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The Stranger I Married (2005)
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Original name: The Man Who Lost Himself
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The life story of Terry Evanshen, a Canadian Football League star who fell into a coma after a fatal car accident. When he wakes up, he has no recollection of his family or anything else in his life.
Style:
emotional, psychological, bleak, medical drama, intense, heartfelt, melancholic, tragic
Plot:
biopic, autism, memory loss, amnesia, identity crisis, brain injury, rehabilitation, fatherhood, loss, marriage, character study, self discovery, parenting, athlete, grief, aggression, resilience, intimate, domestic drama, christmas, rape, football player, hospital, domestic violence, coma ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
canada
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Most similar movies to The Stranger I Married
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, intense, psychological and captivating films with plots about biopic, resilience, intimate, grief, female protagonist, family drama and hospital mostly in Drama, Biography and Sport genres. Some movies like The Stranger I Married: One Half of Me (2020), The Patricia Neal Story (1981), The Featherweight (2023), The Switch (1993), A Child's Wish (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, uplifting
Plot:
urban ghetto life, basketball, single parent, juvenile delinquency, athlete's life, life is a bitch, society, ambition, hopes, urban ghetto, family problems, family relations ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Finland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Jaana is a restaurant owner and mother of two, who spends her free time riding. Jaana lives with her charismatic, but short-tempered partner Marko. Jaana's life changes in a flash when she becomes paralyzed in a serious accident.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
accident, disability, paraplegic, family relations, changing lives, lifestyle change, family problems, survival, resilience, paralysis, quadriplegic, horse trainer ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The actress (Glenda Jackson) recovers from a 1966 stroke with help from friends and her husband, author Roald Dahl (Dirk Bogarde).
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, uplifting, intense, medical drama ...
Plot:
biopic, marriage, survival, resilience, family drama, disability, hollywood, inspiration, rehabilitation, writers, tragedy, intimate ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young music student has a seizure forcing her to undergo brain surgery. She comes out of the surgery unable to count or read and has difficulty adapting to life.
Style:
medical drama, emotional, serious, dramatic, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
capture, hospital, doctor patient relationship, female protagonist, trauma, identity crisis, amnesia, biopic, resilience, ethical dilemma, recovery, mortality ...
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in 1965, Pep is living in relative obscurity in his hometown of Hartford. Amidst personal troubles, and with the need to earn, Pep, at the age of 42, makes a stunning return to the ring
Style:
thrilling, captivating, realistic, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
boxing, biopic, boxer, based on real people, comeback, character study, social problems, family relations, life is a bitch, family problems, marital problem, athlete's life ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, 20th century
Place:
connecticut
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Larry McAfee is paralyzed from the neck down following a motorcycle accident. He gradually loses the will to live, in the meantime befriending a talk radio DJ over the phone. The two meet each other and become friends, though Larry still wishes to ...
Style:
emotional, medical drama, thought provoking, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
disability, paralysis, euthanasia, suicide, compassion, friendship, hospital, connection, ethical dilemma, desperation, empathy, isolation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer. But the real struggle has yet to start.
Style:
heartfelt, serious, emotional, medical drama, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cancer, biopic, child illness, family drama, parent child relationship, compassion, family values, empathy, resilience, justice, grief, activism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Story:
Alberta (Canada) rural farm-boy Sheldon Kennedy feels abused by dad when punished for poor performances compared to big brother Troy. being recruited for professional ice-hockey at age 14 seems an ideal way out, straight to a party animal's ...
Style:
intense, emotional, inspirational, period drama
Plot:
hockey, biopic, abuse, ice hockey, child sexual abuse, trauma, courage, survivor, sexual assault, recovery, hockey player, toxic masculinity ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being physically attacked by his loving wife Carmen, a series of unsettling incidents lead her husband Pat to question just what is happening to her. It's only when Carmen can't find her own house one day, that she and Pat are ready ...
