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Bodybuilder (2014)
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Twenty year old Antoine has made enemies of a gang of young thugs, to whom he owes money. Fed up with his scams and petty crimes, his mother and older brother decide to send Antoine to his father's place in Saint-Etienne. The two men haven't seen each other for several years.
Style:
captivating, realistic, psychological, tense
Plot:
bodybuilding, gym, father son relationship, theft, weightlifting, sport competition, training, hiding place, stealing money, estranged father, rivalry, fitness, bodybuilder, con artists, escape, sex scene, criminal, brother brother relationship, death threat, father son reunion, petty theft, father hits son, female bodybuilder, muscle, cleaning ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france, lyon
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and psychological films with plots about family relations, society, rivalry, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, life is a bitch and boy mostly in Drama, Biography and Sport genres. Some movies like Bodybuilder: I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive (2009), The Measure of a Man (2015), Insecure (2014), Tomorrow at Dawn (2009), Babai (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
This finely acted, delicate and provocative new film by one of France’s most impressive filmmakers—working here with his son, Nathan—depicts the troubled life of an adopted boy who, as a taciturn adult, visits his birth mother and strikes up a ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, serious, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
mother son reunion, youth, search for mother, foster child, disorder, parents and children, adoption, haunted by the past, family relations, family problems, mischievous children, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?
Style:
realistic, captivating, psychological, serious
Plot:
unemployment, society, layoff, economic crisis, working class, job interview, supermarket, coworker relationship, social realism, life is a bitch, rivalry, economics ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Chérif, struggling to pass the entrance exam for nursing school, takes on a side job as a security guard. On duty there, he faces off with a group of hostile teenagers who constantly harass him, and gradually ends up an accomplice to a robbery gone ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental, tense ...
Plot:
couples, society, working class, fall in love, misfit, life is a bitch, immigrants, security guard, gang, chase, youth, love story ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mathieu, a piano virtuoso, goes home to help his brother Paul to take care of their sick mother. Paul is into reenacting old battles, dressing up and getting into character, even dueling if necessary. Mathieu gets involved in this world and play ...
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, captivating
Plot:
obsession, family relations, role playing, brother brother relationship, revenge, duel, pianist, honor, friendship, rivalry, lgbt, mentally unstable ...
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Kosovo, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
10-year-old Nori is obliged to grow up at a very young age after the early death of his mother and then being abandoned by his father Gezim in the Kosovo of the 1990s.After a dangerous and eventful journey, Nori finally arrives in Germany and is ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, art house
Plot:
boy, theft, escape, punishment, abuse, father son relationship, marriage, suspense, children in wartime, boat, ritual, bus ...
Place:
germany, kosovo
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Al, a young man from a modest background is about to marry his boss’ daughter, along with succeeding him as the head of a car dealership. One night, while coming back from his bachelor party, he is guilty of a hit-and-run accident, urged by his ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, witnessing a crime, society, life is a bitch, righting the wronged, illegal immigrant, manslaughter, woman, hit and run, immigrants, misfit, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ever since she broke up with Nigel, Lena soldiers on through life as best she can with her two kids. She valiantly overcomes the obstacles put in her way. But she has yet to confront the worst of them: Her unstoppable family has decided, by any ...
Style:
emotional, tense, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, divorce, family gatherings, family problems, parents and children, human nature, love and romance, family relations, couples, siblings relations, countryside, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, rome italy, europe, brittany
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Les Diables (The Devils) chronicles the struggle of an autistic girl and her brother trying to survive without their parents.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, emotional, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
autism, brother sister incest, incest, coming of age, mentally challenged, escape, on the run, life is a bitch, orphan, society, kids in trouble, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
marseille, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world ...
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, workplace, workplace situations, boss and employee, state affairs, disagreement, political intrigue, politician, prime minister, bus, french politics, fatal accident ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Luxembourg
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
They are the perfect French haute bourgeois couple: Paul is a respected surgeon and Lucie cooks and gardens exquisitely. But now, in the autumn of his life, Paul can’t resist the lure of an ambiguous and dangerous relationship with a mysterious ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, psychological, exciting ...
Plot:
therapist, dangerous attraction, couples, intrigue, femme fatale, mysterious character, hospital, sister sister relationship, illness, infidelity, power relations, dishonesty ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
On a bridge, one night, a stabbing. There is Pouga. And there is Julien. The film shows the parallel destiny of these two young men who look alike without knowing each other.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, emotional, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lifestyle, ambition, criminal heroes, athlete and trainer, human nature, athlete's life, destiny, father son relationship, coach, multiple storylines, firefighter, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
belgium, brussels
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young farmer in Central France tries to sustain his spiritual connection to the land amid the crushing pressures of modern agriculture in this brooding drama.
Style:
serious, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, gloomy
Plot:
countryside, farm, estrangement, workplace situations, nothing goes right, society, workplace, down on your luck, life is a bitch, social relations, village, village life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ever since she served on the jury during his trial, Nora has been convinced that Jacques Viguier is innocent, despite him being accused of murdering his wife. Following an appeal by the public prosecutor’s office, and fearing a miscarriage of ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, tense, realistic
Plot:
legal investigation, lawyer, justice, murder trial, doubt, courtroom, court, car accident, missing person, suspense, perjury, single mother ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Paris 2011. Alex is 27. He's lives off dealing and pays the debts of his brother, Isaac, who after being his support has now become dead weight. When his cousin announces he's going to open a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Alex imagines he can ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, emotional, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
family relations, moral dilemma, immigrants, society, lifestyle, brother brother relationship, drug dealer, breakup, debt, starting over, friendship, siblings relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Akim, young Muslim will become imam sees his upset when he is touched by the love of Christ ... In a family chaos that opposes his brother identity Akim attempt to be accepted by his family.
