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Novena (2005)
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Original name: La Neuvaine
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two men bond as one recovers from an attack and the other deals with the impending death of his grandmother.
Style:
religious drama, emotional, psychological, melancholic, intense, existential, art house
Plot:
friendship, loneliness, crisis of faith, christianity, spirituality, grief, catholicism, moral dilemma, compassion, mourning, doubt, character study, soul searching, hospital, ritual, healing, redemption, terminal illness, trauma, intimate, young man, slow burn, faith, silence, gratitude ...
Time:
2000s, contemporary
Place:
quebec
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, melancholic, psychological and art house films with plots about grief, intimate, redemption, character study, healing, slow burn and loss mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Novena: I'm Beginning To See the Light (2025), Allen Sunshine (2024), Catching Hearts (2012), Running (2022), God Calling (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A tale of self-rediscovery seen through the eyes of a grief-stricken trumpeter, who finds salvation in a lighthouse and its two suicidal visitors.
Style:
emotional, dramatic, contemplative, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
lighthouse, grief, suicide, seaside, empathy, loneliness, trumpet player, salvation, healing, intimate, mourning, redemption ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former music industry mogul grieving the death of his wife at an isolated lake-side home finds subtle redemption in the youthful spirit of friendship cultivated with two young boys.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, reflective, psychological, ambiguous ending
Plot:
character study, mourning, loss, solitude, grief, introspection, friendship, isolation, redemption, healing, loneliness, slow burn ...
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
"What happens when a bestselling atheist author Professor Mark Gavin loses his faith in atheism? This intense drama asks tough questions and explores why there is no such thing as coincidence."
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, intense, serious, philosophical ...
Plot:
faith, religion, atheism, moral transformation, crisis of faith, religious conversion, atheist, religious, religious faith, change of heart, lifestyle change, character change ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A whole year went by before musician Juliane Hansen was able to put her running shoes back on — a year after her partner, Johann König, took his own life. Although her friend Rieke offers all the support she can, Juliane feels lonely and ...
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, emotional, psychological, slow cinema ...
Plot:
grief, healing, mourning, recovery, suicide, loss, bereavement, loneliness, running, loss of partner, guilt, cello ...
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When Sade, the central character suffers a personal tragedy, she is taken on a journey of self-discovery and faith which transforms the lives all those around her. God Calling shines a spotlight on modern day spirituality by imaginatively exploring ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, religious drama, emotional ...
Plot:
faith, christianity, redemption, self discovery, god, religious, crisis of faith, social problems, spirituality, religious faith, belief in god, female protagonist ...
Place:
africa, nigeria
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Max Walker is a suicidal man who selects an aspiring young filmmaker to record the end of his life. On the agenda for his last day on Earth: telling off his old boss, confessing some of his deepest secrets, and maybe even finding redemption.
Style:
emotional, psychological, realistic, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
redemption, friendship, mental health, vengeance, introspection, midlife crisis, unfulfillment, obnoxious boss, deadend life, hopes, filmmaking, character study ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A man who has lost his wife and daughter finds a baby in a garbage. He decides to save her.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, art house, independent film ...
Plot:
grief, child abandonment, loss, family tragedy, single father, rescue, redemption, compassion, loneliness, character study, bittersweet, social realism ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Victoria is a Christian advice columnist about to make her big break, but her personal life is in shambles and her faith has faded. She returns home to help her father after her mother's death and is put on a journey to rediscover God’s ...
Style:
uplifting, heartfelt, emotional, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
redemption, faith, father daughter relationship, christianity, hopes, healing, inspiration, spirituality, religion, homecoming, grief, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
This is the story of Gerard, an man who miraculy survived to an explosion that destroyed his appartment and killed a lot of people. During the next days, he tries to find out why he survived and why others died.
Style:
reflective, melancholic, existential, tense
Plot:
alcoholics anonymous, investigation, grief, trauma, loss, neighborhood, redemption, addiction, journalism, obsession, loneliness, isolation ...
Place:
montreal
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
PENDULUM SWINGS follows a man into a dark place in his life - a place at which he arrives through a combination of bad decisions and forces beyond his control. When he finally hits bottom, he is presented with an opportunity to climb out of his ...
Style:
emotional, reflective, serious, melancholic, realistic ...
Plot:
compassion, redemption, empathy, second chance, character study, recovery, moral dilemma, morality, healing, resilience, self destructing, humanity ...
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia
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Story:
The TV series "Your Name Is Varvara" reveals to the viewer what is hidden in the shadows of life, i.e. what human life (according to the latest findings) looks like in the modern world today. Without a classic main character, and with ...
Style:
thought provoking, existential, philosophical, emotional, poignant ...
Plot:
suffering, character study, trauma, identity, healing, intimate, female protagonist, resilience, spirituality, redemption, urban, symbolism ...
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A retired police officer, despondent over the loss of his family, contemplates a dramatic decision which will change his life forever, until he meets a mysterious woman who, through her personal stories, gives him a reason to re-examine what is most ...
Style:
christian film, sincere, suspenseful, inspirational, reflective ...
Plot:
faith, grief, healing, father son relationship, christian, family relations, love, father, husband wife relationship, fatherhood, integrity, redemption ...
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: Puerto Rico, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, poignant ...
Plot:
tsunami, grief, loss, society, small town life, life is a bitch, troubled past, tragic past, healing, mourning, trauma, community ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, Norway
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A young woman, and her last memories of the five people who loved her most, recalled while experiencing a catastrophic event.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
memories, female protagonist, death, memory, relationships, love story, male female relationship, love affair, lifestyle, trauma, loss, grief ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a woman is crippled in an auto accident which killed her husband, she suddenly develops the powers to heal. First she uses the power to heal herself and then turns to others. However, her powers are beyond healing psychic scars that exist ...
