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Standing Tall (2015)
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Original name: La Tête haute
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of Malony and his education as he grows from a six-year-old into an 18-year-old. A minors’ judge and a caseworker work tirelessly to try to save the young offender.
Style:
disturbing, touching, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
teens
Plot:
juvenile delinquent, social worker, juvenile delinquency, judge, teen angst, teenage boy, nervousness, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, imprisonment, anger, female judge, compassion, strong female character, school, violence, psychiatrist, racial prejudice, secret, promise, child custody, reckless driving, teenage sex, suspense, prison, lesbian ...
Time:
year 1997, contemporary
Place:
france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, touching and sincere films with plots about teenager, family relations, coming of age, mother son relationship, youth, friendship and drinking alcohol mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Standing Tall: Short Term 12 (2013), Peaceful (2021), The Midwife (2017), Mommy (2014), Boy A (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, works with her boyfriend and colleague, Mason, to help at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
Style:
emotional, compassionate, sad, thought provoking, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
child abuse, teenager, social worker, suicide attempt, depression, adolescence, foster child, self mutilation, self harm, coming of age, troubled teen, mental illness ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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100%
646
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A son in denial of a serious illness. A mother facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor fighting to do his job and bring them to acceptance. The three of them have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
cancer, acceptance, mother son relationship, life is a bitch, fighting illness, family problems, illness, changing lives, lifestyle change, medical examination, family relations, terminal illness ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Claire is a midwife and has devoted her life to others. At a moment when she is preoccupied by the imminent closure of the maternity clinic where she works, her life is further turned upside down when Béatrice, her father's former mistress, ...
Style:
touching, captivating, disturbing, sentimental, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
hospital, doctor, illness, cancer, friendship, surgery, friend, death, student, life is a bitch, adaptation, life philosophy ...
Place:
paris france, france
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43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Style:
melancholic, touching, depressing, emotional, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
oedipus complex, dysfunctional family, mother son relationship, mentally unstable, juvenile delinquent, incest overtones, single mother, violence, teenager, stuttering, youth, teenage boy ...
Time:
year 2015, near future, 2010s, year 2010, year 1982 ...
Place:
canada, quebec, montreal
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, heartbreaking, emotional, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, childhood, going straight, haunted by the past, released from prison, redemption, rehabilitation, starting over, dysfunctional family, child abuse, murder, melancholy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe, manchester
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Italy
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.
Style:
sincere, realistic, meditative, emotional, disturbing ...
Plot:
childhood, kids in trouble, boy, realism, orphan, youth, coming of age, adoption, bicycle, social problems, petty criminal, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
Style:
emotional, intense, touching, disturbing, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, coming of age, bad mother, dysfunctional family, women's prison, manipulation, teenage life, murder, loneliness, mental illness, women, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, nova scotia, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
571
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Deals with the obsessive relationship between a confused teenager and an elder woman. Elsa Seifert successfully works as probation officer, but the relationship to her longtime companion is in trouble since their common daughter moved out. Then she ...
Style:
touching, psychological, sexy, sexual, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
dominant woman, sex game, mature woman, fetishism, obsession, destructive relationship, teenage boy, juvenile delinquent, pedophile, society, juvenile delinquency, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, sao paulo brazil, hamburg germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A teacher discovers in a five year-old child a prodigious gift for poetry. Amazed and inspired by this young boy, she decides to protect his talent in spite of everyone.
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
kindergarten, obsession, female teacher, teaching the ways of the world, dedicated educator, family relations, teachers and students, single parent, prodigy, unfulfillment, losing-it hero, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, jerusalem, boston, madrid, tel aviv israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, college, dormitory, sibling relationship, death of friend, threat to kill, family relations, roommate, robbery, father son relationship, sexism, drunkenness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sixteen-year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition, and their time together becomes limited to Tuesdays. This emotionally charged story of desire, responsibility, and ...
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, captivating, rough ...
Plot:
teenage girl, coming of age, gender, transsexual, lgbt, family relations, mother daughter relationship, disorder, youth, parents and children, lgbtq, realism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, san francisco, antarctica
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In a small American coal town living in the shadow of a recent mining accident, the disappearance of a teenage boy draws three people together—a surviving miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive, and a local boy—in a web of secrets.
Style:
disturbing, enigmatic, psychological, sad, interesting ...
Plot:
small town, teenage boy, adultery, extramarital affair, coming of age, solace, marital problem, investigation, tragic event, disappearance, husband wife relationship, secret ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Tommy, 10 years old, is well known by Social Services. He is considered a danger to society. Gilles, his guardian at this halfway house, sees potential for redemption in this kid driven by violence.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
boy, kids in trouble, child abuse, juvenile delinquent, social worker, life is a bitch, isolation, youth, redemption, coming of age, police, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
quebec, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Three pre-adolescents with virginal and eager-of-signals naivety, hit headlong against monstrous and inhospitable loneliness, in the incandescent fire among the ashes of their own inocence.
Style:
touching, realistic, emotional, heartbreaking, sad ...
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, teenager, childhood, children, vengeance, dysfunctional family, family relations, loss of son, family problems, haunted by the past, family in crisis ...
