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Inside (2012)
12K
Original name: Yeraltı
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A man's life, thoughts, feelings and his very own darkness... Adapted from Dostoevsky's novel "Notes from Undergroud", Demirkubuz follows Muharrem as he gets himself invited to a party where he is not welcome, just to find himself disgusted.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, contemplative, art house, captivating, existential
Plot:
introspection, cause and meaning, writer's life, artists and showbiz, hopes, humiliation, loneliness, existentialism, losing-it hero, party, alienation, advice, unfulfillment, dull life, prostitute, female nudity, sex scene, office, drunk, boredom, drinking alcohol, old friend, confrontation, human nature, nervous breakdown ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
middle east, balkan, turkey
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, psychological and captivating films with plots about introspection, hopes, unfulfillment, loneliness, human nature, artists and showbiz and female nudity mostly in Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Inside: The Man Who Sleeps (1974), Fate (2001), Watchtower (2012), Envy (2009), Milk (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Tunisia
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In this French tour-de-force a young student decides to have no more interaction with the world than is needed to minimally sustain life. His increasingly automaton-like behavior is coupled with a strange clarity of insight about the world around ...
Style:
experimental, art house, artsy, existential, contemplative ...
Plot:
nihilism, existentialism, depression, loneliness, minimalism, introspection, existential loneliness, boredom, loser, time travel, lsd, trauma ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Musa, a customs clerk, lives quietly with his mother. Tragedy and change come for him, as they do for everyone, and he must confront his own attitude towards life’s absurdity.
Style:
realistic, serious, art house, existential, spiritual ...
Plot:
destiny, human nature, couple relations, existentialism, atheism, absurdism, dialogue, death, fate, art, alienation, spirituality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, balkan, turkey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Haunted by his dark past, a man takes a job as a fire warden in a remote tower in the wilderness, and is inexorably drawn towards a young woman with a terrible secret of her own. (TIFF)
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, serious, realistic, contemplative ...
Plot:
loneliness, rape, haunted by the past, social misfits, disorder, confined, introspection, misfit, isolation, women, abandoned baby, resistance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey, middle east
Similarity:
100%
4K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Seniha lives with her brother Halit and his wife Mükerrem. When Nüzhet, the handsome son of the richest family in town, sets his eyes on the married Mükerrem, she is at first disgusted with Nüzhet’s overt sexual innuendo. However, it isn’t ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, art house, twisted
Plot:
envy, family relations, dysfunctional family, husband wife relationship, costume ball, relationship problems, family problems, moral dilemma, small town life, sister in law sister in law relationship, depression, sex scene ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
27%
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4K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A high school graduate, Yusuf could not pass the university entrance exam. Writing poetry is his greatest passion and some of his poems are being printed in various obscure literary journals. But neither these poems, nor the rapidly falling price of ...
Style:
realistic, art house, psychological, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
youth, coming of age, adolescence vs adulthood, leaving home, teenage life, teenage love, introspection, farm, unfulfillment, small town, hopes, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Ahmet, who had recently lost his wife and little daughter in a traffic accident while he was away with his lover, is a prominent person dealing with "head work". As someone who does not care for anybody and does not knuckle under ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, art house
Plot:
loss, loneliness, family problems, adultery, adulterous husband, loss of wife, loss of child, lifestyle change, changing lives, lifestyle, lonely, lovers ...
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Miguel travels to Pontevedra, his hometown, with the request of serching for some locations for a movie. His trip takes him back to the place where he grew up, meeting up with some old friends, but also leads him to the possibility of a new ...
Style:
contemplative, atmospheric, serious, realistic, art house ...
Plot:
friendship, small town, love and romance, fall in love, introspection, workplace, self discovery, workplace situations, hopes, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, homecoming ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
22%
23K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Yusuf is released from prison after serving a ten year sentence. Because of unexpected problems at his sister’s house, he finds himself in a cheap hotel where he meets a man, a woman, and a child who will change his life in unexpected ways…
Style:
art house, psychological, gloomy, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
prison, death, advice, turk, slow burn, women's issues, kurd, muslim, hidden treasure, lonely, couples, murder ...
Time:
year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place:
turkey, middle east
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tulay, a restless woman whose marriage is slowly disintegrating sets out to come to terms with various traumas while continually being watched by Halit, a resident in her apartment complex.
Style:
art house, realistic, serious, psychological
Plot:
male nudity, cheating wife, neuroscience, family relations, couples, master and servant, crumbling marriage, cause and meaning, escape from reality, naked in public, sex scene, mental disorder ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Cet Amour-là is an intimate portrait of a legendary love affair. Set against the beauty of the Breton seaside, it is also a film that revels in the insights that Marguerite Duras' writing affords.
Style:
psychological, emotional, serious, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
soldier, hopes, love and romance, lifestyle, fall in love, couple relations, destiny, wartime life, family relations, couples, human nature, writer's life ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When love has to compete with artistic inspiration and memories from a sheltering past come to take the artist to imaginary worlds that exist deep in his mind. This is the story of young Adrian, pianist and composer, in love with his sister and ...
Style:
contemplative, psychological, atmospheric, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
incest, forbidden love, love affair, musician's life, family relations, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, lifestyle, cause and meaning, loneliness, sexual content, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, latin america
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A middle-age woman recovers from a serious car accident.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
introspection, rehabilitation, accident, starting over, family relations, estrangement, hopes, unfulfillment, couples, trauma, recovery, character study ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, catalonia, europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Hungary
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A shocking story about addiction and attempts to overcome it. The script is based on Jerzy Plich’s excellent novel “The Mighty Angel” (alternative title: "The Strong Angel Inn"). Jerzy (Robert Więckiewicz) is a writer and a heavy ...
