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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, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
friendship, car accident, middle aged woman, women, midlife crisis, society, female protagonist, relationship problems, family crisis, marriage crisis, unlikely friendships, female nudity, death, suicide, bare breasts, painting, husband wife relationship, storytelling, husband leaves wife, prostitute, prostitution, barefoot woman
Place:
lithuania
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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, disturbing, captivating and suspense films with plots about female protagonist, life is a bitch, society, female nudity, family relations, friendship and women mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies: The Perfect Cheerleader (2019), Whisper of Sin (2007), Shanghai Belle (2011), La Influencia (2007), Dog Days (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When college freshman Cassie earns a spot on the cheerleading squad, she is overjoyed about the new friendships, status, and access to social events that come along with being on the team. When she meets Terry, the charismatic President of the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
cheerleader, cheerleading, female protagonist, prostitution, college, forced prostitution, college student, sexual attraction, seduction, scandal, exploitation, deception ...
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A nearly-suicidal, young woman visits a psychotherapist. She is in love with a priest, and the diagnosis of her husband's mental illness leaves no hope. The psychotherapist, in her attempts to resolve the amassed difficulties, seemingly begins ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
hot and sexy, therapy, unhappy marriage, doctor patient relationship, marital problem, male female relationship, psychology, husband wife relationship, psychologist, family life, family problems, life is a bitch ...
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81%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
lesbian love, nightclub, women, social problems, prostitution, female protagonist, sex, seduction, forced prostitution, life is a bitch, sexual relations, model ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
42%
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:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
children, depression, life is a bitch, depressed woman, absent parent, single parent, family problems, parents and children, dysfunctional family, mother, nudity, home alone ...
Similarity:
39%
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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 ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, contemplative ...
Plot:
missing person, baby, family relations, husband wife relationship, dishonesty, parents and children, escapades, society, child abduction, abduction, female protagonist, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china
Similarity:
36%
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 ...
Style:
tense, suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
ocean, sea, struggle for survival, raft, storm at sea, survival, skinny dipping, male nudity, drowning, male pubic hair, madness, cannibalism ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Florist Ae-ran and forensics investigator Min-ho from the Public Prosecutor's Office both have a family that everyone wants. However, Min-ho can't handle bed time so Ae-ran starts a 'challenge game' in which she seduces and has ...
Style:
erotic, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
sexual relations, love interest, cheating wife, female protagonist, cheating girlfriend, marriage crisis, infidelity, erotic fantasy, relationships, sexual desire, family problems, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
34%
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, captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
bathhouse, underage girl, woman in labor, female nudity, terrorist attack, pregnancy, muslim, women, terrorist bombing, terrorism, bare breasts, social problems ...
Time:
90s, year 1995
Place:
north africa, algeria, africa, maghreb
Similarity:
34%
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204
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" is the life motto of 30-year-old Agnieszka. After serving five years in prison, Agnieszka flees Poland for Germany in an attempt to start over. In Munich she meets the lonely 70-year-old Madame, ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological
Plot:
older woman younger man, relationship problems, age difference, middle aged, love affair, love story, life is a bitch, middle aged woman, star crossed lovers, female protagonist, fall in love, in love ...
Similarity:
33%
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, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot:
murder, soldier, women, life is a bitch, jungle, violence, violent, wartime, female protagonist, female nudity, rape, river ...
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
33%
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.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
serial killer, social problems, conspiracy, sex slavery, uncover truth, illegal prostitution, slave trade, investigation, disappearance, secret, sex slave, mysterious disappearance ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
François and Noémie run a sawmill in the mountains not far from the Swiss border. François has taken over his family's business, making him the fourth generation. He dreams of having a child. After years of failed fertility assistance, they ...
Style:
psychological, tense, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful
Plot:
infidelity, pregnant woman, husband wife relationship, extramarital affair, couples, society, dishonesty, family relations, love, love and romance, escapades, wife pregnant by another man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
33%
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 ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
homeless teenager, pregnant teenager, troubled teen, poverty, teenager, social problems, life is a bitch, teenage pregnancy, coming of age, teenage life, social misfits, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ronah's life unravels when she starts working with a new client, Johnny.
Style:
sexy, serious, psychological, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
life turned upside down, prostitute, women, female protagonist, couples, society, sex, female nudity, doctor patient relationship, sex therapy, psychotherapy, woman ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
31%
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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.
