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How Harry Became a Tree (2001)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, UK, Ireland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
his drama is set in rural Ireland. Believing that "a man is measured by his enemies", Harry Maloney ('Colm Meany' ) sets out to ruin George O'Flaherty - the most powerful man in town, who not only owns the local pub and most of the businesses in the area, but is also the local matchmaker. When Harry's son Gus(Cillian Murphy) - upon whom Harry regularly heaps abuse (mostly mental and verbal) - falls for the lovely Eileen, George helps get the two together during this time, Harry quietly mobilizes his dastardly plans. Written by Horselove
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching, crying, black comedy, dark comedy
Plot:
scarecrow, feud, life is a bitch, social relations, obsessive quest, village life, revenge, husband wife relationship, wedding, female nudity, adultery, funeral, father son relationship, infidelity, stuttering, tree, wedding night, breast feeding, scandal, matchmaker, abusive father, unfaithfulness, lactation, dark humor, sex ...
Time:
1920s, 20s
Place:
ireland, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, crying, serious and touching films with plots about drinking, drinking alcohol, husband wife relationship, sex, death, nude and singing mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like How Harry Became a Tree: Innocence (2000), Intermission (2003), Secrets of the Heart (1997), Around the Bend (2004), Three Brothers (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, Belgium
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After more than forty years apart, Andreas and Claire embark on an affair as reckless and intense as when they were young lovers. Widowed musician Andreas decides to get back in touch with his one great love, Claire, who is still married to her ...
Style:
romantic, sincere, touching, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
lovers reunited, aging, loneliness, male female relationship, desire, love triangle, crumbling marriage, family problems, memory, husband wife relationship, love, marriage ...
Time:
1940s, 90s, 1950s, 70s, 50s
Place:
adelaide south australia, belgium, melbourne, australia
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. An ill-timed and ...
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, touching, black comedy, witty ...
Plot:
infidelity, justice, profanity, eccentricity, multiple storylines, couple relations, heist, love and romance, caper, existentialism, gangster, male female relationship ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France, Portugal
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Javi and his friend Carlos visit an old house on the outskirts of a small Spanish village. According to his brother Juan this is a haunted house and one can hear the voices of the dead. Later he is intrigued with a room which is always closed (the ...
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
dog sex, boys' school, coming of age, youth, boy, friends, village life, little boy, boyhood, trippy, schoolboy, friendship ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 60s
Place:
spain, europe, basque country
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A tale of four generations of men, all of whom have had their offspring at a young age: a great-grandfather, a grandfather, a father in his twenties and a son who is about 7 years old. When the oldest member passes away, the trio heads out on the ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, road movie, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
redemption, family relations, self discovery, family gatherings, human nature, parents and children, estrangement, father son relationship, road trip, death, dysfunctional family, aging ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004
Place:
new mexico, usa, albuquerque new mexico, los angeles, arizona ...
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In a farmhouse in southern Italy, an old woman dies. Her husband summons their sons: from Rome, Raffaele, a judge facing a political case for which he risks assassination; from Naples, the religious and ideological Rocco, a counselor at a ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
chess, peasant, terrorism, mafia, death, funeral, family relations, hopes, farm, social worker, estrangement, family problems ...
Time:
year 1981, 20th century, 80s
Place:
italy, europe, naples italy, germany, southern italy ...
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54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young mother is plagued by a tragic mistake and alienates her little boy. A brilliant writer is released from prison after serving a 15-year sentence and begins working at Vic's Diner. Their stories converge when the man must overcome ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, sincere ...
Plot:
infidelity, prison, going straight, family problems, life is a bitch, prison life, love affair, confined, husband and wife, hot and sexy, husband wife relationship, cheating wife ...
Time:
60s
Place:
mississippi
Similarity:
54%
332
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Seaside takes place in a small coastal town on the Bay of Somme. The year-round inhabitants find ways to make their lives work; Paul, a lifeguard in the summer, works at the grocery all winter. His mother, Rose (Ogier) likes to play the slots just ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
infidelity, family business, resort, love triangle, dull life, family problems, hopes, couple relations, elderly lovers, family life, dysfunctional family, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sincere, depressing, intense ...
Plot:
fascism, catholicism, youth, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, unemployment, starving child, sin, society, family problems, parents and children, family in crisis ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, ireland, liverpool, middle east, europe ...
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A scorned ex-convict forces himself into the lives of the couple who put him behind bars.
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, intense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
infidelity, lust, sex, nudity, desire, erotica, unfaithful wife, rape, older woman younger man, disability, obsession, strong sexual content ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s, year 1990, year 1970 ...
Place:
spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe, sarajevo ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Intertwined tales of three families who grow up on the same street, focusing on the relationship of fathers and sons. The first section features Anthony and Jenny and traces the father-son bond that develops between Anthony and his newborn son over ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, emotional, captivating ...
Plot:
single parent, infidelity, family relations, dysfunctional family, couples, life is a bitch, estrangement, family problems, gender, love and romance, elderly, homecoming ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san diego california, los angeles, miami
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.
Style:
sentimental, independent film, realistic, semi serious, talky ...
Plot:
female nudity, threesome, brothel, stoner, infidelity, working class, erection, midlife crisis, friendship, hopes, buddies, misfit ...
Time:
80s
Place:
okinawa japan, san francisco
Similarity:
52%
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:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A high-priced call girl, shocked by her mother's death, decides to get out of the business and have a baby.
Style:
erotic, independent film, crying, cult classic, serious ...
Plot:
sex, pimp, mother daughter relationship, making love, brain tumor, sex scene, call girl, immigrant, prostitute, hair salon, burial, beauty salon ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
dublin ireland, new york, new jersey, usa, budapest ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ale, a deeply disturbed young man subject to seizures, benignly decides to murder members of his dysfunctional family for altruistic reasons.