Style:
serious, cynical, realistic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
addiction, rehabilitation, alcohol abuse, haunted by the past, writer's life, clinic, life is a bitch, unfulfillment, hopes, alcoholism, depression, writers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Romania
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Freddy Angi, separate and homeless, stumbles into strange love affairs, including one with his wife Anna. The two meet now and then as lovers in a hotel room.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, atmospheric, independent film ...
Plot:
hotel, couple relations, losing-it hero, alcohol abuse, unfulfillment, writer's life, dull life, life is a bitch, cause and meaning, disintegration, black ops, loneliness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, spiritual ...
Plot:
uncover truth, introspection, rise and fall, ambition, life is a bitch, showbiz, drug abuse, self destructing, hollywood, death, male pubic hair, spirituality ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is ...
Style:
atmospheric, sexy, psychological, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
loneliness, human nature, solitude, introspection, starting over, freedom, friendship, drifter, camping, older man younger woman romance, mental disorder, on the road ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, germany, england
Similarity:
19%
20K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Greece
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Bekir is in love with Ugur, who loves Zagor, who loves to commit crimes.
Style:
tense, serious, art house, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
fall in love, destiny, romancing a criminal, on the run, estrangement, hopes, crime gone awry, love and romance, murder, fighting illness, impossible love, desire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, balkan, asia, europe, istanbul turkey ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Germany, Uruguay
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Living the mundane existence of a professional bodyguard, always in the shadows of his clients, Ruben decides to make a change that will finally give him a personal connection outside of his solitary world.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, captivating, political thriller ...
Plot:
bodyguard, introspection, mental illness, estrangement, human nature, assassination attempt, politician, losing-it hero, loyalty, identity crisis, loneliness, morality ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When a famous star is found dead at an exclusive Christmas Eve party filled with A-list Hollywood types, the police must hold for questioning a group of powerful entertainment industry players who are eager to leave the scene. As they reflect upon ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, psychotronic ...
Plot:
hollywood, society, lifestyle, redemption, actor's life, overdose, drug abuse, writer's life, hopes, artists and showbiz, starlet, cause and meaning ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Rational, exacting, and self-controlled theater director, Henrik Vogler, often stays after rehearsal to think and plan. On this day, Anna comes back, ostensibly looking for a bracelet. She is the lead in his new production of Stindberg's ...
Style:
psychedelic, surreal, mind bending, art house, contemplative ...
Plot:
crazy love, theater, art, nordic, relationships, dialogue, actor, memory, couples, dull life, couple relations, introspection ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s
Similarity:
18%
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:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Uruguay, Spain
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life after the cinema he worked at for over 25 years is forced to shut down.
Style:
realistic, contemplative, sentimental, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
self discovery, theater, introspection, cinema, society, social relations, loss of job, fired from the job, social problems, filmmaking, dialogue, existentialism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, uruguay
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Six people's lives come together.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
introspection, fish out of water, hopes, couple relations, cause and meaning, life turned upside down, bittersweet, disorder, dealing with death, encounter, rebirth, loss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, rio de janeiro, buenos aires argentina, rome italy, honolulu hawaii ...
Similarity:
18%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Ireland, Luxembourg
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Based on the Japanese novel 'Loving the Dead' from acclaimed author Kei Oishi, the film centres on a damaged young man who, after shutting himself away for ten years, is forced to venture out into a world that he no longer understands.
Style:
sincere, disturbing, bleak, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
introspection, dealing with death, death wish, cause and meaning, isolation, autism, loneliness, love, adaptation, atmosphere, unfulfillment, human nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot Indian, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by childhood memories, discovers that his wife has left him, taking with her his prize rifle. He sets out to find her, but what he's really searching ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
native american, obsessive quest, introspection, self discovery, hung over, on the road, indigenous people, american indian, dealing with death, tribe, native, indians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, montana
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Cuba, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An intellectual leaves the Cuban revolution and 'underdevelopment' behind only to find himself at odds with the ambiguities of his new life in the 'developed' world. A portrait of alienation, of an outsider with no clear-cut ...
Style:
captivating, serious, atmospheric, thought provoking, surreal ...
Plot:
idealism, fighting the system, self discovery, state affairs, hopes, redemption, rebelliousness, rebellion, society, lifestyle, politics, introspection ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
cuba, japan, latin america, utah, paris france ...
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A taut, beautifully acted psychological drama about a husband who suspects his wife of having an affair, but is terrified that confronting her about it might prove she really is.
Style:
realistic, serious, art house, touching, exciting ...
Plot:
extramarital affair, love affair, midlife crisis, unsupportive spouse, dishonesty, love and romance, crumbling marriage, couples, family problems, illicit affair, confession, affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An intimate examination of a contemporary artist couple, whose living and working patterns are threatened by the imminent sale of their home.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, contemplative, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
couples, sex scene, exhibitionism, ambulance, introspection, unfulfillment, estrangement, female masturbation, under the surface, sexless marriage, middle class, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Quiet and introverted toll booth clerk Kenan's life, a humdrum routine between the Tavsancik toll booth plaza and his home, will change the day the new operations chief comes to inspect Tavsancik.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, contemplative, melancholic
Plot:
father son relationship, socially awkward, alienation, highway, character study, clerk, chore, workplace situations, changing lives, lifestyle change, workplace, routine ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
This is a story of a special relationship between two women, a writer and her maid.
Style:
realistic, contemplative, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
maid, friendship, rich and poor, society, writer's life, master and servant, power relations, strong female presence, world war two, political intrigue, totalitarian state, european ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
hungary, budapest
Similarity:
17%
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