Movies like Metalhead
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Metalhead (2013)
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Original name: Málmhaus
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
It's the year 1970 and as Black Sabbath record their first album and mark the birth of Heavy Metal, Hera Karlsdottir is born on the cowshed floor at her parents farm in rural Iceland. The years of her youth are carefree until a tragedy strikes. Her older brother is killed in a accident and Hera blames herself for his death. In her grieve she finds solace in the dark music of Heavy Metal and dreams of becoming a rock star. As the years pass on the farm buried under a shroud of snow and a looming ominous mountain Hera practises her guitar and dreams of forming a band. Hera is a rebellious, misunderstood delinquent in her early twenties who can't help but get into trouble. She dreams of escaping out into the world but somehow always ends up at her own doorstep. When her childhood friend returns intent on marrying her and a young priest moves to the farming community the wheels of fate start turning. Hera has to grow up, find her own voice and realize she can't run away her whole life.
Style:
emotional, gothic, serious, realistic, psychological thriller, brutal, poignant, art house, crying
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
heavy metal, grief, black metal, priest, husband wife relationship, loss of child, countryside, coming of age, lifestyle, rebel, women, dysfunctional family, brother sister relationship, death, desperation, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, rock, rock and roll, subculture, snow, musician, music, punk, philosophy ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
iceland, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, emotional and gloomy films with plots about family relations, coming of age, mother daughter relationship, family problems, grief, youth and dysfunctional family mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Metalhead: Godland (2022), Thirteen (2003), Glowing Stars (2009), Mourning for Anna (2010), Imaginary Heroes (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Iceland, France, Sweden
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 111 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
atlanta georgia, seattle
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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37%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, Portugal, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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778
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 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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Duration: 109 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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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, emotional, melancholic, realistic, depressing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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