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Hedda (1975)
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Hedda (1975)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Henrik Ibsen's enduring drama about a Nordic femme fatale - a neurotic, controlling, strong-willed woman who is nonetheless alluring to the males in her town. She is a solitary woman in a society held together by kinship and class. If she had had more brains she would have thought her way out of it; if she had had more courage she would have bolted long ago with Lovborg, the only true creative force in the vicinity whose manuscript she burns in the stove as if she were aborting their unconceived child.
Style: independent film, psychological, clever, serious, realistic, gloomy, period drama
Plot: girl, manipulation, femme fatale, feminism, love and romance, couples, family problems, strong female presence, introspection, crumbling marriage, human nature, dishonesty, unfulfillment, mistress, suicide, judge, feminist, professor, blackmail, daughter, melancholy, marriage, dysfunctional marriage, manipulations
Time: 19th century, year 1975
Place: europe
Keyword: norway

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, psychological and gloomy films with plots about unfulfillment, couples, family problems, crumbling marriage, couple relations, dishonesty and infidelity mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Hedda: A Doll's House (1973), A Doll's House (1973), Limbo (2010), Look Back in Anger (1989), Sofie (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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A Doll's House (1973)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband's finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his ...
Style: talky, serious, psychological, realistic, clever ...
Plot: couples, working class, social differences, introspection, family problems, gender, society, human nature, unfulfillment, loneliness, stage play, women ...
Time: 19th century
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A Doll's House (1973)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A childish wife reveals surprising strength when faced with blackmail. A modern version of Ibsen's play.
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, talky, tense ...
Plot: women's rights, friendship, friends, couple relations, crumbling marriage, introspection, unfulfillment, hopes, feminism, society, unsupportive spouse, gender ...
Time: 19th century
Place: europe
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Limbo (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Sonia arrives in Trinidad with her two children to join her husband Jo who is working as an oil engineer. On the surface she lives a life of luxury in a large houses with servants. The days are uneventful and blend together into an everlasting ...
Style: serious, realistic, gloomy
Plot: infidelity, couples, family problems, introspection, social relations, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, unfulfillment, children, love affair, monastery, strong female presence ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: caribbean
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47%
Look Back in Anger (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Look Back in Anger is a love triangle involving the brilliant-but-disaffected young Jimmy Porter (Branagh), his upper-middle-class, impassive wife Alison Porter (Thompson), and her aristocratic best friend Helena Charles (Redmond). Cliff (Horan), an ...
Style: realistic, psychological, serious, tense, gloomy ...
Plot: social misfits, dance, working class, social differences, family in crisis, down on your luck, betrayal, couple relations, society, unsupportive spouse, life is a bitch, unfulfillment ...
Time: 80s, 50s
Place: europe, london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Sofie (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Duration: 151 min.
Story: From 1886 to 1907 in the life of Sofie, a Jew in Copenhagen who is nearly 29, with no marital prospects, living with her loving parents
Style: realistic, serious, talky, touching, sincere ...
Plot: girl, minimal dialogue, family relations, religions or cults, couples, family problems, couple relations, hopes, fall in love, society, love and romance, introspection ...
Time: year 1992, 19th century, 1880s
Place: europe, denmark
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Daybreak (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Sweden, shortly before Christmas. Surgeon Rickard is told the job he expected goes to a Dane, because of his substance abuse. It's too late to cancel dinner with his in-laws. The guest couple announces their in-vitro is a success. Then ...
Style: realistic, psychological, touching, bleak, sincere ...
Plot: infidelity, family problems, vengeance, crumbling marriage, love affair, parents and children, family relations, couples, dishonesty, couple relations, redemption, introspection ...
Place: europe, eastern europe
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Late Bloomers (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Late Bloomers stars Isabella Rossellini and William Hurt as a married couple pulled apart by the threat of old age. Each reacts in a different way: Hurt’s distinguished architect chases after his glory days, while Rossellini’s housewife installs ...
Style: sentimental, realistic, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot: crumbling marriage, self discovery, couple relations, family problems, couples, unfulfillment, midlife crisis, elderly, aging, husband, love story
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, england
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38%
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Open Window (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of violence.
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, sincere, independent film
Plot: dysfunctional family, rape, introspection, couples, family problems, crumbling marriage, couple relations, dishonesty, haunted by the past, female nudity, family in crisis, vegetarian ...
