Movies like Still Life

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Still Life (2013)
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Still Life (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.
Style: sincere, realistic, semi serious, captivating, psychological, philosophical, depressing, art house, black comedy, powerful ...
Plot: self discovery, solitude, introspection, obsession, misfit, social worker, workplace, workplace situations, social misfits, investigation, death, fired from the job, private investigation, one last job, relationships, changing lives, lifestyle change, uncover truth, lonely, sadness, solitary, homeless, bittersweet, dog, ghost ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century, contemporary
Place: england, london, europe

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Most similar movies to Still Life

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, realistic, psychological and serious films with plots about introspection, self discovery, society, friendship, family relations, female nudity and misfit mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Still Life: Sacred Heart (2005), The Days of Morisaki Bookstore (2010), An Insignificant Harvey (2011), Choking Man (2006), Hearts & Minds (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Sacred Heart (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Irene discovers that she must eat hearts in order to survive the alien invasion in Sicily.
Style: realistic, emotional, captivating, touching, serious ...
Plot: family relations, society, businesswoman, love, introspection, gay, couple relations, workaholic, loss of friend, suicide, changing lives, friendship ...
Time: 21st century
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100%
The Days of Morisaki Bookstore (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Unable to accept being dumped by her colleague, Takako quits her job and moves into the used bookstore owned by her uncle, Satoru, in Jinbocho. Despite her initial lack of interest in novels, Takako is slowly drawn into the world of books as she ...
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot: dumped, bookstore, library, workplace situations, workplace, life, lifestyle change, relationships, relationship problems, women, librarian, changing lives
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
An Insignificant Harvey (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 79 min.
Story: A janitor at a small town ski resort, who also happens to be a little person, has his life dramatically change when he finds a stray husky and falls for an exotic dancer.
Style: touching, realistic, semi serious, sincere, independent film ...
Plot: small town, fall in love, opposites attract, social misfits, solitude, society, misfit, love and romance, adult virgin, physical appearance, social relations, pets ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Choking Man (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The social anxiety of a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher working in a Queens diner provides the psychological engine that powers this blend of drama and magical realism.
Style: realistic, touching, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: immigrant, city life, friendship, self discovery, restaurant, diner, workplace romance, workplace, family relations, social misfits, lonely, urban ...
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Hearts & Minds (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Conscription has been introduced in Britain. Across the country, young people are being called upon to serve the nation in another reactionary Middle-Eastern conflict. They face war on a scale not seen in any of their lifetimes. hearts & minds ...
Style: thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: introspection, life is a bitch, wartime life, soldier, military, conscription, war on terror, protest, youth, fictional war, character change, lifestyle change ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Nowhere Special (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Romania, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, ...
Style: sentimental, disturbing, sincere, captivating, sad ...
Plot: father son relationship, single father, single parent, dying father, terminal illness, foster home, family relations, father, adoption, parents and children, father and son, relationships ...
Place: northern ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Everywhere and Nowhere (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Ash is a man torn between two worlds, that of his family and friends and the other, of his dreams. This is his story set across London with it's fast paced nightlife and run ins with the law all caught on camera from the Director of Kidulthood.
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, atmospheric, erotic ...
Plot: self discovery, society, family problems, radio dj, hopes, suburbs, parents and children, nightclub, hip hop, coming of age, choice, black ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
The Deflowering of Eva van End (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The ugly duckling of a fraught middle-class household has her life turned upside-down by the arrival of a handsome German exchange student, in this caustic, absurdist satire of petit-bourgeois family life from Dutch director Michiel ten Horn. (TIFF)
Style: captivating, sincere, psychological
Plot: coming of age, self discovery, loss of virginity, family problems, family relations, relationships, foreign exchange student, family life, life philosophy, lifestyle, introspection, relationship problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Junkhearts (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Frank is an ex-soldier, haunted by a violent past. He lives alone, drowning his nightmares with alcohol. Christine - smart and successful... on the surface, tackles life as a single working mother by immersing herself in drugs, parties and sex. ...
Style: realistic, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, gloomy ...
Plot: haunted by the past, change of luck, society, youth, hopes, alcohol abuse, confronting the past, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, troubled past, male female relationship, friendship, brutality ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
She's One of Us (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: At the start, Christine Blanc is a temp, her boyfriend has gone. Near the story's end, she's been offered a steady job, she has a fiancé, other men seem interested in her, she's passed her driving test, and, after she wins 1000 Euros ...
Style: serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot: friendship, murder, workplace, police detective, investigation, workplace romance, couples, social misfits, love and romance, misfit, alone, businesswoman ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Dream and Silence (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Oriol and Yolanda live in Paris with their two daughters. During a vacation they suffer a car accident that will change their lives.
Style: realistic, touching, psychological, captivating, aesthetic ...
Plot: family in crisis, parents and children, family relations, family problems, introspection, life turned upside down, accident, architect, death, funeral, school teacher, loss of daughter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france, europe, catalonia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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In Our Name (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Suzy's a British soldier, born and bred, but fitting back into civilian life after fighting in Iraq isn't easy. Haunted by the responsibility she feels for the death of an Iraqi child, she becomes obsessed with the safety of her own ...
Style: realistic, tense, emotional, serious, captivating ...
Plot: soldier, paranoia, obsession, parents and children, losing-it hero, homecoming, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, military, introspection, family relations, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
A Place On Earth (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Antoine is a joyful but disenchanted photographer. His only true friend, Mateo, is 7 years old and the son of his neighbor, who is often absent. One day, he hears a piano sonata coming from the building across the courtyard. Mesmerized by the music, ...
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, psychological, serious
Plot: obsession, opposites attract, self discovery, sex scene, fall in love, couples, friendship, photographer, photograph, friends, bittersweet, best friend ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: brussels, belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Nanayo (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: nature, changing lives, lifestyle change, relationships, new life, self discovery, female protagonist, introspection, great ending, buddhist monk, job, woman ...
