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Violet's Visit (1997)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Violet, a feisty 15 year-old who prefers the nickname "Scooter" , decides to run away from her boring life in a small town and goes to visit with the father she has never seen. She believes he lives in the city with his new wife, but in fact he is in a gay relationship with his long-time lover. This inevitably leads to changes and readjustments all round as dad gets to know, reluctantly, the daughter he never wanted.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, realistic, dramatic, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
father daughter relationship, gay, gay relationship, teenage protagonist, family drama, coming of age, personal growth, self discovery, female protagonist, acceptance, family conflict, reconciliation, identity, gay parent, runaway, forgiveness, identity crisis, bittersweet, generation gap, resentment, urban, confrontation, slice of life, intimate, teenage girl ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
sydney australia, australia
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Most similar movies to Violet's Visit
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and independent film films with plots about slice of life, coming of age, intimate, self discovery, bittersweet, personal growth and identity mostly in Drama, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like Violet's Visit: Half a Person (2007), Praying with Anger (1992), I'll Go Where You Go (2019), Call Mom! (2019), Purgatory Comics (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Two close friends from Sudbury, Ontario take a road trip to Toronto that will change the nature of their relationship.
Style:
road movie, indie film, emotional, tension, realistic ...
Plot:
gay, road trip, friendship, lgbt, coming of age, self discovery, conflict, male friendship, personal growth, character study, identity, intimate ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, ontario canada, canada
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95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An alienated, Americanized teenager of East Indian heritage is sent back to India where he discovers not only his roots but a lot about himself.
Style:
independent film, intercultural, emotional, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
cultural conflict, self discovery, coming of age, identity, personal growth, introspection, homecoming, diaspora, family drama, identity crisis, family values, alienation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
india
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Vali and Mina are two sisters who are polar opposites, pushed apart by life’s hardships and trials. One is a singer, a dreamer and emotional. The other is a therapist, distant and rational. Their loving father has finally found the perfect ...
Style:
satirical, disturbing, psychological, captivating, heartfelt ...
Plot:
sisters, family drama, sibling relationship, reconciliation, family relations, singer, satire, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, sister, family reunited ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
77%
823
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Parents wait all their lives for their children to say "Thank you!" And the children in turn wait for a "Sorry!". This impossible equation is the starting point in the comedy "Call Mom!" Niki has just turned 35 and has ...
Style:
funny, light, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
family conflict, mother daughter relationship, family drama, adulthood, parents and children, parent grown child relationship, family relations, grownups, conflict, relationship problems, lifestyle, family problems ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
74%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Purgatory Comics tells the story of a young woman named Cola who runs from her adult responsibilities and hides in a failing comic book store. This leaves Cola to question how long she can hide from her complicated past.
Style:
emotional, realistic, contemplative, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
comic book, self discovery, identity crisis, female protagonist, intimate, coming of age, runaway, isolation, personal growth, slice of life, everyday life, escape ...
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A rookie drag queen, reeling from a break-up, escapes to the country, where he finds his grandmother in steep decline yet desperate to avoid the local nursing home.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, uplifting, lgbt cinema, gay cinema ...
Plot:
gay interest, gay couple, gay relationship, gay son, gay, drag queen, lgbt, self discovery, aging, personal growth, family drama, acceptance ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, Switzerland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An aspiring twentysomething writer hesitantly accompanies her equally reluctant younger sister on vacation with their deliriously happy parents, in Luis De Filippis’ resonant, cliché-free debut feature.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, captivating, dramatic, realistic ...
Plot:
male nudity, transsexual, lgbt, transgender, family drama, transgender woman, sisters, little sister, parent child relationship, sister, vacation, parents and children ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Katia, a 35-year-old researcher in a documentary production company, has a chaotic way of navigating her relationship with Fred, her boyfriend. When she takes part in a new project, she finally puts her difference into words – and this revelation ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, tension, melancholic
Plot:
relationships, self acceptance, female protagonist, acceptance, identity, self discovery, modern life, communication, intimate, introspection, identity crisis, conflict ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
With college drawing to a close, a group of friends are left to re-examine themselves and their relationships over the course of a weekend.