Place: los angeles, usa
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36%
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Belonging (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Jess (Brenda Blethyn) and town handyman Jacob (Kevin Whately) have been happily married 20 years, recently taking in a trio of Jacob's elderly relatives, including his mother (Rosemary Harris). Though the relations are demanding, kindhearted ...
Style: serious, psychological, realistic, touching
Plot: family relations, love affair, family problems, betrayal, dysfunctional family, family in crisis, society, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, infidelity, working class, couples ...
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Kira and Mads try to work out their marriage, after Kira has been two years in a mental institution, but is she really ready for the real world?
Style: serious, talky, psychological, clever, sexy ...
Plot: dogme 95, mental illness, depression, family problems, starting over, family relations, mentally unstable, dogma, real world, dysfunctional family, human nature, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Particles of Truth (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Life, love, and the fear of failing... Lilli Black, battling her painful memories and the secrets surrounding her dying father, collides into the complicated and obsessive life of Morrison Wiley on the streets of New York City. This peculiar love ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, independent film, gloomy
Plot: life is a bitch, mental illness, human nature, introspection, haunted by the past, family life, couples, family problems, dysfunctional family, estrangement, family relations, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Dancing in the Dark (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Via the New York Times: "To all outward appearances, Edna Cormick (Martha Henry) is the perfect housewife.... She's married to a man who'll stand up in public and say, "This is my wife," so that there'll be no confusion ...
Style: independent film, contemplative, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot: feminist, hospital, infidelity, murder, mental illness, violent content, unfulfillment, feminism, love and romance, crumbling marriage, couple relations, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: canada
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31%
Plans for Tomorrow (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Three stories intertwined which occur in a single day. The day Ines discovers she is pregnant, Antonia decides to abandon her family and Marian realizes she is going to die.
Style: sincere, serious, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Plot: pregnancy, friendship, friends, family problems, couples, family relations, introspection, singleness, woman in danger, midlife crisis, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The study of a marriage. Jo has five children and husband number two when she meets writer Jake Armitage. She leaves this husband to marry Jake, and his career takes off. A few years and at least one child later, Jo is deeply depressed, breaking ...
Style: psychological, realistic, serious, emotional, gloomy ...
Plot: writers, children, depression, family relations, trauma, kitchen sink realism, angry, existentialism, blues, mental disorder, dialogue, marriage ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: england, europe, london
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30%
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Morlang (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Inspired by true events, a chilling psychological drama. A couple's secret pact takes an unexpected, sinister turn.
Style: psychological, realistic, serious, atmospheric, scary ...
Plot: betrayal, art, couple relations, haunted by the past, crumbling marriage, vengeance, love and romance, dishonesty, couples, family problems, infidelity, unfulfillment ...
Place: ireland, europe, netherlands, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Mr. Vincent (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A tale of obsession and jealousy
Style: independent film, realistic, psychological, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: couples, family problems, dangerous attraction, couple relations, human nature, musician's life, destructive relationship, love and romance, crumbling marriage, danger, introspection, down on your luck ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, new york
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29%
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Brick, an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife, Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Style: talky, tense, sincere, gloomy, sexual ...
Plot: estate, terminal illness, dysfunctional family, plantation, frigidity, alcoholic, male homosexuality, estrangement, sexual dysfunction, family relations, family problems, couples ...
Place: usa, new orleans, mississippi
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29%
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Blanche Dubois goes to visit her pregnant sister and husband Stanley in New Orleans. Stanley doesn't like her, and starts pushing her for information on some property he know was left to the sisters. He discovers she has mortgaged the place and ...
Style: disturbing, serious, psychological, touching, emotional ...
Plot: sister sister relationship, abusive husband, family problems, family relations, rape, redemption, unfulfillment, love and romance, obsession, infidelity, couples, human nature ...
Time: 50s
Place: new orleans, mississippi, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Set in a seaside resort in the Caucasus, the story centers on n'er do well, Laevsky (Andrew Scott) and his illicit relationship with his mistress Nadya (Fiona Glascott). Laevsky has convinced Nadya to leave her husband for him, but now wants to ...
Style: atmospheric, realistic, captivating, psychological, period piece ...
Plot: duel, betrayal, love triangle, couples, couple relations, uninhibited rivalry, human nature, tragic hero, rivalry, dishonesty, unfulfillment, downfall ...
Time: 19th century
Place: russia, caucasus, black sea
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28%
Signs & Wonders (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Under the influence of signs and premonitions, a man allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with his colleague.
