Movies like Low Tide 2012
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Low Tide (2012)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Belgium, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A 12 year old boy and his single mother live separate lives. The boy spends his days alone while his mother works and goes out with her friends. The boy’s solitude is both a source of freedom and a cause for grief. His explorations slowly bring to light the dark contrast between the rules of society and the laws of nature. And before long, the delicate balance of his inner world becomes shattered by unforeseen events.
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, serious, psychological, sincere, rough, bleak
Plot:
working class, coming of age, small town, parents and children, family problems, mother son relationship, youth, dysfunctional family, society, single parent, life is a bitch, realism, boy, oedipus complex, loneliness, childhood, child neglect, nude, solitude, neglected child, alcohol abuse, family relations, sexual content, down on your luck, dog ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
texas, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, bleak and touching films with plots about family relations, family problems, youth, parents and children, society, coming of age and life is a bitch mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Low Tide: Bluebird (2013), About Sunny (2011), Marfa Girl (2012), Ballast (2008), Cook County (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On a freezing January evening, school bus driver Lesley completes her route, but her final inspection abruptly ends when a bluebird comes into view. What happens next shakes her small Maine logging town, proving that even the slightest actions have ...
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
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As things unravel for a struggling single mother in Las Vegas, she must decide what she's willing to give up to get by.
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life is a bitch, moral dilemma, society, working class, parents and children, family problems, down on your luck, single mother, poverty, youth, single parent, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
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93%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A disaffected Texas teen spends his 16th birthday getting high, hanging out and having casual sex.
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sincere, serious, rough, erotic, sexy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
erection, teenager, male nudity, teenage sexuality, teenage life, social decay, couples, youth, life is a bitch, society, human nature, sexual relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A single mother and her embattled son struggle to subsist in a small Mississippi Delta township. An act of violence thrusts them into the world of an emotionally devastated highway store owner, awakening the fury of a bitter and longstanding ...
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realistic, serious, emotional, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
small town, single parent, family relations, life is a bitch, parents and children, suicide, juvenile delinquent, robbery, poverty, society, mother son relationship, suspense ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, africa, mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After a stint in prison, Sonny returns to his home in East Texas, determined to repair his relationship with his son. Standing in his way is his brother, who has turned the home into a crumbling meth lab (IMDb.com)
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
meth lab, family relations, redemption, estrangement, family problems, addiction, drug abuse, parents and children, homecoming, small town, adolescence vs adulthood, released from prison ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Sweden, Finland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A drug addict becomes a mother and has to deal with responsibility and self-respect.
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, rough, non-linear ...
Plot:
child neglect, alcohol abuse, haunted by the past, dysfunctional family, family problems, solitude, downfall, life is a bitch, youth, human nature, destructive relationship, coping ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, norway
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58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Zion, aged 14 and his brother Meir, 17, are facing a crisis in their relationship after a terrible accident. They keep the secret to themselves and it haunts them until, finally, Zion re-examines his loyalty towards his older brother and decides ...
Style:
serious, realistic, bleak
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family relations, family problems, dysfunctional family, introspection, youth, society, siblings relations, teenage life, working class, haunted by the past, family in crisis, graphic violence ...
Time:
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Place:
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58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A woman's schizophrenia affects her relationships with her husband and son.
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, sincere, rough ...
Plot:
mental illness, schizophrenia, coming of age, family relations, family problems, couple relations, family in crisis, dysfunctional family, teenage life, working class, hospital, parents and children ...
Place:
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58%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Runaway teen Lexi find herself alone and pregnant on the streets. Seemingly beyond hope, she must turn to Devon, a woman with her own demons, to help her find a way back from her past mistakes.
Style:
rough, realistic, sincere, serious, bleak
Audience:
kids
Plot:
homeless, kids in trouble, teenage life, life is a bitch, love, dysfunctional family, family problems, youth, society, pregnancy, escape, loneliness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, oregon, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
816
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Julien and his mum care for each other very much. But Julien has committed a deadly sin: he is growing into a teenager! Worse, he has found himself a girlfriend of his age. "Mummy" is not going to tolerate such an ignominy. Julien is HER ...
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, realistic, gloomy
Plot:
mother son relationship, teenage boy, puberty, psychological abuse, incestuous desire, domineering mother, dysfunctional family, parents and children, teenage life, family problems, suburban life, mentally unstable ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The story of a lone father's relationship with his daughter, of the destructive power of alcohol, of a child's vulnerability, but also of love, betrayal and socialist politics in 1970s Sweden. A unique and moving story freely based on Åsa ...
Style:
touching, bleak, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
working class, parents and children, disorder, youth, single parent, life turned upside down, family relations, family problems, dysfunctional family, addiction, children, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
sweden, eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: Vietnam, France, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In an old house in Hanoi, Bi, a 6-year-old child lives with his parents, his aunt and their cook. His favorite playgrounds are an ice factory and the wild grass along the river. After being absent for years, his grandfather, seriously ill, reappears ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, touching, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
childhood, dysfunctional family, family life, youth, crumbling marriage, life is a bitch, adolescence vs adulthood, parents and children, estrangement, family problems, alcohol abuse, grandfather grandson relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
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49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A powerful account of life in contemporary Cairo, this raw drama about a pair of star-crossed lovers shines a powerful spotlight upon the social and cultural taboos that riddle the city's diverse population. Heralding a bold new shift for ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, stylized, bleak
Plot:
social decay, social differences, dysfunctional family, unfulfilled love, life is a bitch, love and romance, single parent, society, realism, family relations, family problems, working class ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Director Rocky Costanzo's searing legal drama centers on a highly credentialed child psychologist named Glen Erskine (Richard Meese) whose life is shattered when he's accused of sexually assaulting a young boy he's been treating. ...
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child abuse, pedophilia, coming of age, courtroom, man boy relationship, teenage life, parents and children, custody, sexual abuse, dysfunctional family, redemption, life is a bitch ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Lena is a lonely, plump adolescent girl. Much to her surprise she gets a relationship with the popular but unreliable Daan. Lena moves in with Daan and his strange father Tom and is willing to do a lot for his love. More than a lot.
Style:
realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, leaving home, teenage love, parents and children, physical appearance, teenage life, youth, family problems, family relations, teenager, loneliness, obsession ...
Time:
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Place:
holland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two young children living illegally in a model apartment outside Boston are left to fend for themselves when their hardworking mother disappears
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serious, sincere, touching, realistic, sad
Plot:
youth, single parent, family problems, working class, family relations, parents and children, society, siblings relations, suburbs, eviction, child, bittersweet ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Plot:
family problems, juvenile delinquency, life is a bitch, family life, parents and children, siblings relations, society, hopes, working class, domestic disturbance, criminal, sex ...
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Place:
usa, ireland, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
After John’s absent father is struck by a stray bullet, Primo takes it upon himself to verse the young boy in the code of the streets—one founded on respect and upheld by fear. A member of the Bloods since the age of twelve—both in the film ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
gang, juvenile delinquency, haunted by the past, urban ghetto life, adolescence vs adulthood, coming of age, society, teaching the ways of the world, gangsters, graphic violence, family relations, single parent ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The story of a destiny. Suzanne's and her family's. The ties that bind them, keep them together, and the love she pursues... to the point of leaving everything behind.
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, serious, bleak
Plot:
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Place:
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44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Latvia
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Raimonds, a 12 year old boy, falls into a world of petty crime while trying to stay out of trouble with his mother.
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realistic, serious, touching, captivating, entertaining
Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Story:
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