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The New Life of Paul Sneijder (2016)
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Original name: La Nouvelle Vie de Paul Sneijder
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Following a rare accident, Paul Sneijder opened his eyes to the reality of his life as a "senior manager" in Montreal: his work no longer interested him, his wife annoyed him and deceived him, his two sons despised him ... How can we continue to live under these conditions? Starting with a change of profession: dog walker for example! Will his relatives accept this change that will turn him into a free man?
Style:
psychological, touching, serious, realistic, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
dysfunctional family, existential crisis, ambition, husband wife relationship, psychiatrist, loss of daughter, new job, lifestyle change, drastic change of life, family relations, changing lives, new life, relationship problems, family problems, lifestyle, marital problem, character change, cheating wife, dog, lawyer, snow, restaurant, hospital, accident, elevator ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
canada, dubai, montreal, montreal quebec canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, realistic and disturbing films with plots about family relations, family problems, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, parents and children, dysfunctional family and changing lives mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The New Life of Paul Sneijder: We Only Know So Much (2018), The Last Will Be the Last (2015), The Deflowering of Eva van End (2012), A Better Life (2011), My Happy Family (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A married woman has an affair with a suicidal lover while caring for her husband's sick relatives.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
unhappy marriage, middle aged, family problems, marital problem, family relations, parents and children, family life, relationship problems, dysfunctional family, middle aged man, father son relationship, kids and family ...
Time:
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Luciana is a factory worker married to the love of her life. She is living the simple and quiet life she’s always desired: she works and she is deeply in love with her husband Stefano, even if he doesn’t always have a job and they both need to ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, satirical
Plot:
unhappy marriage, pregnant woman, marital problem, pregnancy, relationship problems, money problems, changing lives, lifestyle change, family problems, fired from the job, loss of job, husband wife relationship ...
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80%
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, taboo, loss of virginity, family problems, family relations, relationships, dysfunctional family, lifestyle, foreign exchange student, introspection, life philosophy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Yann, a cook, and Nadia, a waitress and mother of 9-year-old child, decide to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant. With plenty of talent, energy, love and dreams, but no finance of their own, they find themselves forced into a jungle of ...
Style:
touching, serious, captivating, sincere, realistic
Plot:
family in crisis, restaurant, starting over, family relations, life turned upside down, food, disorder, family problems, single parent, couple relations, down on your luck, hopes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france, ontario canada, montreal
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Tbilisi, Georgia, 2016: In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, art house ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
family problems, family life, lifestyle change, lifestyle, changing lives, patriarchy, relationship problems, parents and children, husband wife relationship, post soviet, problem, woman ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
middle east, indiana, tbilisi, georgia
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Polish artist Julia and her husband Piotr, a talented and successful composer, live in Kraków. When Julias's mother, Barbara falls ill with stomach cancer, the life of the family is falling apart. Julia accompanies her mother to death, but ...
Style:
sincere, serious, touching, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
death, family relations, introspection, self discovery, family problems, parents and children, parent child relationship, dealing with death, lifestyle, hopes, estrangement, siblings relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A tale of deliverance. Laura, 27 years old, lives alone in the outskirts of a large town. She learns that her father is in a coma, after a serious car accident. She decides to visit him at the hospital as a last opportunity to settle old scores, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
hospital, introspection, haunted by the past, estrangement, family relations, hopes, dysfunctional family, father daughter relationship, revenge, car accident, family secret, nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, europe
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A writer suffering from a lack of inspiration sneaks his way into the lives of a star television journalist and his lead ballerina daughter to write, unbeknownst to them, a non-authorized biography. Meanwhile, in Brittany, twenty-year-old Bruno, who ...
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, captivating, gloomy
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, family problems, family in crisis, lovers reunited, dysfunctional family, writer's life, haunted by the past, lifestyle, brother brother relationship, relationships, writers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Seniha lives with her brother Halit and his wife Mükerrem. When Nüzhet, the handsome son of the richest family in town, sets his eyes on the married Mükerrem, she is at first disgusted with Nüzhet’s overt sexual innuendo. However, it isn’t ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, art house, twisted
Plot:
envy, family relations, dysfunctional family, husband wife relationship, costume ball, relationship problems, family problems, moral dilemma, small town life, sister in law sister in law relationship, depression, sex scene ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Julie is a woman who seemingly has everything. A handsome husband, teenage daughter and a thriving, undemanding job as a translator and now even a new dream house ... But she also has a secret that is slowly changing her idyllic life...
Style:
captivating, sincere
Plot:
family relations, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, husband wife relationship, lifestyle change, changing lives, relationships, family life, new life, confronting the past, kids and family, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A simple family lives in the Kalmyk village - Baira and her husband Congress. They love each other, they cut and sell sheep together, they keep house, they never part and they don't know any other life. And suddenly the Congress brings a second ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, bleak, art house
Plot:
polygamy, husband and wife, lovers, second wife, relationships, male female relationship, female protagonist, family conflict, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, lifestyle, marital problem ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
While her husband struggles to keep his restaurant in business, a mother of three lands a job as an assistant to a powerful, but sexually harrassive realtor and brings herself to fight back.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
sexual harassment, husband wife relationship, employer employee relationship, family problems, career change, relationship vs career, money problems, financial problem, relationship problems, forbidden love, female protagonist, moral dilemma ...