Style:
emotional, spiritual, sincere, medical drama, mysterious ...
Plot:
car crash, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, grief, loss, supernatural, friendship, accident, reconciliation, faith, hospital, redemption ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Lebanon, Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A day in the life of Malek, a young man who suffers from sleep disorders and is obsessed with thoughts of his ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, his overprotective mother struggles with the disappearance of her husband, who was kidnapped more than 15 years ...
Style:
art house, psychological, melancholic, emotional, existential ...
Plot:
insomnia, family drama, character study, longing, slice of life, loss, grief, mother son relationship, memories, intimate, loneliness, regret ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
lebanon, middle east
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Story:
When a retired police inspector, who suffers from agoraphobia, receives an eviction notice, he befriends a homeless boy and together they come up with a plan to get rid of his phobia.
Style:
heartfelt, psychological, emotional, contemplative, realistic
Plot:
mental health, isolation, agoraphobia, friendship, healing, recovery, bonding, redemption, loneliness, homelessness, personal growth, character study ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, Spain
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The disappearance of his wife leaves Fernando, a quiet geography teacher, completely devastated. Aimless, he impersonates another man as a gardener at a Portuguese country house, where he forms an unexpected friendship with the owner.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, psychological, atmospheric, existential ...
Plot:
grief, loss, character study, loneliness, identity, intimate, country house, memory, minimalism, friendship, impostor, gardener ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Coincidence and the aftermath of violence. A man's middle-school daughter has been murdered. His wife is already deceased. He tells a counselor he wants to live in anonymity, working with his hands. He moves away and gets a job in a factory. ...
Style:
psychological, serious, emotional, sincere, melancholic ...
Plot:
small town, forgiveness, murder, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, friendship, loss of daughter, widower, loss, mourning, loneliness, grief ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, hokkaido, asia
Similarity:
49%
121
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In this evocative story told ingeniously with minimal dialogue, men and women from various backgrounds and places each deal with the loss of a loved one.
Style:
poignant, melancholic, emotional, art house, contemplative ...
Plot:
grief, loss, loneliness, solitude, mourning, minimal dialogue, empathy, bereavement, memory, healing, intimate, soul searching ...
Similarity:
49%
140
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A psychiatric hospital is turned upside down when a mysterious drifter is admitted and assigned to room 316. Known only as John Doe, the other patients believe that he bears an uncanny resemblance to Jesus Christ.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thought provoking, emotional, atmospheric ...
Plot:
religious, faith, religion, mental illness, hospital, healing, psychiatric hospital, faith healing, belief in god, religious faith, mental institution, mental patient ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a kind of philosophical dialogue, Doctor Augustin Masset and renowned writer Fabrice Toussaint discuss life and death… A whirlwind of encounters in which the doctor is the guide and the writer, his passenger, led to confront his own fears and ...
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, existential, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
life & death, mortality, fear of death, soul searching, character study, anxiety, intimate, acceptance, confession, regret, minimalism, ethical dilemma ...
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding calls from all kinds of people feeling lonely, broken, hopeless. Over the last year the tide has become a tsunami. As Beth goes ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
social issues, volunteer, telephone call, social problems, empathy, social worker, loneliness, compassion, mental health, relationship problems, trust, character study ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hoping to leave behind the trauma of her mother's death, a young woman moves to New York City, where she becomes close to her similarly haunted roommate -- until a disturbing revelation changes everything.
Style:
psychological, emotional, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
female friendship, grief, trauma, friends, changing lives, hidden truth, bereavement, neighbor neighbor relationship, relationship problems, women, tragic past, troubled past ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Jane fails her final college class, she returns home to her parent's lake house where she comes to terms with the confusing trauma that derailed her senior year.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, lake, trauma, getting home, life is a bitch, character study, coming of age, self discovery, healing, mental health, intimate, acceptance ...
Place:
michigan
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After 27-year-old Karmen's father dies, the security structures of her previous life start falling apart, as her relationship with her half-brother Viktor also deteriorates, and she faces the darkness and emptiness of the universe.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, poignant, existential, dark ...
Plot:
grief, female protagonist, loss, dysfunctional family, mourning, young adult, character study, secrets, identity crisis, betrayal, isolation, trauma ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil, Netherlands, USA, Colombia, Austria, Germany
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
You know the moment when your sorrow is so profound that you can't help but imagine yourself somewhere far away... this is the story of someone who did more than just imagine.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, life affirming, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
grief, heartbreak, mourning, loss, love, travel, female protagonist, healing, soul searching, loss of partner, memory, recovery ...
Similarity:
39%
173
Genre: Drama
Country: Cyprus, Israel, Slovenia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Chara’s family is everything to her, and yet she sometimes ponders a life without them. When she strikes up a hesitant friendship with a young girl, she is inexorably forced to confront a painful past and to answer a burning question: Is ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, realistic, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
motherhood, domestic drama, character study, identity, female protagonist, gender roles, intimate, realism, family secret, trauma, friendship, intimacy ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
What lies beyond Death? Does Justice indeed Prevail? The testing of your faith is more precious than gold. So, keep on believing.
Style:
religious drama, inspirational, reflective, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
faith, police brutality, hopes, forgiveness, religious, spirituality, resurrection, redemption, justice, miraculous event, moral dilemma, resilience ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, UK, Brazil
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
Parallel stories connected through an intimacy with death. The living and the dead communicate through visions, memories and reality.
Style:
surreal, emotional, melancholic, existential, contemplative ...
Plot:
grief, loss, memories, intimate, afterlife, a vision, mourning, supernatural, ghost, haunting, existentialism, spirituality ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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