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Anomalisa (2015)
78K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.
Style:
adult animation, surreal, philosophical, depressing, breathtaking, cerebral, atmospheric, art house, psychological, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, depression, sex scene, stop motion, loneliness, sex toy, relationships, existentialism, melancholy, infidelity, masturbation, inferiority complex, hotel room, sex shop, absurdism, philosophy, adaptation, obsession, character study, midlife crisis, love at first sight, adultery, writers, one night stand, crazy love ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, 2000s
Place:
cincinnati ohio
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Most similar movies to Anomalisa
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out adult animation, weird, surreal and stylized films with plots about surrealism, coming of age, storytelling, loneliness, artistic, art and relationships mostly in Drama, Animation and Comedy genres. Some movies like Anomalisa: Waking Life (2001), Mary and Max (2009), Synecdoche, New York (2008), My Life as a Zucchini (2016), Perfect Blue (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our ...
Style:
philosophical, spiritual, psychedelic, surreal, cerebral ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
philosophy, existentialism, dream, surrealism, alternate reality, trippy, consciousness, bohemian life, sleeping, meaning of life, life philosophy, imagination ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, tibet
Similarity:
100%
201K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless ...
Style:
depressing, touching, emotional, sad, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
loneliness, stop motion, friendship, social misfits, letter, depression, melancholy, asperger's syndrome, young woman, relationships, solitude, mental illness ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 2000s, year 1976, 70s
Place:
australia, oceania, persia, usa, new york ...
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The second of two theatrically released follow-ups to the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. Comprising of two alternate episodes which were first intended to take the place of episodes 25 and 26, this finale answers many of the questions surrounding ...
Style:
anime, psychological, mecha, ambiguous ending, adult animation ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
loneliness, depression, philosophy, insanity, misanthropy, suicide, alienation, hate, surrealism, infiltration, stream of consciousness, death ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Style:
philosophical, cult classic, confusing, art house, surreal ...
Plot:
existentialism, depression, death, writers, theater, twists and turns, schizophrenic, loneliness, philosophy, writer's life, mental illness, actor ...
Time:
year 2008, 90s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, berlin germany
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100%
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland, France, UK
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
After his mother’s death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. There, with the help of his newfound friends, Zucchini eventually learns to trust and ...
Style:
touching, compassionate, sincere, romantic, psychological ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
adoption, children, loneliness, alcoholic, orphan, introvert, friendship, orphanage, children's home, accidental killing, tragedy, alone ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
119K
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A retired pop singer turned actress' sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.
Style:
adult animation, suspense, suspenseful, surreal, anime ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder, obsession, twists and turns, stalking, actor's life, actress, violence, stalker, rising to stardom, danger, mentally unstable ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1997
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
4K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Israel, Australia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms ...
Style:
surreal, adult animation, ironic, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
meaning of life, life philosophy, stop motion, self discovery, human nature, introspection, society, social misfits, hopes, apartment building, suicide, butterfly effect ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
australia, middle east, new orleans, california, israel ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.
Style:
adult animation, surreal, philosophical, experimental, black comedy ...
Plot:
illness, dark humor, surrealism, divorced parents, life & death, existentialism, depression, mental health, introspection, self discovery, art, obsession ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, tokyo
Similarity:
75%
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12K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
Style:
surreal, anime, cerebral, adult animation, psychological ...
Plot:
self discovery, surrealism, trippy, hopes, righting the wronged, family relations, danger, supernatural, dealing with death, family in danger, couples, imaginary ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
110K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.
Style:
surreal, psychological, philosophical, psychedelic, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
dream, trippy, lucid dream, virtual reality, surveillance, hallucination, surrealism, villain, mental illness, scientist, psychiatrist, doctors and patients ...
Time:
future, year 2006, 2000s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Style:
psychedelic, psychological, philosophical, adult animation, bleak ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, drug abuse, dystopia, schizophrenia, conspiracy, disorder, addiction, trippy, society, fighting crime, consciousness, losing-it hero ...
Time:
future, year 2006, 2000s, near future, 21st century
Place:
california, texas, usa, san diego california
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Story:
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit TV show "Horsin' Around," but today he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful ...
Style:
adult animation, humorous, dark comedy, black comedy, sitcom ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
depression, existentialism, cynicism, sadness, hollywood, down on your luck, adult humor, addiction, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic animal, talking animal, mature ...
Time:
2010s, future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
67%
213K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
Style:
philosophical, satirical, cerebral, clever, absurd ...
Plot:
depression, satire, twins, filmmaking, siblings relations, writer's block, mentally unstable, imagination, loser, existentialism, loner, writers ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, new york, california, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror
Country: Chile, Germany
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
María, a girl from Colonia Dignidad, in Chile —a kind of sectarian community, tyrannically mastered by the ruthless Paul Schäfer, a German madman, religious fanatic and child predator, who would end up turning the place into a torture center at ...
Style:
surreal, adult animation, disturbing, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
stop motion, wolf, pig, military dictatorship, surrealism, haunted house, female protagonist, escape, terror, doll, darkness, folklore ...
Place:
chile, germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Latvia, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A fantastical tale based on true events, about five women of Signe Baumane's family, including herself, and their battles with depression and madness.
