Movies like White Soup
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White Soup (2003)
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Original name: Żurek
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
The dramatic story of a woman's struggle to discover the identity of her grandchild's father. The grandmother becomes obsessed with discovering the identity of the man who fathered her daughter's child.The naive daughter is of little help with her mother with the search, which turns into a dangerous journey, filled with unexpected events. The mother is forced to face and overcome her own dark secrets and deepest fears, and her struggles provide her daughter with a new sense of hope and understanding of her own life.
Style:
sincere, humorous, captivating, bleak, emotional, tense, atmospheric, tragicomedy, moody, nostalgic
Plot:
search for father, soldier, christmas, poverty, provincial life, mother, oath, winter, mother daughter relationship, teenage pregnancy, family drama, cold, shame, small town, guilt, family honor, identity, illegitimacy, character study, obsession, moral dilemma, coming of age, social commentary, ritual, redemption ...
Place:
poland
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Most similar movies to White Soup
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, captivating, realistic and psychological films with plots about small town, identity, family drama, coming of age, family relations, intimate and slice of life mostly in Drama, Comedy and Fantasy genres. Some movies like White Soup: Damaged (2015), Back Then (2021), A Bump Along the Way (2019), More Than Family (2020), It's Not My Film (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
poland
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936
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
relationships, marital crisis, marriage, winter, reconciliation, journey, commitment, hiking, ultimatum, personal growth, introspection, character study ...
Place:
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Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional
Plot:
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49%
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Country: India
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, emotional
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Poland
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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