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The V.I.P.s (1963)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
Style:
realistic, talky, clever, semi serious, retro, offbeat, soap opera, vintage, campy
Plot:
forbidden love, airport, nobility, love triangle, multiple storylines, betrayal, boss and employee, love and romance, journalism, couples, starlet, dishonesty, couple relations, marriage, playboy, love, book, trippy, aging, bookstore, solace, oldtimer, age-gap relationship, duchess, failed marriage ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
england, london, 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 couples, love and romance, infidelity, dishonesty, couple relations, love affair and unfulfillment mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like The V.I.P.s: The Sandpiper (1965), The Comedians (1967), X, Y and Zee (1972), The Browning Version (1994), Jerichow (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A free-spirited artist (Elizabeth Taylor), who lives near California's Big Sur, meets the administrator (Richard Burton) of the parochial school that her young son attends and lures the cleric away from his wife (Eva Marie Saint).
Style:
sentimental, retro, realistic, serious, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
love, adultery, infidelity, temptation, clergy, marriage, guilt, artist, passion, unwed mother, daily life, beach ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
california, usa, monterey california, san francisco
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Bermuda, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Set in the Haiti of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, The Comedians tells the story of a sardonic white hotel owner and his encroaching fatalism as he watches Haiti sink into barbarism. Complications include a friendship with a rebel leader, ...
Style:
political, retro, realistic, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
intrigue, dictatorship, hotel, cold war, colonialism, dictator, political intrigue, wartime, spy, infidelity, love and romance, state affairs ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
haiti, caribbean
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.
Style:
ambiguous ending, serious, realistic, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
love triangle, adultery, jealousy, dysfunctional marriage, quarrel, secret past, extramarital affair, marital argument, architect, infidelity, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment ...
Time:
20th century, year 1972, 70s
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is being forced to retire on the pretext of his health, and perhaps may not even be given a pension. The ...
Style:
talky, touching, colorful, grim, anamorphic ...
Plot:
teacher, boarding school, coming of age, preparatory school, education, marriage, drinking, science, male nudity, bookstore, dysfunctional marriage, retirement ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
england, europe, new jersey, tokyo
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Turkish diaspora in Germany proves the catalyst for this noir-flavored drama concerning the unlikely friendship between a veteran of the Afghan-Soviet war and a middle-aged Turk in need of a helping hand.
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, touching, suspense ...
Plot:
abusive husband, forbidden love, immigrant, couples, dangerous attraction, crimes of passion, estrangement, couple relations, love and romance, dishonesty, life is a bitch, woman in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
An explosive two-part drama about love, family and identity - set around the tangled relationships of two Indian families with a deep-rooted, shared history.
Style:
contemplative, realistic, touching, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
love triangle, family relations, parents and children, family life, greed, forbidden love, family problems, couples, love and romance, infidelity, family in crisis, lovers reunited ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
33%
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, life turned upside down, love affair, love triangle, dishonesty, journalism, crumbling marriage, couple relations, destructive relationship, obsession, betrayal ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
germany, france, greece, athens greece
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Pinter's semi-autobiographical play examining the surprise attraction, shy first steps, gradual flowering, and treasonous deception of a woman's extramarital affair with her husband's best friend; the entire story is told from the ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, talky, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
marital infidelity, love triangle, betrayal, unfulfillment, dishonesty, illicit affair, adultery, danger, infidelity, autobiography, friends, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1983, 80s
Place:
england, europe, venice, london
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland, Germany, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Four of Sweden's top actors anchor Jörgen Bergmark's tragi-comedy about a couple, both marriage counsellors, who find themselves in deep water when the husband falls for his best friend's wife. A smart, funny film made for adults. ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, captivating, witty, clever ...
Plot:
love triangle, infidelity, couples, middle aged woman, couple relations, crumbling marriage, buddies, against the rules, love and romance, fall in love, working class, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Mike Nichols’ film from Edward Albee's play brought new themes to the film industry. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton have never been more brilliant together as they portray an experienced married couple who love each other yet verbally ...
Style:
cerebral, psychological, black and white, black comedy, retro ...
Plot:
battle of the sexes, guest, humiliation, conversation, couples, adultery, dysfunctional marriage, night, love hate relationship, childlessness, alcoholism, drinking ...
Time:
20th century, year 1966, 60s, 1930s
Place:
new england, usa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In 17th-century Salem, Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A because she is an adulteress, with a child out of wedlock. For seven years, she has refused to name the father. A vigorous older stranger arrives, recognized by Hester but unknown to others ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
colonial america, forbidden love, infidelity, immigrant, love and romance, couple relations, clergy, dishonesty, society, betrayal, life is a bitch, couples ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
massachusetts, europe, spain, salem massachusetts
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A man and a woman at an art exhibition share a fleeting moment of attraction, which neither can act upon. Days later, a chance second meeting leads to an innocent coffee and the two strangers – both married - toy with their unexplainable ...
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, emotional, contemplative
Plot:
forbidden love, unfaithful wife, infidelity, adultery, lovers apart, horny woman, marital infidelity, married woman, couple relations, workplace, crumbling marriage, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe, asia, frankfurt germany, indonesia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby-like figure: owner of a magnificent house, the host of great parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary at a local estate agent's, to come and work for him as his assistant, ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, tense, sexual ...
