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Booking (2009)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Feature film.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, bleak, noir, art house
Plot:
exploitation, prostitution, sex work, poverty, life is a bitch, social problems, problem, pimp, street life, urban, realism, survival, moral ambiguity, human trafficking, nightlife, character study, gays and lesbians, gay, prostitute, female nudity, male nudity, suicide, producer, aspiring actor, inner city ...
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Booking
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and art house films with plots about poverty, survival, character study, exploitation, urban, moral ambiguity and prostitution mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Booking: 5 Minutes Too Late (2019), Born for You (2023), Big Night (2009), Hello Forever (2013), Princess (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The destiny of the man who led the gendarme team after a LGBT film screening in Bucharest, revealed through an investigation by Liliana Calomfir, a young journalist known for her daring reporting.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, serious, tense ...
Plot:
gay slur, journalism, investigative reporter, investigation, lgbtq, female journalist, journalist, private investigation, lesbian, crime solving, uncover truth, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
bucharest, romania
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Alba has Down syndrome and was left in the hospital when she was born. Thirty families rejected her before the court decided to entrust her to Luca Trapanese, gay and Catholic.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot:
gay, down syndrome, lgbt, gay parent, problem, social issues, lifestyle, adoptive father, family relations, foster child, foster parent, social problems ...
Place:
india, italy
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A group of male and female prostitutes make preparations for a big event happening at a shady club where audiences will come to watch them perform sexual acts on stage. As the big night looms, they begin to feel the consequences of their profession.
Style:
melancholic, controversial, tension
Plot:
club, prostitution, sex work, strip club, exploitation, nightlife, character study, urban, branding iron, survival, moral ambiguity, friendship ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, Philippines, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Four courageous women are faced with the harsh realities of poverty, prejudice, and corruption.
Style:
independent film, crime drama, psychological, realistic, thrilling ...
Plot:
poverty, murder investigation, prostitution, investigation, women, human trafficking, exploitation, social problems, street prostitution, female protagonist, crime investigation, prostitute ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
36%
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205
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Princess is a young illegal immigrant from Nigeria who sells her body on the outskirts of a big city. Like an Amazon on the hunt, protected by her friends, she moves through a pinewood that stretches as far as the sea, an enchanted forest in which ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot:
sex trafficking, prostitution, human trafficking, female protagonist, illegal immigrant, african, exploitation, resilience, street life, illegal immigration, trauma, poverty ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
36%
180
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Story revolves around the sad plight of the live sex performers Rolly (Paolo Rivero), Gigi (Klaudia Koronel), Rosita (Ana Capri), Sandra (Hazel Espinosa and Vio (Simon Ibarra) and what drives them to do the inexplicable.
Style:
erotic, captivating, thrilling, controversial, independent film ...
Plot:
sexual content, sexploitation, female nudity, poverty, passionate sex, prostitution, eroticism, sex scene, exploitation, sex, desperation, taboo ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
Forced out of home by his religious mother for being gay, Ethan leaves Michigan for Hollywood to pursue his acting dreams. But he soon finds himself spiraling into drugs, prostitution, and homelessness.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
hollywood, homelessness, drug abuse, gay lead character, gay, lgbt, gay slur, sexuality, addiction, lgbtq, social problems, social outcast ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
The story of three women and the circumstances that led each to get involved in prostitution as call girls.
Style:
realistic, period piece, psychological, intense, retro ...
Plot:
sex work, prostitution, sexuality, character study, women's issues, prostitute, exploitation, survival, taboo, branding iron, urban, social realism ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Noémie (15 years old) has lived in a youth center for three years. When she loses all hope of being taken back by her mother, Noémie runs away in search of meaning and freedom. She goes to join her friend Léa, a former member of the center, who ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
prostitution, teenage girl, pimp, female protagonist, social issues, exploitation, sexploitation, underage, teen romance, teenager, relationship problems, tragic love ...
Place:
montreal
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A young runaway ends up homeless with no choice but to try to survive life on the streets.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
street life, social issues, homeless, homelessness, social problems, lifestyle, city life, urban setting, realism, resilience, poverty, survival ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Álex and Cata, two young women who live on the outskirts of the city, a desolate place full of empty stores and ramshackle bars where dreams end up fading, have been preparing their escape all their lives.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
poverty, moral dilemma, escape, social realism, social problems, money problems, women, female protagonist, poor, lifestyle, dysfunctional family, choice ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
26%
182
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story revolves around an orphan girl who became a prostitute to survive and finds love with one of her clients. A young woman is tricked into prostitution, thinking she's going to sell beverages at a village store. She soon learns about the ...
Style:
bleak, intense, period piece
Plot:
prostitution, red light district, sex trafficking, exploitation, sexploitation, abuse, human trafficking, forced prostitution, pimp, female protagonist, survival, character study ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
26%
241
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Vincent was born near Paris, but has cut off every link with his roots. Maria, fifteen years younger, grew up in Ostia, but no longer sees her family. Together they form a couple that does not seem to need anyone. They lead a secluded life in ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense, crime drama
Plot:
surrogate mother, human trafficking, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, relationships, life is a bitch, relationship problems, marital problem, social problems, secret, male female relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A high-school girl who lives in a rural town in Japan struggles to define her own way in life. To help her impoverished family she works as a video fetish performer which leads to problems for her and her family with a criminal underworld.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, desperation, high school, poverty, problem, teenage life, life is a bitch, social problems, teenager, money problems, japanese girl, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A few years ago, when Tomomi (Hiroko Akune) was on the way home from school, she saw her friend Keiko (Misaki Mori) about to be raped by a man. Tomomi hit the man in the head with a stone and saved Keiko. In the present, Keiko, has buried her ...