Place:
new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tracy is a normal 13-year-old trying to make it in school. After befriending the most popular girl at school, Evie, Tracy's world is turned upside down when Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs and cash. But it isn't long before ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, tense, disturbing, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, drug addiction, friendship, mother daughter relationship, peer pressure, dysfunctional family, addiction, underage drinking, teenage protagonist, self harm, teenager, kids in trouble ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, venice beach california
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Movies similar to Mid90s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, France, Cyprus, Qatar, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.
Style:
social, sad, thought provoking, rough, cynical ...
Plot:
poverty, traumatic childhood, slum, misery, child abuse, refugee, neglected child, child protagonist, child labor, low lives, life is a bitch, child neglect ...
Time:
2010s, future
Place:
lebanon, beirut lebanon
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A French family with two daughters, 10-year-old Laure and 6-year-old Jeanne, moves to a new neighborhood during the summer holidays. With her tomboy ways, Laure is immediately mistaken for a boy by the local kids and passes herself off as Mickaël.
Style:
serious, captivating, touching, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gender, transsexual, childhood, youth, friendship, child protagonist, children, family relations, self discovery, society, sexual identity, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact.
Style:
disturbing, sincere, captivating, emotional, sexy ...
Plot:
lesbian, grandmother granddaughter relationship, lgbt, single mother, mother daughter relationship, teenager, transsexual, lgbtq, gender roles, gay, gender, strong female character ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, which follows 15-year-old freshman Charlie, an endearing and naive outsider who is taken under the wings of two seniors. A moving tale of love, loss, fear and hope - and the ...
Style:
touching, sincere, romantic, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, first love, youth, adolescence, mental illness, suicide, teenage life, depression, shyness ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Everything changes for 15 year old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
Style:
emotional, bleak, gloomy, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
age difference, mother's boyfriend, older man younger woman relationship, coming of age, innocence lost, dancing, rebelliousness, youth, life is a bitch, fall in love, adolescence, realism ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, ...
Style:
bleak, emotional, depressing, rough, sad ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
rape, sexual abuse, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, child abuse, teacher, poverty, illiteracy, social misfits, aids, african american, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place:
new york, harlem, new york city, usa, manhattan new york city, harlem
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia, France, Slovakia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A couple embark on an early vacation. Left alone, their children cut loose until the boy gets caught for skipping school and things take an unexpected turn. Boasting exquisite camera work, the film is also unforgettable for its wholly original ...
Style:
sentimental, sincere, captivating, sad, poignant ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
lost dog, teenage boy, vacation, dog, family relations, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, brother brother relationship, brother sister relationship, shipwreck, husband wife relationship, father son relationship ...
Place:
central europe, prague
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
El Bola, a 12 year old boy a.k.a. "Pellet" is a 12 year old boy raised in a violent and sordid environment. Embarrassed by his family life, he avoids becoming close to classmates. The arrival of a new boy at school changes his attitude ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, disturbing, touching ...
Plot:
child abuse, friendship, abusive father, school, youth, kids in trouble, boy, social worker, self discovery, life is a bitch, childhood, family problems ...
Time:
90s
Place:
spain, madrid, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Meeting his handicapped son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager.
Style:
psychological, serious, emotional, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
parents and children, single parent, estrangement, teenage life, human nature, disability, hospital, self discovery, coming of age, redemption, hopes, family relations ...
Place:
europe, italy, germany, norway, berlin germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of his students Gerard, 17 during the heated atmosphere of May 68. Daniele is a fiery young woman, very involved politically. Gerard's parents accuse Danièle of statutory rape and ...
Plot:
bad father, older woman younger man relationship, bullying, age-gap relationship, psychiatric ward, exile, court, playing football, divorced woman, classmate classmate relationship, firefighter, jail cell ...
Time:
year 1968, year 1969, 60s
Place:
france, normandy
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
All fourteen-year-old Robbie Hendrick ever wanted was a family. Yet as another Mississippi summer begins, his wayward mother has run off again fearing a breakdown and he's left to burn the days caring for his half brother, Fess. As the deep ...
Style:
serious, realistic, atmospheric, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, small town, youth, family relations, family problems, american football, social relations, innocence lost, dysfunctional family, teenage life, siblings relations, small town life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mississippi, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young Parisian must make major decisions about pregnancy, a job and her boyfriend.
Style:
erotic, sexual, sexy, ironic, clever ...
Plot:
pregnancy, hotel, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, making love, sex scene, glbt, tragedy, weapons, nude, lust, lgbt, melancholy ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
paris france, france, tokyo, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.
Style:
sentimental, touching, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
actor, filmmaking, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, death, factory, singer, doctor, pneumonia, anxiety, dancing, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
rome italy, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Taiwan, China
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A seventeen-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen, and finds it with a schoolboy his age.
Style:
touching, emotional, compassionate, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bicycle, gang, delivery, unlikely friendships, teenage life, fish out of water, buddies, life is a bitch, society, youth, disorder, down on your luck ...
Place:
china, beijing china, tokyo, new jersey, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A popular high school girl is harassed by a delinquent boy until they are placed in creative writing class together. Through written words, they create a bond, but tragically a bond that cannot withstand her social pressures or his brutal home life.
Style:
uplifting, touching, serious, sincere, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
cheerleader, delusion, teenage life, high school, domestic violence, criminal, dysfunctional family, social differences, notebook, friends, life is a bitch, hardcase students ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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