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Mustang (2015)
43K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Qatar
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.
Style:
sad, heartbreaking, realistic, art house, social, atmospheric, inspirational, uplifting, thought provoking, epic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
sisters, teenage girl, coming of age, sexism, running away from home, sister sister relationship, virginity, teen suicide, islam, women's rights, women, arranged marriage, patriarchy, female protagonist, children, dysfunctional family, child bride, violence, beach, captivity, orphan, truck driver, marriage proposal, soccer match, sexual repression ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, near future, 80s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey, middle east, maghreb, france, california, israel
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Most similar movies to Mustang
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, crying and touching films with plots about family relations, coming of age, women, mother daughter relationship, friendship, photograph and girl mostly in Drama, History and Family genres. Some movies like Mustang: Tomboy (2011), Bliss (2007), Papicha (2019), Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020), The Innocents (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
23K
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, crying, captivating, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
childhood, gender, child protagonist, children, transsexual, friendship, youth, coming of age, society, child, sexual identity, soccer ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 90s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, indiana, europe
Similarity:
100%
8K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Greece
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A young woman of about 17 years old, named Meryem (Ozgu Namal), has been raped, and her village's customs call for her to be killed to restore honor and dignity to her family and village. The eldest son of the village leader, Cemal (Murat Han), ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, contemplative, serious, touching ...
Plot:
rape, cultural difference, injustice, social differences, traditional versus modern, unlikely partners, love affair, innocence lost, husband wife relationship, turk, women's rights, misogyny ...
Place:
middle east, istanbul turkey, turkey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups, seeking to establish an Islamic and archaic state. Women are particularly affected and oppressed by primitive diktas, who seek to take control of their bodies and control their passage ...
Style:
independent film, exciting, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
teenage girl, violence against women, muslim girl, hijab, female protagonist, sea, arranged marriage, attempted rape, unwanted pregnancy, friendship, arab, university ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
algeria, maghreb, africa, middle east, mediterranean sea
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Yemen, France, United Arab Emirates, USA, Sweden, Jordan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ten-year-old Nojoom was forced to marry a 30-year-old man. The dowry offered the family a small income and 'one less mouth to feed'. Nojoom discovers that her life will take a turn for the worse. Her husband is indifferent to her age. ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, touching, thought provoking
Plot:
child bride, marital abuse, rape, forced marriage, sexualized violence, tradition, sheik, divorce, courtroom, judge, family honor, marital separation ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.
Style:
meditative, sad, rough, serious, crying ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
abortion, pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy, teenage girl, female protagonist, teenage pregnancy, abortion clinic, 17 year old, teenager, sexual abuse, adolescence, cousin cousin relationship ...
Time:
year 2019, 2020s, 2010s
Place:
pennsylvania, new york
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100%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Poland, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Poland, 1945. Mathilde, a young French Red Cross doctor, is on a mission to help the war survivors. When a nun seeks for her help, she is brought to a convent where several pregnant sisters are hiding, unable to reconcile their faith with their ...
Style:
social, suspenseful, exciting, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
abbess, syphilis, world war two, nun, violence against women, russian soldier, religion, pregnant from rape, snow, motherhood, red cross, soviet soldier ...
Time:
1940s, year 2016, year 1940, post world war two, year 1945
Place:
france, poland, berlin germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their ...
Style:
psychological, touching, serious, rough, art house ...
Plot:
coming of age, solar eclipse, youth, islam, friendship, teenage life, society, introspection, generation gap, family life, boy, children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poetic realism, turkey
Similarity:
100%
16K
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA, India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two ...
Style:
touching, melancholic, philosophical, poignant, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hinduism, prostitute, women, prostitution, love, politics, friendship, relationships, brutality, couple relations, marriage, mentor ...
Time:
1930s, year 1938, year 2005, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
india, asia, canada
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Style:
emotional, disturbing, inspirational, sincere, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
friendship, childhood, redemption, islam, muslim, coming of age, mission, guilt, courage, bully, rape, haunted by the past ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 2007, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
afghanistan, china, middle east, california, iraq ...
Similarity:
100%
33K
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Amy, an 11-year-old girl, joins a group of dancers named “the cuties” at school, and rapidly grows aware of her burgeoning femininity—upsetting her mother and her values in the process.
Style:
controversial, sad, independent film, crying, disgusting ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
11 year old girl, coming of age, competition, menarche, friendship, hijab, dancer, dancing, child, dancehall girl, pedophilia, teenager ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, ...
Style:
touching, emotional, thought provoking, inspirational, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
whale, tradition, coming of age, sexism, childhood, female protagonist, culture clash, girl, legend, empowerment, youth, loss of son ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new zealand, oceania, australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Pakistan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Zahira, 18, is close to her family until her parents ask her to follow Pakistani tradition to choose a husband. Torn between family customs and her western lifestyle, the young woman turns for help to her brother and confidant Amir.
Style:
disturbing, contemplative, unusual plot structure, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
muslim girl, forced marriage, pregnant teenager, muslim, runaway teen, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father daughter conflict, runaway, pregnancy, brother sister conflict ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
Style:
bleak, sincere, disturbing, harsh, atmospheric ...
Plot:
politics, pregnancy, on the run, feminist, women's rights, religious fundamentalism, society, friendship, injustice, prostitute, dialogue, discrimination ...
Time:
70s
Place:
iran, middle east, tehran iran, persia, california
Similarity:
20%
10K
Genre: Drama
Country: Afghanistan, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Iran
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Teenage girl Osama cuts her hair and dresses like a boy to get a job and support her widowed mother and grandmother. When Osama is called by the Taliban to join school and military training she embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she ...
