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The Ape (2009)
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Original name: Apan
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A descent into hell, Jesper Ganslandt's disturbing and suspenseful second feature begins with a man waking up in unfamiliar surroundings, only to find the life he knew the day before is gone.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, tense, sincere, atmospheric, serious, realistic, suspenseful, contemplative, crying ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, hell, introspection, family relations, moral dilemma, disorder, human nature, life turned upside down, heroes, parents and children, surrealism, father, breakdown, driven mad, going insane, mental disorder, male objectification, mine, dressing room, locker room
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
europe, eastern europe
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Most similar movies to The Ape
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, psychological and tense films with plots about family relations, parents and children, life is a bitch, family problems, life turned upside down, human nature and society mostly in Drama, Thriller and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Ape: Avalon (2011), Resilience (2006), Sebbe (2010), Everything Will Be Fine (2010), A Second Chance (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Janne, a 60 year old party promoter is arranging a nightclub at the annual tennis week in the small coastal town of Båstad, where he also teams up with his older sister Jackie. But an accident turns his life upside down and forced by the people ...
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
nightclub, siblings relations, life turned upside down, unlikely criminals, society, nightlife, down on your luck, disorder, nothing goes right, family business, european, partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average man finds himself in a position to prevent the murder of a family member -- the unnerving descent of a man caught between resilience and ruthlessness.
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, suspenseful, independent film ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, life is a bitch, rivalry, dishonesty, human nature, life turned upside down, feud, murder, violent content, nudity, sexual content, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Duct tape, electrical cables, trigger, explosives. Sebbe never planned to build a bomb. It just happened. Sebbe is 15 years old and lives with his mother in an apartment that is too narrow. He does his best. He never strikes back. Sebbe loves his ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
losing-it hero, single parent, coming of age, teenage boy, introspection, teenage life, bullying, youth, society, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A writer-director known for becoming obsessed with his own stories, Jacob Falk stumbles upon photographs of prisoners of war being tortured by Danish soldiers.Suspecting a political conspiracy, Falk falls into a frenetic chase to reveal the mystery ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
chase, uncover truth, dishonesty, disorder, obsession, state affairs, life turned upside down, eye, nordic, on the road, chases and races, hit and run ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, denmark, eastern europe
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down with his beautiful wife and son; while Simon, recently divorced, spends most of his waking hours getting drunk at the local strip club. But all that ...
Style:
tense, touching, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, law enforcement, life turned upside down, family tragedy, babies and infants, moral dilemma, society, injustice, social decay, nordic, grief, suicide of wife ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, eastern europe
Similarity:
51%
318
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A German corporate headhunter travels to Houston, Texas, in pursuit of a renowned oil company CEO, only to have his life fall apart.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
addiction, life turned upside down, introspection, life is a bitch, estrangement, workplace situations, workplace, alcohol abuse, disorder, plan gone wrong, business, top executive ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany, texas
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ridden by guilt for not being able to have a child, wife decides to conceive by cloning. The daughter she gives birth to is therefor almost identical to her. The child starts to grow rapidly and slowly replaces mom in the household.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, serious, tense, realistic
Plot:
incestuous relationship, experiment gone awry, family problems, disorder, couple relations, family relations, dysfunctional family, parents and children, family in crisis, illicit affair, human clone, doctor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers' fortune.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, serious, tense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
family relations, parents and children, starting over, estrangement, hopes, on the road, criminal heroes, u.s. mexico border, mexican immigrant, boy, mexican american border, little boy ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Da-eun lives a happy life with her single father, a man who sacrificed everything in his life for her. She loved her father very dearly. However, their relationship is about to take an unexpected turn. Da-eun becomes suspicious that her father might ...
Style:
tense, psychological, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
kidnapping, uncover truth, murder, investigation, danger, moral dilemma, hidden identity, woman in danger, parents and children, single parent, reporter, life turned upside down ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, korea, east asia
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Irene moves to Paris to begin a new life with her husband Jason and their two daughters, but an act of betrayal and her desire for revenge soon sends her to the brink of madness.
Style:
psychological, emotional, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
disorder, redemption, friendship, friends, introspection, family life, life turned upside down, family relations, immigrant, adoption, misfit, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Michael needs a change in his life, so when he hears about clinical trials for a new anti-depressant, he signs up to be a guinea pig - without telling his family. Because of dangerous side effects, the trial is subsequently abandoned but Michael ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot:
mental illness, family problems, death in the family, dysfunctional family, doctors and patients, midlife crisis, estrangement, couples, losing-it hero, love and romance, life is a bitch, illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scandinavia
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Adapting a Dutch bestseller inspired by a shocking real-life crime, Menno Meyjes (screenwriter of The Color Purple and Lionheart) directs this excoriating assessment of Europe’s contemporary social ills.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, disturbing, bleak
Plot:
couple relations, restaurant, family relations, life is a bitch, under the surface, family problems, couples, haunted by the past, parents and children, juvenile delinquency, family in crisis, family secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Austria, Estonia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In 1914 on a family estate, Oda helps a wounded anarchist, and as their illicit friendship deepens, a family turmoil erupts as the war closes in.
Style:
atmospheric, contemplative, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
world war one, obsession, experimenting, moral dilemma, family relations, estate, parents and children, youth, collector, coming of age, german history, family problems ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
estonia, europe
Similarity:
44%
866
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story takes place in a country about which we know nothing: a country of snow and dense forests somewhere in the North. A family lives in an isolated house near a lake. Alexi, the brother, is a young man with pure heart. A woodcutter. An ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, stylized, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot:
forbidden love, physical appearance, losing-it hero, family relations, mysterious character, love and romance, couple relations, family problems, wilderness, human nature, isolation, obsession ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
europe
Similarity:
43%
1K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Something is missing in Tom's life. His marriage has lost its spark, his job is suffocating him, and his childhood best friend Dan still clings to the past. Every day he goes through the motions, becoming increasingly detached from those around ...
