer, illness, power relations, identity crisis, haunted by the past, doctors and patients, go go dancer ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1957, 50s
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: New Zealand, Australia, UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Janet Frame grows up in a poor family. She is different than the other kids. She is considered abnormal and locked away in a mental institution for eight years. Everything changes when she starts writing books.
Style:
psychological, touching, sexy, neurotic, erotic ...
Plot:
mental illness, writers, depression, mental institution, art, women, children, woman, feminist, child abuse, female nudity, female writer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new zealand, london, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Style:
disturbing, depressing, emotional, compassionate, factual ...
Plot:
mental illness, hollywood, rich and poor, insanity, actor's life, mother daughter relationship, women, family relations, showbiz, rise to the top, life is a bitch, mentally unstable woman ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1940s, 50s, 70s
Place:
california, usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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44%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A recently widowed, small-time hustler struggles to raise his two teenage daughters on his own and still make a dishonest living in 1950s Indiana.
Style:
touching, emotional, sad, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
coming of age, dysfunctional family, parents and children, family relations, hopes, hustler, cons and scams, down on your luck, terminal illness, life is a bitch, betrayal, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 60s
Place:
california, indiana
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42%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, touching, sentimental, affectionate ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
teacher, blindness, blind character, disability, mute or deaf, women, human spirit, mentor, education, deafness, children, childhood ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s
Place:
alabama, boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.
Style:
touching, sincere, inspirational, compassionate, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
autism, human spirit, disability, scientist, teacher, female protagonist, against the odds, mother daughter relationship, inventor, psychology, ambition, mental illness ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s, 70s, year 1951 ...
Place:
new hampshire, boston, usa, arizona, harvard university
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister.
Style:
psychological, touching, melancholic, sentimental, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, adaptation, brother sister relationship, aging, parents and children, family life, family in crisis, family problems, unfulfillment, domineering mother, cripple, nude ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, future, 1920s, 70s
Place:
tennessee, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Movies similar to A Beautiful Mind
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, even as her brilliant but ...
Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot:
teacher, mental illness, friendship, children, inspiration, school, introspection, social misfits, estrangement, imaginary friend, imagination, psychology ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, usa, ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
Style:
touching, psychological, sentimental, emotional, compassionate ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
feral child, mental illness, isolation, childhood, disability, loneliness, secrets, self discovery, psychologist, wilderness, doctors and patients, power relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
north carolina, usa
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40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Ruth Matthews's husband is killed in a fall at an archaeological dig, her daughter Sally handles her father's death in a very odd manner. As Sally's condition worsens, Ruth takes her to see Jake, an expert in childhood autism. ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, touching, unusual plot structure, educational ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
autism, psychology, disability, mental illness, child's point of view, fantasy world, life & death, psychiatrist, guilt, police investigation, runaway, secrets ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.
Style:
enigmatic, touching, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, mathematics, love, scientist, life philosophy, science, couples, love and romance, death, catastrophe, life is a bitch, marriage ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s
Place:
new mexico, new york, new orleans, usa, albuquerque new mexico
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40%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he ...
Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, cerebral, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
mathematics, mental illness, paranoia, schizophrenia, genius, insanity, scientist, obsession, mathematician, prodigy, nobel prize, imaginary friend ...
Time:
60s, 1940s, 20th century, 80s, 90s ...
Place:
new jersey, boston, massachusetts, usa, stockholm sweden ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Movies similar to Girl, Interrupted
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer (Joanne Woodward) and her daughters Ruth (Roberta Wallach) and Matilda (Nell Potts) are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have ...
Style:
touching, realistic, psychological, sentimental, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
coming of age, redemption, teacher, dysfunctional family, single father, family problems, family life, parents and children, life is a bitch, mental illness, mother daughter relationship, family relations ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
california, connecticut
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has seen medicine, hospitals, and doctors from a patient's perspective, he realises that ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, touching, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
hospital, cancer, medical, redemption, coldhearted, doctors and patients, nurse, surgery, existentialism, psychiatrist, fantasy world, secrets ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In this biographical film, glamorous yet lonely star Joan Crawford takes in two orphans, and at first their unconventional family seems happy. But after Joan's attempts at romantic fulfillment go sour and she is fired from her contract with MGM ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, factual, talky, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
child abuse, adoption, mother daughter relationship, abusive mother, dysfunctional family, narcissism, bad mother, mansion, hollywood, cult, mother, family problems ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1940s, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
usa, new york, los angeles
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39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 239 min.