Place:
middle east, israel, palestine
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Matthieu, a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
unknown father, fatherhood, father son relationship, lake, brother brother relationship, brother brother conflict, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, life is a bitch, family relations, family problems, bare chested male ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
Place:
quebec, canada, france, montreal, paris france
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Shay is a young African-American college student whom is forced to take a year off from school to return to her hometown where she struggles with her anger and insecurity when she's forced to confront her alcoholic mother, Nona, whom is ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
college, dysfunctional family, homecoming, family problems, estrangement, family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, single parent, alcohol abuse, mother daughter relationship, african american ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dylan Derringer, a lonely dentist in Florida, is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that sends him on an eventful and ultimately life-altering journey of discovery.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, loneliness, character study, personal growth, relationships, haunted by the past, changing lives, relationship problems, lifestyle, male female relationship, lifestyle change, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the last days of a dying logging town, Christian returns to his family home for his father Henry’s wedding. While home, Christian reconnects with his childhood friend Oliver, who has stayed in town working at Henry’s timber mill and is now ...
Style:
touching, disturbing, sincere, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
family secret, illicit affair, unemployment, friend, husband wife relationship, wedding, family relations, uncover truth, relationship problems, changing lives, getting home, small town life ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
australia
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Now that Itzhak's father is in a coma, and dying, Itzhak is finally willing to visit him, thus breaking a ten-year silence. During his visits to the hospital, Itzhak, a beaten and reserved man, is frustrated to find himself neglected by his own ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, emotional, touching, serious ...
Plot:
estrangement, family relations, dysfunctional family, family problems, parents and children, family life, siblings relations, grandfather granddaughter relationship, hospital, husband wife relationship, coma, family secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After her mother's death, New York City fashion designer Lisa Rayborn (Natasha Henstridge) returns to her hometown and family farm. Due to a weak economy, her brother Jim (Harry Hamlin) has converted the family business from a cattle farm into ...
Style:
sentimental, sincere, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
dog, family relations, farm, small town life, pets, animal life, small town, ambition, competition, holiday, teenager, adoption ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
On the surface, the Kyobashis appear to be a happy family. Despite a family agreement that they are all open with each other, the entire household knows the opposite is true.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, poignant, sincere
Plot:
housewife, marital argument, family conflict, family problems, parents and children, dysfunctional family, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, husband wife relationship, relationships, relationship problems, kids and family, brawl ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
A couple faces challenges to raise their five sons, but they don't compromise on their needs. After the children grow up and get married, it gets difficult for them to stay in a joint family.
Style:
emotional, captivating, thrilling, psychological, tear jerker ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family values, parents and children, family drama, motherhood, sacrifice, lifestyle change, relationships, family relations, changing lives, family problems, husband wife relationship, married couple ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, sincere
Plot:
fatherhood, career, divorce, couples, lifestyle change, family problems, changing lives, father son relationship, family relations, marital discord, relationships, parents and children ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Algeria, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Algeria today. Past and present collide in the lives of a newly wealthy property developer, a young
woman torn between the path of reason and sentiment and an ambitious neurologist impeded by
wartime wrongdoings. Three stories that plunge us into ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, anthology
Plot:
husband wife relationship, family problems, multiple storylines, society, male female relationship, crush, social problems, family relations, frustration, forced marriage, lifestyle, dancing ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
middle east, algeria
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Oriol and Yolanda live in Paris with their two daughters. During a vacation they suffer a car accident that will change their lives.
Style:
realistic, touching, psychological, captivating, slow cinema ...
Plot:
family in crisis, parents and children, introspection, family problems, family relations, life turned upside down, accident, architect, school teacher, death, funeral, loss of daughter ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, europe, catalonia
Similarity:
42%
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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:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Vlad was five his mother was killed. And the only person whom Vlad blames for her death is his father . On the 20th anniversary of the tragedy the young man decides to gather all his relatives together to dot all the i's and cross all the ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
family secret, father son relationship, guilt, family drama, uncover truth, murder mystery, changing lives, family relations, character change, family problems, family tragedy, murder ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
eastern europe, russia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
A man leading a happy life with his loving wife and two children suddenly starts getting forgetful and lost. Then, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease leaving his family devastated.
Style:
psychological, heartbreaking, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, alzheimer's disease, memory loss, family drama, student, family relations, changing lives, lifestyle change, kids and family, family problems, lifestyle, grief ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Disturbing and violent memories haunt a man after he emerges from a lengthy coma.
Style:
psychological, captivating, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
police detective, uncover truth, haunted by the past, doctors and patients, crumbling marriage, life is a bitch, family problems, memory loss, parents and children, a vision, hospital, coma ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mathieu Roy's L’Autre maison is an intimate and powerful family drama featuring three generations of great Quebec Actors. Marcel Sabourin plays Henri Bernard, an 86 year-old man with a failing grip on reality. His sons, a jet setting middle ...
Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
alzheimer's disease, family problems, dysfunctional family, aging, family relations, estrangement, memory loss, parents and children, elderly, father son relationship, love, brothers ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The night before Jack (Gil Bellows) is slated to begin a five-year prison sentence for murder, his wife, Melanie (Jennifer Beals), and assorted siblings gather for a dinner to bid Jack farewell and good luck on his trip up the river. But the party ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, dark comedy ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, haunted by the past, family problems, estrangement, couple relations, family secret, sibling rivalry, family drama, conflict, parents and children, regret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Summer 1966. It's time to enjoy the summer holiday, total freedom. Teenage Élise discovers that the sudden departure of her mother completely disrupts the family. Her brother Coco seeks solace in the garage, building a super racing car. Her ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
family relations, coming of age, youth, family life, estrangement, family problems, couples, love and romance, lifestyle, dysfunctional family, bittersweet, single parent ...
Time:
60s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
38%
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