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The Birdwatcher (1988)
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Original name: Vaatleja
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union, Estonia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young fanatic bird-watcher spends a summer on an islet in the Nortern-Sea with his assistant. Rough nature, hidden feelings.
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, art house, reflective, psychological, independent film, period piece
Plot:
nature, island, summer, sea, obsession, isolation, solitude, loneliness, wildlife, introspection, man versus nature, fanaticism, character study, friendship, minimalism, nordic, male nudity, conservation, coming of age, sex, student, female nudity, lovers, ecology, bird ...
Time:
80s
Place:
russian
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Most similar movies to The Birdwatcher
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, art house, psychological and atmospheric films with plots about character study, isolation, minimalism, loneliness, intimate, coming of age and slow burn mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Birdwatcher: Allen Sunshine (2024), The Sacred Mound (1993), The End (2016), The Shell Collector (2016), Dreamland (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former music industry mogul grieving the death of his wife at an isolated lake-side home finds subtle redemption in the youthful spirit of friendship cultivated with two young boys.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, reflective, psychological, ambiguous ending
Plot:
character study, mourning, loss, solitude, grief, introspection, friendship, isolation, redemption, healing, loneliness, slow burn ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Sweden
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A seven-year-old boy is sent to a farm on a remote island, when his mother goes abroad. On the island the boy gets to know a twenty-year-old woman who seems willing to take on a mother's role. But the boy is reaching an age of sexual awareness ...
Style:
tension, psychological, atmospheric, melancholic, art house
Plot:
coming of age, island, wedding, fire, lighthouse, sexual awakening, obsession, jealousy, loneliness, character study, sexual tension, isolation ...
Place:
iceland
Similarity:
86%
336
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Depardieu plays an unnamed hunter and we join him and his dog as they depart for a nearby forest to snare some rabbits - or perhaps he's hunting for something far more elusive? His excursion soon progresses from carefree meandering to a ...
Style:
contemplative, psychological, existential, art house, meditative ...
Plot:
dog, forest, hunting, hunter, lost, wilderness, nature, loneliness, isolation, disorientation, character study, wanderer ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The latest discovery by a blind shell collector puts the relationship between man and nature on edge: a rare mollusc that is extremely poisonous, but has a healing and hallucinogenic effect on some people. Can people resist the creature’s ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
remote island, blind man, island, nature, beach, problem, fighting illness, lifestyle, illness, man versus nature, isolation, obsession ...
Place:
okinawa japan
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Thomas, a photographer from France, goes to Japan to take pictures of abandoned places. Lonely, he meets Natsuki, a young and beautiful woman, who will become his model. But Thomas has violent panic attacks and nightmares...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, art house, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
loneliness, character study, nightmare, photography, trauma, mental illness, haunting, isolation, ruins, obsession, memory, intimate ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A popular young writer decides to write a novel on an island that was once a Mecca to the Hippie movement of the 1960s. As he tries to recapture a world that no longer exists, the writer meets an enigmatic young woman who agrees to help him in his ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, atmospheric, romantic drama ...
Plot:
island, nostalgia, writers, writer's life, lifestyle, hippie, memory, puzzle, mystery woman, haunting, lost love, identity ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy, Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When two outsiders arrive on an isolated intentional community, seventeen-year old Anahita begins to question her role at home, and what a future out in the world-at-large could be.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, independent film, atmospheric, melancholic
Plot:
self discovery, coming of age, female protagonist, young woman, character study, identity crisis, 17 year old, teenage angst, isolation, farm, friendship, escape ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, France, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ana, Verónica, Marta, and Toro are four lonely people who live an unadventurous and quiet existence in southern Chile. They are with each other without the need of using words, trying to save themselves in a stealthy and extreme way. In order not ...
Style:
slow cinema, melancholic, art house, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
loneliness, alienation, isolation, everyday life, intimate, minimalism, bittersweet, character study, intimacy, coastal town, sexual tension, dog ...
Place:
poetic realism, chile
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An artist's life who lives in a village of Kurdistan,Iran has been changed because his nephew enters to the village.
Style:
art house, contemplative, reflective, melancholic
Plot:
character study, solitude, loneliness, isolation, family reunited, introspection, slow burn, social realism, nostalgia, getting home, family secret, coming of age ...
Place:
kurdistan, iran
Similarity:
56%
133
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Four people, isolated in their different ways are trapped in the desert and changed forever. Against impossible odds, can they find meaning - life, laughter and love before it is too late?
Style:
psychological, existential, emotional, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
isolation, desert, thirst, survival, loneliness, transformation, australian outback, character study, heat wave, friendship, introspection, intimate ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
australia
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
In and around America and the autumn of 1963. A man and his tools. A boy and his shoes.
Style:
independent film, reflective, art house, melancholic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
compassion, empathy, intimate, character study, isolation, small town life, minimalism, solitude, abandonment, trauma, autumn, coming of age ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 50s
Place:
america, massachusetts
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A brutal assault changes Marieke's life. She leaves her familiar city rhythms for the solitude of a isolated house in the countryside. Her irrational fears on the frozen farm are a constant struggle. As spring's orchestra begins, her ...
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, melancholic, contemplative, art house ...
Plot:
isolation, countryside, female protagonist, healing, solitude, dark past, slow burn, character study, resilience, minimalism, intimacy, rebirth ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Currently in post-production. Plot unknown. Unknown plot.
