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Half a Person (2007)
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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, emotional, tension, indie film, realistic, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
gay, road trip, friendship, lgbt, coming of age, self discovery, personal growth, conflict, character study, male friendship, identity, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, friends who hate each other, lgbt teen, lgbtq, minimalism, urban, reconciliation, best friend, getting home, nostalgia, on the road, homosexual ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada, ontario canada, canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, melancholic, realistic and road movie films with plots about bittersweet, slice of life, intimate, self discovery, coming of age, road trip and friendship mostly in Drama, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Half a Person: Split Gas (2014), Don't Read This on a Plane (2020), The Discoverers (2012), Cas & Dylan (2013), From A to B (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Jack, an easygoing grad student, posts on a campus bulletin board: 'Driving to San Francisco for Spring Break. Anyone Want a Ride? Split Gas.' The ad is answered by Oliver, a suicidal freshman, who secretly just wants a ride to the cliffs ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, indie film, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
road trip, suicide, mental health, college student, isolation, loneliness, character study, driving, confession, self discovery, intimate, redemption ...
Place:
california
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, Romania, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
As novelist Jovana Fey attempts to check into the first hotel of her 3-week European book tour, she learns that her publisher has gone bankrupt. Penniless and stranded, she decides to continue the tour regardless.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, semi serious, indie film ...
Plot:
hitchhiking, novelist, bankruptcy, female protagonist, writers, writer's life, female writer, road trip, satire, hitchhiker, problem, self discovery ...
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging teenagers Zoe and Jack on a road trip to a conference in hopes of jumpstarting his career and reconnecting with his kids. But, when Lewis’s estranged father Stanley goes missing on a ...
Style:
road movie, semi serious, humorous, light, captivating ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, self discovery, family relations, family problems, parents and children, siblings relations, bittersweet, parent child relationship, family drama, love, reconciliation, midlife crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A dying Doctor, who plans to check out on his own terms, takes a reluctant detour when he inadvertently winds up on the lam with an 'anything-but-normal' 22-year-old girl.
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, road movie, sincere ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terminal illness, friendship, on the run, introspection, on the road, life is a bitch, orphan, road trip, self discovery, aspiring writer, odd couple, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, winnipeg, vancouver
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Three estranged childhood friends (Omar, Ramy, Jay), travel on a road trip from Abu Dhabi to Beirut in memory of their lost friend. If what happens en route doesn't make them crazy, it might just bring them closer.
Style:
road movie, emotional, comedy drama, melancholic, humorous
Audience:
adult
Plot:
road trip, journey, friendship, male friendship, loss, travel, grief, bittersweet, personal growth, nostalgia, memory, bromance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, lebanon
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Ben and Gunnar meet during a carpool from Stockholm to Göteborg in the summer of 1995 where they are attending a concert with Bruce Springsteen at Ullevi.
Style:
retro, independent film, humorous
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, male friendship, male bonding, bromance, personal growth, nostalgia, acceptance, character study, rock concert, road trip, identity, train engineer ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, year 1990, 90s
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
27%
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 ...
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, dramatic, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, gay, gay relationship, teenage protagonist, coming of age, family drama, female protagonist, identity, self discovery, reconciliation, personal growth, acceptance ...
Time:
90s
Place:
sydney australia, australia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Drama - An unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger forever changes the life of four travelers visiting the hometown of a James Dean-like celebrity actor. - Colin Alexander, Jeff Angel, David Grant Briggs
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, captivating, road movie ...
Plot:
self discovery, road trip, hotshot hero, inventions and discoveries, secret, spirituality, movie star, character study, small town, mysterious stranger, bittersweet, personal growth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Kolya and Vasylii learn that their father, who left them when they were children, is dying in Luxembourg, far away from them. One of them wants to go and find his father, while the other one does everything he can to prevent the first from leaving ...
Style:
emotional, road movie, melancholic, realistic, tension ...
Plot:
brotherhood, search for father, sibling rivalry, reconciliation, journey, european, bittersweet, confrontation, identity, self discovery, regret, family secret ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
25%
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:
25%
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:
24%
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:
24%
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the last year of high school as two friends set out to make the ultimate senior video.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating, reflective ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, friendship, slice of life, youth, grownups, satire, schoolboy, social problems, friends, high school life, school ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Diego is hosting a farewell party in his house before he leaves on a trip that no one knows about.
Style:
reflective, emotional, melancholic, realistic, tension ...
