Movies like The Leap 2005
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The Leap (2005)
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Original name: Springet
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tobias Jacobsen is 42. When the doctors tell him he is fatally ill, the earth opens up beneath him and he finds himself plunging into the abyss. It makes him think of the time he was 13 and his girlfriend got him to jump off the balcony of her father's house with a sun umbrella for a parachute. Two stories separated by 29 years are told in parallel, but gradually intertwine into one drama. Both stories have moments of joy and tragedy, as fates wondrously separate and are brought back together again. It is a story about making a leap of faith, trusting in yourself and realizing that, ultimately, life is no good without humour, even of the darker variety.
Style:
emotional, poignant, reflective, existential, psychological, melancholic, art house
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dark humor, illness, life & death, midlife crisis, memory, terminal illness, coming of age, flashback, bittersweet, love, faith, tragedy, adolescence, acceptance, second chance, loss, nostalgia, regret, symbolism, hopes, intimate, youth, redemption, marriage, small town ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Young women have an adventure in the African jungle - where they are harassed by gentle men, and wild monkeys.
Style:
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Plot:
jungle, nudism, native, trauma, sex on a sofa, nudity, bare butt, wildlife, erotica, sexploitation, chase, female nudity ...
Place:
africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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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:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, poignant, melancholic, heartbreaking, realistic ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Being Dead The film adaptation of Jim Crace's award-winning novel that follows a mid-life couple's effort to rekindle their marriage by traveling back to the place where they fell in love -- only to arrive at the point of their sudden ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, tragic ending, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mortality, death, marital crisis, troubled marriage, marital problem, marriage, married couple, unhappy marriage, literary, fatal accident, sudden death, loss ...
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34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Gene Timbault, a corporate executive, is engaged in the deal of a lifetime, but learns he has an incurable disease. In an escape to the jungles of Central America he finds that all may not be lost.
Style:
emotional, reflective, existential, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
self discovery, redemption, personal growth, spiritual journey, transformation, second chance, acceptance, mortality, terminal illness, intimate, regret, isolation ...
Place:
central america, guatemala
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A fortyish cancer-stricken, emaciated Frank Crosby and his fifteen-year-old son Clay, who is the healthful, youthful image of his father, are spending an afternoon enjoying the atmosphere of Venice Beach. They enter Oddities, a store where the gypsy ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, tear jerker, reflective, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
father son relationship, cancer, travel, grief, family drama, life & death, loss, bittersweet, nostalgia, memory, self discovery, magic realism ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Magnus, a handsome teenager, wants to commit suicide and his father tries to change his mind.
Style:
psychological, emotional, melancholic, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
suicide, father son relationship, coming of age, family drama, intimate, mental illness, redemption, bittersweet, healing, dark humor, alienation, isolation ...
Time:
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Place:
estonia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
MARIANNE (Evabritt Strandberg) is a 68-year old woman diagnosed with a terminal disease. Left with angst, she seeks therapy at a clinic where she is treated with Psilocybin (LSD) and meditation by a counselor, Eva (Hanna Schygulla). Through this she ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, psychological, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
aging, elderly, drug abuse, introspection, disease, dealing with death, terminal illness, female protagonist, subconscious, character study, youth, hallucination ...
Time:
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Place:
europe
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24%
462
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Caio is 40 years old and lives in the Rio de Janeiro's countryside, where he owns a scrap-metal yard. On Christmas' Eve, he goes to the capital to visit his family and friends. Finally he will be able to meet a man he has not seen for a ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, serious, realistic, existential ...
Plot:
self discovery, family relations, haunted by the past, parents and children, family problems, hopes, estrangement, christmas, intimate, soul searching, identity crisis, male protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
What was once a superlative varsity baseball coach is now a jaded middle-aged man. He and a former student meet and the older man discovers that his now married pupil is afflicted with terminal cancer. Full of regrets of how he once treated the ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
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468
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Tai-hung, in his 50s, lives happily with his wife. Informed of the death of his high school friend, Tai-hung’s secret past resurfaces. The feature debut from promising new Hong Kong talent Jun Li.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
transgender, grief, lgbt, transgender woman, character study, identity, gender issues, problem, changing lives, family relations, lifestyle change, couple relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Abhiram aka Abhi is a successful entrepreneur who calls himself ‘self-made’ and doesn’t believe anyone but himself is the reason for his success. But when he’s forced to look back on life, what does he realise?
Style:
reflective, thought provoking, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, personal growth, entrepreneur, self discovery, love and romance, life is a bitch, love story, problem, life, moral dilemma, ego, memory ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
idaho, america, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, emotional
Plot:
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Place:
montenegro
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When Cem finds himself at the brink of losing the love of his life, Alara, he embarks on an expedition to the Blue Cave, Alara's most beloved archeological site, to feel close to her again.
Style:
romantic drama, poignant, emotional, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
cave, love, longing, relationships, journey, grief, promise, loss, bittersweet, intimate, faithfulness, introspection ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, melancholic, reflective, existential, compassionate ...
Plot:
aids, euthanasia, dance, terminal illness, illness, lgbtq, choreography, mortality, acceptance, gay romance, caregiver, intimate ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective ...
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, sentimental, psychological, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, coping, terminal illness, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, family relations, unfulfillment, life is a bitch, youth, loss, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, anthology, realistic, reflective, poignant ...
Plot:
slice of life, relationships, loneliness, love, empathy, bittersweet, intimate, everyday life, companionship, guilt, mature, regret ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of a self-help group of 4 people with a terminal illness, led by a therapist without experience.
Style:
emotional, sincere, poignant, touching, existential ...
Plot:
mortality, support group, terminal illness, acceptance, personal growth, humanism, bittersweet, intimate, therapy, friendship, therapist, loss ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, reflective, sentimental, melancholic, christian film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, emotional, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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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:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Middle aged housewife Kim In-Hee's mother-in-law has Alzheimer's disease, her physician husband is always tired and indifferent to her needs and her children has become wayward. For her family, Kim In-Hee has devoted her life as a ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
illness, family drama, terminal illness, male female relationship, family life, kids and family, relationships, family relations, living together, family problems, nursing, parents and children ...
Place:
seoul
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