Movies like Queen of Carthage
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Queen of Carthage (2014)
246
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An American Drifter discovers a New Zealand Singer and develops and obsession for him.
Style:
atmospheric, art house, emotional, melancholic, romantic drama, road movie, ambiguous ending, sensual, moody
Plot:
obsession, obsessive love, singer, loneliness, drifter, infatuation, character study, relationships, unrequited love, stalking, isolation, female protagonist, intimate, lgbt, urban, identity, nightlife, music industry, coming of age, ocean, female nudity, beach, male nudity, skinny dipping, psychological drama ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
new zealand
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Most similar movies to Queen of Carthage
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, art house, moody and emotional films with plots about character study, isolation, intimate, loneliness, urban, female protagonist and identity mostly in Drama, Thriller and Romance genres. Some movies like Queen of Carthage: Daughters (2014), DeAD (2013), Something to Remind Me (2001), Plaza Catedral (2021), Human Traces (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
147
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Agnes, a teacher from the Hessian provinces, has come to Berlin to identify a dead girl who might be Lydia, her runaway daughter. It turns out not to be Lydia, but Agnes stays in the city anyway. Still frantically looking, she comes a young stray ...
Style:
emotional, art house, melancholic, independent film, existential ...
Plot:
female pubic hair, loneliness, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, character study, identity, missing person, grief, loss, motherhood, intimate, obsession ...
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
95%
79
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Patrick feels absolutely lonely when he decides to search for his supposable genitor after the suicide of his mother. He doesn’t have a plan, a goal or hopes. He just wants to meet the phantom that he thinks is the reason for his mother’s death.
Style:
existential, emotional, melancholic, independent film, art house ...
Plot:
grief, loneliness, isolation, identity crisis, character study, search for father, alienation, minimalism, intimate, regret, male protagonist, urban ...
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Middle-aged lawyer Thomas assists Leyla, an attractive blonde, when she drops her things at the pool. After their paths keep crossing, he picks up the courage to ask her out for a date. Somewhat to his surprise she agrees, but arrives late, just as ...
Style:
suspense, tense, art house, psychological thriller, neo noir ...
Plot:
obsession, minimalism, psychological manipulation, manipulation, moral ambiguity, deception, missing person, cat and mouse, loneliness, betrayal, isolation, identity ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Panama, Mexico, Colombia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Alicia is a 42-year-old-woman whose grief has caused her estrangement from society. Her world is turned upside down when 14-year-old Chief, a young boy who looks after people’s cars, stumbles into her house, bleeding.
Style:
emotional, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
grief, female protagonist, empowerment, street kid, unlikely friendships, salvation, loss, older woman younger man relationship, family relations, woman, trauma, mourning ...
Place:
panama, peru
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a mysterious young man arrives on a remote Sub-Antarctic research station, secrets threaten the relationship of a married couple working on the island.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
remote island, relationships, couples, isolation, secret, relationship problems, island, job, male female relationship, problem, loneliness, secrets ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A disturbed young woman runs away from her New Zealand home and hides away in an Australian boarding house, named Terra Nova. There she finds that every one else in the boarding house is just as zany as she is, and on some levels make her seem sane ...
Style:
psychological, independent film, melancholic, art house, surreal ...
Plot:
boarding house, mental health, female protagonist, mental illness, character study, a vision, outsider, delusion, isolation, domestic drama, identity, trauma ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new zealand, australia
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After getting out of jail, where she learned to care for the sick, Alma, an albino woman, is determined to recover at any cost something much more important than her own freedom. In order to do so, Alma must spend her nights taking care of Clemente, ...
Style:
emotional, psychological thriller, melancholic, intense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
fear of death, obsession, female protagonist, compassion, character study, loneliness, moral ambiguity, redemption, domestic drama, manipulation, isolation, slow burn ...
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
62%
231
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young woman falls in love with a famous novelist and travels with him to his home in Southern Italy. There, her obsession with the memory of his dead wife begins to consume her.
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, art house, tense, moody
Plot:
obsessive love, obsession, character study, mediterranean, romantic obsession, loneliness, grief, female protagonist, jealousy, memory, tragic romance, mourning ...
