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The Room (2003)
99K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Johnny is a successful banker with great respect for and dedication to the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa. The happy-go-lucky guy sees his world fall apart when his friends begin to betray him one-by-one.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, cult classic, funny, light, crying, entertaining, slasher, mysterious ...
Plot:
infidelity, best friend, breast cancer, dark humor, suicide, flower shop, american football, seduction, psychologist, unrequited love, room, surprise party, strange behavior, friendship, dog, passion, female nudity, desire, cheating, temptation, hedonism, pizza, old woman, stupidity, birthday party ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
san francisco, bay area, california
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Most similar movies to The Room
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, visually appealing and talky films with plots about friendship, drinking alcohol, sex, drinking, kiss, drink and male nudity mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Room: The Elite (2015), The Men's Club (1986), The Woodsman (2004), And Your Mother Too! (2001), Boogie Nights (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
153
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Before their youth is definitively over, a writer and his artist friends move into a mansion in the countryside where they begin a seemingly endless party which pushes their art and friendship to the limit.
Style:
sexy, touching, humorous, feel good, light ...
Plot:
swinger party, party, friends who live together, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, group of friends, writers, debauchery, mansion, drug use, best friend, escapades ...
Place:
denmark, scandinavia, copenhagen
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.
Style:
sentimental, independent film, realistic, semi serious, talky ...
Plot:
female nudity, threesome, brothel, stoner, infidelity, working class, erection, midlife crisis, friendship, hopes, buddies, misfit ...
Time:
80s
Place:
okinawa japan, san francisco
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A paedophile returns to his hometown after 12 years in prison and attempts to start a new life.
Style:
sexy, harsh, independent film, psychological, controversial ...
Plot:
pedophilia, pedophile, ex convict, friendship, parole officer, sexual perversion, temptation, starting over, psychology, factory worker, suspicion, anger ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, california
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Style:
sexy, road movie, erotic, sex comedy, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
road trip, sexuality, sex, hot and sexy, older woman younger man relationship, coming of age, age difference, friendship between men, on the road, threesome, male friendship, gay ...
Time:
year 2001, near future, year 2002, year 1999, 2000s ...
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america, mexico city, acapulco mexico ...
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a ...
Style:
sexy, stylized, erotic, cult classic, black comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
sex, porn industry, drug abuse, multiple storylines, addiction, drug, cocaine, adult filmmaking, adultery, drug addiction, voyeurism, nudity ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1997, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A three-character ensemble piece set within the confines of a tawdry motor lodge in Lansing, Michigan. After 10 years apart, three disparate people come together to play out the unresolved drama of their final days in high school. Intrigued, we ...
Style:
cerebral, independent film, sincere, suspenseful, minimal cast ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleading, rape, high school, manipulation, love triangle, confession, childhood sweetheart, friends, dialogue, guilt, drug, blackmail ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
michigan, oakland california
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the ...
Style:
road movie, homoerotic, art house, erotic, touching ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, male prostitute, friendship, homosexual, coming of age, unrequited love, male prostitution, male friendship, lgbt, homoerotic friendship, friendship between men ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1991
Place:
idaho, portland oregon, oregon, italy, rome italy ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Rebelling against his dreary life in a small Arizona town, salesman Nick abandons his girlfriend, Beth, and strikes out onto the highway in search of... something else. Encouraged by her best friend, Carol, Beth reluctantly accepts the romantic ...
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, clever, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love, friends, drinking, small town, deaf man, desire, stoner, highway, salesman, road trip, self discovery, friendship ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s
Place:
arizona, usa, las vegas, tucson arizona, los angeles ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
"Slice of life" take on life of international porn celebrity, Moon, and her musings on modern life, love and loss.
