Movies like Deadline 2016
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Deadline (2016)
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Trent Butler, a listless 20 something, accidentally kills himself after a breakup. He negotiates with Death to get a 2 week extension to accomplish something with his life.
Style:
emotional, reflective, existential, melancholic, independent film, ironic, dark comedy, satirical, dark
Plot:
second chance, deadline, afterlife, mortality, supernatural, personal growth, self discovery, redemption, identity crisis, regret, bittersweet, dark humor, coming of age, young adult, urban, slice of life, minimalism, death, suicide, breakup, filmmaking, faust
Time:
contemporary
Place:
toronto ontario canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, realistic and romantic comedy films with plots about bittersweet, slice of life, self discovery, personal growth, urban, coming of age and intimate mostly in Comedy, Romance and Drama genres. Some movies like Deadline: The Magic of Lemon Drops (2024), Closure (2012), Junebug (2024), My Intelligent Comedy (2018), Little Hearts (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Lolly’s aunt gives her three magical lemon drops, she gets to experience what her life would have been like if she had made different choices and lived those unfulfilled dreams.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, feel good, whimsical
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
self discovery, personal growth, female protagonist, magic realism, second chance, wish fulfillment, magical object, identity, regret, young adult, soul searching, family drama ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
All paths inevitably end, whether we want them to or not. This is a tale about one particular path, followed by two particular people, but this is not a tale about romance, this is simply a film about beginnings and endings. Daniel and Eve are a ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, independent film, mumblecore
Audience:
adult
Plot:
young adult, personal growth, introspection, female protagonist, bittersweet, memory, coming of age, regret, male protagonist, slice of life, identity crisis, self discovery ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
scotland
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When an eight-year-old version of herself starts appearing to her, Juniper begins to realize that her life is not what she had hoped it would be as a child. Young Junebug pushes Juniper to achieve her dreams, to start writing again, and to ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, feel good, psychological, whimsical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
self discovery, midlife crisis, personal growth, imagination, creative block, identity crisis, magic realism, book editor, bittersweet, slice of life, second chance, female friendship ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Damien Nadeau-Daneau, a young filmaker, is unable to finish a movie he started with french actor Denis Lavant. Indebted, he’s working at a post-production company, far from his artistic ideals. On the eve of his 33rd birthday, he is self-centered, ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, feel good, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
filmmaking, filmmaker, satire, film producer, slice of life, realism, self discovery, identity, everyday life, intimate, midlife crisis, alienation ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Akhil, when failed in EAMCET exam, is forced into long-term coaching after heartbreak teaches him the difference between true and shallow love. At the center, he meets Khatyayani and falls for her, only to be rejected for a strange reason. ...
Style:
humorous, romantic comedy, lighthearted, emotional
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
personal growth, coming of age, first love, young adult, unrequited love, self discovery, heartbreak, slice of life, friendship, empathy, redemption, bittersweet
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
James, a jobless husband, grapples with strained marriage as wife Sarah's career thrives. Left behind, he embarks on self-discovery journey, seeking purpose and worth amidst unfulfilled dreams and marital turmoil.
Style:
realistic, emotional, independent film, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, marital strife, personal growth, slice of life, intimate, midlife crisis, unemployment, identity crisis, bittersweet, male protagonist, resentment, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Group of friends meet again, 13 years after their prom because of a problem of one of them, and face the opportunity to experience the things in life they have always put aside in life so far.
Style:
disturbing, satirical, entertaining, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, friends, group of friends, satire, old friends reunited, reunited friends, coming of age, second chance, self discovery, nostalgia, regret, midlife crisis ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Aspiring actress Amelia begins her 25th birthday by breaking up with her boyfriend, and things only go downhill from there. After visiting a dubious psychic for advice, Amelia sets off on a bizarre adventure to find money for rent and possibly love.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, sentimental ...
Plot:
hollywood, actor's life, hopes, introspection, artists and showbiz, ambition, twentysomething life, aspiring actress, female protagonist, twenty something, coming of age, personal growth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
This coming-of-age drama follows Saba, the happy-go-lucky protagonist, through the years leading up to his adulthood and highlighting events of friendship and romance along the way.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, sentimental
Plot:
grownups, coming of age, youth, relationships, adolescence, personal growth, friendship, heartbreak, self discovery, male protagonist, bittersweet, nostalgia ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Carlos and Elena are about to sign a divorce when they receive an unexpected gift that will allow them to travel back in time. Back in the '90s, that nostalgic era of leather jackets, rowdy hairstyles and pop-rock, they will seek to change ...
Style:
romantic drama, sentimental, touching, emotional, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love story, travel, second chance, nostalgia, reconciliation, bittersweet, marriage, divorce, redemption, self discovery, regret, couples ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Celal, who dreams of achieving happiness as a ladies' man and charmer, soon gets into difficulties and suffers misfortune. Back when Celal was in a relationship, he was jealous of the life of a bachelor.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, funny, light, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
womanizer, happiness, couples, love, couple relations, love affair, love and romance, bachelor, relationships, male female relationship, heartbreak, jealousy ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Greece
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Poor Tasos and was so young! But also very jealous. A defect that ultimately cost him his own life as during his last jealousy crisis for of his beautiful girlfriend Alice, he will fall victim of a traffic accident. Archangels will sympathize with ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, surreal, art house, philosophical ...