Style: serious, realistic, clever, emotional, independent film ...
Plot: infidelity, introspection, love affair, life turned upside down, love triangle, couple relations, crumbling marriage, betrayal, journalism, obsession, destructive relationship, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: france, germany, greece, athens greece
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28%
Abraham's Valley (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Portugal, Switzerland
Duration: 187 min.
Story: Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. Young marries Dr. Carlo Paiva, who she is not attracted to, but is her father's friend. They move to the Valley of Abraham. Carlo loves her, but decides to ...
Style: realistic, psychological, serious
Plot: family problems, couples, obsessive quest, couple relations, society, introspection, unfulfillment, love and romance, destructive relationship, crumbling marriage, obsession, unfulfilled love ...
Time: year 1993
Place: portugal
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28%
The House of Bernarda Alba (1987)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story: After the death of her husband Bernarda Alba puts her daughters under a rigurous mourning which does not even allow them to leave the house.
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, touching, bleak ...
Plot: couples, family relations, family problems, parents and children, death in the family, family in crisis, obsession, dealing with death, love and romance, unfulfillment, suicide, jealousy ...
Time: 80s
Place: europe
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Island (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Based on 'Jane Rogers' acclaimed novel, "Island" is a tale of yearning and retribution. Abandoned at birth, Nikki Black has spent most of her life in care sustained only by fairy-stories. Incapable of love, fearful and desperate ...
Style: serious, tense, psychological, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot: island, undercover, hidden identity, family problems, life is a bitch, dishonesty, haunted by the past, feminist, loneliness, redemption, obsessive quest, orphan ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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27%
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Prague (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Christoffer and Maja's trip to Prague to bring back Chistoffer's deceased father, evolves into the story of a brake-up. With the dead father lurking in the background, secrets gradually emerge threatening to destroy their marriage.
Style: realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot: love, marriage, family relations, infidelity, estrangement, family problems, dysfunctional family, unfulfillment, dishonesty, couples, resentment, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: czech republic, denmark, europe, central europe, prague
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27%
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Existence (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Astitva is a bold film with adultery. An ambitious male chauvinist and his loving wife are happily married but the guy is not able to give time to the family as he want to make it big in life. His work is of paramount importance to him. His work ...
Style: realistic, serious, emotional, touching, social ...
Plot: seduction, independence, husband wife relationship, family relations, dysfunctional marriage, family problems, crumbling marriage, love and romance, dishonesty, breakup, infidelity, unsupportive spouse ...
Time: 90s
Place: india, asia
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26%
A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw ...
Style: emotional, realistic, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: pregnancy, family problems, couple relations, family relations, parents and children, unfulfillment, dishonesty, love, rivalry, sexual relations, crumbling marriage, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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26%
Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Nelly leaves her lazy, unemployed husband to work for retired judge Mr Arnaud, forty years her senior, after he offers to clear her bills for her. While she types his memoirs the two develop a close friendship, but Arnaud becomes jealous when Nelly ...
Style: contemplative, realistic, serious, psychological, sexual ...
Plot: friendship, age difference, senior citizen, couples, friends, human nature, introspection, love and romance, couple relations, fall in love, unfulfillment, writer's life ...
Time: year 1995, 90s
Place: france, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
The Stationmaster's Wife (1977)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 201 min.
Story: The lackluster and plodding Bolweiser has the (mis)fortune to be married to the town's siren; his trusting nature leads him into serious trouble when she beds nearly every available guy.
Style: avant garde, art house, realistic, semi serious, sexual
Plot: couples, gays and lesbians, unfulfillment, dishonesty, betrayal, crumbling marriage, couple relations, destructive relationship, love and romance, love affair, sexual relations, lovers reunited ...
Time: year 1977
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25%
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Heaven's Heart (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Two couples, old friends, end up in a heated debate over adultery at a dinner party.
Style: contemplative, psychological, realistic, talky, captivating ...
Plot: infidelity, love affair, estrangement, best friend, anniversary, family problems, introspection, society, couple relations, unfulfillment, marriage, dinner ...
Place: denmark, eastern europe
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25%
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Freefall (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Freefall is the first drama to tackle the extraordinary financial crisis Britons are living through. Helmed by multiple BAFTA-winning director Dominic Savage, the film takes a startling and provocative look at the events that caused people's ...
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot: debt, stock broker, society, social decay, downfall, life is a bitch, working class, unfulfillment, blind ambition, dishonesty, banker, suicide ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe, london
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25%
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