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Making Maya (2003)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Basketball is the backdrop against which this coming of age lesbian Indie flick is set. A touching story of young ladies irresistibly drawn together against their will.
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, captivating, independent film, emotional, romantic drama
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, basketball, self discovery, friendship, meaning of life, lgbt, best friend, female protagonist, coming of age, youth, young love, lgbtq, personal growth, ambition, identity, female bonding, athletics, competition, introspection, slice of life, bittersweet, intimate, rivalry, urban, underdog ...
Time:
contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, emotional, captivating and psychological films with plots about coming of age, friendship, self discovery, bittersweet, slice of life, identity and intimate mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Making Maya: Anne+: The Film (2021), A Country Called Home (2015), Not Waving But Drowning (2012), Somewhere in Indiana (2004), Scorn (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, relationships, female protagonist, female nudity, lgbt, lesbian love, self discovery, lifestyle, social problems, career, university ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her ...
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
friendship, self discovery, adolescence vs adulthood, starting over, female friendship, coming of age, personal growth, character study, society, couples, small town, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
77%
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18
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Scorn takes a look into the trials and tribulations of a group of people dealing with relationships, love, pain and friendship during the course of one year.
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
bittersweet, love, family problems, introspection, couples, couple relations, human nature, destructive relationship, unfulfillment, urban, abuse, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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215
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
A heartwarming urban adventure following straight-laced Leah as she meets an unpredictable stranger and falls back in love … with life.
Style:
independent film, life affirming, emotional, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
71%
134
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Struggling to navigate a promising career, a new romance, and her family life, a photography student confronts notions of love and loss during her senior year of college.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, reflective, romantic drama ...
Plot:
photography, coming of age, relationships, student life, self discovery, college life, female protagonist, personal growth, young adult, realism, campus, slice of life ...
Place:
france
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68%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
teenager, female protagonist, coming of age, walking, athlete's life, track and field, teenage girl, schoolgirl, teenage life, athlete, athlete and trainer, underdog ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
Style:
sexual, atmospheric, realistic, touching, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, black lesbian, lgbt teen, teenage girl, coming of age, lesbian teen, homosexuality, african american, teenager, sapphic ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, indiana, new york, brooklyn new york city, africa
Similarity:
63%
85
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The unlikely friendship of two twenty-somethings in Seattle blossoms, complicates, and ultimately redefines their understanding of sexuality and modern relationships.
Style:
romantic drama, ambiguous ending, art house
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, sexual identity, personal growth, lgbtq, coming of age, empathy, intimate, bittersweet, urban, slice of life, youth culture ...
Place:
seattle
Similarity:
61%
148
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The daughter of a late comic is forced to confront her fears of performing.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, comedian, problem, psychological trauma, uncertainty, self doubt, social problems, introspection, stand up comedian, coping, female comedian ...
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58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The lives of three young Middle Eastern women intertwine as they struggle to defy tradition and create their own realities. From an arranged marriage and a lesbian love affair to an abusive family situation, the film delicately tackles some of the ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, queer cinema
Plot:
lgbt, lesbian, lgbtq, religious hypocrisy, oppression, muslim, sexual desire, women, society, social problems, lifestyle, sexual fantasy ...
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, sentimental, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
"Schöne Frauen“ handelt genau davon: von schönen Frauen. Fünf Schauspielerinnen finden sich nacheinander zum Casting für einen Fernsehfilm ein. Sie schweigen, taxieren sich, begutachten sich und ihre Gegenüber. Und kommen sich mitnichten ...
Style:
road movie, comedy drama, realistic
Plot:
road trip, friendship, self discovery, audition, female empowerment, self acceptance, personal growth, bonding, midlife crisis, companionship, bittersweet, slice of life ...
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204
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Chile, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A daily, familiar, sexual and emotional drama. Based on the character Serginho, the plot is based around various aspects of this "no longer a boy, not yet a man". We follow his day to day: the recently acquired role of man of the house, ...
Style:
emotional, serious, touching, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
youth, coming of age, dysfunctional family, teenage life, family problems, family relations, parents and children, child as adult, teachers and students, minimalism, lgbt, everyday life ...
Time:
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Place:
brazil
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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106
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
LIMBO is set in a small town in rural Denmark, teenager Sara and young teacher Karen develop a connection. A quiet drama interested as much in the lives of its female protagonists as their surroundings.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
46%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, road movie, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Story:
Ross is trying to come to terms with the suicide of one of his classmates, as he finds his life falling down around him. Suddenly he finds himself involved in a new friendship with the new girl in school, Róisín. She helps to lead him in the right ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, lgbt cinema, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ireland
Similarity:
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480
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovenia, Croatia, Denmark
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, sincere, witty, clever, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
slovenia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After suffering with the dire consequences of being in the closet, a group of lesbian friends forge a pact to deal with the dire consequences of coming out.
Style:
emotional, realistic, romantic drama, queer cinema
Plot:
lesbian, lgbtq, female friendship, lgbt, courage, personal growth, identity, self discovery, relationships, lesbian romance, honesty, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Kang Woo-ram is busy preparing to get a job. Lee Hyun-ji is a would-be anchor, but she works at a homemade hamburger restaurant. One night, Woo-ram visits the hamburger restaurant and orders a double patty hamburger, which has a "buy one, get ...
Style:
sincere, sentimental, entertaining, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, lgbtq, personal growth, adolescence, escape from reality, swedish, female protagonist, self discovery, women, youth, lesbian, friendship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york, scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Reese Donahue leads a seemingly ideal life, with a bright future ahead of her. But when she discovers the truth, that her mother left enough money for her to choose her own path, she's faced with a dilemma.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, emotional, realistic, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
choice, inheritance, moral dilemma, wealth, money, changing lives, self discovery, family drama, female protagonist, rich man, problem, lifestyle change ...
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232
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, sentimental, psychological, sexy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lacrosse, friendship, coming of age, self discovery, teenage life, youth, social differences, racism, strong female lead, teen rebel, rebel, female bonding ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
41%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Kate Mayer seems to have it all: a nice suburban house, two loving children and a devoted husband. But Kate is anything but happy. She is disappointed not only with her marriage, but with her entire life. In her pursuit of happiness, this frustrated ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, emotional
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
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Style:
unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, psychological, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, party, friendship, american dream, high school friends, rebellious teenager, nightlife, teenager, friends, youth, dream, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Remy attempts to balance her relationship with her alcoholic mother and her longtime best friend, Arletta. While Remy leans on her best friend as a coping mechanism, she learns that their co-dependent friendship is more than she realized.
Style:
independent film, melancholic, queer cinema
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
alcoholism, coming of age, friendship, grownups, youth, substance abuse, mother and daughter, female friendship, personal growth, family conflict, slice of life, identity ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Yang Shi-Nan is a 14-year-old boy who undergoes a metamorphosis without realising what is going on. It begins on a normal school day when he gets stomach cramps. After rushing to the toilet he notices that his urine is turning bloody red. Taken to a ...
Style:
dramatic, serious, sad, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
intersex, woman, lgbtq, identity crisis, adolescence, desire for fame, coming of age, self discovery, identity, doctor, girl, gender bending ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
33%
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