Movies like The War at Home 1996

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The War at Home (1996)
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The War at Home (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Jeremy Collier is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and is struggling to cope with the war experiences that haunt him. He is also at odds with his family, who cannot begin to understand what he has been through. Jeremy's battles with his family finally spiral out of control on Thanksgiving Day, when a bitter secret is revealed
Style: anamorphic, serious, realistic, gloomy
Plot: thanksgiving, vietnam war, dysfunctional family, ptsd, family problems, autism, mental illness, problem, aftermath, war trauma, family relations, resentment, war, battles, parents and children, love and romance, life is a bitch, self discovery, introspection, military life, siblings relations, haunted by the past, hopes, musician, domestic violence ...
Time: year 1996, 70s, 20th century
Place: texas, usa, vietnam, indochina

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, touching and gloomy films with plots about family relations, family problems, parents and children, hopes, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family and unfulfillment mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The War at Home: Curse of the Starving Class (1994), Journey from the Fall (2006), Particles of Truth (2003), Summertree (1971), Jacknife (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left ...
Style: gloomy, independent film, serious, realistic
Plot: poverty, farm, alcoholic, family relations, coming of age, social misfits, society, hopes, life is a bitch, couple relations, human nature, unfulfillment ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 1920s
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95%
Journey from the Fall (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Thirteen years after the end of the Vietnam War, a family who was tragically affected by the war are forced to emigrate to America.
Style: serious, sincere, bleak, informative, political ...
Plot: vietnam war, human spirit, fighting the system, refugee, parents and children, political unrest, re-education, hopes, military, tragic hero, society, life is a bitch ...
Time: 70s, 80s, 20th century
Place: vietnam, california, usa, asia
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93%
Particles of Truth (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Life, love, and the fear of failing... Lilli Black, battling her painful memories and the secrets surrounding her dying father, collides into the complicated and obsessive life of Morrison Wiley on the streets of New York City. This peculiar love ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, independent film, gloomy
Plot: life is a bitch, mental illness, human nature, introspection, haunted by the past, family life, couples, family problems, dysfunctional family, estrangement, family relations, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
 5.7
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Summertree (1971)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Jerry, not a member of the 'protest generation' but is instead, an 'All American boy,' is drafted into the Army, just as things begin to go well for him. He decision to flee to Canada sparks off conflict with his parents, ending ...
Style: independent film, contemplative, realistic, serious, touching ...
Plot: vietnam war, age-gap relationship, college, dying man, father son relationship, musician, older woman younger man relationship, college dropout, battles, military life, parents and children, anti war ...
Time: year 1971, 70s
Place: vietnam, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Jacknife (1989)
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 ⇓
80%
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Krisha (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Krisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Style: serious, psychological, realistic, touching, independent film ...
Plot: thanksgiving, haunted by the past, family problems, addiction, friendship, girl, mental disorder, mind control, alienation, parents, mental health, alcoholic ...
Time: year 2016, 21st century
Place: usa, turkey, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, disturbing
Plot: prison, self defense, parents and children, custody, prison life, teenage life, unemployment, isolation, family life, alcohol abuse, family problems, injustice ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Open Window (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of violence.
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, sincere, independent film
Plot: dysfunctional family, rape, introspection, couples, family problems, crumbling marriage, couple relations, dishonesty, haunted by the past, female nudity, family in crisis, vegetarian ...
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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The Sound and the Fury (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.
Style: serious, touching, realistic, southern gothic, gloomy ...
Plot: family relations, siblings relations, parents and children, dysfunctional family, downfall, family problems, family in crisis, life is a bitch, family life, siblings, mental retardation, suicide ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s
Place: mississippi, southern usa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The End of Innocence (1990)
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 ⇓
54%
A Brother's Kiss (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Two brothers, Lex and younger Mick, are living in Harlem. Mick is a policeman, and Lex, who spent youth years in reformatory because of injustice after he confronted the cop who tried to sodomize Mick on the street, is living with his wife Debbie ...
Style: emotional, serious, touching, rough, bleak ...
Plot: downfall, haunted by the past, society, life is a bitch, going straight, family problems, down on your luck, addiction, dysfunctional family, hopes, re-education, drug abuse ...
Time: year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, usa, harlem
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 5.9
 334
Love Come Down (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Two brothers in their early 20s, one black, one white, each the other's keeper since their family was torn apart by a decade old tragedy. Neville is a comedian struggling with his comedy, and his brother, Matthew, is a boxer consumed with the ...
