Movies like In Between 2016
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In Between (2016)
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Original name: بر بحر
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Israel
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The film captures the daily duality of three young Palestinian women in Tel Aviv, caught between hometown tradition and big city abandon, and the price they must pay for a lifestyle that seems obvious to many: the freedom to work, party, fuck, and choose.
Style:
sincere, psychological, unusual plot structure, humorous, captivating, contemplative, queer cinema
Plot:
israeli, arab, dating, judaism, student, friendship, female friendship, young woman, university, single woman, drug use, roommate, drug, youth, friends, feminist, lgbtq, love, teenager, love and romance, fall in love, couples, interfaith relationship, closeted lesbian, girl ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east, jerusalem, indiana, maghreb, tel aviv israel
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, touching, unusual plot structure and sexy films with plots about youth, love and romance, friendship, love, couples, fall in love and friends mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like In Between: Sand Storm (2016), Summertime (2016), Close to Home (2005), Tahara (2020), Circumstance (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, captivating, suspense, disturbing, social
Plot:
mother daughter conflict, second wife, second marriage, bedouin, impossible love, family problems, women in society, marriage, dysfunctional family, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, life is a bitch ...
Time:
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Place:
israel, middle east, indiana, palestine
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
unusual plot structure, sincere, contemplative, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
gay couple, gay interest, summer vacation, gay, couples, love, friendship, summer, love and romance, friends, society, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, italy, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Smadar (Smadar Sayar) and Mirit (Naama Schendar), both 18 years old, are assigned to patrol the streets of Jerusalem together as part of their military service. Worlds apart in their personality their initial frosty relationship changes to ...
Style:
sincere, serious, realistic, suspense
Plot:
politics, soldier, military life, friendship, terrorism, women, danger, israeli, third world, lgbt, lgbtq, glbt ...
Place:
israel, middle east, jerusalem, palestine
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42%
454
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Two best friends attend the funeral of a Hebrew school classmate who died by suicide and accidentally damage their friendship beyond repair.
Style:
sexy, psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, romantic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, lesbian interest, lgbt, friend, lesbianism, love and romance, love, lesbian relationship, gay love, society, escapades ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA, Hong Kong, Iran
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession
Style:
sexy, touching, atmospheric, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, first lesbian experience, iranian, teenage girl, sex, closeted lesbian, propaganda, lesbian love, lgbt, oppression, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tehran iran, dubai, middle east, iran, persia ...
Similarity:
41%
698
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of one woman's personal battle for acceptance, but also a portrait of a political movement that has forever affected millions of lives in the Middle East.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, crying
Plot:
impossible love, friendship, teenage love, teenage life, self discovery, starting over, couples, family life, false accusation, fall in love, society, politics ...
Time:
80s
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, jerusalem
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Israel, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tai is 17 years old. Naim is 20. She's Israeli. He's Palestinian. She lives in Jerusalem. He lives in Gaza. They were born in a land of scorched earth, where fathers bury their children. They must endure an explosive situation that is not ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sentimental, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, friendship, interracial relations, rebelliousness, family life, friends, danger, terrorism, politics, society, adolescence vs adulthood, political unrest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel, palestinian authority
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41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, atmospheric, light, semi serious ...
Plot:
fall in love, couples, friendship, friends, youth, college, coming of age, age difference, looking for love, teenager, love and romance, obsession ...
Place:
nova scotia
Similarity:
41%
561
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
RICHARD, 15 with learning difficulties, longs to put down roots but his restless and destructive brother, POLLY, needs to keep moving. When the land they live on is bought by a new landowner, and the electricity supply to their caravan is cut, their ...
Style:
touching, suspenseful, contemplative, psychological, sentimental ...
Plot:
coming of age, teenage boy, brother brother relationship, first love, learning disability, teenager, farm, caravan, friendship, love, fall in love, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
41%
208
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
"Nowhere" is a drama about Adrian and Sebastian, a Colombia couple living together in New York City. When Sebastian is faced with immigration complications, Adrian must learn to overcome his fear of rejection from his family back in ...
