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Roman Summer (2000)
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Original name: Estate romana
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Former theatre actress comes back to Rome and meets old and new friends.
Style:
melancholic, psychological, art house, reflective, wistful
Plot:
summer, depression, alienation, melancholy, character study, memory, disappearance, isolation, getting home, nostalgia, identity crisis, wandering, midlife crisis, lost city, friendship, musician, loneliness, death, beach, actor, dancer, city, actress, realism, flashback ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
poetic realism, italy, rome italy
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Most similar movies to Roman Summer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, reflective, psychological and art house films with plots about friendship, character study, midlife crisis, nostalgia, loneliness, intimate and slice of life mostly in Drama, Comedy and History genres. Some movies like Roman Summer: Ospiti (1998), El peor comediante del mundo (2017), Diamonds (2024), Footsteps in the Sand (2010), CXL (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Italian drama
Style:
melancholic, poignant, independent film
Plot:
character study, city life, loneliness, social realism, alienation, working class, friendship, migration, slice of life, assimilation, language barrier, class conflict ...
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Story:
Sometimes the comedy of life turns into a tormenting drama. Aurelio is a comedian who's paying in full the price of fame. His indiscipline and the way he managed his career have encouraged his exclusion from the stage. Now, locked in his house ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, psychological, comedy drama, dark comedy ...
Plot:
suicide attempt, loss, fame, depression, isolation, regret, loneliness, nostalgia, abandonment, intimate, bittersweet, realism ...
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64%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A film director gathers his favorite actresses, those he worked with and those he loved. He wants to make a film about women but he doesn’t reveal much: he observes them, takes cue, until his imaginary throw them into another era, in a past where ...
Style:
art house, melancholic, reflective, period drama
Plot:
nostalgia, loneliness, female bonding, fashion, creative process, sisterhood, friendship, anxiety, creativity, identity, competition, longing ...
Time:
70s
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
At the airport, Slavi tells his life's story to a young customs officer. As children, Nelly promises Slavi to marry him. The two teenagers are passionately in love with each other but after some time Nelly falls in love with another guy. Slavi ...
Style:
melancholic, road movie, reflective, art house, extraordinary
Plot:
immigration, lost love, exile, nostalgia, getting home, unrequited love, desperation, refugee camp, alcoholism, alienation, cold war, coming of age ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
bulgaria, eastern europe
Similarity:
57%
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28
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
This poignant and darkly comedic debut feature from Sean Gillane focuses on Nolan, an aspiring writer who feels stuck. He is frustrated with his career, his relationships, the world and ultimately with himself. Unable to keep from displaying his ...
Style:
existential, dark comedy, psychological, melancholic
Plot:
character study, self discovery, identity crisis, loneliness, alienation, obsession, isolation, bittersweet, mental breakdown, modern life, personal growth, realism ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of an exile man who came from Russia. He is the last descended of his family.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense, poignant ...
Plot:
exile, social problems, social outcast, social misfits, life is a bitch, identity crisis, alienation, identity, loneliness, immigration, introspection, nostalgia ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
eastern europe, turkey
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Frank Mollard, divorced but still attached, can't move on and also can't sell a house in a property boom, much less connect with his teenage son. One night Frank gets a phone call from his mother. Nothing out of the ordinary there – ...
Style:
psychological, independent film, unusual plot structure, humorous, melancholic ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, friendship, real estate agent, father son relationship, grief, family relations, loss, loneliness, character study, mother son relationship, death of mother, reincarnation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
Manical portrait of a small businessman.
Style:
melancholic, intense, existential, art house, grim ...
Plot:
small business, character study, portrait, manic, isolation, introspection, male protagonist, loneliness, social realism, identity crisis, midlife crisis, mishap ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, France, Cyprus, Qatar
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Waleed (40) lives in Haifa with his wife and children and dreams of a writing career while suffering from chronic depression. He develops a close relationship with his neighbor (a small-time crook) with an ulterior plot in mind. While the scheme ...