Style:
heartbreaking, emotional, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
mental health, illness, alzheimer's disease, grief, loss, memory loss, marriage, dementia, male female relationship, family problems, memory lapse, fighting illness ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
35%
1K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Edvard Munch was one of the most important artists in the period between the 19th and 20th centuries. His motif Skrik (The Scream), repeated in several techniques, became part of the 20th-century world subconsciousness – an image of fear and ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, semi autobiographical, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
painter, artist, biopic, grief, mental illness, social problems, life is a bitch, problem, outcast, character study, loss, addiction ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, 20th century
Place:
oslo norway, berlin germany, copenhagen
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The 16-year-old Ukrainian figure skater (Monica Keena) overcomes personal tragedies to become the 1994 Olympic gold medalist.
Style:
inspirational, motivational, emotional, intense, dramatic ...
Plot:
figure skating, olympics, competition, female athlete, biopic, resilience, perseverance, underdog, coming of age, skating, winter olympics, sacrifice ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ukraine, eastern europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Biography of Chicago Bulls' basketball star Dennis Rodman, who is well known for his off-court and on-court shenanigans takes great effort to paint the calm, decent side of the athlete despite the film title. Dennis is shown to be pushed by his ...
Style:
controversial, inspirational, intense, emotional, period piece
Plot:
basketball, athlete, racism, ambition, mother son relationship, racial tension, coming of age, identity crisis, identity, family drama, celebrity culture, coaching ...
Time:
90s
Place:
oklahoma
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
While young and in her prime, Nadia decides to retire from pro swimming after the Olympic Games; to escape a rigid life of sacrifice. After her very last race, Nadia drifts into nights of excess punctuated by episodes of self-doubt. But even this ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, art house, melancholic, existential ...
Plot:
introspection, self discovery, female protagonist, swimmer, olympic athlete, self doubt, identity crisis, character study, athlete's life, life is a bitch, moral dilemma, professional sports ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
The profound depths of Ernõ Szép's life and poetry are revived in a new film adaptation of the poet's novel, 'The Smell of Humans'. This stoic and lyrical narrative of twenty fateful days offers an authentic account of an ...
Style:
reflective, lyrical, melancholic, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
humanity, poetry, poet, memory, biopic, literary, haunting, survival, loss, resilience, oppression, anti semitism ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
hungary, eastern europe
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A woman intensely believes her husband will recover from a coma during the holiday season.
Style:
psychological, emotional, thrilling, captivating, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
coma, female protagonist, love, family drama, holiday, love affair, male female relationship, life is a bitch, marital problem, husband wife relationship, family problems, family relations ...
Similarity:
27%
450
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 208 min.
Story:
This docu-drama spans fifteen turbulent years in the political and personal life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, one of the most enigmatic and polarizing Prime Ministers in Canadian history. The film explores the many facets of his character and his ...
Style:
dramatic, period piece, intense, inspirational, political drama ...
Plot:
biopic, leadership, portrait, idealism, martial law, intimate, civil liberties, patriotism, marriage, election, campaign, divorce ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 80s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The Pantani case, a film directed by Domenico Ciolfi, tells the story of the last five years in the life of the cyclist from Romagna, in particular from 5 June 1999, when he was suspended from racing, to 14 February 2004, the day of his death. His ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
true crime, professional athlete, sports hero, biopic, cycling, life is a bitch, lifestyle, life, social problems, controversy, mourning, investigation ...
Similarity:
26%
134
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The films was inspired by true events. Przemyslaw Saleta, World's Kickboxing Champion and European Champion in professional boxing gave a kidney to his seriously ill daughter. There were unexpected complications during the surgery and Saleta ...
Style:
touching, emotional, heartfelt, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
kickboxing, boxer, father daughter relationship, dysfunctional marriage, world champion, parent child relationship, illness, fight, sacrifice, organ donation, boxing, biopic ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As a coach and mentor, Walter Gretzky was instrumental in nurturing the talent of his son, hockey great Wayne Gretzky. So it came as an ironic tragedy when in 1991, just days after his 53rd birthday, Walter suffered a debilitating stroke that left ...
