Movies like Lowlife 2012

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Lowlife (2012)
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Lowlife (2012)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A lonely musician's descent into the shadowy world of a living drug leads to a mysterious island where a battle of body and soul is waged.
Style: experimental, psychological, surreal
Plot: drug addict, musician, surrealism, creature, drug, life is a bitch, drug use, musician's life, drug abuse, drug addiction, dog, island, forest, missing person, dream, tentacle, world, slug, mud bath, starfish, drugs
Place: nova scotia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, psychological, independent film and surreal films with plots about drug addiction, drug addict, drug, surrealism, drug abuse, drug use and life is a bitch mostly in Drama, Fantasy and Mystery genres. Some movies like Lowlife: In My Pocket (2011), Castle in the Ground (2019), The Best of All Worlds (2017), The Last Minute (2001), The Legend of Kaspar Hauser (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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In My Pocket (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A harrowing journey down the dark spiral of drug addiction. As Stephen Jameson's carefully constructed life slowly falls apart, his belief system is shattered when he discovers that he's no longer the functioning addict that he once was.
Style: serious, realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot: addiction, drug addict, drug abuse, life is a bitch, pills, couples, society, introspection, drug addiction, recovery, drug, junkie ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles
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95%
Castle in the Ground (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story: After the untimely death of his mother, a grieving teen befriends his charismatic but troubled neighbor, only to become ensnared in a world of addiction and violence as the opioid epidemic takes hold of his small town.
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological, independent film
Plot: teenager, drug, drug abuse, life is a bitch, criminal underworld, breaking the law, opium, drug addiction, epidemic, teenage life, neighbor neighbor relationship, drug dealing ...
Place: ontario canada
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77%
The Best of All Worlds (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Based on true events, seven year old Adrian is growing up in the underground drug scene of Salzburg, usually famous for culture and classical music. His mother Helga is torn between her drug addiction and her love for her son. Despite of this Adrian ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspense, captivating
Plot: drug addiction, heroin addict, drug, drug addict, family relations, social problems, social issues, life is a bitch, drug abuse, junkie, drug use, mother son relationship ...
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
The Last Minute (2001)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The clock is ticking towards The Last Minute, but no one knows it. No one except Billy Byrne - young, cool and talented, he's the Next Big Thing. At least that's what the London glitterazzi are saying, on the streets, in the clubs, in the ...
Style: serious, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film ...
Plot: drug addict, rise and fall, juvenile delinquency, prodigy, hitman, life is a bitch, danger, obsession, friendship, celebrity culture, murder, addiction ...
Place: london, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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The Legend of Kaspar Hauser (2012)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Arriving on a deserted beach in the Mediterranean sea, in a time and a place unspecified, Kaspar Hauser is forced to confront the evil of a Grand Duchess who feels threatened by the power she exercises over the community.
Style: surreal, experimental, atmospheric, stylized, serious ...
Plot: good versus evil, island, techno music, rivalry, beach, dishonesty, defiant, stoner, underground, chess, motorcycle, sea ...
Place: europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Kokoda Crescent (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The grandson of a war veteran is found dead from an overdose of heroin. He and his old army buddies swing into action and stake out the drug dealer, only to discover a web of police corruption surrounding the drug dealing. Given police complicity in ...
Style: realistic, serious, independent film
Plot: drug addiction, police corruption, friends, law enforcement, buddies, amateur detective, life is a bitch, dishonesty, vigilantism, drug abuse, family life, drug addict ...
Time: 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
The Temptation of St. Tony (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Estonia, Finland, Sweden, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being "good" finds himself confronting the mysteries of middle-age and morality as he loses grasp of what was once his quiet life.
Style: surreal, psychological, suspenseful, bleak, black and white ...
Plot: surrealism, cannibalism, moral dilemma, losing-it hero, temptation, fighting the system, rebellion, rebelliousness, midlife crisis, society, depression, mental disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, estonia
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Distortion (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: When his girlfriend is kidnapped, a drug-addicted ex-cop must overcome his demons and face the sobering task of tracking her down before it's too late. His story dismissed by the police, he's left with no choice but to rely on his own ...
Style: serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, independent film
Plot: kidnapping, law enforcement, obsessive quest, missing person, murder, drug, life is a bitch, drug abuse, addiction, diner, flashback, fbi ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Rapture (1979)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story: José Sirgado, filmmaker in his thirties, has completed his second film and is deeply unsatisfied for various reasons. One may be that his relationship with the film has nothing to do with what he had imagined, another may be that the heroine of his ...