Style:
erotic, psychological, realistic, serious, sexual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
porn actress, infidelity, porn industry, sexual relations, public sex, investigation, life is a bitch, lifestyle, actor's life, human nature, starlet, family problems ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Laurel Canyon focuses on Sam and Alex, a pair of upper-middle class lovebirds from the East Coast who relocate to Los Angeles. Enter Jane, Sam's estranged mother, a successful record producer, who's more than willing to put the couple up ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, psychological, erotic, independent film ...
Plot:
sexual content, infidelity, psychiatry, skinny dipping, intern, relationships, culture clash, music business, lesbian, music, fish out of water, disorder ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A struggling American writer and a fellow American expatriate begin a sordid affair among the chaos and discord of 1940 Paris, France on the brink of World War II.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sexual, sensual, postmodern ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male nudity, sexually dissatisfied wife, erotica, nudity, art, obsession, temptation, world war two, infidelity, lesbian sex, poetry, threesome ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
paris france, england, france, europe, new york ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A funny, gripping and powerful drama about the post graduation summer of four lifelong friends and one night that changed the course of their lives... forever. Like Crash , Saint Elmo s Fire and it s inspiration Stand By Me, Along the WAY is a ...
Style:
offbeat, touching, emotional, gloomy, realistic ...
Plot:
best friend, college, friendship, friends, hopes, coming of age, youth, buddies, redemption, showbiz, partner, food ...
Time:
90s, year 1983, year 1996, 21st century
Place:
new york, connecticut, madison square garden manhattan new york city
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A grandiose party to celebrate a sixtieth birthday unleashes a family drama with all the lies that conceal horrendous secrets. The eldest son, Christian, stages a showdown with the popular pater familias; his provocative, moving after-dinner speech ...
Style:
black comedy, cerebral, dark comedy, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot:
dogme 95, family secret, incest, child abuse, hotel, haunted by the past, pedophile, suicide, birthday party, drunkenness, birthday, party ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
europe, denmark
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, psychedelic, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, existentialism, satire, theater, surrealism, actor, dark humor, showbiz, father daughter relationship, mental illness, alter ego, backstage ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, america, los angeles ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A scorned ex-convict forces himself into the lives of the couple who put him behind bars.
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, intense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
infidelity, lust, sex, nudity, desire, erotica, unfaithful wife, rape, older woman younger man, disability, obsession, strong sexual content ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s, year 1990, year 1970 ...
Place:
spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe, sarajevo ...
Similarity:
35%
720
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
It sounds like a budding writer's dream: a bestselling first novel, a luxurious house in Malibu, and a trophy wife... But it all unravels when writer's block and a failed marriage send Richard McMurray (Campbell Scott, The Exorcism of ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, realistic, sexual, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
writers, love triangle, writer's block, love and romance, couples, infidelity, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, sexual tension, teacher student relationship, young romance, college ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, malibu california
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Hollywood actress undergoes a psychic breakdown and recalls the traumatic events which led to her stay at a sanitarium.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot:
mental institution, mental breakdown, mental illness, best friend, family relations, filmmaking, infidelity, showbiz, hollywood, lgbt, alienation, drug abuse ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s
Place:
los angeles, usa, las vegas, beverly hills, california
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The Los Angeles club scene is a place of booze-fueled decadence and debauchery. In a night full of possibilities, eight 20-somethings take to the clubs seeking good times, companionship and maybe a little sex. But in the harsh light of the morning ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, entertaining, melancholic, intense ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
nightclub, sex, erotica, bodyguard, friendship, happy ending, young lovers, rape, bondage, dating, dance club, fondling ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
33%
Movie in collections
107K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tracy is a normal 13-year-old trying to make it in school. After befriending the most popular girl at school, Evie, Tracy's world is turned upside down when Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs and cash. But it isn't long before ...
Style:
tense, sincere, emotional, teen, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, friendship, drug addiction, addiction, peer pressure, teenage protagonist, dysfunctional family, underage drinking, teenage girl, teenager, self harm ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, y2k, near future, 2000s ...
