Movies like Baklava
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Baklava (2007)
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Music
Country: Canada, Bulgaria
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Baklava is a fairy tale about a country in the heart of the Peninsula and two brothers, separated by the timelessness of the Transition. Djore is 26, dresses in black, listens to drum & bass and does graffiti. Kotze is 9, wears a silver chain, steals, fights and loves pop folk. Their journey in search of a buried treasure introduce us in an end neighborhood populated with weird characters, dark dreams and child's fantasies.
Style:
independent film, sincere, captivating, road movie, atmospheric, humorous, melancholic, art house, dark comedy, surreal
Plot:
treasure, brother brother relationship, sibling relationship, travel, treasure hunt, brothers, family relations, treasure hunter, brother, hidden treasure, road trip, coming of age, social change, graffiti, aftermath, nostalgia, small town, bittersweet, character study, petty theft, marijuana, politics, drug abuse, trip, adventure
Time:
contemporary
Place:
bulgaria, eastern europe, balkan
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Most similar movies to Baklava
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, captivating, road movie and emotional films with plots about coming of age, bittersweet, road trip, nostalgia, small town, self discovery and character study mostly in Drama, Adventure and Comedy genres. Some movies like Baklava: Keep Going (2018), As Green As It Gets (2018), The American Dreamless (2020), Lemonade (2015), Somewhere in Indiana (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Sybille, a divorced mother, can't stand watching her teenage son Samuel slip into a violent and meaningless life. She is also struggling with her own demons, past and present. As a last resort, she takes Samuel on a long journey across ...
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disturbing, suspense, captivating, psychological, dramatic ...
Plot:
hiking, hopes, family drama, lifestyle, travel, wildlife, family problems, camping trip, social problems, nature, family relations, road trip ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Georg "Schorsch" Kempter is a gardener in a small Bavarian town, working day-in, day-out in his nursery, which is facing bankruptcy. He doesn't like to talk much. He never has. His marriage has long lost all its magic and on top of ...
Style:
road movie, humorous, sincere, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
gardener, self discovery, father daughter relationship, love, husband wife relationship, financial problem, flying, midlife crisis, escape, character study, bankruptcy, small town ...
Place:
bavaria, germany
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young addict is convinced by his best friend to train-hop across the country in hopes of finding the buried treasure that they talked about when they were kids. One is self-destructive and the other is blind, neither of them expected a small-town ...
Style:
road movie, serious, captivating, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, travel, dream, journey, friendship, character study, self discovery, drug addiction, regret, isolation, train travel, coming of age ...
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82%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
So begins an entertaining road story where we witness two brothers with different cultural backgrounds, who don't even know each other, have similarities, differences and even their fights.
Style:
road movie, entertaining, captivating, humorous, comedy drama ...
Plot:
brothers, travel, family reunited, journey, road accident, brother brother relationship, family relations, road trip, culture clash, cultural difference, sibling rivalry, character study ...
Place:
turkey, germany
Similarity:
79%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Drama - An unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger forever changes the life of four travelers visiting the hometown of a James Dean-like celebrity actor. - Colin Alexander, Jeff Angel, David Grant Briggs
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, captivating, road movie ...
Plot:
self discovery, road trip, hotshot hero, inventions and discoveries, secret, spirituality, movie star, character study, small town, mysterious stranger, bittersweet, personal growth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FAST GUY is a manic depressive ride of passion, weirdness, worry, laughs and the pain of dishonest opportunities that Guy Montaine can never seem to pass up. He's a high risk dreamer and a good ol' boy-songwriter with talent ...
Style:
road movie, melancholic, tense, offbeat, dark comedy ...
Plot:
country music, songwriter, daydreamer, desperation, character study, moral ambiguity, ambition, wanted, fugitive, small town, outlaw, rebel ...
Place:
nashville tennessee, florida
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two siblings who haven't seen each other in 15 years mend their relationship while fulfilling a childhood dream: a motorcycle road trip through Mexico.
Style:
road movie, captivating, entertaining, satirical, psychological ...