Style:
psychological, melancholic, satirical, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
depression, friendship, dream, character study, loneliness, writer's life, relationship problems, satire, depressed man, friends, social problems, writers ...
Place:
israel
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An aging Hong Kong couple move to Australia with their two youngest sons. They stay with a daughter who has already begun a successful career. Meanwhile their eldest daughter lives in Germany and their eldest son remains in Hong Kong. The film ...
Style:
family saga, melancholic, art house, independent film
Plot:
loneliness, diaspora, alienation, longing, identity crisis, social isolation, homesickness, language barrier, regret, nostalgia, slice of life, minimal dialogue ...
Place:
hong kong, australia, sydney australia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Polish Psychological Drama
Style:
reflective, existential, philosophical, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
aging, midlife crisis, mortality, character study, memory, mountain, friendship, fear of death, male friendship, crisis of faith, nostalgia, isolation ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
41%
297
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Danny movie is all about Daniel Thompson (Mammootty) who looses his parents at a very young age and he strives hard to make a living. Danny
Style:
emotional, poignant, reflective, melancholic, contemplative ...
Plot:
death, loneliness, grief, loss, isolation, compassion, friendship, social conflict, bittersweet, saxophonist, small town, mourning ...
Time:
1940s, 2000s, 70s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A 27-year-old suburban slacker entertains daily conversations bordering on paradoxical with his conscience, which manifests itself in the form of a human-sized armadillo. Based on the best-selling graphic novel by Zerocalcare.
Style:
disturbing, humorous, psychological, captivating, existential ...
Plot:
imaginary friend, friendship, self discovery, psychoanalysis, imaginary character, social problems, introspection, lifestyle, anxiety, coming of age, identity crisis, adaptation ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Amanda, 24, lives mostly isolated and has never had any friends, even if it's the thing she wants the most. Amanda chooses her new mission as to convince her childhood friend to believe that they are still best friends.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
friendship, female protagonist, childhood friend, loneliness, character study, social issues, social problems, relationships, friends, loner, social anxiety, mental health ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A couple of jovial life-long drunkards run into a shy architecture undergrad, whose way of seeing things will be transformed as the trio wanders from pub to pub in search of a buried treasure.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, road movie, melancholic, existential
Plot:
character study, midlife crisis, male bonding, intimate, bittersweet, nostalgia, slice of life, intergenerational friendship, friendship between men, friendship
Place:
italy
Similarity:
37%
124
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Joe, Carlo, Bobo and Giacomo have always been friends, each with their own life and problems, but united by an authentic bond and the passion that brought them together: music. The Boys, the band's name, had had lightning-fast success in the ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, emotional, melancholic, retro ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, group, friend, friendship, male bonding, ambitious man, music, singer, musician, music band, ambitious, nostalgia ...
Time:
70s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A group of relatively young (30-35 years), college-educated, smart, urban people, whose youth was destroyed in the events during the breakup of Yugoslavia, in a late search for their identity.
Style:
realistic, melancholic, existential, dramatic, reflective ...
Plot:
identity crisis, trauma, frustration, regret, memory, social commentary, generation gap, bittersweet, city life, nostalgia, friendship, intimate ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
balkan, belgrade serbia, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A man whose life is on the verge of collapse looks for new inspiration in this drama from Serbian filmmaker Milos Radivojevic. On was once a reporter, but now makes his living working as a public relations man for a banking firm. On is in his ...
Style:
realistic, reflective, melancholic, existential, art house ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, character study, alienation, identity crisis, alcoholism, male protagonist, social realism, domestic drama, slow burn, boredom, intimate, mature ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Darcy, a composer, sees colors when she plays musical notes. When she notices her usually subtle colors changing, she realizes a profound change is upon her. Over a summer month, Darcy creates a time of music and reflection that help her make a ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
female protagonist, composer, music, life, changing lives, lifestyle change, musician, self discovery, character study, relationships, midlife crisis, intimate ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A long haul truckie who finds that the reality of his existence is far removed from his youthful dreams of owning and driving his own prime mover.
