Movies like Sunshine 1973

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Sunshine (1973)
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Sunshine (1973)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A young woman living in the woods with her husband, a struggling musician, and her daughter discover she has terminal cancer. She begins to tape-record a journal of the time she has left.
Style: sad, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, tv series pilot
Plot: cancer, terminal illness, biopic, family relations, love and romance, life is a bitch, couples, love affair, family problems, introspection, family in crisis, unfulfillment, woods, musician, wedding, motorcycle, hippie, doctor, hospital, singer, singing, cancer patient, death of protagonist, baby, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 70s
Place: canada

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, touching and emotional films with plots about unfulfillment, life is a bitch, family relations, terminal illness, family problems, hopes and biopic mostly in Drama, Biography and Comedy genres. Some movies like Sunshine: The End Is My Beginning (2010), Last Call (2002), Infinity (1996), Terry (2005), Living Proof (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The End Is My Beginning (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When an extraordinary man who has lived through all is approaching his end, he decides to call his son to join him for the last time at his home in Tuscany. His intention is to share some valuable conversations about his life as a press ...
Style: touching, contemplative, realistic, talky, captivating ...
Plot: introspection, elderly, dealing with death, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, terminal illness, parents and children, family relations, biopic, writers, poet, son ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, italy
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95%
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Last Call (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Renowned writer F. Scott Fitzgerald is living the last months of his life with his youthful secretary, confidant, and protégé who later wrote a memoir of their time together.
Style: clever, emotional, realistic, serious, gloomy ...
Plot: prodigy, ambition, life is a bitch, lifestyle, terminal illness, love and romance, crumbling marriage, couples, showbiz, mental illness, family problems, split personality ...
Place: california
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82%
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Infinity (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.
Style: enigmatic, realistic, serious, sincere, touching ...
Plot: mathematics, couples, world war two, love, scientist, life philosophy, storytelling, science, love and romance, catastrophe, death, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1996, 1920s
Place: new mexico, new york, new orleans, usa, albuquerque new mexico
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78%
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Terry (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: "Terry" tells the story of 21-year old amputee Terry Fox who attempted to run across Canada with only one leg. Unfortunately, he only made it to Thunder Bay, Ontario when he died, one month before his 23rd birthday yet his memories will ...
Style: uplifting, touching, realistic, sentimental, serious
Plot: running, marathon, cross country, terminal illness, human spirit, athlete's life, hopes, life is a bitch, disability, family relations, on the road, one legged man ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: newfoundland, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Living Proof (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Living Proof is a 2008 Lifetime Television movie, directed by Dan Ireland, starring Harry Connick, Jr. The film is based on the true life story of Dr. Dennis Slamon and the book HER-2: The Making of Herceptin, a Revolutionary Treatment for Breast ...
Style: sincere, uplifting, emotional, touching, light ...
Plot: breast cancer, human spirit, doctor, ego clash, doctors and patients, hopes, terminal illness, medical, cancer, special needs, explorer, biopic ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Whitney (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, touching, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: musician's life, music, rising to stardom, desire for fame, ambition, couple relations, fall in love, addiction, celebrity culture, showbiz, price of fame, pop star ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: usa, indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Shortly after graduating from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Geralyn Lucas lands her dream job working for 20/20. Lucas is then diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27 and has a dilemma - whether to have a lumpectomy ...
Style: serious, psychological, touching, humorous, realistic
Plot: breast cancer, introspection, human spirit, chemotherapy, terminal illness, hopes, life is a bitch, moral dilemma, husband wife relationship, cancer, female protagonist, bare breasts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
The Mouth Agape (1974)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story: The portrait of a woman going through a terminal illness and the tumorous lives of her husband and son.
Style: realistic, serious, thought provoking, emotional, touching ...
Plot: terminal illness, love letter, family relations, death of mother, death, mother son relationship, family problems, couples, human nature, unfulfillment, crumbling marriage, life is a bitch ...
Time: year 1974, 70s, 20th century
Place: europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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The Terry Fox Story (1983)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
Style: sad, serious, realistic, emotional, touching ...
