Movies like Summer 2008
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Summer (2008)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Shaun and Daz are vibrant kids, wasted by their experience of education. All they have is friendship and Shaun's first love Katy. From the moment Shaun steps into our world he is bound to lose. Labeled as a violent bully he destroys himself and Daz with him. Shaun has twelve years to reflect on an intense summer of love, sex and loyalty. But Daz's imminent death forces Shaun to confront his past.
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, atmospheric, realistic, independent film, crying
Plot:
friendship, friends, misfit, self discovery, disability, introspection, haunted by the past, hopes, adolescence vs adulthood, father son relationship, friendship between men, skinny dipping, coming of age, youth, redemption, bittersweet, unfulfillment, nudity, horse, fight, motorcycle, alcoholic, ambulance, hospital, computer ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
england, europe
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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 friends, hopes, friendship, coming of age, bittersweet, youth and redemption mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Summer: The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003), Initiation (2009), Faith (2010), El camino (2008), Falling (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A troubled teen is given the chance to redeem his criminal debt to society
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, serious, realistic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
youth, family relations, teenage life, friendship, juvenile delinquency, self discovery, adolescence vs adulthood, parents and children, coming of age, elderly, life is a bitch, misfit ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
16-year old Axel and his clique are rioting in a residential home. There he meets the 80-year old Gustav who gains interest in the young boy, as he reminds him of his lost love.
Style:
serious, captivating, touching, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot:
racism, male homosexuality, introspection, haunted by the past, friendship, redemption, elderly, hopes, youth, juvenile delinquency, society, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, austria
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45%
431
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The fates of three German-born Muslims in Berlin collide as they struggle to find their place between faith and modern life in contemporary western society, caught at a crossroads where alluring liberated lifestyles conflict with deeply-rooted ...
Style:
serious, sincere, atmospheric, touching, thinking ...
Plot:
rebellion, forbidden love, introspection, self discovery, haunted by the past, hopes, society, youth, love and romance, against the rules, family relations, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
germany, europe
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209
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three young people drive to Mexico to scatter their friend's ashes, they are forced to confront their own sense of family, identity and future.
Style:
road movie, captivating, emotional, touching, atmospheric ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, life is a bitch, hopes, introspection, college dropout, friendship, lifestyle, down on your luck, social misfits, self discovery, dealing with death, on the road ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, washington d.c., mexico, north carolina
Similarity:
41%
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311
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Five former high school friends reunite for an evening of fun, remembrance and sadness in this Altmanesque portrait of female friendship. A look at how youthful idealism turns into adult pragmatism, and how one can fight such changes, from the ...
Style:
emotional, touching, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
bittersweet, friendship, friends, best friend, introspection, haunted by the past, strong female presence, midlife crisis, unfulfillment, female friendship, bereavement, nostalgia ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Irene moves to Paris to begin a new life with her husband Jason and their two daughters, but an act of betrayal and her desire for revenge soon sends her to the brink of madness.
Style:
psychological, emotional, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
disorder, redemption, friendship, friends, introspection, family life, life turned upside down, family relations, immigrant, adoption, misfit, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Germany, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
This is the story of Mei, a young woman on a trip from East to West after her escape from her provincial Chinese village. Beginning in Chongqing and a disastrous factory job, Mei soon heads out for London and a marriage to an older man where her ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, serious, realistic, erotic ...
Plot:
on the road, fish out of water, follow your dream, youth, fall in love, misfit, hopes, love and romance, innocence lost, optimism, factory worker, travel ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, asia, china, london
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three former band mates enter a cave after hearing it has the power to give them what they need. As unsettling desires rise to the surface, they all wonder if the cave has real power.
Style:
sincere, touching, talky, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
desert, friendship, adolescence vs adulthood, introspection, love triangle, love and romance, twentysomething life, bittersweet, art, coming of age, friends, road not taken ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When an aging matriarch starts showing signs of dementia, her dysfunctional family in Istanbul must navigate a minefield of unresolved issues to care for her.
Style:
serious, touching, sentimental, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, estrangement, siblings relations, self discovery, elderly, hopes, family problems, countryside, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, aging ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for his cold demeanor in the past.
Style:
realistic, emotional, atmospheric, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
parents and children, family reunited, introspection, redemption, aging, estrangement, family feud, hopes, unfulfillment, minimalism, marriage, retirement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Two young man share an incurable illness. Is their love for the women in their lives strong enough to conquer their fear of dying?
Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, serious, contemplative ...
Plot:
transplant, human spirit, terminal illness, friendship, hopes, optimism, life is a bitch, coming of age, love and romance, fall in love, buddies, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, germany, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A successful businessman attempting to resurrect his life buys and boards a dilapidated sailboat.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, emotional, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
starting over, self discovery, friendship, hopes, haunted by the past, small town, redemption, father daughter relationship, death of wife, society, bittersweet, elderly ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In a world filled with hatred, their only hope was magic. Believe and anything can happen.
Style:
touching, atmospheric, sentimental, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
youth, rabbi, racism, friendship, culture clash, bittersweet, anti semitism, life is a bitch, injustice, haunted by the past, society, gang ...
Place:
new york, czech republic
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Marie is a young woman with a troubled past. Her passion is painting, but she never had any formal training. Living in the South of France, she takes whatever work she can get to make ends meet. Then she befriends the elderly painter Jaume and he ...
Style:
serious, uplifting, touching, emotional, realistic
Plot:
friendship, alzheimer's disease, painting, hopes, self discovery, starting over, elderly, mental illness, bittersweet, teacher student relationship, intergenerational friendship, young woman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, south of france, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Meeting his handicapped son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager.
Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, serious, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
estrangement, parents and children, single parent, teenage life, human nature, disability, hospital, self discovery, coming of age, redemption, hopes, family relations ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
europe, germany, italy, berlin germany, milan italy
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales. What follows is a touching and comical adventure dealing with friendship, heroism and love.
Style:
thought provoking, contemplative, humorous, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, dealing with death, male bonding, life is a bitch, obsessive quest, wilderness, best friend, friends, one last chance, unfulfillment, introspection, hopes ...
Time:
year 2011, 21st century
Place:
wales, europe, england
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The determined new headmaster of an English prep school attempts to reform the frequently unruly students, who are tormented by a ruthless bully.
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
boys' school, boarding school, corporal punishment, coming of age, bullying, friends, self discovery, power relations, hardcase students, misfit, lifestyle, dedicated educator ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Not Waving But Drowning is a chronological look at growing up, formed from two different stories. The two sets of friends represent the American dilemma between what you have known and what you hope to know; the tear between longing for the past and ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, atmospheric, touching, independent film ...
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, adolescence vs adulthood, starting over, female friendship, coming of age, personal growth, character study, society, couples, small town, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final ...
Style:
sentimental, realistic, touching, talky, atmospheric ...
Plot:
friendship, last wish, grief, road trip, memory, life, family relations, male friendship, self discovery, parents and children, partner, last will and testament ...
Time:
year 1989, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london, australia, california
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Melanie's life in a seaside town is going nowhere until she meets Ray, back in town with a shady job to do. A moment's escape becomes a chance to save themselves, and each other.
Style:
sentimental, touching, realistic, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hopes, redemption, homecoming, small town, gangster, unfulfillment, cause and meaning, love, friends, rivalry, couples, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
36%
355
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Genie, a Chinese-American teenager, develops feelings for a charming African-American DJ, but her grandmother forbids their romance forcing Genie to choose between family and love.
Style:
sincere, touching, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, teenage life, immigrant, opposites attract, friends, love and romance, human nature, youth, family life, single parent, introspection ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa, UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
This movie is of Hally, an adolescent white South African. He is stuck between his intolerant father's outlook of him and those of his caretaker, Sam. Sam is a black waiter and Hally's friend and teacher. Hally is required to laugh at his ...
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
youth, hopes, friendship, racism, interracial relations, human spirit, redemption, family problems, dysfunctional family, social decay, life is a bitch, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Life was easy for Jackson White. With looks, brains, and athletic ability,the world's possibilities seemed limitless. But, when he came to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the music industry, he was so seduced by money and status that he lost ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, emotional, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot:
self discovery, homecoming, introspection, parents and children, family relations, estrangement, redemption, hopes, road not taken, bittersweet, unfulfillment, dying father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
35%
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461
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
One hot afternoon in the south of France, several paths are converging towards a tragic conclusion. Those involved are: Stéphane and Luigi, two cousins who have just emerged from adolescence; Georges, a retired old man; Amélie, Luigi’s ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, emotional, gloomy ...
Plot:
boyfriend girlfriend relationship, unplanned pregnancy, introspection, family relations, youth, human nature, parents and children, adolescence vs adulthood, coming of age, elderly, naked man, hot guys ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
marseille, france, europe
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A study of the friendship between a Chinese woman and a fisherman who came to Italy from Yugoslavia many years ago, who live in a small city-island in the Veneto lagoon.
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, atmospheric, touching ...
Plot:
friendship, hopes, single parent, social relations, life is a bitch, society, workplace, misfit, fish out of water, workplace situations, poet, sailing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, venice, europe
Similarity:
35%
934
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Three friends embark on a road trip like in high school, but things have changed - Gregor is going to war mission, Ziva is going to study abroad, while Andrej is still the same. There are secrets left unsaid. Can their friendship survive?
Style:
emotional, realistic, road movie, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
adolescence vs adulthood, friendship, journey, love triangle, on the road, coming of age, youth, nomad, lesbian, lgbt, picnic, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
slovenia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Tony Luke, Jr. stars as Joey Nardone, an out-of-shape boxer, who after 8 years in prison for an unfortunate accident leaves prison and gets a shot at redemption by fighting for one young boy's future - 14 year old Jesus.
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
teenage life, redemption, friendship, youth, rivalry, starting over, hopes, coming of age, profanity, boxing, violent content, sexual content ...
Place:
usa, philadelphia
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A petty thief's mentoring of an apparent orphan takes a profound turn when he kidnaps the boy from a foster home and drives him cross-country to his sister's house in Texas.
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
adoption, friendship, family relations, custody, on the road, introspection, petty criminal, redemption, hopes, road trip, boy, foster home ...
Place:
new york, usa, texas
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An ex-Navy man carrying out the last wish of a dying shipmate renews contact with old friends to break the code of silence around a mysterious, long-buried crime.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
friendship between men, haunted by the past, gay, friendship, hopes, last wish, betrayal, dishonesty, introspection, redemption, machismo, death of friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york state, new york
Similarity:
35%
578
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Michał jedzie do miasta swojego urodzenia, aby załatwić sprawę o którą prosi go szef i od razu wracać. Sprawy przybierają jednak inny obrót. Michał musi pozostać tu parę dni dłużej. Chodząc po mieście spotyka bliskie mu niegdyś ...
Style:
contemplative, atmospheric, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, haunted by the past, homecoming, family relations, buddies, parents and children, redemption, estrangement, bittersweet, profanity, friends, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
35%
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