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Parched (2015)
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Parched (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: India, USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: In a rural Indian village, four ordinary women begin to throw off the traditions that hold them in servitude in this inspirational drama.
Style: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, erotic, offbeat
Plot: female protagonist, tradition, feminist, coping, social problems, relationship problems, family problems, cultural difference, lifestyle, countryside, social relations, culture clash, villager, life philosophy, marital problem, sex, lesbian, erotica, indians, fight, cave, motorcycle, prostitution, fire, teenage girl ...
Keyword: feminist film, peacock

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and sincere films with plots about female protagonist, female nudity, social problems, relationship problems, women, woman and female full frontal nudity mostly in Drama, Family and Sport genres. Some movies like Parched: Slalom (2020), Fly Away Solo (2015), Skater Girl (2021), Sand Storm (2016), Strands (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Slalom (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story: 15 year-old Lyz, a high school student in the French Alps, has been accepted to a highly selective ski club whose aim is to train future professional athletes. Taking a chance on his new recruit, Fred, ex-champion turned coach, decides to make Lyz ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, semi autobiographical
Audience: teen drama
Plot: skiing, teenage girl, coach, female protagonist, statutory rape, snow skiing, competition, championship, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, teenager, ambition ...
Time: 2000s
Place: alps
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Fly Away Solo (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: India, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for a family, long to escape the ...
Style: offbeat, disturbing, psychological, captivating, mind blowing ...
Plot: love, caste system, guilt, religious differences, father daughter relationship, class conflict, social differences, class differences, male female relationship, social problems, relationships, couple relations ...
Time: year 2015, y2k
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Skater Girl (2021)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, India
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.
Style: captivating, psychological, inspirational, independent film
Audience: teens
Plot: skateboarder, teenager, skater, girl, teenage life, direction and purpose, social relations, female protagonist, longing, coping, strong female lead, lifestyle ...
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Sand Storm (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A Bedouin village in Northern Israel. When Jalila's husband marries a second woman, Jalila and her daughter's world is shattered, and the women are torn between their commitment to the patriarchal rules and being true to themselves.
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense, social
Plot: second marriage, second wife, bedouin, family problems, mother daughter conflict, women in society, marriage, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, life is a bitch, relationship problems, female protagonist ...
Time: 2010s
Place: israel, middle east, palestine, indiana
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Strands (2002)
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, tagalog
Plot: murder, family relations, girlfriend, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, father daughter relationship, relationship problems, culture clash, life is a bitch, female protagonist, relationships, dysfunctional family, friends ...
Place: the philippines
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Uyare (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story: An aspiring pilot fights for her future -- and justice -- after surviving an acid attack from her abusive boyfriend.
Style: thought provoking, psychological, disturbing, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: pilot, female pilot, social problems, social issues, changing lives, ambition, female protagonist, direction and purpose, ambitious woman, woman, malayalam, bollywood ...
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The Mothers of Chico Xavier (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three mothers see their reality become completely, they are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full attention to the child, the little Theo, and Lara, teacher who ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, mystical
Plot: spiritualism, family problems, lifestyle, social problems, multiple storylines, women, female protagonist, social issues, relationship problems, investigative reporter, medium
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Sexual Awakenings (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A woman wishes to model nude for a men's magazine. The only problem is, her husband (a retired photographer) is against the whole idea.
Style: erotic, psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot: nude model, female nudity, sex scene, erotica, seduction, husband wife relationship, nude, marital problem, seductive woman, relationship problems, photographer, female masturbation ...
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A Day for Women (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A new swimming pool opens in a Cairo district, with the announcement that Sundays will be only for females. This causes ripples throughout the local community, while three women - Shamiya, Azza, and Lula - assess their varying lives.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: feminism, social relations, social problems, society, women, introspection, lifestyle, self discovery, swimming, islam, grief
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How to Please a Woman (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 111 min.
Story: When her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, rom com, emotional ...