Style:
existential, emotional, independent film, melancholic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
family drama, father son relationship, single father, intimacy, wildlife, isolation, slow burn, chaos, animal attack, identity, survival, haunting ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Diego is hosting a farewell party in his house before he leaves on a trip that no one knows about.
Style:
reflective, emotional, melancholic, realistic, tension ...
Plot:
secrets, house party, introspection, intimate, relationships, bittersweet, friendship, regret, single, identity, character study, slice of life ...
Similarity:
50%
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:
50%
396
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An outdoors orientation contest turns into a journey to the participants' self and conscience.
Style:
reflective, psychological, intense, suspense, melancholic ...
Plot:
wilderness, competition, self discovery, character study, personal growth, journey, conscience, teamwork, nature, moral dilemma, coming of age, realism ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Yokubo from director Tetsuo Shinohara is based off of the award-winning love story by Mariko Koike. A young man searching for physical comfort and dumb lust, and the world-weary woman drowning in a sea of men that works with him. This is a fantastic ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, erotic drama, romantic drama ...
Plot:
desire, social problems, couple relations, male female relationship, love affair, relationships, relationship problems, sexual exploration, character study, loneliness, bittersweet, literary ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Valerio is a lonely young boy who can't get on with the others of the same age. He just observes without been seen and tries to compare himself to them, especially with two tough guys from his swimming course. One day Valerio sees something ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, contemplative, tension, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, loneliness, bullying, coming of age, isolation, adolescence, introspection, loss of innocence, self discovery, childhood, male protagonist ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Marseille describes an interlude in the life of young Berlin photographer Sophie. Wanting a change, Sophie does an apartment swap, so she can go photograph the city of Marseille, and most of all get away from Berlin.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, art house, independent film, melancholic ...
Plot:
photography, city life, introspection, self discovery, realism, slice of life, character study, intimate, solitude, identity, loneliness, seaside ...
Place:
marseille, berlin germany
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A strange life together of a man and a woman united by paintings. A film starring Yuya Ozeki, shot in honor of his 20th birthday!
Style:
art house, independent film, aesthetic, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
painting, artist, creative process, character study, connection, intimate, friendship, memory, art gallery, slice of life, minimalism, loneliness ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
You left your home to move far away. You were struck by a wind of change and were unfaithful to yourself. You reinvented yourself and you are now feeling free. But suddenly pressure arises in you.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, introspection, coming of age, personal growth, freedom, relocation, identity crisis, isolation, intimate, escape, bittersweet, slice of life ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, Spain
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The disappearance of his wife leaves Fernando, a quiet geography teacher, completely devastated. Aimless, he impersonates another man as a gardener at a Portuguese country house, where he forms an unexpected friendship with the owner.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, psychological, atmospheric, existential ...
Plot:
grief, loss, character study, loneliness, identity, intimate, country house, memory, minimalism, friendship, impostor, gardener ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A Mexican teen Lucas in a gray industrial town befriends co-worker Oscar. Oscar leaves, entrusting Lucas with treasures. Through photography, Lucas captures observed light, finding connection and solace.
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, art house, independent film, slow cinema
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, self discovery, working class, loneliness, photography, realism, introspection, intimate, memory, solitude, slow burn ...
Place:
mexico, poetic realism
Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A stylish, urban woman ends up castaway on a deserted island, where she meets a rugged hermit. Solitude and detachment soon draw them together.
Style:
captivating, psychological, romantic, art house, indie film ...
Plot:
recluse, loneliness, island, estrangement, alienation, desert island, couple relations, isolation, relationships, change of heart, solitude, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Similarity:
44%
172
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young director years old, lives with a girl. Active part of the Intellectual society, he represents perfectly the union between fear and determination, that changes deeply his way of understanding the world that surrounds him. His only aim is to ...
Style:
independent film, disturbing, psychological, reflective, art house ...
Plot:
filmmaking, self discovery, director, actor, surrealism, creative process, lifestyle, social problems, life philosophy, filmmaker, existentialism, character study ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Two young boys, Valerio and Christian, form a powerful friendship over the summer.
Style:
psychological, emotional, suspense, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
friendship, assassination attempt, terrorism, loss of innocence, family drama, coming of age, father son relationship, childhood, trauma, fear, friends, family problems ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The film is in three parts. The first introduces three women who are separately suffering from their own psychological injuries. In the second part, the three women encounter each other and other people as they are each on a journey to an island ...
Style:
serious, fairy tale, realistic, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
friendship, island, friends, gays and lesbians, family relations, babies and infants, mute or deaf, unfulfillment, single parent, prostitute, terminal illness, healing power ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
korea
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Beto is the keeper of a house in Mexico City - empty for several years already - in which he used to work as a domestic help. The solitude of the last ten years, as well the monotony and routine of his job have made him lead a secluded life, which ...
Style:
existential, melancholic, contemplative, art house, psychological ...
Plot:
loneliness, solitude, social commentary, alienation, routine, character study, housekeeper, loyalty, repression, minimalism, slice of life, intimate ...
Place:
mexico city
Similarity:
40%
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:
39%
169
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A young quebecer descends into alienation and depression.
Style:
existential, melancholic, psychological, art house, slow cinema ...
Plot:
strong sexual content, unsimulated sex, alienation, loneliness, identity, depression, identity crisis, isolation, introspection, coming of age, male protagonist, realism ...
Place:
quebec, montreal
Similarity:
39%
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