Style: experimental, surreal, cult classic, controversial, slasher ...
Plot: filmmaking, mental disorder, gay, found footage, female nudity, surrealism, drug addiction, friendship between men, gays and lesbians, exploitation, terror, witchcraft ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: iberian peninsula, spain, madrid
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Adventures of God (2000)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 84 min.
Story: It tells the story of a man and a woman trapped inside what appears to be a dream set in the labyrinthine hallways, mysterious rooms of a large hotel in the 30's, facing the sea.
Style: art house, surreal, absurd, captivating, experimental
Plot: surrealism, miraculous event, absurdism, philosophy, pregnancy, religion, murder, woman, nudity, dream world, beach, sexuality ...
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52%
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Wasted (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A high-school track star (Nick Stahl) watches without judgment as his two best friends (Summer Phoenix, Aaron Paul) abuse heroin.
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, rough, biting ...
Plot: drug addict, high school, friendship, heroin, downfall, life is a bitch, teenage life, kids in trouble, hopes, rehabilitation, lifestyle, going straight ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Psychotropica (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Music, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A confused and tormented young man (known only as 'The Patient') relates his dreams and memories to a mysterious and sadistic doctor. As The Patient dives deeper into his mental landscape he discovers a shocking truth.
Style: retro, experimental
Plot: nudity, drug, human experiment, blood, incest, murder, sex, violence, female nudity, male nudity, gay, nightmare ...
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50%
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Enter the Void (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Japan
Duration: 161 min.
Story: This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar (Nathaniel Brown), a young American drug dealer and addict living in Tokyo with his prostitute sister, Linda (Paz de la Huerta). When Oscar is killed by ...
Style: psychedelic, art house, philosophical, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Audience: adult
Plot: surrealism, afterlife, trippy, stripper, hallucination, drug trip, life after death, lsd, male nudity, youth, incest, abortion ...
Time: year 2010, year 2009, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place: tokyo, japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Cocaine Angel (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: A week in the life of a young drug addict.
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, mumblecore ...
Plot: drug addiction, addiction, life is a bitch, rehabilitation, downfall, drug dealing, hopes, lifestyle, fired from the job, going straight, prostitute, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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 35K
Tideland (2005)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
Style: disturbing, surreal, psychedelic, bleak, dark fantasy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: heroin, isolation, imagination, mental illness, surrealism, child neglect, mentally challenged, imaginary friend, addiction, insanity, drug addiction, girl ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: austin texas, denmark, texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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On the Corner (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Angel and Randy Henry are a sister and brother, caught on the mean streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. While Angel finds the strength to escape her seemingly hopeless situation, Randy slips deeper into a world consumed by abandonment and ...
Style: touching, serious, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot: drug addiction, missing person, dysfunctional family, homelessness, interracial relations, mother daughter relationship, confrontation, drug dealer, drug rehab, criminality, drug addict, addiction ...
Place: vancouver
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Animals (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: ANIMALS tells the story of Jude and Bobbie: a young couple that exist somewhere between homelessness and the fantasy of their imaginations. Though they masterfully con and steal in an attempt to stay one step ahead of their addiction, they are ...
Style: indie film
Plot: drug addict, recovery, homeless, overdose, male nudity, male pubic hair, drug, drug addiction, junkie, drug use, pubic hair
Place: illinois
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47%
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Naked Lunch (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK, Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally murders his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in an Islamic port town in Africa.
Style: psychedelic, surreal, disturbing, neo noir, philosophical ...
Plot: hallucination, surrealism, drug addiction, paranoia, addiction, exterminator, insect, homosexuality, beat generation, giant insect, cockroach, secret agent ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, year 1991, 90s, 50s ...
Place: north africa, usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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L'Immortelle (1963)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Italy, Turkey
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A sad man meets a beautiful, secretive woman who may or may not be involved in some conspiracy ring dealing in kidnapped women used as prostitutes. After several days of their sadly passionate relationship she disappears. The sad man is unable to ...
Style: surreal, mind bending, psychedelic, experimental, avant garde ...
Plot: obsession, fetish, parallel universe, mystery woman, alternate reality, surrealism, power relations, love and romance, mysterious character, femme fatale, dealing with death, love affair ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: middle east, istanbul turkey, turkey
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47%
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 8K
Rabbits (2002)
Genre: Short, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
Story: A story of a group of humanoid rabbits and their depressive, daily life. The plot includes Suzie ironing, Jane sitting on a couch, Jack walking in and out of the apartment, and the occasional solo singing number by Suzie or Jane. At one point the ...