Plot: running, physical disability, runner, illness, disability, heroes, cross country, biopic, family problems, family relations, athlete's life, doctors and patients ...
Time: 80s, year 1981, 20th century, 70s
Place: newfoundland, canada, british columbia
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Almost a Woman (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A young woman named Esmeralda and her family move to New York from a rural area of Puerto Rico. The transition is difficult due to the many challenges she and her family face.
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, touching, hispanic
Plot: immigrant, lifestyle, rise to the top, human spirit, family life, teenage life, parents and children, family problems, single parent, youth, hopes, teachers and students ...
Time: 60s
Place: new york, puerto rico, latin america, usa, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Summer Flight (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A woman diagnosed with a brain tumor falls in love with her doctor. A reworking of the 1939 Bette Davis film "Dark Victory", director Daniel Petrie's 1963 film stars Susan Hayward.
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, touching, neurotic
Plot: brain tumor, terminal illness, tumor, adoption, family relations, couples, family problems, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, introspection, love and romance, hopes ...
Time: year 1963, 60s
Place: europe, england, london, italy, cornwall
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In the early 1970s, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is torn between his own musical dreams and the dreams of his wife, Marianela (Mía Maestro), a fervent supporter of the ideals of the Castro revolution. Also starring Charles S. ...
Style: emotional, realistic, touching, sincere, serious ...
Plot: jazz, human spirit, showbiz, politics, unfulfillment, couples, political unrest, musician's life, relationship vs career, revolution, family problems, society ...
Place: usa, cuba, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story of singer Rosemary Clooney's rise to fame, her marriage to Jose Ferrer, and her nervous breakdown.
Style: touching, realistic, serious
Plot: biopic, showbiz, friends, couples, rising to stardom, unfulfillment, tragic hero, actor's life, prodigy, artists and showbiz, musician's life, rise and fall ...
Time: 60s, 50s, 1950s, 1940s
Place: kentucky
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Secret Life of Zoey (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Marcia always thought her overachieving daughter Zoey was the dream child. But then she discovers that her perfect teen has a not-so-perfect drug addiction. Marcia and her ex-husband go through plenty of denial as their daughter spirals out of ...
Style: humorous, captivating, psychological, touching, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: rehabilitation, drug abuse, drug addict, doctors and patients, drug dealing, introspection, teenage life, going straight, hopes, life is a bitch, family problems, couples ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
A Father for Brittany (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Keith and Kim Lussier are a childless couple who are given custody of a 3-month-old foster child, Brittany. However, tragedy strikes when Kim dies of cancer in the middle of the adoption process, leaving Keith to fight for Brittany's custody ...
Style: serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, emotional ...
Plot: family relations, legal action, adoption, terminal illness, couples, family problems, life is a bitch, redemption, unfulfillment, babies and infants, hopes, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 90s
Place: milwaukee wisconsin
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, touching, melancholic ...
Plot: husband wife reunion, alcoholics anonymous, alcohol abuse, college graduate, couples, love and romance, obsession, fall in love, family problems, couple relations, world war one, wall street ...
Time: future, 1930s, year 1951, 1910s, 1920s
Place: vermont, europe, washington d.c., canada, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Rendered a quadriplegic since a child from a near-fatal neck injury, a young girl fights against all odds to succeed in life from grade school to her acceptance into college under the assistance of her loyal and dedicated mother.
Style: sincere, uplifting, touching, sentimental, saga ...
Plot: quadriplegic, disability, college, against the odds, hospital, teenage love, human spirit, lifestyle, ambition, parents and children, family problems, survival ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
The Ryan White Story (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder.
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot: aids, sick child, coming of age, hiv, youth, hiv positive, love, school, hospital, terminal illness, family relations, brother sister relationship ...
Time: 80s
Place: indiana, indianapolis indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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The C Word (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The C Word is an adaptation of Lisa Lynch's inspiring and candid book, based on her blog, about her battle with cancer.
Style: uplifting, sincere, touching, sentimental, serious ...