Plot:
road trip, motorcycle, brother sister reunion, siblings, family reunited, relationships, family relations, motorcyclist, follow your dream, satire, siblings relations, bonding ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
This is a story about two homeless brothers (Zana, 7) and (Dana, 10) who live on the edge of survival. In the beginning of the story they catch a glimpse of Superman through a hole in the wall at the local cinema. Zana and Dana decide that they want ...
Style:
road movie, realistic, serious, sincere, sad ...
Plot:
homeless, brother brother relationship, hopes, kurd, survival, coming of age, siblings relations, follow your dream, family relations, life is a bitch, dictatorship, child ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
middle east, iraq, kurdistan
Similarity:
68%
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205
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
It's 1993 and North Carolina is experiencing a historic drought. Autistic teen Carl, fascinated by weather, predicts that a storm will soon hit nearby. His sister Sam crafts a plan to help him chase the storm, stealing their mother's ...
Style:
dramatic, captivating, entertaining, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
autism, sibling relationship, road trip, drought, family drama, empathy, family relations, travel and leisure, truck, family life, brother, travel ...
Time:
90s
Place:
north carolina, northern california, california
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Estela and her mother Clota must travel from Junín, where they live, to the town of Costa Bonita, in Necochea, to see some apartments that Estela's father has inherited from her.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, road movie ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, relationships, inheritance, town, mother, family relations, women, character study, family drama, motherhood, intimate, slice of life ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Harry Munter, a sensitive, kind, appealing man in his twenties, lives with his parents. He's an inventor, a bit of a mystic, maybe a genius, and a good son and grandson. He's offered work in the U.S. But a friend has cancer and the world ...
Style:
melancholic, existential, art house, poetic, independent film
Plot:
coming of age, inventor, friendship, character study, intimate, bittersweet, small town, humanism, loneliness, loss of innocence, nostalgia, mysticism ...
Time:
60s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Five men are hired to paint the yellow line the road between two villages in Mexico forgotten. Aboard an old pickup truck, initiated the work of more than two hundred kilometers of asphalt and yellow paint to be completed in less than a fortnight
Style:
existential, disturbing, psychological, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
road trip, character study, journey, on the road, working class, social problems, workplace, society, coworker, workplace situations, co worker co worker relationship, small town life ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Sons of Caribbean immigrants, Francis and Michael face questions of masculinity, identity and family amid the pulsing beat of Toronto's early hip-hop scene. A mystery unfolds when escalating tensions set off a series of events which changes the ...
Style:
psychological, serious, thrilling, captivating, exciting
Plot:
brother brother relationship, hip hop, family relations, police violence, grownups, family problems, immigration, lifestyle, immigrant family, two brothers, brother, family life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Two teenagers wander rural Greece after being stranded by a car crash. They encounter an itinerant vagabond on their travels.
Style:
road movie, captivating, sincere, serious, touching ...
Plot:
teenager, mountain, self discovery, coming of age, train conductor, travel, escape from reality, countryside, past, identity crisis, bittersweet, alienation ...
Place:
greece
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As Brian cares for his severely mentally disabled brother over a sweltering summer holiday he is forced to grow up, and finds unexpected love and affection.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
brother, sibling relationship, mental disorder, brotherhood, relationships, brother brother relationship, adolescence, family relations, teenage boy, intellectual disability, mental retardation, teenager ...
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56%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Adventure - A heartfelt story of an estranged brother and sister who must put aside their differences in order to solve an elaborate treasure hunt, left for them in the will of their eccentric father.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, sentimental, feel good, indie film ...
Plot:
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925
Genre: Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Elena, Koko, Patso and Gosho are high school students in a small provincial town. They are inseparable friends that share the belief that they are «losers». Koko is in love with Elena. The girl wants to be a singer. She is really excited about the ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, black and white, independent film
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
bulgaria, eastern europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, sincere, captivating, motivational, inspirational
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Uje, a pop star in the 1990s, gets diagnosed with Parkinson's. This is a film about his everyday struggles.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
parkinson's disease, illness, family relations, autobiography, character study, biopic, male female relationship, hidden truth, problem, fighting illness, husband wife relationship, terminal illness ...