Style:
semi serious, satirical, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
trucker, ambition, truck, truck driver, driving, satire, working class, character study, blue collar, working life, realism, midlife crisis ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Fear, anger, sadness, joy, disgust, envy, shame. Adaś Miauczyński goes back to his childhood days when, like most of us, he used to find it problematic to name the emotions that accompanied him. To improve the quality of his adult life, he decides ...
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, mind bending, philosophical, confusing ...
Plot:
bittersweet, fear, anger, self discovery, childhood, joy, sadness, character study, doubts and hesitations, love affair, loneliness, human relationship ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Thailand, Singapore
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand in search of the farm where they grew up together.
Style:
independent film, road movie, contemplative, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
elephant, road trip, journey, friendship, human animal relationship, loss, memory, self discovery, bittersweet, character study, nostalgia, midlife crisis ...
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, cerebral, intellectual, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
loneliness, midlife crisis, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, friendship, character study, alienation, fish out of water, melancholy, unlikely couple, actor, hotel room ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, yale university, america ...
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Kalin (35) is a talented advertising specialist, weary of life. Bilyana (35) is a free spirit, still uncertain of what she wants. They grew up in Socialist Bulgaria, where they were part of a mad group of friends, for whom every day was a different ...
Style:
romantic drama, reflective, melancholic, sentimental, period piece ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, bittersweet, memory, character study, second chance, nostalgia, regret, slice of life, intimate, destiny, city life, reunion
Similarity:
30%
231
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young woman falls in love with a famous novelist and travels with him to his home in Southern Italy. There, her obsession with the memory of his dead wife begins to consume her.
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, art house, tense, moody
Plot:
obsessive love, obsession, character study, mediterranean, romantic obsession, loneliness, grief, female protagonist, jealousy, memory, tragic romance, mourning ...
Place:
southern italy
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A policeman (Wang Wenqiang) investigates an introverted signal-station manager (Xianmin Zhang) suspected of raping a hotel clerk (Zhong Ping).
Style:
melancholic, psychological, atmospheric, dark comedy, black comedy
Plot:
alienation, character study, loneliness, small town, male protagonist, social isolation, moral ambiguity, police investigation, misunderstanding, isolation, empathy, mistrust ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Belgium
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Hannah is the intimate portrait of a woman’s loss of identity as she teeters between denial and reality. Left alone grappling with the consequences of her husband’s imprisonment, Hannah begins to unravel. Through the exploration of her fractured ...
Style:
psychological, reflective, melancholic, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
character study, female protagonist, grief, loneliness, isolation, coping, midlife crisis, identity crisis, mature, claustrophobia, small town, everyday life ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, UK, USA, Greece
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Tommaso is an American expat film director living in Rome with his young wife and their daughter. Disoriented by his past misgivings and subsequent unexpected blows to his self-esteem, Tommaso wades through this late chapter of his life with an ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, realistic, sincere, melancholic ...
Plot:
family relations, character study, parents and children, creative block, life philosophy, existential crisis, midlife crisis, society, disorder, couples, lifestyle, friendship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
29%
163
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
One year after the death of her mother, Elena, a young French woman of Greek origin, returns to her holiday home on the island of Lesbos. She is accompanied by her friends Nassim and Sekou, two young suburbanites more used to the benches of the city ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
island, greek, mourning, grief, greek island, woman, seaside, women, coastal town, sun, female protagonist, beach ...
Place:
greece
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A bittersweet drama covering 30 years in the lives of group of friends united by their devotion to the theatre, 30 Ans begins in Paris in 1974, when Aurelian, his girlfriend Barbara, and childhood friend Antoine form a theatre. Taking the plight of ...
Style:
melancholic, dramatic, period drama
Plot:
theater, nostalgia, unrequited love, friendship, longing, character study, bittersweet, creativity, love triangle, obsession, midlife crisis, affair ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 90s
Place:
paris france, dunkirk
Similarity:
28%
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