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Virgin Mountain (2015)
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Original name: Fúsi
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Like a young bird yet to find the courage to lift its wings, Fúsi (43) lives alone with his mother, where they've always lived.
Style:
sincere, touching, realistic, captivating, social, sad, black comedy, poetic, serious, crying ...
Plot:
bachelor, shyness, depression, shy man, adolescence vs adulthood, misfit, society, life turned upside down, mental disorder, cat, police, storm, model, doll, restaurant, little girl, airport, employee, lonely, mission, humanity, mental health, young adult, nordic, dancing ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
iceland
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Most similar movies to Virgin Mountain
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sincere and touching films with plots about society, love and romance, coming of age, kiss, friendship, misfit and couples mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Virgin Mountain: The Good Heart (2009), Teddy Bear (2012), Dark Horse (2005), You & Me Forever (2012), Radhaamadhavam (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, USA, France, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Brian Cox stars as Jacques, the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas (Dano), a ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
mentor protege relationship, homelessness, homeless, friendship, heart attack, failed suicide, friends, redemption, social misfits, misfit, drifter, human nature ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
new york, san francisco, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The 38-year-old bodybuilder Dennis would really like to find true love. He has never had a girlfriend and lives alone with his mother in a suburb of Copenhagen. When his uncle marries a girl from Thailand, Dennis decides to try his own luck on a ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
bodybuilder, mother son relationship, looking for love, love and romance, living with parents, vacation, family disapproval, muscleman, family relations, shyness, shy man, nordic ...
Time:
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Place:
thailand, denmark, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, Iceland
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.
Style:
semi serious, sincere, realistic, humorous, bleak ...
Plot:
unwanted pregnancy, best friend, loser, soccer, parent child relationship, couples, love triangle, down on your luck, misfit, passion, unplanned pregnancy, judge ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen, europe
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23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When Laura and Christine meet Maria, their friendship takes an intense turn to vulnerability, love and sex.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
teenage girl, lesbian, best friend, friendship, coming of age, mother daughter relationship, loss of innocence, jealousy, life turned upside down, mysterious character, betrayal, youth ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen, scandinavia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Madhava's love life troubles him for his life goals accomplishment, How will he achive his goal along with his partner ?
Style:
realistic, sincere, romantic drama, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
relationships, love, husband wife relationship, couple relations, fall in love, couples, friends, friendship, love and romance, love affair, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A man witnesses the drastic changes in society as he goes back to the Alexandria of his youth.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, islamic ...
Plot:
society, prostitute, fall in love, homecoming, unfulfillment, speech impediment, friendship, homosexuality, urban, unlikely couple, misfit, disintegration ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, egypt
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A first love could quite possibly be the last for Sam, a Memphis teenager coming to terms with the romantic feelings he harbors for his best friend, Julian. Will the love he feels for this boy guide him through his struggles with his abusive father, ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, sentimental, sincere, contemplative ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
gay, high school, teenage love, coming of age, teenage life, best friend, youth, buddies, life is a bitch, society, lifestyle, high school life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
memphis, tennessee
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.
Style:
thought provoking, touching, bleak, harsh, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bully, bullying, friendship, father son relationship, revenge, divorce, childhood, parenthood, youth, society, alienation, coming of age ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
africa, sudan, scandinavia, denmark, europe ...
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Victor is a cook who works in a greasy bar/restaurant owned by his mother, Dolly. It's just the two of them, a waitress named Delores, and a heavy drinking regular, Leo. But things change when Callie, a beautiful college drop-out, shows up as a ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, touching, slang, contemplative ...
Plot:
small town, food, loneliness, restaurant, workplace, self discovery, bittersweet, hospital, drinking, unfaithfulness, rain, hallucination ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york state, new jersey
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age tale charting the first loves, lusts and obsessions of friends on vacation at the end of the 1970s.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
buddies, coming of age, obsession, love and romance, best friend, teenage life, teenage love, older woman younger man relationship, fascism, male female relationship, friends, youth ...
Time:
70s
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
21%
2K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Cliff has just turned 18 and his little sister has a gift for him: booze, a joint, a subway token and the command to have sex. Heading out on the town, Cliff finds friendship -- and more -- in the person of a young hustler named Butch. But ...
Style:
touching, sincere, serious, sentimental, sexual ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, gay teenager, gay, male rape, self discovery, fall in love, friendship, innocence lost, lgbt, lifestyle, teenage life, youth ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
Similarity:
21%
11K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Oasis is a love story of two young people abandoned by families. A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving. There he meets her daughter, wheelchair bound with cerebral palsy. Will these two lost people find ...
Style:
touching, sincere, psychological, emotional, erotic ...
Plot:
disability, hit and run, handicapped, couples, starting over, unlikely couple, friendship, haunted by the past, society, love and romance, life is a bitch, vengeance ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
korea, asia, south korea
Similarity:
20%
207
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Austria
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Nadia (Béatrice Dalle) is in her 30s and begins a serious relationship with a teen named Pierre (Isaïe Sultan).
Style:
serious, sincere, touching, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, sexual tension, self discovery, teenage love, life is a bitch, youth, love and romance, addiction, adolescence vs adulthood, alcohol abuse, gay, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Told from the female perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, death of child, separation, infidelity, suicide attempt, grieving, breakup, life turned upside down, grief, loss of son, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
20%
2.5M
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick, kids, teens ...