Style:
melancholic, tense, romantic, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Plot:
gay love, lgbt, lgbtq, immigration, gay, gay couple, society, hopes, violence, fall in love, gay lead character, starting over ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Growing up, Jenny and Autumn were best friends. However, a choice tore them apart. Now it will take an unthinkable sacrifice to reunite them.
Style:
christian film, psychological, touching, contemplative, sincere ...
Plot:
faith, christian, friendship, love, faith based, female friendship, fall in love, redemption, couple relations, couples, christianity, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
Story:
Rose Lee is just a typical high school student trying to figure things out. Her dream is to join the boy's wrestling team, but no one is making it easy for her. Along the way, she'll discover that her most difficult opponent may be herself.
Style:
tense, psychological, contemplative, unusual plot structure, captivating ...
Plot:
lgbt, transgender, teenage girl, friendship, girl, transsexuality, coming of age, dysfunctional family, teenager, sexism, loneliness, best friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An orthodox Jewish teen living with her family in France attempts to balance her religious upbringing with her increasingly complex view of the outside world.
Style:
touching, sincere, serious, realistic, sexual ...
Plot:
self discovery, culture clash, lifestyle, love and romance, society, crumbling marriage, family problems, couples, social differences, infidelity, youth, male female relationship ...
Place:
middle east, paris france, france, europe, israel
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Celebrated European actor Sophie Bernard is in Montreal shooting a movie, and she's taking the opportunity to visit her son Thomas in the hope of bridging the rift that's grown between them. But Thomas has his own agenda for their time ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, psychological, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Sweden, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, sincere, touching, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
future, year 2019, 21st century
Place:
iceland
Similarity:
40%
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Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Seventeen-year-old Lena meets 19-year-old Farid, a young Muslim. She has a clear-cut attitude towards his culture and religion: utter rejection. Despite their differences – or perhaps because of them – they fall in love.
Style:
psychological, contemplative, captivating, unusual plot structure, thought provoking ...
Plot:
teenage girl, pregnancy and birth, tragic love, religion, teenage protagonist, cultural difference, 17 year old, teenage boy, teenager, female protagonist, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people--a girl and two guys--become so close that they form a sort-of threesome. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot ...
Style:
sexual, disturbing, slasher, controversial, spooky ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
beach, rape, friendship, love, coming of age, teenage sexuality, teenage love, friends, female nudity, teenager, sexual attraction, lesbian subtext ...
Time:
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Place:
long island
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, sincere, tense, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
paris france, lebanon
Similarity:
40%
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Duration: 67 min.
Story:
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Style:
unusual plot structure, psychological, melancholic, touching, sexy ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian romance, coming of age, lesbian interest, lesbian relationship, lgbtq, love and romance, gay love, gays and lesbians, youth, society ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, unusual plot structure, captivating, sincere, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India, France, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, contemplative, sexy, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, touching, unusual plot structure, romantic, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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796
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, thought provoking, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
middle east, israel, palestine, persia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, realistic, disturbing, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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966
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, youth, fall in love, couple relations, self discovery, teenage life, small town life, teenage love, best friend, human nature, gender ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, south carolina
Similarity:
40%
329
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Sonja is struggling to deal with her parent separation, and find her feelings for her best friend might not just be a phase.
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, sexy, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, lesbian, friendship, love and romance, family relations, youth, couples, friends, unfulfilled love, lifestyle, best friend, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In Lille, two penniless young women with few prospects become friends. Isa moves in with Marie, who's flat-sitting for a mother and child in hospital in comas following a car crash. Isa is out-going, unskilled, with hopes of moving south to ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, touching, depressing, meditative ...
Plot:
coma, coming of age, friendship, working class, love and romance, hopes, depression, couple relations, society, youth, life is a bitch, down on your luck ...
Time:
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Place:
france, flanders
Similarity:
39%
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