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Nanayo (2008)
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Original name: 七夜待
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama, melancholic, independent film, art house
Plot:
self discovery, female protagonist, introspection, nature, changing lives, lifestyle change, relationships, new life, escape, travel, loneliness, identity, bittersweet, female empowerment, language barrier, abandonment, slice of life, heartbreak, great ending, sensuality, urban, nostalgia, buddhist monk, job, woman ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
thailand, japan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, captivating, psychological and emotional films with plots about bittersweet, self discovery, slice of life, relationships, female protagonist, urban and identity mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Nanayo: The Desert Bride (2017), Mist (2017), Margaux Hartmann (2020), Blue Hour (2019), Desire (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Teresa’s life is turned upside down when she is forced to accept a job far away. On her way, she loses her bag, causing her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, reflective ...
Plot:
traveling salesman, female protagonist, road trip, journey, self discovery, character study, relationships, changing lives, travel, lifestyle change, male female relationship, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Martina gets pregnant from her selfish boyfriend. Without knowing exactly what to do, she travels to Berlin to find her own father, the one she never met.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
94%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Recently widowed fifty-something Margaux looks to start chapter two. Moving in with her sister, she re-enrolls at university for pursuits she’d never realized. However, Margaux begins to experience another kind of awakening, the compulsions of ...
Style:
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Plot:
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297
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Trapped in her anemic career and love relationship, a 30-year-old TV commercial director returns to her countryside home in the company of a free-spirited friend. In a bittersweet reunion with an alienated family, her childhood memories of freedom ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, poetic, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, japanese woman, relationship vs career, family relations, lifestyle change, problem, changing lives, career, relationship problems, thirty something, life is a bitch, homecoming ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
89%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Yokubo from director Tetsuo Shinohara is based off of the award-winning love story by Mariko Koike. A young man searching for physical comfort and dumb lust, and the world-weary woman drowning in a sea of men that works with him. This is a fantastic ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, erotic drama, romantic drama ...
Plot:
desire, social problems, couple relations, male female relationship, love affair, relationships, relationship problems, sexual exploration, character study, loneliness, bittersweet, literary ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A romantic holiday has left Ines all alone. So alone. She's really not at all happy about it.
Style:
captivating, romantic, emotional, contemplative, melancholic ...
Plot:
loneliness, brawl, fiance fiancee relationship, marital argument, bickering couple, fiancee, female protagonist, introspection, holiday, self discovery, identity, slice of life ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Eva has just turned 50. She’s been married for over 20 years and has two, teenage children. So far, nothing remarkable. But on a business trip to Rome something happens that turns her life upside down. She meets Alex, a scriptwriter who’s ...
Style:
romantic drama, psychological
Plot:
female protagonist, attraction, second chance, midlife crisis, self discovery, identity crisis, longing, family conflict, abandonment, temptation, introspection, motherhood ...
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
You left your home to move far away. You were struck by a wind of change and were unfaithful to yourself. You reinvented yourself and you are now feeling free. But suddenly pressure arises in you.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, introspection, coming of age, personal growth, freedom, relocation, identity crisis, isolation, intimate, escape, bittersweet, slice of life ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Takashi Aoyama has way too much work to do and pushes himself mentally too hard. He blacks out and collapses at a railroad station. When he is about to be hit by a train, he is saved by Yamamoto. After his encounter with Yamamoto, Takashi recovers ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, melancholic, uplifting ...
Plot:
hopes, suicide, gay, suicide attempt, burnout, mental health, workplace, office, friendship, depression, life is a bitch, social problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
self discovery, chance meeting, travel, odd couple, road trip, husband wife relationship, love and romance, romantic relationship, unlikely couple, couple relations, relationships, introspection ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
85%
473
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, art house, road movie
Plot:
road trip, self discovery, personal growth, female protagonist, grief, identity, character study, coming of age, bittersweet, slice of life, nostalgia, small town life ...
Place:
basque country
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Three siblings have all reached a point of their life, at which they realize the need to quickly change some things before they step into the second half of their lifetime. In the midst of chaos, insufficiency and loss they are searching for the ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
relationships, brother brother relationship, brother brother conflict, family drama, siblings, family relations, siblings relations, coping, introspection, changing lives, lifestyle change, family problems ...
Time:
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Place:
germany
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
bereavement, self discovery, loss, grief, female protagonist, loss of family, changing lives, life is a bitch, loss of father, dysfunctional family, family problems, lifestyle change ...
Place:
scotland
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85%
265
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
self discovery, sexual awakening, problem, relationships, romantic relationship, love story, couple relations, love interest, love, relationship problems, love affair, love and romance ...
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan
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Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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