Plot:
life philosophy, philosophy, life, mentally challenged, destiny, storytelling, love, rise to the top, human spirit, selflessness, vietnam war, life & death ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 50s, 60s, 1950s ...
Place:
china, alabama, vietnam, america, savannah georgia ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
internet, love affair, political unrest, opposites attract, society, immigrant, unlikely couple, computers and web, love, state affairs, misfit, love and romance ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Style:
depressing, bleak, sad, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
single father, redemption, death, cancer, terminal illness, parenthood, immigrant, birthday, family relations, suffering, life is a bitch, reconciliation ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
barcelona, spain, south america, iran, senegal ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
coming of age, love affair, couples, unfulfilled love, teenage life, hopes, society, friendship, male female relationship, looking for sex, youth, loss of virginity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
One man's journey to disprove the theory of astrology leads him to answer some bigger question about life, love, fate and destiny.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, road movie, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
destiny, self discovery, introspection, astrologer, unfulfillment, journey, love and romance, society, astrology, disorder, escapades, obsessive quest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, atlantic city, chicago, illinois ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Their paths cross in the elevator of an anonymous student block in Munich: Clara, Motek, and Sin are three strangers in Germany, longing for acceptance and warmth, searching for a spark of the feeling we call "home". DESPERADOS ON THE ...
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, touching, offbeat ...
Plot:
cause and meaning, love and romance, college life, student life, looking for love, youth, social misfits, society, immigrant, bittersweet, communication problem, misfit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Afghanistan, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It’s snowing in Kabul, and gregarious waiter Mustafa charms a pretty student named Wajma. The pair begin a clandestine relationship—they’re playful and passionate but ever mindful of the societal rules they are breaking. After Wajma discovers ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, atmospheric, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
pregnancy, family relations, forbidden love, parents and children, society, life turned upside down, honor, student, love, rivalry, couples, youth ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east
Similarity:
19%
639
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Adapted from a stage play by Christopher Shinn, the debut feature from Joshua Sanchez is a provocative rumination on race and sexuality set on a sweltering 4th of July evening.
Style:
realistic, emotional, sincere, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, gay sex, coming of age, gay african american, interracial relations, gay, couples, couple relations, society, teenage life, family relations, gender ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
18%
367
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
17-year-old Eric follows his parents to immigrate to Canada and is thus forced to confront different emotional and cultural problems. He must not only adjust to the new environment, but also come to terms with his homosexuality. Standing at the ...
Style:
sincere, sentimental, touching, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, gay asian, homosexual, immigrant, self discovery, lifestyle, forbidden love, culture clash, teenage life, family relations, human nature, society ...
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada, new york, hong kong, manhattan new york city
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18%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea, Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Anna learns in prison that her mother has passed away in Seattle. Prison officials grants Anna a three day furlough to attend her mother's funeral. Anna embarks on a long trip to Seattle. Hoon is a Korean immigrant who works as a gigolo. Hoon ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, contemplative, psychological, romantic ...
Plot:
impossible love, introspection, love and romance, couples, immigrant, bittersweet, society, released from prison, outsider, autumn, prisoner, vacation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, east asia
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain, Ireland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A touching story of a deaf girl who is sent to an oil rig to take care of a man who has been blinded in a terrible accident. The girl has a special ability to communicate with the men on board and especially with her patient as they share intimate ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, sincere, sad ...
Plot:
blind character, loneliness, happy ending, nurse patient relationship, haunted by the past, disability, trauma, accident, burn victim, blind man, love, friendship ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, balkan, former yugoslavia, europe ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, touching, thought provoking ...
Plot:
unemployment, friendship, friends, society, life is a bitch, cause and meaning, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, young adult, job seeking, coming of age, social realism, youth culture ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
beijing china, china
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Directed by Joel Lamangan, “The Significant Other” follows the story of a rising fashion model (Erich Gonzales) who catches up and becomes BFFs with her catwalk idol (Lovi Poe). But all hell breaks lose when they realize that they are in love ...
Style:
captivating, touching, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
love triangle, ambition, husband wife relationship, secret, infidelity, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, adultery, love, friendship, class differences, femme fatale, dysfunctional marriage ...
Place:
the philippines, singapore
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
When a young Russian woman and her son leave Moscow to meet her fiancé, who fails to show up, she declares political asylum.
Style:
sincere, realistic, touching, serious, independent film
Plot:
immigrant, racism, racial discrimination, love affair, society, human nature, realism, male female relationship, fiancee, refugee, migration, empathy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, russia, england, britain
Similarity:
18%
987
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Set against the gorgeous landscape of Armenia, Here chronicles a brief but intense relationship between an American satellite-mapping engineer (Foster) and an expatriate photographer (Azabal) who impulsively decide to travel across the remote ...
Style:
surreal, captivating, realistic, sincere, tense ...
Plot:
sex scene, male female relationship, journey, self discovery, satellite, on the road, love affair, society, culture clash, wilderness, road trip, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
armenia, caucasus
Similarity:
18%
14K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.
Style:
touching, psychological, sincere, inspirational, melancholic ...
Plot:
autism, mentally challenged, mental illness, funeral, disability, small town, dead girl, fatal accident, friendship, character study, haunted by the past, loss of child ...
Time:
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Place:
canada, ontario canada
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