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I Know How to Knit (2016)
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Original name: Я умею вязать
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
The story of Tanya, who is suddenly hit by a feeling that her existence is hopelessly devoid of meaning, is set in St. Petersburg. The city landscape provides the backdrop for Tanya's ups and downs as she takes drastic action, gets into scrapes and grows up as a result of the trials - both deliberate and accidental - that she faces.
Style:
emotional, touching, poignant, psychological, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
solitude, personal growth, self discovery, diary, female protagonist, confession, coming of age, resilience, identity, bittersweet, intimate, relationships, memory, healing, nostalgia, city life, slice of life, hopes, fate, depression, suicide attempt, insanity, insane, farce, insane asylum ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
st. petersburg russia, saint petersburg
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, realistic and psychological films with plots about slice of life, bittersweet, self discovery, intimate, personal growth, identity and coming of age mostly in Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like I Know How to Knit: Not Waving But Drowning (2012), The Days of Morisaki Bookstore (2010), Antonia (2001), After the Winter (2021), A Golden Boy (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
tokyo
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88%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Antonia, a young, beautiful, intelligent and successful executive, is in deep depression, she's dealing with an unwanted pregnancy from his previous relationship with his partner Sebastian, a young and dreamer, renowned photographer, who will ...
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
unwanted pregnancy, female protagonist, relationships, second chance, mature, personal growth, self discovery, identity crisis, career woman, resilience, bittersweet, nostalgia ...
Place:
chile, santiago chile
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Five childhood friends from a small Montenegrin town have gradually moved away to different corners of the former Yugoslavia, yet they remain in contact, aware that their long-time friendship continues to play a fundamental role in their lives.
Style:
melancholic, emotional
Plot:
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Place:
montenegro
Similarity:
83%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young copywriter moves to Rome in the wake of his screenwriter father's death, where he meets a publisher who wants to release his dad's autobiography.
Style:
melancholic, depressing, sad, bad ending, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
male protagonist, autobiography, father son relationship, loss of father, unfulfilled love, mental disorder, book, femme fatale, old woman, grief, identity, coming of age ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dylan Derringer, a lonely dentist in Florida, is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that sends him on an eventful and ultimately life-altering journey of discovery.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, loneliness, character study, personal growth, relationships, haunted by the past, changing lives, relationship problems, lifestyle, male female relationship, lifestyle change, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Not Louis Malle's classic but the latest from director Sylvia Chang who, after years of absence from the helm, digs deep into her Taiwanese roots to tell a story about growing up, and letting go. Isabella Leong plays an uncertain painter, Mei, ...
Style:
disturbing, sincere, psychological, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
family reunited, relationships, painting, brother sister relationship, female artist, sibling relationship, brother and sister, rebellion, lifestyle, brother sister reunion, family relations, self discovery ...
Place:
taiwan
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
relationship problems, marital problem, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, marital crisis, family relations, tragic love, dysfunctional family, breakup, male female relationship, relationships, travel ...
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64%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Sarah, a free spirited young girl looking to surgically reassign her gender and Antony, a once exuberant but now a dejected and dispirited young man. What will happen when they meet?
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
self discovery, transgender, lgbtq, desire for fame, relationship problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, relationships, coming of age, identity crisis, character study, acceptance ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Adaptation of Mayu Ohara's autobiography.
Style:
heartfelt, realistic, emotional, reflective, period drama ...
Plot:
biopic, autobiography, adaptation, female protagonist, personal growth, slice of life, mother daughter relationship, coming of age, intimate, domestic drama, bittersweet, resilience ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
For forty years Lilian Singer has been locked up in a 'loony bin' by her father. Her release is eventually secured by her eccentric Aunt Kitty and her brother, John. Lilian starts to carve out a place for herself. As she explores Sydney ...
Style:
reflective, uplifting, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
sydney australia, australia
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
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Place:
new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
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Style:
realistic, entertaining, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
female protagonist, relationships, lifestyle change, personal growth, independent woman, slice of life, everyday life, self discovery, coworker, coping, ambitious woman, male female relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Following the death of his estranged father, Louis is left feeling he hasn't achieved as much as he had hoped for. A chance encounter with figures from his past triggers a set of events that shakes his perception of life.
Style:
poignant, melancholic, emotional, reflective, art house ...
Plot:
grief, coming of age, self discovery, mourning, loss, family drama, realism, male protagonist, bittersweet, chance meeting, intimate, memory ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
intercultural, contemplative, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
winter, female protagonist, coming of age, self discovery, young woman, identity, slice of life, intimate, identity crisis, bittersweet, loneliness, small town ...
Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
france
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Country: Croatia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, poignant, emotional, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, serious, realistic, existential ...
Plot:
self discovery, family relations, haunted by the past, parents and children, family problems, hopes, estrangement, christmas, intimate, soul searching, identity crisis, male protagonist ...
Time:
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Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america
Similarity:
47%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: New Zealand
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, independent film, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
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44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
friendship, introspection, slice of life, self discovery, personal growth, road trip, getting home, homecoming, nostalgia, bittersweet, flashback, acceptance ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, exciting, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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