Style:
reflective, emotional, realistic, romantic drama, melancholic ...
Plot:
college, coming of age, self discovery, friends, personal growth, relationships, weekend, college campus, graduation, young adult, identity crisis, slice of life ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A recovering alcoholic and jazz pianist in NYC confronts his acerbic family during their annual Fourth of July vacation.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, wistful
Plot:
addiction, recovery, jazz, family conflict, abstinence, pianist, healing, realism, confrontation, intimate, mature, sibling rivalry ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Family is an institution. Sometimes, you gotta break out. This is the story of how 17-year-old Candy finds the courage to walk away from everything she's ever known with the hope of discovering a better tomorrow.
Style:
emotional, realistic, independent film, period piece
Plot:
hopes, teenager, coming of age, family conflict, grownups, family drama, personal growth, female protagonist, self discovery, resilience, working class, optimism ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The film is about the hard lot of a woman with an extraordinary character, who tries to raise her children and win back her husband, who left family for another woman, after return from the war.
Style:
emotional, comedy drama, melancholic, realistic, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
sadness, family drama, broken family, empathy, bittersweet, father son relationship, reconciliation, nostalgia, intimate, personal growth, social realism, slice of life ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
caucasus, eastern europe, armenia, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland, Ireland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ola sets off to Ireland to bring her father's body back to Poland after he dies in a building site accident. But never mind her dad, Ola wants to know if he had saved money for the car he had promised her. Dealing with foreign bureaucracy in ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, satirical, emotional ...
Plot:
personal growth, father daughter relationship, self discovery, coming of age, loss, family relations, lifestyle, relationships, family reunited, female protagonist, satire, intimate ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
poland, ireland
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
15-year-old Ahmet, from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia, finds refuge in music while navigating his father’s expectations, a conservative community, and his first experience with love — a girl already promised to someone else.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, melancholic, realistic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
arranged marriage, coming of age, self discovery, adolescence, first love, father son conflict, forbidden romance, tradition, small village, resilience, village life, identity ...
Place:
macedonia
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
"The Sum of Us" is an Aussie story about a father and a son both searching for love and sharing an unconventional bond. Harry, the father, is the caring and open-minded "mate" that borders on annoyance. His son Jeff ...
Style:
touching, melancholic, sentimental, emotional, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, gay interest, father son relationship, gay lead character, gay relationship, lgbt, gays and lesbians, single father, gay son, widower, looking for love ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
australia, sydney australia
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Étienne is barely twenty when he falls in love with Valérie. They are hardly any more when their daughter Rosa is born. And then, one day, Valérie leaves and never returns. He chooses not to make a drama of it and builds a happy life for him and ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, semi serious, psychological, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, parenthood, adolescence, father, father and daughter, parenting, family drama, family problems, changing lives, lifestyle change, grownups, teenager ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Patrick, a travel agent in his early 30s, lives with Arthur, an immigration lawyer; but for a long time, Patrick has been sleeping on an air mattress on the floor of their bedroom. His younger brother, Tony, plans to marry his high school sweetheart ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching, romantic drama ...
Plot:
infidelity, gay interest, self discovery, life turned upside down, couples, couple relations, disorder, brothers, siblings, family drama, family conflict, sexual frustration ...
Time:
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Place:
france
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51%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, satirical, semi serious, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
retirement home, actor, theater, personal growth, character change, elderly, elderly man, changing lives, retired, satire, old man, social issues ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
A new, independently produced, LGBT series that focuses on the lives of several high school characters, facing the realities of teenagers today. Fabulous High incorporates LGBT themes, stories, and characters; however, the series also focuses on hot ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, fast paced, witty
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
lgbt, sexuality, identity, coming of age, high school, self discovery, teenager, acceptance, relationships, youth culture, high school drama, social issues ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Four friends deemed 'losers' face immense pressure from parents and society upon entering adulthood. Their emotional tale sees them embark on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance, where love ultimately triumphs over judgment.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, uplifting, realistic, family saga ...
