Movies like The Farewell Party
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The Farewell Party (2014)
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Original name: מיתה טובה
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Israel, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A group of friends at a Jerusalem retirement home build a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend. When rumors of the machine begin to spread, more and more people ask for their help, and the friends are faced with an emotional dilemma
Style:
touching, emotional, tragicomedy, semi serious, humorous, realistic, gloomy, contemplative
Plot:
retirement home, euthanasia, elderly, friendship, death wish, dilemma, dark humor, life is a bitch, golden years, dealing with death, husband wife relationship, mercy killing, inventor, dementia, suicide attempt, existentialism, death, love, lgbt, jewish, obsession, bisexuality, gay couple, gay interest, israeli ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
israel, jerusalem
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, touching, humorous and semi serious films with plots about friendship, friends, couples, love and romance, family relations, love and death mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Farewell Party: Changing Hearts (2002), A Matter of Size (2009), Reach for Me (2008), All Together (2011), Sous le figuier (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 92 min.
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Story:
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