Style:
stylized, surreal, adult animation, humorous, atmospheric ...
Plot:
depression, mental illness, strong female presence, redemption, hopes, imaginary, family relations, women, autobiography, trauma, trippy, stop motion ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
soviet union, latvia, ussr
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other" woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell ...
Style:
surreal, adult animation, stylized, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
couples, infidelity, love, couple relations, imaginary, love and romance, dishonesty, disgraced, jealousy, fraud, existential crisis, sexual content ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A quixotic artist hypothesizes about why he feels bad when a mystery girl stands him up. The event prompts him to ask: what's the content of a momentary feeling? Is it the sum of your experiences? And perhaps more importantly, are your ...
Style:
experimental, surreal, psychological, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
introspection, young lovers, city life, love and romance, fall in love, unfulfilled love, cause and meaning, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, afrofuturism, black, blaxploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.
Style:
adult animation, psychological, non-linear, anime, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
accident, surrealism, car accident, carpenter, mission, librarian, subway, apprentice, pizza delivery boy, investigation, love, orphan ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, year 1994
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
Takaki and Akari are two classmates in elementary school. During their time together they have become close friends. Their relationship is tested when Akari moves to another city because of her parents' jobs. Both of them struggle to keep their ...
Style:
depressing, anime, touching, emotional, scenic ...
Audience:
kids, date night, teen drama
Plot:
love and romance, life philosophy, coming of age, relationships, lovers apart, young lovers, teenage love, nostalgia, hopes, love story, love, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, future, 90s, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The Fantastic Mr. Fox bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.
Style:
talky, humorous, fairy tale, cerebral, adult animation ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, teens, date night ...
Plot:
stop motion, anthropomorphic animal, unlikely partners, heroic mission, dishonesty, danger, talking animal, furry, fox, anthropomorphism, animal life, relatives ...
Time:
year 2009, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Japan, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.
Style:
meditative, atmospheric, stylized, anime, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
nature, loneliness, island, raft, sea turtle, isolation, desert island, sea, swimming, magic realism, turtle, solitude ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Similarity:
30%
326K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Set in a 19th-century european village, this stop-motion animation feature follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride Victoria waits bereft in the land of the ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, romantic, melancholic, gothic horror ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, date night, horror for children ...
Plot:
stop motion, afterlife, corpse, goth, supernatural, wedding, marriage, love, death, disagreement, fear, loneliness ...
Time:
19th century, year 2005, 1800s, edwardian era, victorian era
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: France, UK, South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Scotland, late 1950s. A struggling illusionist visits an isolated community and meets a young lady who is convinced that he is a real magician.
Style:
breathtaking, stylized, touching, sad, visual ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
magician, art, magic, friendship, coming of age, loneliness, theater, very little dialogue, imagination, mentor, transformation, character study ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 2010s, year 1959, year 2010 ...
Place:
england, scotland, france, edinburgh scotland, scottish highlands ...
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A newlywed develops a strange lump on his neck that gives him the ability to transform people or objects at will. His wife is very upset. Meanwhile, the CEO of Smilecorp learns of this man and his ability and sees a way to achieve world domination ...
Style:
adult animation, black comedy, anime, cult classic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
couples, insanity, surrealism, brutality, supernatural ability, imaginary, wish come true, creativity, dark hero, moral ambiguity, sex, absurd humor ...
Time:
year 1997
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
30%
297K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot:
stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, fantasy world, secret place, heroine, imagination, doll, danger, young heroes ...
Time:
year 2009, y2k, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, michigan, usa, north america, texas
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
What would you do to save someone you love? All brothers Shoma and Kanba know is that, after collapsing in an aquarium and apparently dying, their terminally ill sister Himari was somehow revived by a Penguin hat that she had wished for. Now ...
Style:
anime, psychological, romantic, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
symbolism, siblings, brothers, sacrifice, male female relationship, relationships, romantic relationship, love story, fall in love, love affair, romantic friendship, love interest ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, UK, Japan
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a piece of root in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, atmospheric, mindfuck, art house ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
surrealism, killer child, folk horror, baby, absurdism, arthouse horror, tree, dark humor, couple relations, monster, obsession, extreme ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
central europe, czechoslovakia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Pakistan, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young glassworker-in-training living with his pacifist father finds his apprenticeship upended by an impending war and the arrival of an army colonel to their seaside town.
Style:
atmospheric, anime, exciting, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
anti war, love story, civil war, love, letter, life, fictional biography, male female relationship, couple relations, couples, relationships, war ...
Time:
1900s
Place:
pakistan
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Set in Hong Kong in 1967 — a time of complex politics when it was still a British colony — No. 7 Cherry Lane revolves around a love triangle between a university student, a single mother and her teenage daughter.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, romantic drama, art house ...
Plot:
love triangle, mother daughter relationship, forbidden love, romantic triangle, love affair, romantic relationship, male female relationship, relationships, love story, relationship problems, family problems, love interest ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
An outrageous, affectionate look at coming of age in the Eisenhower era in Brooklyn.
Style:
adult animation, dark comedy, independent film, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
street gang, coming of age, flashback, female nudity, violence, gang violence, erotica, teen angst, hamburger, surrealism, cheating, prostitute ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
29%
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