Plot:
secrets, house party, introspection, intimate, relationships, bittersweet, friendship, regret, single, identity, character study, slice of life ...
Similarity:
24%
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:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Johnny leaves a Washington State juvenile facility and travels to Olympia where he meets other gay men and starts to put to rights some of the wrongs done to gay youths
Style:
independent film, emotional, reflective
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, identity, self discovery, intimate, introspection, character study, healing, redemption, angst, friendship, coming of age ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ronnie lost her brother, Faye lost her first love. These two best friends take off on a debaucherous road trip to the mountains to get over the death of the guy they both loved.
Style:
psychological, funny, touching, emotional, road movie ...
Plot:
road trip, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, loss, grief, mourning, female friendship, alcohol abuse, bereavement, drug, entertainment, female protagonist, new job ...
Place:
british columbia
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Old friends reunite to accompany a friend on a road trip to rehab.
Style:
road movie, independent film, realistic, emotional, comedy drama ...
Plot:
road trip, friendship, rehabilitation, addiction, female friendship, on the road, journey, conflict, confrontation, bittersweet, intimate, personal growth ...
Place:
san francisco, san diego california
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Five people embark on a motorhome road trip through Europe to fulfill an elderly man's last wish. "Day by Day" is a life-affirming comedy with a lot of humor and some seriousness. Friendships develop, love arises and life-changing ...
Style:
road movie, life affirming, emotional, uplifting, contemplative ...
Plot:
road trip, last wish, journey, self discovery, friendship, personal growth, heartwarming, bonding, second chance, compassion, slice of life, intimate ...
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Returning home to working class Warwick, Rhode Island, Peter Latang encounters childhood friend Donald Treebeck for what starts as a simple favor and turns into a long van ride into two friends past.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, cult classic, independent film
Plot:
friendship, small town, nostalgia, character study, memory, loss, grief, bittersweet, intimate, slice of life, road trip, coming of age ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, rhode island
Similarity:
23%
285
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A man embarks on a trip with his estranged cousin Hudson to spread his late mother's ashes. They meet an unusual woman along the way and their simple road trip turns into a dysfunctional adventure.
Style:
road movie, psychological, captivating, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
grief, road trip, changing lives, lifestyle change, journey, satire, second chance, recluse, friendship, empathy, bittersweet, intimate ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jaap and Maartje have been together almost 50 years. Grumpy old Jaap is no longer terribly interested in doing much, but Maartje, despite her occasional confusion, is still keen to embrace everything life has to offer. When the couple receive a ...
Style:
heartfelt, romantic drama, emotional, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
journey, road trip, dementia, aging, elderly couple, marriage, memory, tenderness, bittersweet, nostalgia, long term relationship, companionship ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
This is a story of four friends & school buddies. Out of them, only Ashim is an earning person, he is a doctor. Earlier, they started a Bangla Band, where Hari was the lead singer, but they were heavily thrashed by the public in a stage show in ...
Style:
comedy drama, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
travel, road trip, friendship, journey, character study, youth, slice of life, self discovery, personal growth, nostalgia, fate, small town life ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Four friends, with a bittersweet history, get drunk and embark on a journey to Goa. On the trip, they lose an expensive ring which threatens to derail one of their engagement. They end up confronting one another and their own fears, as they enroll ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, thrilling, psychological, road movie ...
Plot:
friendship, road trip, travel, ambition, friends, dream, best friend, escapades, group of friends, follow your dream, daydreamer, satire ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
22%
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:
21%
146
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Thirtysomethings Linda, Radim, Tonda, Otakar, Dagmara and Silvie have been friends since they met as teenagers. All of them arrived in the big city, Prague, from their small home town. The euphoric dreams each had for themselves have not ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, existential
Plot:
friendship, midlife crisis, nostalgia, bittersweet, self discovery, everyday life, coming of age, slice of life, getting home, mature, young adult, intimate ...
Place:
prague
Similarity:
21%
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:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Seven episodes, seven stories of women that make up a mosaic of a multifaceted reality.
Style:
anthology, reflective, emotional, contemplative, melancholic
Plot:
character study, introspection, identity, intimate, slice of life, relationships, modern life, gender roles, social realism, bittersweet, domestic drama, motherhood ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Thailand, Singapore
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand in search of the farm where they grew up together.
Style:
independent film, road movie, contemplative, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
elephant, road trip, journey, friendship, human animal relationship, loss, memory, self discovery, bittersweet, character study, nostalgia, midlife crisis ...
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
20%
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:
20%
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