Style:
psychological, touching, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
anorexia, eating disorder, youth, love, hospital, hospitalization, life is a bitch, adaptation, illness, mental illness, redemption, society ...
Similarity:
31%
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:
tense, psychological, captivating, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
sexy woman, prostitute, loneliness, sex scene, prostitution, sex, pink film, friendship, friend, social satire, money, youth ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo, japan, east asia, asia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A newly engaged couple becomes intrigued by the young stranger who moves in next door. He's handsome, friendly and very helpful, but he's no stranger.
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, captivating, romantic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, nosy neighbor, couple relations, new neighbor, male female relationship, neighbor, husband wife relationship, neighbor neighbor relationship, family relations, relationship problems, stalking, engagement ...
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31%
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:
psychological, captivating, suspense, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
18 year old, forced prostitution, female protagonist, teenage life, social issues, socially awkward, coming of age, orphan, money problems, grownups, social problems, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Place:
prague
Similarity:
30%
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295
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
FIFTY captures a few pivotal days in the lives of four Nigeria women at the pinnacle of their careers. Meet Tola, Elizabeth, Maria and Kate four friends forced at midlife to take inventory of their personal lives, while juggling careers and family ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
african, relationship problems, male female relationship, relationships, love and romance, friendship, husband wife relationship, love triangle, social issues, lifestyle, middle aged woman, love affair ...
Place:
africa, indiana
Similarity:
30%
254
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:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, erotic, tagalog
Plot:
murder, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, girlfriend, family relations, father daughter relationship, female protagonist, culture clash, family problems, women, friendship, life is a bitch, friends ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
30%
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 ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
faith, recovery, female protagonist, family relations, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, confronting the past, mother daughter relationship, tragic past, dark past, woman in danger, family in danger ...
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30%
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 ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
older man younger woman sex, womanizer, social problems, multiple storylines, friendship, city life, family relations, social relations, relationships, small town, society, friends ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, France, Argentina, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland
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:
psychological, captivating, suspense, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
seductress, father daughter relationship, sex scene, escapades, love, chase, society, rivalry, disorder, mentor, danger, simulated cunilingus ...
Time:
year 2017
Similarity:
29%
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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:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, crime drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, risk, big booty, women, prostitute, glamour, threat, social problems, seductress, problem, prostitution, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
28%
430
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia, France, UK, Latvia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A headstrong young woman is married to land baron. Her feelings for her son's tutor becomes a complex web of unrequited love.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense, period drama
Plot:
love interest, family problems, star crossed lovers, husband wife relationship, forbidden love, relationships, love triangle, fall in love, love affair, family relations, marriage crisis, relationship problems ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
soviet union, russia
Similarity:
28%
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:
captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
brotherhood, university, black, danger, murder, youth, society, friendship, disorder, death, greed, obsession ...
Time:
year 2017
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Liz and Andrew are on their anniversary trip in Hawaii when Liz wakes up to discover her husband missing and evidence of an invasion all around her. But with no witnesses, she's immediately labeled the prime suspect. Without any help from the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, kidnapping, crime solving, kidnapped man, accused of murder, protagonist as suspect, mysterious disappearance, suspect, accusation, uncover truth, framed for murder, abduction ...
Similarity:
27%
894
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Belgium
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The Vidal family is spending a summer on Catalonia’s gorgeous Costa Brava with their Alzheimer-affected grandmother Ángela. Overprotected and shy, 14 year-old Nora goes through a difficult time after her parents’ separation, but what looked ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
teenage girl, summer, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, changing lives, friends, adolescence, unlikely friendships, grownups, female protagonist, girlfriend, teenage life, summer vacation ...
Place:
spain
Similarity:
26%
161
Genre: Drama
Country: Kazakhstan, South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In Almaty, a sheltered and chaste woman named Din sees her life intertwined with the experiences of a prostitute who looks like her.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating
Plot:
switching roles, lifestyle change, escapades, changing lives, women, clone, fish out of water, relationship problems, lifestyle, fake identity, new identity, female protagonist ...
Place:
kazakhstan
Similarity:
26%
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:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot:
prostitution, mother daughter relationship, changing lives, illegal prostitution, family relations, lifestyle change, prostitute, family problems, mysterious stranger, mother and daughter, life is a bitch, relationship problems ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
26%
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