Plot:
afterlife, death, ghost, jealousy, second chance, supernatural, regret, tragedy, road accident, car crash, loss, relationships ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Roy, a village boy who's a failure at studies, joins Christy's tuition. They become good friends, but later when Christy gets a job abroad, Roy's life changes
Style:
emotional, realistic, reflective, melancholic, intercultural
Plot:
friendship, slice of life, village life, coming of age, nostalgia, relationships, personal growth, longing, aspiration, bittersweet, education, separation ...
Similarity:
40%
161
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A road movie romance that conjures a heady concoction of free love and end of the world conspiracy.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, road movie, romantic ...
Plot:
unlikely couple, self discovery, bittersweet, on the road, love and romance, road trip, intimate, personal growth, family issues, identity crisis, small town, escape ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A young resort owner, Tarun, is going through a rough time and tries to deal with disappointments, failures, and struggles of his life. In the process of doing so, he strikes up a great bond with a resort guest, Tanya. Will this bond help them to ...
Style:
heartfelt, romantic drama, life affirming, indie film, melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
self discovery, personal growth, resort, slice of life, second chance, bittersweet, small town, couples
Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A man who has no direction in life is mistaken for a famous motivational speaker. As he takes his place, he will try to find a reason to live.
Style:
inspirational, existential, humorous, feel good, romantic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, captivating, psychological, romantic, emotional ...
Plot:
relationships, breakup, urban, city life, ex lover, love affair, couples, couple relations, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, relationship problems, ex boyfriend, ex girlfriend ...
Place:
beijing china, china
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Etsinnässä (Searching for You) is a story about Joni, a young man in his twenties, who returns to his hometown for summer vacation from university. While on his vacation, Joni tries to find himself and happiness.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
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Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
36%
331
Genre: Comedy
Country: Estonia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A rich businessman moves to countryside to give his life a meaning.
Style:
reflective, emotional, realistic, sincere, melancholic
Plot:
midlife crisis, countryside, personal growth, redemption, self discovery, second chance, slice of life, family relations, small town life, humanism, nature, identity ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
As they quickly approach their thirtieth birthdays, academic physicist Siobhan and her photographer boyfriend Sean realize they failed to answer key questions about themselves and their relationship. Their devotion to each other is further tested ...
Style:
romantic drama, romantic, captivating, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
breakup, self discovery, personal growth, relationship problems, couples, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, romantic relationship, family crisis, love and romance, relationships, love affair ...
Place:
geneva switzerland
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
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Style:
heartfelt, romantic drama, reflective, sentimental, twisted ...
Plot:
self discovery, personal growth, second chance, love triangle, forgiveness, bittersweet, hidden truth, betrayal, plot twist, malayalam
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
One by one, with a sweet but inexorable rate, Ugo's colleagues, go to a better life. When Ugo is attending at one of the innumerable funerals, he and the priest remain involved in an accident. The doctor says that Ugo as only one week left to ...
Style:
tragicomedy, dark comedy, satirical, melancholic, existential ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A grumpy old man living in an idyllic coastal town who can't see he has the perfect life.
Style:
heartfelt, reflective, emotional, independent film, contemplative ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Wong is shocked to learn from his girlfriend Annie (Leung) that she wants to break up. He decides to go online and seek help from love experts on the net. He finds Crystal, a 19-year old self-proclaimed love advisor who has never been actually ...
Style:
humorous, witty, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
breakup, introspection, couples, couple relations, fall in love, youth, love and romance, wooing, nothing goes right, college life, life turned upside down, disorder ...
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, realistic, reflective, emotional, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Youth Never Returns is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Tian Meng and produced by Manfred Wong, and starring Hans Zhang and Joe Chen. The film is an adaptation of Gu Wei's novel of the same name.
Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
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Place:
china
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Anna and Thomas are missing something: love. They will follow their encounter through confusing crushes and lack of commitment, but can love survive when you don't want to compromise your own dreams for your partner?
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, psychological, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
love interest, satire, male female relationship, love affair, love story, relationships, self discovery, realism, young adult, slice of life, bittersweet, intimacy ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Elisa is an old-fashioned girl who receives the visit of her future self, who advises her to take the risk and invite Carlos, his best friend, on a date. She has always been attracted to him.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, touching, light, sweet ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
self discovery, life lesson, personal growth, sent to the past, life changing experience, time travel, changing the past or future, life philosophy, loneliness, life & death, destiny, time loop ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story follows a young man who gets to know a girl and causes her many problems. But when he's exposed to an accident, his life takes a drastic turn.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, thrilling, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
relationships, love story, male female relationship, changing lives, love and romance, life, lifestyle, love interest, lifestyle change, couple relations, love affair, couples ...
Similarity:
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