Style: surreal, avant garde, psychological, atmospheric, experimental ...
Plot: rabbit, dull life, dark humor, danger, confined, isolation, confinement indoors, surrealism, exploitation, trippy, extreme, arthouse horror ...
Time: year 2002
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47%
Photographing Fairies (1997)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Photographer Charles Castle is numbed with grief following the death of his beautiful bride. He goes off to war, working in the trenches as a photographer. Following the war and still in grief Charles is given some photographs purporting to be of ...
Style: psychological, grindhouse, mystic, esoteric, spiritual ...
Plot: photograph, photography, world war one, photographer, afterlife, paranormal, creature, pagan, magical creature, magic realism, folk horror, occult ...
Time: 1910s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: london, europe, england, alps, switzerland
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45%
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Split (2016)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The story of a young woman who takes an epic journey to claim her own darkness and sexuality so she can stop putting it into the hands of her abusive lover. When Inanna, a young actress, working as a stripper, becomes obsessed with a mask maker, ...
Style: psychological, captivating, surreal
Plot: male pubic hair, circumcised penis, borderline personality disorder, relationships, sexual abuse, sexuality, relationship problems, female protagonist, sexual relations, surrealism, male female relationship, male nudity ...
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44%
Love in the Time of Civil War (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Lauded Quebec filmmaker Rodrigue Jean (Lost Song) takes a fearless, unflinching look at the reality of addiction in this tough-minded docudrama set in the bleak milieu of hustlers and junkies in Montreal.
Style: realistic, touching, disturbing, bleak, serious
Plot: gay, prostitute, male prostitute, male nudity, gay interest, gay sex, life is a bitch, misfit, drug abuse, male pubic hair, drug addict, urban ghetto ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, montreal
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43%
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Another Trip to the Moon (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 80 min.
Story: The magical surrealist journey of Asa, daughter of a shaman, who confronts her own mother, fighting for her own life and freedom.
Style: captivating, psychological, surreal, disturbing, psychedelic
Plot: magic, surrealism, supernatural power, family problems, supernatural, magical creature, relationship problems, absurdism, magical, woods, rabbit, no dialogue
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42%
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Holy Motors (2012)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story: We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct identity: sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, ...
Style: surreal, art house, psychedelic, cerebral, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: surrealism, existentialism, life & death, creativity, obsession, multiple storylines, trippy, hidden identity, double life, power relations, unfulfillment, lifestyle change ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place: paris france, france
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42%
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Most High (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: When Julius (Marty Sader) loses his girlfriend, his job and the life of his pseudo father, Jack, his itch for a "quick fix" suffocates his ambitions and takes him on a trip through the disturbing addiction of crystal meth. Julius confides ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot: losing-it hero, rehabilitation, downfall, addiction, family problems, under the surface, couples, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, drug abuse, drug, drug addiction ...
Time: 21st century
Place: hawaii
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41%
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South West 9 (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Five very different characters are thrown together in one weird, mashed up day. It started out like any other, but 24 hours later everything had changed. South West 9 takes you through the windscreen of the new millenium. The death of idealism, ...
Plot: drug addict, drug dealing, drug use, violence, lsd, trance, rave, drug addiction, drug dealer, drugged, drug trade, marijuana ...
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Chappaqua (1966)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran. Though initially confusing, as Rooks blends drug-illusion with reality, and cuts color with ...
Style: psychedelic, grindhouse, psychotronic, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot: counterculture, hippie, beat generation, drug addiction, surrealism, drug, trippy, music and dance, art, lsd, junkie, conspiracy ...
Time: year 1966
Place: new york, paris france, france, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
This Beautiful City (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Friday night in Toronto’s lower west end. Chatter from a dinner party in Harry and Carol’s nouveau riche condo drifts through an open balcony door, as two freebase cokeheads, Pretty and Johnny, have a party on their own in the alley below. As ...
Style: serious, realistic, psychological, suspense, erotic ...
Plot: prostitute, unhappy marriage, introspection, destructive relationship, family problems, infidelity, addiction, drug abuse, couple relations, crumbling marriage, life is a bitch, sexual relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Zeta (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Alex, a poor italian guy living on the streets of Rome finally realizes his dream of becoming a rap singer, known as Zeta. He will find himself in the world of hip-hop in a flash, having to struggle against the severity of the real world and his ...
Style: psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: rapper, musician's life, price of fame, rap star, life is a bitch, music, desire for fame, rising to stardom, rap, musician
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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