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Night Call (1970)
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Original name: Ночной звонок
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
At the heart of the plot - the erroneous message about the death of Varvara Antonovna gathers around her son, daughter-in-law and grandson. They feel a sense of deep guilt, so carelessly treating a loved one for a number of years
Style:
emotional, bleak, melancholic
Plot:
family relations, guilt, family drama, mother son relationship, regret, telephone call, introspection, realism, forgiveness, family reunited, ethical dilemma, isolation, nostalgia, small town, social commentary, son, grandson, daughter in law, psychological drama, telephone, text messaging, message
Time:
year 1970
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, bleak and art house films with plots about family drama, guilt, small town, isolation, family relations, regret and family secret mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Night Call: The night of the brother (2005), October November (2013), Monologue (1973), Marita (2017), Boxes (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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467
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Professor Sretenski is a scientist and director of a research center in Russia. He is separated from his wife and lives alone. His daughter, who lives with the mother, comes to his home and stays with him for a period, leaving her daughter with him. ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
soviet union, ussr
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500
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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153
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Magnus is a photographer specializing in family portraits. When he plans for his mother’s 75th birthday he discovers family secrets that will change his life.
Style:
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Plot:
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103
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Close-up to the man who censored films during the military dictatorship in Argentina, slightly inspired by the infamous Miguel Paulino Tato.
Style:
bleak, melancholic, intense, art house, political thriller ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Mitchell family deal with the devastating aftermath of an act of sexual abuse committed by a member of their own family who, after two years, is about to leave prison.
Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, heartfelt, bleak, melancholic, tension
Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
1950s
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Spain, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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593
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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