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Lost and Found (2005)
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Original name: Opbrud
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Elias is at a toy fair in Paris. His wife Ingrid and his entire family are waiting for him to come home. They have organized a surprise party for his 60th birthday. Unaware of their plans, Elias decides to stay in Paris and celebrate his birthday on his own. This decision triggers an avalanche of events that brings family conflicts out into the open, but is also a cause of reconciliation.
Style:
realistic, reflective, psychological, melancholic
Plot:
midlife crisis, family drama, family conflict, reconciliation, character study, healing, family secret, acceptance, aging, urban, male protagonist, introspection, regret, bittersweet, family gatherings, nostalgia, surprise party, slice of life, marriage crisis, prostitute, toys, car accident, hotel room, surprise birthday party, retirement ...
Place:
paris france, france, denmark, copenhagen
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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 intimate, bittersweet, slice of life, regret, reconciliation, midlife crisis and character study mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Lost and Found: Dream State (2018), The Last Fall (2012), Crossroads (2011), Chasing the Wind (2013), Lotgenoten (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 ...
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over.
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
nfl, starting over, self discovery, introspection, love affair, hopes, homecoming, unfulfillment, football, male protagonist, father son relationship, financial difficulty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Domestic drama focusing on a soon to be retired train driver and his wife.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
marriage, countryside, retirement, railway, train engineer, domestic drama, problem, male female relationship, relationships, family relations, family problems, married couple ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Anna hasn’t seen her family for a decade. When her grandmother dies, she returns home to take care of her grandfather. In the week leading up to the funeral, nothing goes as expected, and Anna is forced to reconsider how she lives her life.
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, realistic
Plot:
grief, grandfather, funeral, getting home, family conflict, family drama, loss, intimate, character study, small town, mourning, confrontation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
berlin germany
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
When womanizer Remco Albrecht celebrates his 65st birthday he has to deal with people from his past whom he would rather ignore.
Style:
realistic, emotional, reflective, melancholic, wistful
Plot:
aging, character study, birthday party, family secret, regret, midlife crisis, confrontation, bittersweet, introspection, relationships, infidelity, reconciliation ...
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Gu Wentong, a middle-aged food critic, is drifting through the local eateries of vibrant Beijing with his younger photographer colleague Oyang. A divorcé with a 6-year-old daughter and estranged from his father for decades, he is looking for a new ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, reflective, realistic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, estrangement, father, family relations, search for father, family drama, father son reunion, absent father, relationships, estranged father, relationship problems, family reunited ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Costi (30) suddenly comes up with the idea of visiting his father, Sandu, and arrange a surprise reunion with the rest of the family that Sandu has neglected all his life. It's Costi's way of running away from his own couple issues for a ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
parent child relationship, family drama, father son relationship, road trip, father, family relations, relationships, family problems, kids and family, father and son, estranged father, regret ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Late Bloomers stars Isabella Rossellini and William Hurt as a married couple pulled apart by the threat of old age. Each reacts in a different way: Hurt’s distinguished architect chases after his glory days, while Rossellini’s housewife installs ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, psychological, captivating, reflective ...
Plot:
aging, self discovery, midlife crisis, crumbling marriage, family problems, couples, couple relations, unfulfillment, elderly, marriage, retirement, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Diego is hosting a farewell party in his house before he leaves on a trip that no one knows about.
Style:
reflective, emotional, melancholic, realistic, tension ...
Plot:
secrets, house party, introspection, intimate, relationships, bittersweet, friendship, regret, single, identity, character study, slice of life ...
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Three siblings have all reached a point of their life, at which they realize the need to quickly change some things before they step into the second half of their lifetime. In the midst of chaos, insufficiency and loss they are searching for the ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
relationships, brother brother relationship, brother brother conflict, family drama, siblings, family relations, siblings relations, coping, introspection, changing lives, lifestyle change, family problems ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
germany
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On the eve of his fortieth anniversary Sergei Makarov looks back at his life and learns that he has achieved nothing. He was not able to be happy and to bring happiness to the closest people in his life, neither to his long-suffering wife nor young ...
Style:
psychological, melancholic, poignant, period piece, satirical ...
Plot:
middle aged man, midlife crisis, character study, loneliness, regret, alienation, existential crisis, family drama, intimate, infidelity, urban, slice of life ...
Place:
soviet union, poetic realism, ussr
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mahmoud is man in his late 50s, who owns a photocopying store. When he comes across a topic about dinosaurs, he becomes obsessed with searching for the causes of its extinction, which leads him to rediscover love, friendship, paternity and the real ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, existential, realistic ...
Plot:
loneliness, character study, aging, elderly man, slice of life, money problems, social issues, life, problem, meaning of life, social problems, friendship ...