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
murder, haunted by the past, best friend, losing-it hero, serial killer, danger, violence, black bra, female nudity, killer, violent content, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young man travels to Holland for an assisted suicide. The young man was convinced that this was his only way of ending an existence that he considered to lack any dignity.
Style:
experimental, contemplative, atmospheric, surreal, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, human nature, dull life, unfulfillment, death wish, siblings relations, urban, dealing with death, sexual content, human rights, disability, urban setting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, italy, holland, amsterdam
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Vincent, a former air rifle champion lives a quiet life with his wife and his daughter. Despite his happy family life he ends up with economic problems. One day at the shooting range he meets the mysterious Renaud who promises him a solution to his ...
Style:
psychological, tense, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
contract killing, parents and children, moral dilemma, conspiracy, couples, danger, family problems, family in crisis, contract killer, pig, money, train ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
40%
2K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Exile is a British psychological thriller television series dealing with the topic of Alzheimer's disease against a background of corruption. It stars John Simm and Jim Broadbent and was broadcast on BBC One. The series received varyingly ...
Style:
psychological, tense, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
parents and children, mental illness, homecoming, haunted by the past, family relations, life is a bitch, life turned upside down, mental health, investigation, murder mystery, dementia, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A 14-year-old boy and his neo-Nazi dad are both outcasts in their suburban town.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, sentimental, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
unemployment, family relations, racism, parents and children, life is a bitch, social misfits, misfit, alcohol abuse, father son relationship, father, lgbt, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
Similarity:
39%
268
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Set in Norfolk, amidst an idyllic, brooding landscape, an innocent teenage boy and his battle-weary father live a simple life. Days are spent hunting, fishing and daydreaming. Out-of-nowhere, disrupting this tranquility, a mysterious intense figure ...
Style:
captivating, tense, serious, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
father son relationship, mercenary, hitman, teenage life, single parent, isolation, youth, life is a bitch, family relations, family in crisis, parents and children, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When Thomas´ sister dies in an accident, he discovers that her death may be connected to their deceased father´s work in military intelligence. As Thomas embarks on an investigation he soon finds himself and his family under surveillance by an ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, terrorism, estrangement, family problems, bio weapon, parents and children, haunted by the past, death in the family, family relations, courtroom drama, big brother, life turned upside down ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
39%
468
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In a country shaken by major political events, three generations of a Greek family clash over an inside-the-family adoption.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, family problems, political unrest, society, state affairs, parents and children, danger, rivalry, human nature, greek, riot, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
greece
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Edmond, a man in his sixties whose wife has recently passed away, is told about a secret establishment where men can spend an entire night in bed alongside beautiful, sleeping young women, who stretch, roll over and dream, but never awaken. ...
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, tense, sexy ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, aging, sexual tension, brothel, obsession, uncover truth, older man younger woman relationship, female pubic hair, fetish, infidelity, male female relationship, erotica ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The mother and the younger son in a happy family dies in a car-accident. The father and the teenage-son Jonas survives the accident. Now they have to move on with their lives together.
Style:
touching, sincere, serious, emotional, gloomy ...
Plot:
family relations, starting over, single parent, teenage life, family problems, death in the family, youth, introspection, hopes, parents and children, family in crisis, single father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
35%
738
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three sisters, all adrift and in crisis, reunite at their childhood home as their domineering mother arranges a big birthday. But as the festivities come to an end, repressed conflicts rise to the surface. Old wounds are opened and a new family is ...
Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, homecoming, family gatherings, under the surface, parents and children, estrangement, strong female presence, family problems, siblings relations, male nudity, nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
During one single day a number of life destinies cross one another. It becomes a night for the involved they will never forget, a night when the coincidences are going to change their lives forever.
Style:
non-linear, contemplative, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot:
skinhead, immigration, teenager, police, robbery, multiple storylines, moral dilemma, juvenile delinquency, misfit, couple relations, youth, life is a bitch ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Patricia (Kate Fahy) and her two children, young adults Edward (Tom Hiddleston) and Cynthia (Lydia Leonard), arrive for a break at a holiday cottage. As rain and wind lash against the windows, Patricia grows exasperated at the absence of her ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, sincere, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family in crisis, parents and children, estrangement, siblings relations, family gatherings, introspection, mental disorder, grief, nature, road trip, women ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Ireland, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The crew of a bankrupt Scottish trawler turn to smuggling illegal immigrants over the stormy waters of the North Sea.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, touching, bleak
Plot:
fisherman, ship, illegal immigration, moral dilemma, parents and children, smuggling, stowaway, life is a bitch, human nature, ocean, landscape, human trafficking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, europe
Similarity:
33%
95
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
After a long separation, a father and his son spend the day fishing on the river bank. On a beautiful autumn Sunday, surrounded by the majestic countryside, they seem to be alone in the world. They must start all over again.
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
family relations, youth, parent child relationship, parents and children, countryside, father son relationship, nature, kids and family, father and son, separated parents, father, river ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
33%
831
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Bulgaria
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two nine-year-old girls report a flasher to the police even though they never saw him. Three filmmakers meet the only residents of a deserted village - an elderly brother and sister who have not spoken to each other in 16 years. Retired cleaning ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
elderly, introspection, murder, parents and children, estrangement, gender, society, family relations, life, small town life, relationships, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, macedonia, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
33%
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