Movies like The Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies
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The Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies (2012)
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Original name: Miegančių drugelių tvirtovė
Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Monika, a middle-aged wealthy woman, goes through a marriage crisis with her younger husband Linas. A car accident leads Monika to meeting three young girls, Kristina, Egle and Gitana, who happen to be ex-prostitutes extradited from Germany. The lady and the girls settle down in a country mansion, to form a relationship that will change their lives forever
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
friendship, car accident, middle aged woman, prostitute, women, suspense, midlife crisis, society, female protagonist, relationship problems, family crisis, marriage crisis, unlikely friendships, female nudity, death, prostitution, suicide, painting, husband wife relationship, husband leaves wife, bare breasts, storytelling, barefoot woman
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Most similar movies to The Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, captivating, disturbing and tense films with plots about suspense, female protagonist, society, life is a bitch, female nudity, relationship problems and women mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies: Glamour Girls (2022), Shanghai Belle (2011), Dawn of the Felines (2017), Little Feather (2016), Virgin 2: Not a Porn Movie (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Their life as luxury escorts offered these women glamour, money and a chance to reinvent themselves…until a murder and a robbery ruined everything.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
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prostitute, risk, murder, social problems, seductress, suspense, prostitution, problem, female protagonist, women, threat, escort ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 114 min.
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The destinies of five young women from all over the world intertwine in Paris as they embark on a roller-coaster ride of extremes in their search for love, sex and money. Based upon true stories, Shanghai Belle tells the destiny of five young women ...
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psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful
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bdsm, lesbian love, prostitute, nightclub, women, social problems, prostitution, life is a bitch, sexual content, forced prostitution, sexual relations, suspense ...
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90%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A glimpse into the lives of three prostitutes in the Ikebukuro district of Tokyo and the clients who solicit them.
Style:
psychological, captivating, sincere, tense, disturbing
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
sexy woman, prostitute, loneliness, sex scene, prostitution, escort, friendship, money, friend, social satire, youth, lifestyle ...
Place:
tokyo, japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Martina is 18, loves dancing and goes by a nick name Shakira. Also, today she is leaving an orphanage...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
18 year old, forced prostitution, female protagonist, social issues, coming of age, teenage life, orphan, adulthood, money problems, society, social problems, grownups ...
Place:
prague
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84%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Story:
A friendship of two young girls, Tina and Nadya, who have fallen into dark professions. Friendships often come at a heavy price and end in tragic death, just when they want to change the course of their lives.
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful
Plot:
life is a bitch, teenage life, teenage girl, teenage protagonist, money problems, social problems, juvenile delinquency, family problems, society, violence, teenager, suspense
Place:
indonesia
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74%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A disoriented and vulnerable woman, overburdened with daily life problems and more: her belongings are impounded, her cosmetics shop has been closed down, and her children's future is unknown. The children's vitality draws a sharp contrast ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, tense, psychological, captivating
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depression, children, life is a bitch, suspense, depressed woman, single parent, family problems, absent parent, parents and children, dysfunctional family, money problems, home alone ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Wandering around the streets, Sejin, a pregnant teen, gets to know Juyeong and reunites with Jaepil and Sinji. The four musketeers go through a series of misfortunes, bumping into masochistic/sadistic characters and experiencing the brutality and ...
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tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
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homeless teenager, pregnant teenager, troubled teen, teenager, life is a bitch, social problems, society, suspense, relationship problems, social misfits, teenage life, female homosexuality ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Olivia and Matthew Grey, 18-year-old twins born into a world of privilege and high expectations. There are almost no boundaries between them - even their dreams are connected.
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psychological, touching, disturbing, sincere, tense ...
Audience:
teens
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anorexia, love, youth, hospital, hospitalization, mental illness, adaptation, life is a bitch, suspense, destiny, friendship, redemption ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece, Algeria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Α tragi-comedy about 9 women of different ages and various backgrounds that gather in an Algerian hammam to talk about their lives.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, tense
Plot:
bathhouse, women, pregnancy, muslim, female nudity, underage girl, terrorist attack, terrorism, terrorist bombing, social problems, life is a bitch, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s
Place:
maghreb, north africa, algeria, africa
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73%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
An illegal Chinese immigrant and her teenage daughter are held captive in their home after a stranger breaks in.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
prostitution, mother daughter relationship, lifestyle change, family relations, mother and daughter, relationship problems, social problems, prostitute, illegal prostitution, street prostitution, mysterious stranger, life is a bitch ...
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73%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ronah's life unravels when she starts working with a new client, Johnny.
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sexy, serious, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
sexual relations, life turned upside down, prostitute, women, sex, sex scene, female protagonist, society, couples, sexuality, woman, sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Isabel and Clara are two childhood friends separated by fate. Isabel is a naive provincial lass who works as an indigenous fabric weaver while Clara is the liberated city girl. Clara has gone wild after her mother runs off with another man. The two ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, erotic
Plot:
murder, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, girlfriend, family relations, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, relationships, women, culture clash, friends, family problems ...