Place:
southern italy
Similarity:
61%
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17
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
What is an eternity without the ones you love? Iris has lived a life of secrets, but with the imminent death of her last living relative, she has left herself open to new feelings while still longing for her lost true love.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, melancholic, existential, independent film ...
Plot:
loss, grief, relationships, family bonds, secret revealed, loneliness, secret past, identity, intimate, memory, uncertainty, support group ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Norway, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ines, who wants to change who she is and become someone else in order to cover up her insecurities. When she accompanies her boyfriend Lucas on a business trip to Norway, Ines meets a half-Japanese tourist, Maria, who instantly fascinates her. ...
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, art house ...
Plot:
self discovery, obsessive love, female protagonist, identity, character study, impostor, double life, deception, identity theft, slow burn, moral ambiguity, danger ...
Place:
japan, osaka japan
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Liza works at night, a taxi ride for her is a moment of much-desired peace. The driver Sasha inspires confidence, he knows the approach to the most demanding client. There are many unexpected turns in the lights of the big city, behind each of which ...
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, atmospheric, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
taxi driver, threat, danger, female protagonist, paranoia, mistrust, nightshift, urban, loneliness, isolation, betrayal, character study ...
Similarity:
59%
107
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the service quarters of a grand hotel, a young maid and a man meet in a situation which breaks all certainties and identities.
Style:
ambiguous ending, psychological thriller, melancholic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
hotel, identity, switching roles, identity crisis, character study, female protagonist, manipulation, claustrophobia, class conflict, symbolism, isolation, male protagonist ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
57%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Areum sits in a small café, typing on her laptop. Around her, customers enact various dramas from their lives. Is she writing what she hears or is she hearing what's been written?
Style:
melancholic, psychological, contemplative, reflective, captivating ...
Plot:
guest, creative process, secretly observing, antisocial behavior, lifestyle, cafe, socially awkward, intimate, ambiguity, slice of life, female protagonist, everyday life ...
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
An intimate portrait of a woman's mental confrontation and drifting between dream and reality after experiencing loss.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, contemplative, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
mental health, grief, character study, intimate, female protagonist, loss, loneliness, memory, isolation, confrontation, identity, minimalism ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Leon, a young bootmaker tends not to have relation with others for some reason. But when he meets Sona, a drunken Korean lady at his favorite park, everything around him starts to change.
Style:
art house, emotional, melancholic, realistic, intercultural ...
Plot:
loneliness, isolation, intimate, character study, unrequited love, slice of life, minimalism, obsession, love triangle, personal growth, apprentice, identity ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
53%
670
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Alisha (Ladya Cheryl) never feel comfortable staying in her cool and spacious home until one day she meets Barry (Donny Alamsyah) who introduces her the meaning of love.
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
obsession, female protagonist, obsessive love, writers, control, character study, dangerous attraction, manipulation, stalking, creative process, mental disorder, slow burn ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The discovery of a diary, written in 1848 in Texas, Mexican territory, triggers Miranda Sámano's decision to travel, illegally to that land, in search of her roots and her origin and to unravel the mysteries written by Amalia Sámano in that ...
Style:
dramatic, emotional, romantic drama, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
diary, identity, female protagonist, ancestry, cultural conflict, legacy, family secret, self discovery, inheritance, memory, illegal immigration, intimate ...
Time:
1850s
Place:
texas, mexico
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A cinephile meets on a beach in Ramatuelle his favorite filmmaker. He proposes to film the painful adventure that is just live. The two men will knit the scenes, each in its own way. The filmmaker keeps pushing the project, arguing that the chuting ...
Style:
art house, independent film, experimental, contemplative, melancholic ...
Plot:
ambiguity, behind the scenes, introspection, character study, beach, collaboration, intimate, identity, obsession, regret, memory, nostalgia ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A woman tries to create a relationship with the soap star who is the object of her obsession.