Time:
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Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Under the auspicious name "Magical Mystery" the Berlin techno label BummBumm Records wants to go on a rave tour. Karl Schmidt aka Charly himself was once an aspiring artist on the scene, until he retired after a nervous breakdown five ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot:
road trip, techno, recovery, mental health, drug use, abstinence, electronic music, character study, satire, travel, music, rave ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
germany, hamburg germany, berlin germany
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Chile
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young boy returns to his birth country, Chile, after a long absence. The house in the country where he lived with his family is up for sale and they all gather to bid the place farewell. Their visit to the "magnetic tree", a local ...
Style:
contemplative, surreal, sentimental, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, homecoming, parents and children, family gatherings, unfulfilled love, road not taken, love and romance, unfulfillment, siblings relations, family reunited, nostalgia ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chile, latin america
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
One morning, the father of the family decides to fulfill his lifelong dream: to go with his family to the Grushinsky festival and perform his song there. The family is forced to come to terms with the desire of a tyrant father and go on a road trip ...
Style:
captivating, light, funny, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
road trip, father daughter relationship, family drama, travel, family relations, humour, escapades, eccentric family, travelogue, kids and family, parents and children, father son relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The thrilling adventure of Chidi and Rotimi, teenagers who get a magical chance to travel back in time and change their broke parents' past.
Style:
semi serious, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
time travel, brothers, second chance, travel, family relations, sent to the past, escapades, time jump, changing the past or future, teenage life, back in time, time loop ...
Time:
90s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
With high school in the rearview, five teenagers from inland Oregon embark on one last adventure. Piling into a van with a busted tail light, their mission takes them to a place they’ve never been—the Pacific coast, five hundred miles away. ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, independent film, melancholic, existential ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
road trip, friendship, teenage boy, group of friends, small town, teenager, coming of age, teenage protagonist, teenage life, friends, adolescence, lifestyle ...
Place:
oregon, pacific ocean, portland oregon
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Bulgaria
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of a Summer shared by six young people. It all begins with their escapes from the bleak and dreary City. Each one of them escapes East of Hell... to the point farthest away, the sea coast, a clean and pristine beach. The clean beach brings ...
Style:
contemplative, atmospheric, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot:
friendship, hopes, coming of age, buddies, escapades, escape from reality, escape, summer, youth, society, self discovery, sea ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bulgaria
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Story:
After separating from his wife due to an emotional affair, a homeward bound musician goes on a road trip, but after bumping into his high school sweetheart, his feelings become even more off balance.
Style:
romantic drama, contemplative, reflective, melancholic, sincere ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
marital separation, road trip, high school sweetheart, second chance, midlife crisis, heartbreak, bittersweet, regret, self discovery, nostalgia, character study, personal growth ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and the kids are sent to go live with their father in Florida. Meanwhile Josh tells Sam that he is a "S.A.M." that is going to be sent to ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
coming of age, road trip, youth, nothing goes right, brother brother relationship, journey, cross country, on the road, family relations, family life, sibling relationship, disorder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, texas, florida, usa, africa
Similarity:
47%
473
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nora is 30 years old; she lives with her Argentinian grandfather Nicolás and regularly takes care of her friend Meri's children. She writes the horoscope for the town newspaper, although her dream is to be a travel writer. When her grandfather ...
Style:
melancholic, art house, road movie
Plot:
road trip, self discovery, personal growth, female protagonist, grief, identity, character study, coming of age, bittersweet, slice of life, nostalgia, small town life ...
Place:
basque country
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A young girl is taken to an orphanage, which she hopes to flee.
Style:
realistic, emotional, dark, intense, tense ...
Plot:
coming of age, human trafficking, orphanage, poverty, journey, social issues, childhood, escape, trauma, abuse, survival, childhood trauma ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
hungary, eastern europe, black sea, romania
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Three estranged childhood friends (Omar, Ramy, Jay), travel on a road trip from Abu Dhabi to Beirut in memory of their lost friend. If what happens en route doesn't make them crazy, it might just bring them closer.
Style:
road movie, emotional, comedy drama, melancholic, humorous
Audience:
adult
Plot:
road trip, journey, friendship, male friendship, loss, travel, grief, bittersweet, personal growth, nostalgia, memory, bromance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, lebanon
Similarity:
44%
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