Style:
bleak, captivating, thrilling, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
female nudity, sexual abuse, prostitution, trauma, sex work, character study, survival, female friendship, guilt, mature, alienation, street life ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The armed conflict between the Philippine military and the communist resistance at the beginning of the 1990s forms the backdrop to this study of three individuals who, for different reasons, are trying to resolve an untenable situation.
Style:
captivating, psychological, realistic, bleak, reflective ...
Plot:
lie, life is a bitch, relationship problems, conflict, couple relations, relationships, social problems, wartime, social realism, armed conflict, survival, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 1993
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, West Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This is the story of a runaway desperate poor 14 years old boy, becoming a prostitute and suffering all kinds of tribulations in Rome in the 80s. And the gay scene is somewhat accurate of those days
Style:
controversial, independent film, melancholic, ambiguous ending, period piece ...
Plot:
prostitution, poverty, sexploitation, male prostitution, gay, survival, urban, street life, social realism, colosseum, teenage runaway, exploitation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
rome italy
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
While waiting for the train to pass (Bennet), an out-of-town businessman notices a destitute girl (Vanessa), freezing in the cold. Suspecting that she will throw herself under the train, he takes the girl with him to a nearby restaurant for a warm ...
Style:
heartbreaking, bleak, emotional, dark, independent film
Plot:
trauma, survival, exploitation, victimization, prostitution, abuse, loss of innocence, sexual abuse, desperation, suicide, child abuse, poverty ...
Similarity:
24%
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105
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A tragic tale of an individual teen prostitute as seen from the lens of her Buddhist neighbor.
Style:
poignant, melancholic, independent film, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
compassion, prostitution, character study, poverty, loss, empathy, social realism, loneliness, urban, slice of life, street life, ethical dilemma ...
Similarity:
24%
326
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When sex worker Tess falls pregnant, she has to fight to keep her past from swallowing her whole.
Style:
disturbing, suspense, captivating, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
pregnancy, afrikaans, female protagonist, sex worker, prostitute, motherhood, sex work, unwanted pregnancy, troubled past, changing lives, prostitution, unplanned pregnancy ...
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
24%
465
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Malu — a mercurial, unemployed actress living with her conservative mother in a precarious house in a Rio de Janeiro slum — tries to deal with her strained relationship with her own adult daughter while surviving on memories of her glorious ...
Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, character study, motherhood, family drama, poverty, family problems, family relations, social problems, relationship problems, kids and family, problem ...
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
24%
1K
Genre: Drama
Country: Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Oleg, a young Latvian butcher, arrives in Brussels in the hope of getting a better salary in a meat factory. His experience turns short after being betrayed by a colleague. Alone in a country where he doesn’t belong, he quickly falls under the ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
butcher, male bondage, immigrant, alienation, survival, immigration, migrant worker, exploitation, death threat, social problems, slavery, criminal ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
brussels, belgium, brussels belgium
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Laruang Lalake is a realist film that portrays the workers within the Filipino gay film industry and their personal stories - from the naughty to the gritty, from the horny to the hopeful. The film weaves the journey of ambitious probinsyano actor ...
Style:
independent film, homoerotic, erotic, art house, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gay interest, lgbt, sexuality, lgbtq, poverty, gay slur, controversy, exploitation, ambition, behind the scenes, identity, adult film industry ...
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An eighteen year old beautiful and restless girl runs away from home to find freedom which she much dreamed of. She come across, instead, is the unsavory characters that start on the road to prostitution.
Style:
dark, emotional, bleak, intense, grim ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
prostitution, runaway, loss of innocence, coming of age, youth, female protagonist, sexploitation, manipulation, street life, abuse, danger, urban ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Three generations of New Orleans prostitute fight the FBI and each other. Based on a true story.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
prostitution, three generations, prostitute, fbi, women, street prostitution, female protagonist, generation, social issues, social problems, relationships, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
new orleans
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Maja and Janne move to the barren and remote island of Stormskerry, where survival is a daily struggle. Growing up in a world of old values, Maja becomes aware of a new era: a woman can be an equal partner instead of a mere bystander. The couple ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, family saga ...
Plot:
island, female protagonist, resilience, gender roles, remote island, relationship problems, life, social problems, life is a bitch, problem, sacrifice, survival ...
Time:
1800s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Eight women wake up every morning, get dressed, eat, put on make-up, do their hair, dress up and get ready for a grueling, demeaning night of work. They're the staff at a brothel outside a major American city, serving the spoiled, rich, ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, art house
Plot:
brothel, women, prostitution, exploitation, sex work, sexploitation, social realism, working conditions, class conflict, trauma, poverty, survival ...
Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
23%
95
Genre: Drama
Country: Bahamas
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A Bahamian Fisherman with a gambling addiction in Nassau takes a job smuggling Haitians to Florida in a desperate ploy to support his family.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, crime drama, tension ...
Plot:
smuggling, social problems, smuggler, life is a bitch, gambler, family problems, money problems, human trafficking, desperation, illegal immigration, gambling addiction, social commentary ...
Place:
bahamas, caribbean, florida
Similarity:
23%
153
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The sad and sometimes darkly funny lives of various denizens of Chicago's social and economic underside provide the focus of this adventurous independent comedy-drama.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, comedy drama ...
Plot:
night, fate, problem, destiny, social commentary, character study, working class, loneliness, nightlife, hopelessness, moral ambiguity, poverty ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Indonesia
Story:
A friendship of two young girls, Tina and Nadya, who have fallen into dark professions. Friendships often come at a heavy price and end in tragic death, just when they want to change the course of their lives.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
violence, female friendship, life is a bitch, teenage life, teenager, teenage girl, family problems, money problems, juvenile delinquency, social problems, society, teenage protagonist ...
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
22%
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