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, venice beach california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two guys at a college prep school make wagers on seducing naive young girls, and then meet their match when they agree to see which one can seduce the most popular and devious girl who has her own agenda to everything.
Style:
sexy, stylized, sexual, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot:
love and romance, sexual relations, female nudity, relationships, sexual pleasure, multiple storylines, erotica, outdoor sex, betrayal, promiscuous woman, jealousy, life philosophy ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa, california, new york
Similarity:
33%
3K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A heroin junkie works as a prostitute to support his habit and fund an abortion needed by the girlfriend of his lesbian wife. His seedy encounters with delusional and damaged clients, and dates with drag queens and hustlers are heavy on sex, drugs ...
Style:
homoerotic, sexy, erotic, independent film, sexual ...
Plot:
male nudity, male prostitution, homoeroticism, naked man, erotica, lgbt, passion, hot guys, gender bending, lesbian, male pubic hair, bare chested male ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate ...
Style:
intense, realistic, witty, powerful, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, lgbtqi, homosexual, homosexuality, lgbtq, gay slur, gay lead character, lgbt, gay relationship, birthday party, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
year 1968, 60s, 20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, london, san francisco
Similarity:
33%
165
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age drama, with skateboards, set in Texas.
Style:
crying
Audience:
teens
Plot:
american football, punk rock, older woman younger man relationship, age-gap relationship, punk, bare butt, nudity, unfaithfulness, psychiatric hospital, brother brother relationship, teenage girl, swimming ...
Similarity:
32%
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40K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.
Style:
psychological, touching, suspense, heartbreaking, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
redemption, juvenile delinquency, childhood, haunted by the past, going straight, bullying, melancholy, released from prison, teen angst, rehabilitation, violent, starting over ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
nebraska, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A circle of twenty-something friends reunite for a weekend away to console a suicidal member of their group. Yet, despite their best efforts to enjoy themselves, a tinderbox of old jealousies, unrequited love, and widening political differences ...
Style:
independent film, atmospheric, surreal, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
suicide attempt, depression, reunited friends, group of friends, friendship, relationships, friends, anxiety, writer's block, life philosophy, introspection, college graduate ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york state, new york
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A naive male prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City.
Style:
controversial, realistic, cult classic, depressing, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
friendship, fish out of water, dream, loneliness, friendship between men, marijuana, flashback, sex, sexuality, homosexuality, homelessness, prostitute ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 60s, year 1969, 50s ...
Place:
texas, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, florida ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, which follows 15-year-old freshman Charlie, an endearing and naive outsider who is taken under the wings of two seniors. A moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope - and the ...
Style:
touching, teen, sincere, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, adolescence, first love, friendship, teenage love, youth, high school life, depression, suicide, teenage life ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, year 1991, year 2013, 20th century ...
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Liu Xing a brilliant Chinese student, arrives at University and makes the transition into American life with the help of Joanna Silver. Xing joins a cosmology group working to create a model of the origins of the universe. He is obsessed with the ...
Style:
tense, realistic, disturbing, emotional, psychological ...
Plot:
university, american dream, injustice, politics, student life, serial killer, misfit, college, college life, inventions and discoveries, immigrant, genius ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007
Place:
beijing china, shanghai
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
Style:
emotional, sincere, touching, serious, scary ...
Plot:
addiction, infidelity, rehabilitation, cocaine, dysfunctional family, going straight, family life, working class, drug abuse, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, cliche ...
Place:
new york, new york state, usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hoods are skidding out of control. Benjamin Hood reels from drink to drink, trying not to think about his trouble at the office. His wife, Elena, is reading self help books and losing patience with her ...
Style:
depressing, cerebral, realistic, sexual, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, thanksgiving, coming of age, snow, extramarital affair, mate swapping, adultery, sexual awakening, swinger, infidelity, parenthood, virgin ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s, year 1997, year 1973
Place:
new york, connecticut, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
30%
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