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sun is setting on Havana. Five friends are gathered to celebrate the return of Amadeo after 16 years of exile in Madrid.
Style:
realistic, contemplative, sentimental, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
friendship, homecoming, friends, introspection, novelist, exile, nostalgia, society, character study, realism, slice of life, bittersweet ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
cuba
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Esteban and Molly have been married for over twenty years. On a cold morning in June the couple realizes they have hit rock bottom and that their relationship is not what it once was. Marriage examines the different aspects that make a man and a ...
Style:
disturbing, humorous, realistic, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
marriage, relationships, couples, lifestyle, gay love, gay marriage, love affair, social problems, lgbt, love story, wedding, society ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Cole Baird has everything—a beautiful wife, successful career, large home, country club membership and expensive toys. Behind the facade, however, is a man trapped by his surroundings and falling ever behind in the pursuit of his life's ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
social problems, relationships, problem, male female relationship, love affair, relationship problems, life is a bitch, self discovery, family problems, marital problem, introspection, male protagonist ...
Place:
washington d.c., maryland
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, filmed live in West End, London. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
Style:
melancholic, poignant, existential, reflective, period piece ...
Plot:
introspection, literary, character study, monologue, bittersweet, family drama, regret, nostalgia, midlife crisis, unrequited love, jealousy, dark humor ...
Time:
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Place:
west end london
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting his problems and trying to face his grief.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, independent film, dark comedy
Plot:
grief, family drama, family relations, healing, reconciliation, mourning, mother son relationship, bereavement, memory, funeral, personal growth, bittersweet ...
Place:
cleveland ohio
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, reflective, melancholic, sentimental, period piece ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, dramatic, reflective, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
56%
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Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, sentimental, realistic
Plot:
wedding, family drama, heartwarming, family conflict, celebration, tradition, healing, indian family, reconciliation, slice of life, siblings, chaos ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a friend's funeral.
Style:
realistic, emotional, road movie, melancholic
Plot:
reconciliation, married couple, funeral, road trip, introspection, character study, intimate, reflection, communication, soul searching, memories, nostalgia ...
Time:
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Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sarah (Ann Eleonora Jørgensen) and David (Magnus Crepper) meet for the first time in ten years when she arrives at his summer residence. David needs help finishing a play, which turns out to be a dramatization of their long, troublesome ...
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, melancholic, psychological, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
intimate, breakup, longing, bittersweet, introspection, regret, character study, identity, midlife crisis, realism, young love, infidelity ...
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
46%
349
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface everything seems to be fine but Oscar is not a happy man. His wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it's not working out. When ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, independent film, psychological, art house ...
Plot:
character study, family drama, parenthood, parent child relationship, marital problem, everyday life, adoption, empathy, intimate, regret, loneliness, male protagonist ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia, reykjavik iceland
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, emotional, melancholic, contemplative, art house ...
Plot:
aging, motherhood, family drama, autobiography, loss, blindness, elderly man, grief, trauma, reflection, regret, realism ...
Similarity:
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143
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Laurent is seeking a path in life after living his childhood and teenage years in laziness. He has a conflictual relationship with Rodolphe, his father, and both are too emotional to express their mutual affection. Despite the women of his life ...
Style:
emotional, sensitive, poignant, reflective, melancholic
Plot:
father son relationship, character study, intimate, family drama, bittersweet, relationships, introspection, coming of age, regret, male protagonist, nostalgia, slice of life ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s
Place:
france
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
On a journey that spans the formative years of their lives, two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective, realistic ...
Plot:
sisters, grownups, family drama, family conflict, family love, sibling relationship, coming of age, sister, family relations, kids and family, relationships, father daughter relationship ...
Place:
new mexico
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
elderly man, pilgrimage, character study, self discovery, walking, journey, grief, changing lives, lifestyle, lifestyle change, life, bittersweet ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An estranged father returns with plans to open a bar with the son who still harbors resentment towards him.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
father son relationship, parents and children, criminal heroes, vengeance, heist, heist gone wrong, family relations, money problems, resentment, family drama, reconciliation, regret ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france
Similarity:
42%
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:
realistic, emotional, reflective, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
intimate, small town, introspection, empathy, slice of life, adolescence, everyday life, youth, coming of age, female friendship, bittersweet, self discovery ...
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When Yasuko (Eriko Hatsune) was a child, her mother left their home. She grew up not knowing what an ordinary family is. Satoshi's (Kengo Kora) mother was the girlfriend of Yasuko's late father. One day, Satoshi appears in front of ...
Style:
melancholic, psychological, serious, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
absent mother, orphan, family secret, mother daughter relationship, character study, love affair, love story, romantic relationship, love and romance, forbidden love, love interest, unrequited love ...
Similarity:
41%
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