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Parked (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, Finland
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three ...
Style: realistic, emotional, captivating, psychological, life affirming ...
Plot: friendship, homeless, society, hopes, life is a bitch, prejudice, musician, hometown, loneliness, self discovery, social injustice, drug addiction ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.5
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Truckers (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
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Story: Funny, moving and at times painful - Truckers tells stories of real life, ordinary people pushed to extremes. In each episode, one character undertakes a journey and we are along for the ride. In an age when technology would make us seem ever more ...
Style: sincere, humorous, touching, semi serious, realistic
Plot: workplace situations, family relations, workplace, introspection, society, hopes, parents and children, redemption, working class, bittersweet, journey
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Wheels (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Two suicidal paraplegic junkies hustle their way through the city streets trying to find a reason to live.
Style: touching, semi serious, psychological, bleak, sentimental ...
Plot: junkie, paraplegic, friendship, introspection, disability, cause and meaning, self discovery, suicide, life, loneliness, society, bittersweet ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Nothing Personal (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is ...
Style: atmospheric, psychological, contemplative, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: loneliness, human nature, starting over, introspection, freedom, friendship, camping, on the road, estrangement, travel, relocation, cancer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Wild Field (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A young doctor relocates to a remote region of central Asia, thinking his fiancee soon will join him ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, psychological, touching ...
Plot: doctors and patients, boss and employee, village life, self discovery, workplace, hopes, countryside, workplace situations, fish out of water, doctor, loneliness, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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 577
Born and Bred (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Italy, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In Patagonia, a successful interior designer's life falls apart after he suffers a horrific accident.
Style: realistic, emotional, touching, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: life turned upside down, dealing with death, life is a bitch, car accident, loneliness, melancholy, introspection, destruction, nudity, snow, dog, airplane ...
Time: 21st century
Place: argentina, patagonia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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A Bigger World (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In order to forget the death of Paul, the man of her life, Korine leaves Paris for a few weeks, to direct a report in Mongolia. Her meeting with the shaman Oyun will change her life: Korine has a rare gift that Oyun intends to unveil. Korine will ...
Style: captivating, sincere, psychological, disturbing, powerful
Plot: shaman, wild horse, young widow, ritual, loss of husband, spirit, female protagonist, self discovery, changing lives, introspection, lifestyle change, nudity ...
Place: mongolia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Moonlighting (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A Polish contractor, Nowak, leads a group of workmen to London so they can provide cheap labor for a government official based there. Nowak (Irons) has to manage the project and the men as they encounter the tempations of the West and loneliness and ...
Style: political, tense, realistic, bleak, dark comedy ...
Plot: culture clash, worker, renaissance, polish, construction worker, boss and employee, misfit, workplace, society, state affairs, life is a bitch, disorder ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: poland, london, eastern europe, england, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
A Useful Life (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Uruguay, Spain
Duration: 67 min.
Story: A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life after the cinema he worked at for over 25 years is forced to shut down.
Style: realistic, contemplative, sentimental, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot: self discovery, theater, introspection, cinema, society, fired from the job, social problems, quitting job, social relations, loss of job, dialogue, filmmaking ...
Time: 21st century
Place: latin america, uruguay
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Berkeley (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Berkeley is the story of Ben Sweet, an eighteen year old boy who comes to UC Berkeley in 1968 to study accounting and avoid the draft. There begins an odyssey through sex, drugs, rock and roll, and political activism which turns his world upside ...
Style: psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot: teenager, teenage life, lifestyle change, changing lives, lifestyle, self discovery, introspection, illegal drugs, drug, nudity, female nudity, rock and roll ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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All My Loving (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Three siblings have all reached a point of their life, at which they realize the need to quickly change some things before they step into the second half of their lifetime. In the midst of chaos, insufficiency and loss they are searching for the ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: brother brother conflict, brother brother relationship, family relations, coping, family problems, introspection, lifestyle change, life, changing lives, siblings relations, relationships, father son relationship ...
Time: year 2019
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Is Anybody There? (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.
Style: touching, emotional, depressing, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot: coming of age, friendship, youth, loneliness, aging, character study, retirement home, justice, adolescence, sexual harassment, reconciliation, elderly ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 2008
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Triumph in the Skies (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Young pilot Branson (Louis Koo) recently takes over Skylette, his father's aviation empire, only to realise his old flames Cassie (Charmaine Sheh) is a flight attendant there. Several years ago, he was forced to break up with her and move to ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, feel good
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: unfulfilled love, fall in love, lovers reunited, workplace romance, workplace, workplace situations, love and romance, unfulfillment, bittersweet, pilot, adaptation, opposites attract
Time: 21st century
Place: china, asia, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Last Orders (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final ...
Style: realistic, sentimental, touching, talky, atmospheric ...
Plot: friendship, last wish, road trip, grief, memory, life, family relations, friendship between men, self discovery, parents and children, partner, last will and testament ...
Time: year 2001, year 1989, 21st century
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Ivans xtc. (To Live and Die in Hollywood) (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful, spiritual ...
Plot: uncover truth, introspection, rise and fall, ambition, life is a bitch, showbiz, drug abuse, self destructing, hollywood, death, spirituality, skinny dipping ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Capturing Mary (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A young man ushers an older woman into a dark exploration of her past - back to the time when, as a young girl, she met a stranger who affected her life forever.
Style: psychological, sincere, stylized, captivating, surreal ...
Plot: estate, elderly, lifestyle, introspection, haunted by the past, social relations, memories, love and romance, society, post war, life is a bitch, unfulfillment ...
Time: 20th century, 50s, 60s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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