Plot:
entrepreneur, workplace romance, secretary, mentor, couples, rise to the top, love triangle, power relations, ambition, obnoxious boss, workplace, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
At a two-day business conference, God (Simon Callow) decides to romantically pair Terry, a moral crusader, with his "win-at-all-cost" antithesis, Jacqui. However, fate, assisted by unique and corrupt characters, attempt to beset God's ...
Style:
stylized, talky, witty, semi serious, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
28%
239
Genre: Drama
Country: Albania, Greece, France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Amnesty is a 2011 Albanian movie directed by Buyar Alimani. It’s a story about two people who meet up in jail when they come for monthly visits of their spouses. They fall in love after becoming witnesses to a wedding in jail but relationship has ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, atmospheric, erotic ...
Plot:
prison, forbidden love, love affair, fall in love, dishonesty, love and romance, couple relations, life is a bitch, couples, pardon, legislation, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
albania, europe
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, captivating, realistic, emotional, semi serious ...
Plot:
lovers reunited, friendship, infidelity, friends, couple relations, haunted by the past, love triangle, mental disorder, filmmaking, art, movie business, lecture ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
jeju island, korea, asia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, independent film, psychological, realistic, serious
Plot:
infidelity, love affair, nudity, affair, female nudity, extramarital affair, wedding ring, archaeologist, church, physician, hospital, art ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s, 20th century
Place:
eastern europe, london
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
The 1965 version of the Shakespeare play.
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, atmospheric, clever ...
Plot:
tragedy, shakespeare, jealousy, shakespeare's othello, love, betrayal, racism, tragic love, innocent person killed, suffocation, deception, miscegenation ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
cyprus, italy, venice, europe
Similarity:
26%
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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:
serious, realistic, psychological, atmospheric, scary ...
Plot:
betrayal, couple relations, art, haunted by the past, family problems, couples, dishonesty, vengeance, love and romance, crumbling marriage, infidelity, unfulfillment ...
Place:
ireland, europe, netherlands, spain
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Michele and Helene seem to be the perfect couple. However, on weekends, Michele steps into a secret life, as a transvestite, Mylene, in a hidden French forest. There, Mylene meets with a lover, Flavia, another transvestite who once fought alongside ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sincere, sexy ...
Plot:
forbidden love, double life, hidden identity, infidelity, couple relations, dishonesty, love and romance, couples, under the surface, lgbt, cross dressing, transgender ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 201 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, avant garde, realistic, semi serious, sexual ...
Plot:
couples, betrayal, crumbling marriage, love and romance, unfulfillment, gays and lesbians, destructive relationship, dishonesty, couple relations, love triangle, love affair, infidelity ...
Time:
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Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A comedy centered on Beth and Mark, a couple struggling to conceive, and Mark's unexpectedly helpful affair with Louise.
Style:
realistic, sincere, captivating, touching, semi serious ...
Plot:
couple relations, love affair, infidelity, moral dilemma, crumbling marriage, dull life, love and romance, dishonesty, family problems, couples, unfulfillment, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The big-screen debut from Scottish stage director David Kane, This Year's Love is a comedy about the romantic misadventures of six young people in Camden, North London. The marriage of tattoo artist Danny (Douglas Hanshall) and dressmaker ...
Style:
sexual, independent film, semi serious, realistic, talky ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
infidelity, marriage, lust, lifestyle, dishonesty, love and romance, couple relations, couples, thirtysomething life, friends, love affair, friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
23%
689
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit still retaining the original's power and potency. The story is set in the London ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
interracial relations, shakespeare, tragic love, power relations, vengeance, downfall, murder, betrayal, life is a bitch, couple relations, infidelity, dirty cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, london, england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Kohayakawa family is thrown into distress when childlike father Manbei takes up with his old mistress, in one of Ozu’s most deftly modulated blendings of comedy and tragedy.
Style:
touching, sincere, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
forbidden love, infidelity, family business, dishonesty, parents and children, couples, human nature, love and romance, small business, love, sister sister relationship, extramarital affair ...
Time:
year 1961
Place:
japan, asia, kyoto japan
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A wry interweave film about baby making and how as time marches on the decision gets more intense and less romantic.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, talky, independent film
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
lesbian, family relations, pregnancy, youth, couples, love and romance, lifestyle, gays and lesbians, babies and infants, gender, lesbian sex, lgbt ...
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
23%
419
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:
realistic, psychological, serious, touching
Plot:
love affair, family relations, family problems, society, family in crisis, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, couples, betrayal, love and romance, working class, crumbling marriage ...
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
23%
2K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Explores the confrontation between the woman who has everything, including emptiness, and a penniless poet who has nothing but the ability to fill a wealthy woman's needs.
Style:
serious, realistic, gloomy, psychological thriller, bizarre
Plot:
guard dog, writers, death, mysterious man, rich, biopic, family relations, couples, power relations, unfulfillment, artists and showbiz, single parent ...
Time:
60s
Place:
sicily, tennessee, usa, mediterranean sea
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Alicia and Enrique are a young married couple somewhat distanced from each other. Their relationship is threatened when Carlota, a friend of Alicia's from long ago, comes to visit and stays with them for a while.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
marital infidelity, female nudity, love triangle, relationship problems, marriage, marriage crisis, infidelity, troubled marriage, male female relationship, love story, life is a bitch, family relations ...
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 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:
psychological, realistic, touching, bleak, sincere ...
Plot:
infidelity, vengeance, crumbling marriage, family problems, parents and children, love affair, dishonesty, redemption, introspection, couple relations, couples, family relations ...
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
21%
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