Style: serious, touching, sentimental, emotional, independent film ...
Audience: adult
Plot: family relations, self discovery, interracial relations, drug abuse, addiction, haunted by the past, family problems, couples, life is a bitch, love and romance, couple relations, hopes ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
A Long Way Home (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Family members struggle to heal their emotional wounds after an incident of sexual abuse.
Style: touching, sincere, emotional, realistic, contemplative ...
Plot: psychiatrist, haunted by the past, dysfunctional family, sexual abuse, domestic disturbance, redemption, life is a bitch, family in crisis, hopes, parents and children, family problems, estrangement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
A Christmas Visitor (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A father struggles with the past. A daughter fights for the future. A mother searches for answers. The Boyajians have not celebrated Christmas in 11 years. They lost their faith when they lost their son to the Persian Gulf War. Now a stranger has ...
Style: touching, serious, emotional, christmas classics, realistic
Audience: girls' night
Plot: christmas, holiday, grief, introspection, death of son, life is a bitch, redemption, hopes, love and romance, family problems, parents and children, family life ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Three women — a young coed, a forty-something single mother, and one a senior-aged widow — meet in the sauna of the local gym, where they gradually get to know one another and bond over their respective trials and tribulations.
Style: serious, talky, touching, emotional, erotic ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Glass Menagerie (1987)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 134 min.
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Style: psychological, touching, melancholic, sentimental, serious ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Somebody Is Waiting (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Ulee's Gold (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: An elderly beekeeper and Vietnam vet must rescue his daughter-in-law and protect his grandchildren from killers.
Style: realistic, independent film, atmospheric, serious, gloomy ...
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Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: florida, orlando florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
 4.4
 695
Constellation (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Plot: interracial relations, family relations, estrangement, death in the family, haunted by the past, family problems, hopes, unfulfillment, society, family gatherings, dysfunctional family, interracial romance ...
Time: 1950s, 21st century
Place: usa, alabama
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Distant Thunder (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 114 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
The Autumn Heart (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
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Style: independent film, contemplative, talky, serious, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
White Irish Drinkers (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
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Style: sincere, emotional, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot: family problems, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, siblings relations, family life, parents and children, male pubic hair, society, hopes, working class, domestic disturbance, irish mob ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: usa, ireland, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Cries from the Heart (1994)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, captivating, uplifting, touching ...
Plot: autism, mentally challenged, children, youth, sexual abuse, child molester, family problems, power relations, family relations, misfit, life is a bitch, mute or deaf ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 5.7
 394
Welcome Home (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An Air Force officer (Kris Kristofferson) returns to his father (Brian Keith), son and remarried wife (JoBeth Williams) in Vermont after 17 years in Vietnam.
Style: realistic, serious, bleak, emotional, contemplative
Plot: vietnam war, vietnam veteran, grief, family relations, high school football, war veteran, power relations, hospital, military life, parents and children, anti war, captivity ...
Time: year 1989, 20th century
Place: vietnam, cambodia, thailand
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36%
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Drunkboat (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: After twenty years of broken bottles and empty hallways, Mort Gleason witnesses his nephew Moo being beaten while in a drunken stupor. The short contact with family brings Mort back to what are left of his senses and he returns to the last home he ...
Style: serious, touching, realistic, sincere, sad
Plot: family relations, single parent, haunted by the past, social relations, youth, parents and children, self discovery, coming of age, teenage life, suburbs, teenager, drinking alcohol ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014)
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 ⇓
36%
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Beyond (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland, Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A poignant story, told with sincerity and humor, about a young woman´s dramatic childhood and about her grief and the struggle to move on. Noomi Rapace plays the main character in her first feature after the success with the Millennium trilogy and ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, sincere, depressing ...
Plot: family relations, introspection, dysfunctional family, family problems, haunted by the past, parents and children, nordic, child abuse, husband wife relationship, bad father, mental health, parents ...
Time: year 2010, 70s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: europe, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Style: talky, tense, sincere, gloomy, sexual ...
Plot: estate, terminal illness, dysfunctional family, plantation, frigidity, alcoholic, male homosexuality, estrangement, sexual dysfunction, family relations, family problems, couples ...
Place: usa, new orleans, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
My Sister's Keeper (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Style: uplifting, serious, touching, sentimental, realistic ...
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Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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