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, emotional, disturbing ...
Plot:
self discovery, religions or cults, society, cause and meaning, introspection, family in crisis, life turned upside down, family problems, religion, family relations, faith, family conflict ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Films like Love Battles
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Conrad Lang, a handyman in a rich family - he has been raised like a brother with Thomas, who has the same age -, accidentally puts fire to the big holiday house he keeps. He returns to the town he grew up in, to the family home, where Philippe, ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
mental illness, haunted by the past, investigation, memory loss, intrigue, family life, family relations, society, flashback, dishonesty, friendship, master and servant ...
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A play writer entertains the actors of his next play, including his ex-wife and her new lover. Everyone is finding his new place.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, psychological, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
love triangle, writer's life, introspection, artists and showbiz, couples, playwright, friendship, rivalry, society, actor's life, love and romance, countryside ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Greece
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the quiet foothills of Turkey, Faik lives an isolated existence. When his second son brings his boys for a visit, Faik takes the opportunity to pontificate about the law of the land, as he sees it. He shares one unsolicited thought after the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, atmospheric, psychological
Plot:
farm, family relations, vengeance, manhood, intrigue, who done it, mental illness, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, boy, coming of age, dog ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The lives and turbulent adventures of a bunch of fourteen-year-old teenagers, through the eyes of three young girls - Sarah, Jade and Louise - with one last year to go before high school.
Style:
realistic, emotional, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, teenage life, youth, drug abuse, sexuality, self discovery, college, strong female presence, best friends, life is a bitch, high school life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The inspirational tale of the grandfathers of the fitness movement as we now know it, Joe & Ben Weider. Battling anti-Semitism, racism and extreme poverty, the brothers beat all odds to build an empire & inspire future generations.
Style:
captivating, inspirational, realistic, serious
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
bodybuilding, bodybuilder, rivalry, rise to the top, athlete's life, sport, fitness, coworker relationship, male female relationship, manager, brother brother relationship
Time:
20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two unlikely friends — a supply teacher and a lonely young boy suspended between two estranged parents — embark on a weekend motorcycle voyage full of surprises and unforeseen consequences in this surprisingly tough, unsentimental drama.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, hopes, redemption, weekend, loneliness, women, neglected child, family problems, dysfunctional family, confronting the past, family relations, getting home ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, french riviera, south of france
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The new film by French director Cédric Kahn focusses on Philippe Fournier, a man who lives with his 2 sons, having decided not to give them back to their mother after she won custody of the children. The children Okyesa and Tsali must grow up in ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot:
on the run, parents and children, custody, brother brother relationship, father son relationship, family relations, feral man, parents separation, hidden identity, teenage life, runaway, wildlife ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Jean-Jacques spent 9 years in prison for robbery. When he comes out, he finds the neighborhood where he grew up but things have changed ... The country is in crisis, the young people are holding the business and his old friends are urging him to ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
starting over, going straight, hopes, life is a bitch, gang, urban ghetto, father son relationship, graphic violence, ghetto, gangsters, danger
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last lab in the world that can develop them before it shuts down for good. Along with Ben's nurse ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, sincere, disturbing, sad ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
father son relationship, road trip, brother brother relationship, art, parents and children, society, destiny, rivalry, hopes, friends, suspense, obsession ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When he first enters the Montpellier Opera House, Victor knows nothing about music. Nor does he know his father, Samuel Rovinski, who is there to conduct Mahler’s 6th symphony. To change the course of his suddenly uncertain future, for Nadia his ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, emotional, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, parents and children, family relations, single parent, bittersweet, father son relationship, teenage boy, orchestra conductor, father son reunion, boy, father, boyhood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Muller company organizes a reception to mark the launch of a new product. During the evening, we discover that this is actually a coaching exercise for company executives. Gradually, rumours about the upcoming acquisition of the company start to ...
Style:
realistic, cynical, psychological, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
labor union, power relations, role playing, corporate world, pharmaceutical company, workplace intrigue, party, gossip, workplace situations, workplace, mistaken identity, employer employee relationship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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:
psychological, serious, realistic, disturbing, bleak
Plot:
parents and children, human nature, criminal heroes, vengeance, heist, father son relationship, heist gone wrong, family relations, money problems, subway, boxing, bar ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
not available
Plot:
con artists, extortion, police, stealing money, burglary, audition, theater, father son conflict, prison, lack of money, poverty, money problems ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Matthieu, a 33 year old Parisian who finds out that the father he never knew has died and decides to go to his funeral in order to meet his two siblings in Quebec. But once in Montréal, he realizes that nobody is aware of his existence or even ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot:
unknown father, brother brother relationship, brother brother conflict, fatherhood, dysfunctional family, relationship problems, father son relationship, family relations, family problems, life is a bitch, alternative medicine, dog ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
quebec, france, canada, montreal
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The middle-aged titular heroine (Masiero) of this bare-bones, Dardenne-esque debut has certainly fallen on hard times: Living between her car and a storage shed, working a part-time job as a hotel chambermaid, and trying against all odds to obtain ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
starting over, life is a bitch, human spirit, optimism, hopes, working class, homelessness, poverty, single woman, cleaning lady, female protagonist, self discovery ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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