Place:
the philippines
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71%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Set in the Mojave Desert, the film follows a broken-down comedian playing clubs across the Southwest, working his way to Los Angeles to meet his estranged daughter.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, surreal, weird
Plot:
comedian, father daughter estrangement, relationship problems, estrangement, actor, midlife crisis, creative block, family problems, estranged daughter, suspense, career, identity crisis ...
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70%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, a powerful study of the dysfunction and disorder in the police and criminal justice systems that allowed a wily psychopath to murder nearly 50 marginalised women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
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suspenseful, tense, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking ...
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serial killer, social problems, disappearance, slave trade, society, mysterious disappearance, illegal prostitution, sex slavery, uncover truth, prostitution, social relations, sex worker ...
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70%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Shattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance.
Style:
enigmatic, disturbing, psychological, tense, captivating
Plot:
relationship problems, mysterious disappearance, disappearance, marital problem, family problems, male female relationship, relationships, couple relations, uncover truth, suspense, secret, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In a countryside house where they are meant to explore the troubles in their sexuality, three women spend days and nights apprehending their inner demons. A serene German therapist and a kind-hearted social worker supervise them, help them and try ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
women, group therapy, female protagonist, sexual desire, lifestyle change, psychology, relationships, psychotherapy, therapy, psychological manipulation, introspection, relationship problems ...
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70%
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Greece
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Oscuro animal tells the story of three women forced to flee their homes in a war torn region in Colombia. Each of their journeys, marked by terror, takes them on a trek from the deep jungle to the outskirts of Bogotá, where they will gather new ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing
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murder, soldier, life is a bitch, women, wartime, violence, violent, suspense, jungle, female protagonist, female nudity, excavation ...
Place:
colombia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Euphoria brings together two intersecting road stories about the same person - a little girl called Lily who is taken away from home by her mother Celeste, and a young woman, Michelle, who journeys home to unravel the truth about her mysterious past.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
secret past, troubled past, female protagonist, tragic past, confronting the past, family secret, uncover truth, suspense, multiple storylines, investigation
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Endless dog days of summer weigh heavily on the impoverished suburb of Changsha where a young mother, Lulu, works as a dancer in a cheap nightclub. Coming home late one night, she discovers that her boyfriend Bai Long has disappeared with their ...
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suspenseful, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, contemplative
Plot:
missing person, baby, family relations, suspense, husband wife relationship, parents and children, dishonesty, society, escapades, abduction, child abduction, female protagonist ...
Time:
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Place:
china
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68%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
Style:
tense, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Audience:
teens
Plot:
brotherhood, university, murder, youth, friendship, disorder, society, obsession, betrayal, death, suspense, greed ...
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68%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
An unreservedly matter-of-fact look at two young women who consider prostitution an adventure until reality catches up with them.
Style:
erotic, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
coitus, prostitution, escort, call girl, sex, lesbian sex, relationship problems, male female relationship, sexual desire, women, sexual relations, suspense ...
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67%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
June, 1816. A French navy frigate ran aground on a sandbar off the coast of Senegal. Attempts to free the board were futile - the crew had no choice but to abandon ship. Since the available boats were not enough to accommodate the entire crew, the ...
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suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense
Plot:
castaway, ocean, lost at sea, shipwreck, struggle for survival, raft, sea, suspense, storm at sea, survival, drowning, male nudity ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
This Town is in part a social commentary, giving us some scary insight into todays youth but also reflecting the points of view of different generations. At heart, the movie asks the viewer to decide if these characters are right or wrong in their ...
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psychological, disturbing, captivating, tense
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womanizer, multiple storylines, social problems, suspense, family relations, friendship, small town, relationships, lifestyle, family problems, social relations, friends ...
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67%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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psychological, captivating, disturbing
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67%
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mariana, an upper-class Chilean, feels a strange attraction towards her riding teacher, Juan, a former colonel with a shady past.
Style:
sincere, psychological, disturbing, captivating, tense
Audience:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A highly successful upper middle class woman with a loving family has her seemingly “perfect” world turned upside down when the hidden secrets from her past suddenly resurface, forcing her and her beloved mother into a painful examination of ...
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Famous movie actress Nami is being interviewed by a magazine reporter about her new film in which the plot resembles her real life. Her actor husband Yosuke has an affair with a young actress Junko whereas in the movie, Nami acts as an actress whose ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological
Plot:
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65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Tbilisi, Georgia, 2016: In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, art house
Plot:
family relations, family problems, lifestyle change, lifestyle, relationship problems, changing lives, patriarchy, family life, parents and children, suspense, husband wife relationship, woman ...
Place:
tbilisi
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Place:
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63%
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Country: Philippines
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense
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