Style:
serious, sincere, bleak, stylized, talky ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
islam, coming of age, survival, taliban, terrorist, injustice, storytelling, justice, religion, police investigation, muslim, danger ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, persia ...
Similarity:
37%
68K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Everything changes for 15 year old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
Style:
sexy, emotional, sincere, bleak, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, age difference, coming of age, teenage girl, rebelliousness, mother's boyfriend, hopes, dancing, youth, sexual content, older man younger woman relationship, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2009, near future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, california
Similarity:
37%
122K
Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon, USA, 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:
sad, social, depressing, rough, cynical ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
poverty, refugee, traumatic childhood, slum, misery, neglected child, child abuse, low lives, child neglect, child protagonist, starving child, child labor ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
lebanon, beirut lebanon, middle east, nebraska, sarajevo ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, Germany, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Eka and Natia leave their childhood behind and ignore societal customs to escape from their turbulent family lives.
Style:
realistic, emotional, captivating, serious, social ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence vs adulthood, best friend, civil war, life is a bitch, society, dysfunctional family, youth, parents and children, teenage life, lgbt, teenage girl ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, 90s
Place:
soviet union, georgia, caucasus, tbilisi, europe ...
Similarity:
37%
141K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Style:
realistic, sexy, period piece, costume drama, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
age difference, coming of age, older man younger woman relationship, love affair, lolita, teenage life, teenager, love, self discovery, direction and purpose, older man young girl relationship, betrayal ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 1900s, 60s, year 1961
Place:
london, paris france, france, united kingdom, britain ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behavior — one moment she's laughing wildly and ...
Style:
sincere, talky, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
skinny dipping, coming of age, beach, island, teenage boy, teenage girl, villager, swimming, mentally unstable, human nature, family life, injustice ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
italy, sicily, europe, milan italy, mediterranean sea ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, touching, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
african american, sexual abuse, incest, lgbtq, domestic violence, life is a bitch, rape, racial discrimination, feminism, incest rape, wife abuse, abusive relationship ...
Time:
edwardian era, 20th century, 1930s, year 1985, 1920s ...
Place:
africa, southern usa, usa, tennessee, georgia
Similarity:
37%
276K
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France, Australia
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Style:
emotional, realistic, heartbreaking, crying, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
divorce, muslim, poverty, alzheimer's disease, marriage, court, marital problem, hospital, religion, islam, justice, pregnancy ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iran, persia, nebraska, maghreb, middle east ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
James Gillespie is 12 years old. The world he knew is changing. Haunted by a secret, he has become a stranger in his own family. He is drawn to the canal where he creates a world of his own. He finds an awkward tenderness with Margaret Anne, a ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, crying, depressing, art house ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
children, poverty, boy, friendship, coming of age, bully, neighbor, urban decay, rat, strike, british, death of child ...
Time:
70s, year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
glasgow scotland, scotland, britain, nebraska
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States, must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, sincere, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
immigrant, justice, family relations, cold war, police investigation, adolescence, family bonds, friendship, love and romance, self discovery, human nature, on the run ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 2001, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
california, budapest, europe, usa, austria ...
Similarity:
36%
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11K
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school to be accepted in ...
Style:
sentimental, serious, touching, captivating, hood ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, teenager, youth, society, poverty, peer pressure, street gang, against the rules, dull life, teenage life, black ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, africa, france
Similarity:
36%
15K
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Grandmother Mi Ja works part-time as a caretaker, and struggles to raise a teen grandson by herself. Despite her tough situation, she speaks softly, dresses fashionably, and approaches the world with child-like curiosity. Enrolling in a poetry ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, touching, realistic, lyrical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teenager, loneliness, suicide, bullying, teenage rape, self discovery, poetry, alzheimer's disease, teen suicide, existentialism, introspection, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 70s, 21st century
Place:
korea, japan, south korea, asia
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her history still ...
Style:
disturbing, sad, realistic, biting, independent film ...
Plot:
immigrant, violence, love, working class, dysfunctional family, activism, women, social commentary, hospital, drinking, children, resistance ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
england, liverpool, paraguay, london, california
Similarity:
36%
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, sincere, touching, lgbt cinema, captivating ...
Plot:
teenage girl, gender, coming of age, lgbtq, lgbt, lgbt teen, transgender, disorder, youth, parents and children, transsexual, realism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, san francisco, antarctica
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Whatever she does, Eunhee feels like an outsider. Then her new Chinese teacher turns out to be so utterly different from everybody else. A compassionate and meticulously told narrative of a seemingly regular summer that leaves nothing unchanged.
Style:
sexy, touching, captivating, sincere, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, teacher student relationship, relationships, female protagonist, personal growth, middle school, high school, family relations, teenage girl, adolescence, lgbt teen, family problems ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
seoul, south korea, asia, korea
Similarity:
36%
14K
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Robert Bresson plumbs great reservoirs of feelings with one of the most searing portraits of human desperation ever put on film.
Style:
art house, black and white, depressing, contemplative, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
child abuse, coming of age, suicide, adolescence, minimalism, betrayal, sexual abuse, solitude, existentialism, children, poacher, humiliation ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe, japan, tokyo, paris france
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, psychological, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
family drama, redemption, prison, character study, physician, job seeking, honest, parenthood, complex characters, loss of son, sibling relationship, estrangement ...
Time:
year 2008, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
36%
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