TV show
Story:
The story focuses on a middle-school math teacher Olive and her relationship with Henry which spans 25 years over the four parts. It is based on Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Style:
meditative, realistic, atmospheric, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
parents and children, family relations, family problems, maturity, small town life, dysfunctional family, loneliness, elderly, couple relations, childhood, marriage, psychology ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, maine, usa, new england
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A boy with a massive facial skull deformity and biker gang mother attempts to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.
Style:
uplifting, captivating, emotional, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
disability, coming of age, childhood, fall in love, human spirit, depression, adolescence, relationships, teenager, motorcycle, teenage love, family relations ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Style:
emotional, uplifting, sincere, inspirational, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
racism, prejudice, african american, medical, human spirit, surgery, interracial relations, friendship between men, patient, surgeon, talented, society ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 70s, 50s ...
Place:
maryland, south africa, baltimore, usa, nashville tennessee
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38%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, touching, surreal, poignant ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
disability, hospital, dignity, freak, melancholy, disfigurement, social misfits, cruelty, isolation, life is a bitch, exploitation, humanism ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, ...
Style:
motivational, sentimental, touching, sincere, uplifting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
mental illness, mental institution, hospital, doctors and patients, hopes, illness, fighting illness, disability, psychology, patient, cure, catatonia ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 60s, year 1969
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city
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25%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"Front of the Class" is based on the true story of Brad Cohen -- played in the movie by Jimmy Wolk -- who, "after being challenged by Tourette's syndrome from a very young age, defies all odds to become a gifted teacher
Style:
inspirational, touching, realistic, uplifting, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, teens
Plot:
tourette's syndrome, teachers and students, teacher, dedicated educator, school, social misfits, disability, stuttering, honest, friendship, father son relationship, understanding ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, england, usa, atlanta georgia
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38%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries ...
Style:
depressing, realistic, touching, emotional, sad ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, small town, child abuse, single parent, abusive stepfather, domestic violence, childhood, husband wife relationship, teenager, dysfunctional family, friendship, writers ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1957
Place:
seattle, washington state, salt lake city utah, washington d.c., california ...
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38%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, emotional, psychological, sincere ...
Plot:
disability, nurse, hospital, human spirit, french, paralysis, courage, coma, patient, death, life turned upside down, writers ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, europe, nepal, hong kong ...
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38%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at their Long Island summer home, "Grey Gardens." As their wealth ...
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touching, realistic, compassionate, depressing, melancholic ...
Plot:
eccentric family, mother daughter relationship, eccentricity, betrayal, depression, family life, eviction, family relations, parents and children, oldtimer, elderly, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 1930s
Place:
new york, california, usa
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38%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Lorenzo Odone was a normal child until the age of 7. After then, strange things began to happen to him: he would have blackouts, memory lapses, and other strange mental phemonenons. He is eventually diagnosed as suffering from ALD: an extremely rare ...
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touching, sincere, emotional, inspirational, melancholic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
terminal illness, human spirit, against the odds, family relations, life is a bitch, disability, courage, cure, boy, hopes, research, parent child relationship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1984, year 1986, year 1983, 80s
Place:
washington d.c., rome italy, italy, edinburgh scotland, boston ...
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37%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sentimental, dramatic, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens
Plot:
life, life philosophy, rags to riches, human spirit, homeless, rise to the top, against the odds, life is a bitch, ambition, down on your luck, hopes, single father ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Style:
sincere, touching, inspirational, captivating, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
gorilla, jungle, animals, environmental, extinction, environmentalism, human spirit, nature, hunting, life & death, brutality, scientist ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1966
Place:
africa, congo, rwanda
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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