Plot: female sexuality, feminism, business, lifestyle, businesswoman, workplace, sexual relations, female protagonist, social problems, co worker co worker relationship, changing lives, lifestyle change ...
Place: australia
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21%
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Western (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Bulgaria, Austria
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A group of German construction workers set out for a foreign construction site in the Bulgarian province. The strange country awakens adventure feelings among the men. At the same time, they are confronted with their prejudices and mistrust. For two ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, art house, social
Plot: language barrier, poverty, countryside, fight, construction worker, village, water shortage, cultural difference, construction company, racial prejudice, culture clash, social problems ...
Time: year 2017
Place: eastern europe, bulgaria
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21%
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Normal (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story: A young woman's birthright hides a dark secret.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sexy
Plot: secret, seductress, seduction, life philosophy, lifestyle, female protagonist, monster, art, sex scene, skin
Place: new york
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21%
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Daisy Winters (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An eleven year-old girl's unconventional yet deeply loving relationship with her mother is harshly broken. Along her journey, including her quest to discover her father, she learns how to embrace every moment with determination and unrelenting ...
Style: suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: social problems, loss of mother, teenage girl, dysfunctional family, teenager, teenage protagonist, family life, loss of family, kids and family, illness, lifestyle, relationship problems ...
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Playing Hard (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Stories of three women struggling with alcohol. Dorota is a great prosecutor. Using her immunity, she tries to avoid responsibility for her offenses committed under the influence of alcohol. Her husband, a famous politician, helps her keep the ...
Style: captivating, psychological, sincere
Plot: addiction, multiple storylines, life is a bitch, social relations, social problems, female protagonist, women, alcohol abuse, society, female alcoholic, alcoholic, generation gap ...
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21%
How Old Are You (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story: 36 year-old Nirupama Rajeev (played by Manju Warrier) is an UD clerk in Revenue Department. The role of her husband is played by Kunchaka Boban. There is nothing interesting about her life as she leads a life which is determined by her usual daily ...
Style: captivating, thought provoking, psychological
Plot: parent child relationship, feminist, self discovery, strong female lead, female protagonist, husband wife relationship, sexism, coping, society, social relations, introspection, patriarchy ...
Place: canada
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Ms. White Light (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Lex Cordova is a young woman who counsels terminally ill clients that have trouble letting go. While proving uniquely talented in her ability to connect with the dying, Lex is at a total loss when it comes to dealing with everyone else. When ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: social problems, doctor patient relationship, death, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, female protagonist, lifestyle, slice of life, socially awkward, female doctor, social issues, life
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20%
The Justice of Bunny King (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Bunny King is a mother of two, a rough cut diamond with a sketchy past. While battling the system to reunite with her children, a confrontation leads her to take her niece Tonyah under her wing. With the world against her and Tonyah, Bunny’s ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: homeless woman, custody battle, fighting the system, social problems, female protagonist, dysfunctional family, parenthood, family problems, homeless, child custody, single mother, escapades ...
Place: oceania
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24/7 - The Passion of Life (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Eve, a hotelier’s daughter, and Magdalena, a sociologist who works as the dominatrix “Lady Maria” in an S & M studio, meet coincidentally through a motorcycle accident. Fascinated by the bizarre world of Lady Maria, Eve begins to ...
Style: explicit, disturbing, psychological, captivating, erotic
Plot: femdom, dominatrix, sex, swinger, sexual fantasy, bdsm, exhibitionism, sexual desire, feminism, sexual relations, domination, erotic fantasy ...
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20%
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The Story of O: Untold Pleasures (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: "O" is a talented photographer in her late twenties with a promising career ahead of her. She is torn, however, between the tasks financial realities are forcing upon her and between her own artistic aims. Encouraged by her boyfriend, ...
Style: erotic, sexy, captivating, disturbing, sexual ...
Plot: sexual pleasure, sex, erotica, pleasure, female photographer, sex scene, seduction, sexual desire, photographer, eroticism, social problems, money problems ...
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20%
Swingers Sex Party (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Five friends at a gathering to celebrate the upcoming marriage of two of them and discuss sex, marriage and infidelity.
