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One Take (1998)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Life is a one take proposition. In ONE TAKE, Kevin never stopped loving Jessie even though she left him years ago and is reported to be dead. When Kevin, out-of-the-blue, receives a card in the mail - an old photo of the two of them with a mysterious message - he is spurred on to discover who sent it and the truth behind Jessie, both past and present.Kevin is suspicious that she might still be alive though this means everyone he meets including Jessie's brother, Jerry, is lying to him. As he tracks down old friends and family, Kevin carries on a running conversation with an imagined Jessie. Just as he is coming to terms with the fact that some questions will remain forever unanswered, he uncovers a shattering truth the will forever change his take on life, love, and sacrafice.
Style:
romantic drama, independent film, melancholic, twist ending, existential, psychological thriller, moody
Plot:
loneliness, grief, loss, character study, relationships, obsession, memory, imagination, sacrifice, family secret, revelation, haunting, investigation, missing person, healing, nostalgia, realism, identity, small town, forest, hospital, psychological drama, young, family secrets
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, art house, existential and emotional films with plots about grief, loss, memory, obsession, character study, identity and intimate mostly in Drama, Sci-Fi and Mystery genres. Some movies like One Take: The Portuguese House (2025), DeAD (2013), A Perfect Day (2005), Now (2006), Woman of the Ganges (1974). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, Spain
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The disappearance of his wife leaves Fernando, a quiet geography teacher, completely devastated. Aimless, he impersonates another man as a gardener at a Portuguese country house, where he forms an unexpected friendship with the owner.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, psychological, atmospheric, existential ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: France, Lebanon, Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, psychological, melancholic, emotional, existential ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
lebanon, middle east
Similarity:
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59
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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231
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young woman falls in love with a famous novelist and travels with him to his home in Southern Italy. There, her obsession with the memory of his dead wife begins to consume her.
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, art house, tense, moody
Plot:
obsessive love, obsession, character study, mediterranean, romantic obsession, loneliness, grief, female protagonist, jealousy, memory, tragic romance, mourning ...
Place:
southern italy
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Ivan Semciuc (a journalist), is a charismatic man nonetheless guilty of cynicism and lack of compassion. A seemingly meaningless sexual encounter with a translator in a hotel room in Kabul produces a vital revolution in Ivan’s unshakeable ...
Style:
melancholic, existential, art house, surreal, moody
Plot:
death, guilt, loneliness, grief, regret, loss, memory, mourning, hotel, obsession, suicide, mature ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
death, grief, memory, character study, mourning, marriage, flashback, obsession, intimate, family secret, haunting, nostalgia ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, art house, melancholic, independent film, existential ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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293
Genre: Drama
Country: Latvia, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
suicide, loneliness, guilt, redemption, obsession, existential crisis, desperation, missing person, soul searching, memory, regret, isolation ...
Place:
latvia
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, emotional, intense, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Duration: 80 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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670
Genre: Drama, Mystery
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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987
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
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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: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Greece
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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