Plot:
coming of age, youth, friendship, self discovery, personal growth, identity, family drama, acceptance, adulthood, social commentary, male bonding, slice of life ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, independent film, dark comedy
Plot:
grief, family drama, family relations, healing, reconciliation, mourning, mother son relationship, bereavement, memory, funeral, personal growth, bittersweet ...
Place:
cleveland ohio
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Hungary, Netherlands
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Nina loves to make up stories, she wants to become a writer. Though she has her creative talent from her filmmaker father, there’s just one problem: Her clumsy magician brother Junior is bored of her stories. And since her mother died early, ...
Style:
emotional, metafiction
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
aspiring writer, female protagonist, teenage girl, coming of age, family drama, grief, loss of mother, creative process, self discovery, personal growth, slice of life, blended family ...
Place:
central europe
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Kate McLelland's life is a normal one of a girl her age in the eastern suburbs, until her discovery that she is adopted. This is the story of her search for her natural mother and the resulting relationship.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, realistic, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
adoption, mother daughter relationship, family secret, family drama, self discovery, identity, coming of age, teenager, reconciliation, suburban life, homecoming, suburbs ...
Time:
80s
Place:
sydney australia, australia
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A poignant drama that chronicles the unexpected friendship that develops between Cooper, a melancholy bartender, who at thirty-six still isn't sure what he wants to do with his life, and Daisy, an extremely bright but socially awkward girl in ...
Style:
mysterious, lyrical, artsy, atmospheric, independent film ...
Plot:
bartender, friendship, alone, writers, introspection, changing lives, fall in love, love and romance, forgiveness, regret, self discovery, loneliness ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
Two foundering musicians in the early stage of their careers meet and form an unlikely alliance.
Style:
realistic, emotional, melancholic, earnest
Audience:
adult
Plot:
musician, perseverance, passion, creative process, creativity, collaboration, personal growth, intimate, slice of life, character study, friendship, ambition ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
"El Derecho de Jesús" is a character driven drama in which Jesús, a Mexican-American college student tries to overcome contemporary family issues and unstable love relationships. His past and present eventually collide forcing him to ...
Style:
reflective, realistic, emotional, intense, melancholic ...
Plot:
family drama, character study, family conflict, identity, personal growth, college student, coming of age, self discovery, realism, young adult, moral dilemma, domestic drama ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Fearing her son could be gay, a conservative mother takes in a French foreign exchange student, who ends up teaching the family a lot about life, acceptance, and love.
Style:
lighthearted, heartfelt, emotional
Plot:
lgbt, mother son relationship, lgbtq, coming of age, acceptance, gay, food, identity, sexuality, friendship, slice of life, family drama ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
singapore
Similarity:
43%
133
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Fresh Air, which focuses on ordinary moments of everyday life, is an original hybrid of urban comedy and kitchen-sink drama. It is also a realistic depiction of relationships among lovers, friends, and family in the multi-cultural environment of a ...
Style:
realistic, independent film, multicultural, art house, melancholic
Plot:
slice of life, city life, realism, relationships, young adult, urban, intimate, roommate, friendship, bohemian, bittersweet, coming of age ...
Time:
90s
Place:
sydney australia
Similarity:
42%
741
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Morocco, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Farid, a young 26-year-old Frenchman, must travel to Algeria to save his father's house. While discovering this country in which he had never before set foot, he succumbs to the charms of a host of astonishing characters whose humour and ...
Style:
realistic, touching, semi serious, humorous, reflective ...
Plot:
self discovery, fish out of water, immigrant, win over, society, disorder, personal growth, homeland, identity, culture clash, diaspora, coming of age ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
france, africa, algeria
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A moment of impulsiveness turns Gao Zhilei into a "stay-at-home" individual, but he never expected his life to take a turn in the opposite direction. A series of changes compel him to take on his responsibilities as the head of the family. ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, motivational
Plot:
responsibility, self discovery, family drama, personal growth, sacrifice, redemption, male protagonist, midlife crisis, second chance, parenting, resilience, intimate ...
Similarity:
42%
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