Movies like The Scar
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The Scar (1976)
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Original name: Blizna
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After discussions and dishonest negotiations, a decision is taken as to where a large new chemical factory is to be built and Bednarz, an honest Party man, is put in charge of the construction. He used to live in the small town where the factory is to be built, his wife used to be a Party activist there, and he has unpleasant memories of it. But he sets to the task in the belief that he will build a place where people will live and work well. His intentions and convictions, however, conflict with those of the townspeople who are primarily concerned with their short-term needs. Disillusioned, Bednarz gives up his post.
Style:
sincere, thought provoking, bleak, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, contemplative
Plot:
factory, small town, politics, society, working class, introspection, moral dilemma, social relations, innocence lost, human nature, small town life, state affairs, construction, father daughter relationship, communism, manager, reporter, socialism, satire, idealist, frustration, idealism, communist party, retiring, interview ...
Time:
70s
Place:
poland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, contemplative and emotional films with plots about society, life is a bitch, hopes, small town, family relations, social relations and small town life mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Scar: The Salesman (2011), Harvest (1998), Communists (2014), Swimmers (2005), Colossal Youth (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
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obsession, working class, aging, bittersweet, elderly, retiring, society, small town, workplace situations, social relations, countryside, small town life ...
Time:
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310
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A DEA agent and a local sheriff have to wrestle with their consciences as they start raids on local farmers, who have started growing marijuana simply to keep their farms operational. Story focuses on a young man, who accidentally discovers that his ...
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thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere, contemplative
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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experimental, thought provoking, realistic, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
working class, politics, state affairs, communist, society, social differences, human nature, class struggle, communism, utopia, reading
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After an accident in a small Maryland fishing town, 11-year-old Emma begins to question the nature of the adults around her.
Style:
sincere, emotional, serious, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
youth, small town, introspection, friendship, human nature, family problems, family relations, family in crisis, swimming, sex crime, dysfunctional family, innocence lost ...
Time:
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Place:
maryland, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France, Switzerland
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
After the Portuguese government demolishes his slum and relocates him to a housing project on the outskirts of Lisbon, 75-year-old Cape Verde immigrant Ventura wanders between his new and old homes, reconnecting with people from his past.
Style:
serious, thought provoking, touching, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, life is a bitch, human nature, hopes, starting over, misfit, urban ghetto life, addiction, husband wife relationship, settler, courage, melancholy ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Bulgaria
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two nine-year-old girls report a flasher to the police even though they never saw him. Three filmmakers meet the only residents of a deserted village - an elderly brother and sister who have not spoken to each other in 16 years. Retired cleaning ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, captivating, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
murder, introspection, elderly, parents and children, rapist, society, family relations, estrangement, gender, relationships, small town life, social relations ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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racism, murder, social differences, society, introspection, life is a bitch, injustice, social decay, discrimination, small town life, small town, murder investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominately Jewish community of Skokie.
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political, thought provoking, captivating, uplifting, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Man of Marble is a Polish film about a student making a film about a bricklayer who was once idolized. She interviews people who knew him and finds old footage that lead to an unfolding mystery that causes her producer to cancel the project.
Style:
emotional, compassionate, meditative, disturbing, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A North Korean refugee, Jung-Nim, is trying to find a new life in South Korea, with people suspecting that she is a spy.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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experimental, realistic, serious, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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thought provoking, disturbing, realistic, serious, bleak ...
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Duration: 125 min.
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 88 min.
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