Style:
touching, captivating, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
hockey, family relations, stroke, athlete's life, life turned upside down, hopes, ambition, life is a bitch, parents and children, healing power, disability, elderly ...
Time:
year 1994, year 1991, year 1992, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lino and Chicca are an aging, childless middle-class couple whose life is disrupted after he's diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Style:
captivating, psychological, emotional, sincere, compassionate ...
Plot:
dementia, memory loss, family life, couples, relationships, family relations, family problems, memory lapse, life is a bitch, wanting a baby, male female relationship, marital problem ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of the Cervical Check scandal that rocks Ireland "THE LETTERS" tells the story of three women from different walks of life who have weeks to live due to the false results of their cervical cancer checks.
Style:
medical drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological, poignant ...
Plot:
women's issues, cancer, women, terminal illness, social problems, social issues, illness, scandal, mortality, family tragedy, grief, social injustice ...
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Dramatization of the life of Italian actress Sophia Loren who plays herself during adulthood and also that of her mother Romilda Villani.
Style:
period piece, emotional, dramatic
Plot:
biopic, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, glamour, autobiography, resilience, legacy, motherhood, family drama, intimate, female empowerment, hollywood ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
Actress Mia Farrow's personal life takes a turn for the worse when she engages in a long relationship with Woody Allen.
Style:
controversial, emotional, intense, psychological, tragic ...
Plot:
biopic, actress, female protagonist, betrayal, relationships, actor, character study, scandal, celebrity, infidelity, private vs public, film industry ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 90s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
25%
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659
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Terry Sawchuk biopic.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
hockey, ice hockey, hockey player, professional sports, male protagonist, biopic, lifestyle, sports man, life, legacy, dedication, addiction ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 20th century
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hello Beautiful is a powerful and emotionally charged film that delves into the harrowing yet transformative journey of Willow, a successful model whose life is shattered by a devastating breast cancer diagnosis. Based on Christine Handy's ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, heartfelt, medical drama, tear jerker ...
Plot:
transformation, cancer, female protagonist, resilience, breast cancer, biopic, empowerment, identity, self discovery, survival, women, personal growth ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A woman attempts to stop her daughter signing away her down syndrome grandson for adoption. Based on a true story.
Style:
heartbreaking, emotional, tear jerker, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
down syndrome, adoption, disability, family drama, family conflict, mother daughter relationship, domestic drama, custody battle, parenting, empathy, social issues, grandparents ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Julie, star cyclist, is two races away from winning the World Cup. It is the culmination of years of effort. Julie loves the spotlight. Her entourage too. Encouraged by her coach and doctor, she has been doping since the age of 14. When her doctor ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, semi autobiographical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cycling, doping, female protagonist, betrayal, ambition, world cup, athlete's life, ambitious woman, cyclist, direction and purpose, bicycle, career ...
Place:
quebec
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on the book White Circus by Ken Read, this is the story of the Canadian skiing legends that became the first North Americans to crack the Euro dominated World Cup Circuit in 1975
Style:
serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating
Plot:
skiing, ambition, rivalry, contests and competitions, underdog, olympics, ski, biopic, bare chested male, athlete, coach, sport competition ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975, year 1974
Place:
canada, europe, alps
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After the death of her closest two friends, young Daphne Lessing suffers a loss of faith, then a lapse in memory. Confronted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and a pregnancy she neither planned nor is able to explain, Daphne is forced into a ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, bleak, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, schizophrenia, amnesia, memory loss, moral dilemma, motherhood, mental illness, problem, pregnancy, amnesiac, unwanted pregnancy, memory ...
Similarity:
23%
876
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and other personal problems.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, intense, period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fitness, running, olympics, marathon, runner, divorce, athlete, perseverance, determination, endurance, ambition, sacrifice ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, year 1976
Place:
new york
Similarity:
23%
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