Plot: family relations, optimism, human spirit, life turned upside down, couple relations, life is a bitch, couples, terminal illness, journalism, hopes, cancer, blogger ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
The Other Woman (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: After the divorce from Michael, Tessa raises her daughters Kate and Lara alone. None of them can stand Michael's new young wife Carolyn, a model. But when Tessa learns that she's suffering from cancer and soon will die, she tries to get ...
Style: realistic
Plot: cancer, model, divorce, love, family relations, terminal illness, parent child relationship, family problems, couples, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, love and romance ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Two Against Time (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: This film finds a mother and her teen daughter both being diagnosed with cancer. This discovery helps to overcome the longtime antagonistic relationship that the two have developed.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, captivating, humorous
Plot: cancer, family life, terminal illness, survival, family relations, parents and children, rebelliousness, dysfunctional family, couple relations, life is a bitch, single parent, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, emotional, gloomy
Plot: biopic, hollywood, mental illness, insane asylum, mental patient, couples, artists and showbiz, actor's life, state affairs, prodigy, politics, performer's life ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s
Place: washington d.c., seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Shadowlands (1986)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A play based on the friendship between CS Lewis and Joy Gresham.
Style: christian film, serious, realistic, talky, uplifting ...
Plot: writers, death, christianity, cancer, marriage, faith, poet, jesus, art, family relations, couples, disability ...
Time: year 1985
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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What Makes a Family (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Brooke Shields believes she has finally found happiness, now that she and her lesbian partner (Cherry Jones) have a child. But when Jones passes away five years later and her scheming parents apply for custody behind Shields' back, an affecting ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, uplifting, sexual ...
Plot: lesbian relationship, terminal illness, gender, custody, lesbian, pregnancy, family problems, family life, couples, death in the family, dysfunctional family, breakup ...
Time: 21st century
Place: florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.
Style: sincere, serious, touching, captivating, realistic ...
Audience: teens, family outing, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: homeless, homeless teenager, against the odds, life is a bitch, drug addict, youth, starting over, university, family problems, dysfunctional family, society, aids ...
Time: 21st century
Place: america, nova scotia, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
A Christmas Visitor (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A father struggles with the past. A daughter fights for the future. A mother searches for answers. The Boyajians have not celebrated Christmas in 11 years. They lost their faith when they lost their son to the Persian Gulf War. Now a stranger has ...
Style: touching, serious, emotional, christmas classics, realistic
Audience: girls' night
Plot: christmas, holiday, grief, introspection, death of son, life is a bitch, redemption, hopes, love and romance, family problems, parents and children, family life ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: iraq, iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Prince William (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Prince William is the elder son of Britain's Prince Charles and if the late Diana, Princess of Wales. After his father, he is next in line to the British throne. A biography of his journey so far....
Style: serious, emotional, touching, controversial, realistic
Plot: royal family, lifestyle, teenage life, youth, state affairs, family problems, family relations, adolescence vs adulthood, parents and children, coming of age, paparazzi, queen of england ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Declaration of War (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Roméo and Juliette are two young actors. They fall in love at first sight, move in together and make a baby. A love story and the founding of a home like millions of others. Except that their little boy, Adam, behaves abnormally. The young parents ...
Style: emotional, touching, serious, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: hospital, child illness, chemotherapy, cancer, couples, family problems, optimism, life is a bitch, babies and infants, hopes, parents and children, overcoming ...
Time: year 2011, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, paris france, marseille
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
And Then There Was One (1994)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: And Then There Was One - The tragic and true story of a family dealing with AIDS is re-told in this heart-wrenching drama. Amy Madigan and Dennis Boutsikaris star as Roxy and Vinnie Ventola, a successful television writing couple. After struggling ...
Style: realistic, serious, touching, gloomy, emotional
Plot: aids, hiv, hiv positive, love, gender, ego clash, human spirit, gays and lesbians, couple relations, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, babies and infants ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Stopped on Track (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Frank and Simone have fulfilled a dream and live with their two children in a row house in the suburbs. They are a happy couple, until the day Frank is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. The family is suddenly confronted with death.
Style: realistic, contemplative, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot: family relations, hospital, family life, unfulfillment, suburbs, family problems, life is a bitch, dealing with death, family in crisis, children, wife, male pubic hair ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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