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The Nun (2013)
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Original name: La Religieuse
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Suzanne Simonin describes her life of suffering in letters. As a young woman she is sent to a convent against her will. Since her parents cannot afford the dowry required for a marriage befitting her rank they decide she must instead become a nun. Although a kind and understanding Mother Superior helps her to learn the convent’s daily routine, Suzanne’s desire for freedom remains unabated. When the Mother Superior dies, Suzanne finds herself faced with reprisals, humiliation and harassment at the hands of the new Abbess and the other Sisters. For many years, Suzanne is subjected to bigotry and religious fanaticism. (Berlinale.de)
Style:
captivating, realistic, atmospheric, serious, psychological, erotic, sincere
Plot:
religion, convent, clergy, power relations, society, strong female presence, celibacy, lesbian, women's rights, humiliation, abuse of power, confession, lgbt, revenge, monk, coming of age, gender, sexual repression, monastery, innocence lost, lawyer, young woman, torture, unrequited love, priest ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 1700s
Place:
france, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and touching films with plots about society, clergy, hopes, religion, religions or cults, female nudity and catholic church mostly in Drama, History and Romance genres. Some movies like The Nun: The Magdalene Sisters (2002), Therese (1986), Novitiate (2017), My Little Princess (2011), Beyond the Hills (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, brutal, harsh, disturbing, controversial ...
Audience:
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convent, nun, life is a bitch, human spirit, corporal punishment, mistreatment, punishment, sexual harassment, human rights, religion, sin, catholic orphanage ...
Time:
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Place:
ireland, latin america, dublin ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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captivating, thought provoking, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
catholic, convent, christian, nun, religion, spirituality, saint, girl, erotica, religions or cults, family relations, lifestyle ...
Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, controversial ...
Plot:
nun, lesbian, catholic church, monastery, catholicism, altar boy, lesbian love, mother daughter relationship, flagellation, coming of age, lgbt, catholic ...
Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Young Violetta and her mother Hannah are a peculiar couple. Ten-year-old Violetta lives a quiet life with her grandmother, while her mother Hannah is an unpredictable photographer who lives off of the generosity of others. When Hannah forces her ...
Style:
serious, sad, captivating, sincere, erotic ...
Plot:
pedophilia, traumatic childhood, innocence lost, mother daughter conflict, art, eccentric family, parents and children, mother daughter relationship, psychology, bad mother, female photographer, children ...
Time:
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Place:
france, europe, paris france
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100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, France, Belgium
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
A drama centered on the friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.
Style:
disturbing, sincere, realistic, bleak, depressing ...
Plot:
convent, nun, belief in god, culture clash, friendship, exorcism, religion, society, traditional versus modern, clergy, lgbt, lgbtq ...
Place:
romania, europe
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26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, UK, Ireland
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Style:
realistic, serious, touching, emotional, sincere
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, touching, psychological, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, Norway, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A priest stationed in Tipperary, Ireland, is eager to return to Rome. Told he cannot do so until he has raised enough money for the building of a new church, he decides to open a cinema in the local town.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, sincere, intellectual
Plot:
religion, confession, small town, idealism, clergy, religions or cults, social relations, small town life, hopes, society, belief in god, priest ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, France, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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realistic, serious, psychological, atmospheric, gloomy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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21%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Country: France, Germany, Portugal
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Country: France
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Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 56 min.
Story:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Story:
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