Style:
art house, black and white, atmospheric, psychological thriller, disturbing ...
Plot:
epilepsy, brother sister relationship, catholicism, death of mother, matricide, blindness, prostitute, dysfunctional family, suicidal tendency, brother sister incest, death, reckless driving ...
Time:
year 1965, 60s
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, uplifting, sincere ...
Plot:
fascism, artist, world war two, painter, world war one, biopic, world war, anarchist, solar eclipse, italian fascism, priest, peasant ...
Time:
year 1979, year 1936, 1930s, year 1935
Place:
rome italy, naples italy, italy, europe, new york ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid ...
Style:
realistic, talky, serious, bleak, psychological ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
farmer, fight, village, human spirit, life is a bitch, society, hopes, death, tragedy, guilt, love, storytelling ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
ireland, europe, boston
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story is set in 1962 Louisiana. The big Batiste family is headed by charming doctor Louis. Though he is married to beautiful Roz, he has a weakness for attractive women patients. One day Louis is flirting with married and sexy Metty Mereaux, not ...
Style:
cult classic, independent film, southern gothic, gothic, spooky ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
curse, all black cast, witchcraft, coming of age, dysfunctional family, african american, black, blaxploitation, deep south, american south, doctor, incest ...
Time:
year 1997, 60s, 20th century
Place:
louisiana, southern usa, new orleans, indiana, usa ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, UK, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
As a young girl in Japan, Nagiko's father paints characters on her face, and her aunt reads to her from "The Pillow Book", the diary of a 10th-century lady-in-waiting. Nagiko grows up, obsessed with books, papers, and writing on ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, art house, surreal, non-linear ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nudity, model, lovers, obsession, male nudity, art, geisha, sex, artist, book, homosexual, exhibitionist ...
Time:
year 1996, 10th century, middle ages
Place:
japan, california, tokyo, asia, shanghai ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
Style:
independent film, grim, cult classic, dark comedy, psychedelic ...
Plot:
addiction, drug, drug addiction, drug abuse, existentialism, dialogue, recovery, dark humor, heroin, redemption, drug addict, apocalypse ...
Time:
70s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, chicago, phoenix arizona, iowa, mexico
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A struggling American writer and a fellow American expatriate begin a sordid affair among the chaos and discord of 1940 Paris, France on the brink of World War II.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sexual, sensual, postmodern ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male nudity, sexually dissatisfied wife, erotica, nudity, art, obsession, temptation, world war two, infidelity, lesbian sex, poetry, threesome ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
paris france, england, france, europe, new york ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, Netherlands, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children, Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice, make it clear to the authorities that ...
Style:
sentimental, sincere, touching, feel good, intense ...
Plot:
children, court, lawyer, mercy, family problems, unemployment, against the odds, parents and children, fighting the system, single father, courtroom drama, 007 ...
Time:
50s, year 2002, 1950s, 20th century, year 1953
Place:
ireland, sydney australia, scotland, europe, dublin ireland ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their ...
Style:
psychological, touching, serious, rough, art house ...
Plot:
coming of age, solar eclipse, youth, islam, friendship, teenage life, society, introspection, generation gap, family life, boy, children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poetic realism, turkey
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior.
Style:
controversial, black and white, surreal, disturbing, art house ...
Plot:
religion, satire, dark humor, catholic, passion, rape, morality, voyeurism, idealism, nun, loser, sexual deviant ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s, 20th century
Place:
spain, madrid, europe
Similarity:
48%
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145
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Televangelist Bobby Paradise "saw God" in some space debris when he was returning to Earth as an astronaut. Or at least he was convinced he did by his wife, a Cape Canaveral groupie at the time Bobby was with NASA. Now they have built up ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
televangelist, extramarital affair, faith, marriage, husband wife relationship, hypocrisy, infidelity, reverend, businessman, wealth, father son relationship, money ...
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48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In this unsettling drama from Italian filmmaker Liliana Cavani, a concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, serious, sexual, controversial ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, sex, nazi, hotel, eroticism, sexual perversion, guilt, bdsm, haunted by the past, sexuality, public nudity, holocaust ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, post world war two, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
hungary, vienna, germany, frankfurt germany, italy ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Louis Trebor, a man nearing 70, lives alone with dogs in the forest near the French-Swiss border. He has heart problems, seeks a transplant, and then goes in search of a son sired years before in Tahiti. Told elliptically, with few words, we see ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
angel of death, female nudity, dysfunctional family, haunted by the past, family problems, estrangement, family relations, parents and children, terminal illness, going straight, redemption, transplant ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
tahiti, europe, france, geneva switzerland
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The movie starts at the 1998 bomb attack by the Real IRA at Omagh, Northern Ireland. The attack killed 31 people. Michael Gallagher one of the relatives of the victims starts an examination to bring the people responsible to court.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, emotional, uplifting ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, bomb, fighting the system, injustice, uncover truth, legal, redemption, human spirit, society, danger, false accusation ...
Time:
year 1998
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, europe
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin.
Style:
touching, melancholic, sentimental, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
coming of age, pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, gay, culture clash, religion, teenage pregnancy, gay latino, character study, life turned upside down, starting over, lgbtq ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, glendale california, spain
Similarity:
47%
165
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age drama, with skateboards, set in Texas.
Style:
crying
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paul reflects on the summer he met Angèle and Frédéric as he watches his friend being laid to rest.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, tense, sexy ...
Plot:
fall in love, adultery, couples, friendship, human nature, artists and showbiz, love and romance, husband wife relationship, jealousy, friendship between men, affair, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy, paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
47%
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