Style:
soap opera, psychological thriller, suspense, creepy, sexy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, delusion, infatuation, female protagonist, character study, mental disorder, unrequited love, loneliness, makeover, jealousy, fan culture, social isolation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
48%
358
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A refugee falling in love. "Ghabe" follows a Syrian refugee during the summer of the 2015 migration as he falls in love with a majestic forest in Sweden and a mysterious local woman living on its border.
Style:
melancholic, art house, slow cinema
Plot:
refugee, self discovery, migration, forest, longing, trauma, intimate, identity, war refugee, isolation, solitude, minimalism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, surreal, emotional ...
Plot:
hypnotist, female protagonist, illusionist, ambition, actress, illusion, mental illness, disturbed individual, mentally unstable, social problems, psychological manipulation, life is a bitch ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
I am aged 7, I fear for my life. I run to a convent door. Cry for my Mother and Father. But they are no more... Now I am 21, locked in a swirling mist. Music is the only key that will unlock. My Lonely Me
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, emotional, surreal, art house ...
Plot:
isolation, loneliness, orphan, haunting, trauma, female protagonist, claustrophobia, symbolism, convent, memory loss, metaphysics, locked room ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The emotional inertia and chaos affecting a narcoleptic woman, a fatally ill writer and a doctor, and their attempts to escape from their dead-end situations.
Style:
existential, melancholic, surreal, art house, bleak ...
Plot:
narcolepsy, gay, illness, isolation, terminal illness, alienation, mortality, character study, relationships, minimalism, sexuality, identity ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Ana throws her life on the Instagram and other social networks, where she posts pictures, videos and short animations, together with witty (and lucid) texts. Ana is going through a strange moment. In addition to going through the family conflicts ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
female protagonist, coming of age, social media, female friendship, friendship, self discovery, instagram, identity crisis, adolescence, character study, teenage love, relationships ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
This is the story of two men from opposite ends of the spectrum of life, who somehow get inexplicably intertwined. The story happens over 24 hours, from the dawn of the eve of Bakrid to the dawn of Bakrid
Style:
realistic, reflective, melancholic, art house, tense ...
Plot:
character study, relationships, empathy, chance meeting, intimate, slice of life, festival, social commentary, coincidence, urban, identity, fate ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jack and Julie live in a bare flat in Paris. At night, Jack drives a taxi while Julie wanders around the city, and in the day they make love. One day Julie meets Joseph, the daytime driver of the taxi, and soon Julie is spending her nights with ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, realistic, sensual, art house
Plot:
love triangle, relationships, taxi driver, infidelity, everyday life, desire, character study, urban, intimacy, intimate, couples, loneliness ...
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Kevin is obsessed with finding a girl who can help him forget his unpleasant past. However, all his encounters with the opposite sex inevitably go afoul. As the rejections mount, Kevin's futile search for happiness and love becomes ...
Style:
psychological horror, psychological thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
relationships, lonely, photographer, memory, trauma, obsession, male female relationship, dealing with the past, troubled past, life is a bitch, confronting the past, isolation ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
"Alicia, Go Yonder" is the story of Alicia, a nineteen-year-old who sets out on a solitary journey to the end of the world only to come face to face with the immensity of the universe.
Style:
road movie, philosophical, reflective, contemplative, art house ...
Plot:
personal growth, young woman, coming of age, female protagonist, self discovery, character study, young adult, solitude, odyssey, minimalism, spiritual journey, intimate ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of a missing persons mystery. Tom teaches tennis during the day and parties at night. When an enigmatic tourist arrives, Tom is unable to shake the feeling he ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, crime drama, melancholic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
island, investigation, loneliness, missing person, suspect, moral ambiguity, character study, tennis, male protagonist, alcoholism, regret, isolation ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sabine is looking for the truth behind the disappearance of her best friend twenty years ago. An encounter with the handsome Olaf, a man she remembers from her teenage years, and the announcement of a high school reunion turn her life upside down.
Style:
tense, suspense, melancholic, atmospheric, noir ...
Plot:
high school reunion, secrets, dark past, missing person, flashback, female protagonist, obsession, high school, memory, investigation, relationships, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 1995
Similarity:
36%
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