Style: sexy, psychological, disturbing, captivating, erotic
Audience: adult
Plot: erotica, voyeur, swingers, sex, romantic friendship, relationships, male female relationship, sexual relations, couples, friends, infidelity, menage a trois ...
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20%
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Human Touch (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story: To try to raise money for her choir's trip to China, Anna poses nude for an ageing artist and upon seeing the finished results goes on a journey of self discovery.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, sincere
Plot: open marriage, art, relationship problems, family problems, cheating wife, relationships, male female relationship, love story, family relations, love interest, love and romance, couple relations ...
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20%
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Birthday Sex (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: After a bad break up with Tyler, Mia tries to celebrate her birthday by inviting her friend Simon as her date. With best friends Kristen and Sara at her side, or so she thought, lies, distrust and sexual desires occur during a night full of drama ...
Style: erotic, captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: sexy woman, sex scene, sexual desire, sexual fantasy, sexual relations, dating, sexual attraction, sexuality, sexual awakening, birthday, sexual activity, female protagonist ...
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20%
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Youtopia (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A young woman decides to sell her virginity to pay off her mother's debts when she realises that her earnings as an online x-rated model are not enough.
Style: captivating, psychological, sincere
Plot: defloration, family relations, loss of virginity, parents and children, financial problem, money problems, debt, mother daughter relationship, family problems, dysfunctional family, virgin, social relations ...
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Day and Night (2010)
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, suspense ...
Plot: prostitution, call girl, coitus, lesbian sex, relationship problems, sexual relations, male female relationship, female protagonist, women, sexual desire, sex scene, making love ...
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19%
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Without (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: On a remote wooded island, a young woman becomes caretaker to an old man in a vegetative state. Her isolated routine devolves into a struggle with sexuality, guilt and loss.
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Audience: adult
Plot: sexuality, woman, wheelchair bound, man in a wheelchair, sexual relations, teenage girl, teenage sexuality, care, teenager, life is a bitch, relationship problems, nursing ...
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Dawn of the Felines (2017)
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: sincere, tense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: sexy woman, prostitute, loneliness, sex scene, prostitution, escort, pink film, friendship, social satire, friend, money, lifestyle ...
Place: tokyo, japan
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The Deflowering of Eva van End (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The ugly duckling of a fraught middle-class household has her life turned upside-down by the arrival of a handsome German exchange student, in this caustic, absurdist satire of petit-bourgeois family life from Dutch director Michiel ten Horn. (TIFF)
Style: captivating, sincere, psychological
Plot: coming of age, self discovery, loss of virginity, family problems, family relations, relationships, foreign exchange student, family life, life philosophy, lifestyle, introspection, relationship problems ...
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19%
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Girl (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Muriel moves from a small village to the big city of Brussels, hoping to start an independent life working as a museum guide. She rents a room from Laura, who has a room to spare now that her mother is in hospital. Laura is a vital and candid woman ...
Style: erotic, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot: mother daughter relationship, mother and daughter, children, female protagonist, generation gap, lifestyle, relationship problems, family problems, changing lives, family relations, lifestyle change, parents and children ...
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When We Leave (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the resistance of her family. Her struggle initiates a dynamic, which results in a life-threatening situation.
Style: disturbing, emotional, serious, sincere, psychological ...
Plot: family relations, immigrant, self discovery, family problems, society, against the rules, life is a bitch, conservative, reconciliation, parents and children, unhappy marriage, abusive father ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, turkey, europe, berlin germany, istanbul turkey
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19%
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Brick Lane (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee), who at 17 enters an arranged marriage with Chanu (Kaushik). Years later, living in east London with her family, she meets a young man Karim ...
Style: realistic, contemplative, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot: immigrant, love triangle, society, family relations, love affair, fall in love, racism, village, sister sister relationship, loss of mother, self discovery, migration ...
Time: year 2007, september 11 2001, 80s
Place: london, bangladesh, europe, england, india ...
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