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Separate Tables (1983)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Two one-act plays explore love and loneliness. In "Table by the Window" an aging fashion model contrives a reunion with her ex-husband, a politician ruined by scandal, and their passion is rekindled. In "Table Number Seven" a meek woman harbors a secret love for a man accused of fraud and sex offenses, forcing her to take a stand for the first time in her life.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, psychological, tense, reflective, period piece
Plot:
hotel, loneliness, scandal, small town, love, female protagonist, boarding house, moral dilemma, reputation, bittersweet, intimate, unrequited love, forgiveness, redemption, male protagonist, romantic reunion, infidelity, british, seaside, sex scandal, seaside town, hotel guest, writers, model, alcoholic ...
Time:
1950s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, melancholic, psychological and realistic films with plots about intimate, small town, redemption, bittersweet, forgiveness, love and loneliness mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Separate Tables: Finding Jenua (2011), All the Winters That Have Been (1997), The Exalted (2024), Nenu Leni Naa Premakatha (2021), I'm Beginning To See the Light (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, disturbing, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
unfulfilled love, life is a bitch, identity crisis, tragic love, unrequited love, suicide attempt, suicidal tendency, love, relationship problems, suicidal thoughts, female protagonist, suicide threat ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
london
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
The film is about a young woman (Gayle James) running away from her past and moves in with a woman (Leigh Rose) who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and she believes is her grand-daughter.
Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, serious, reflective ...
Plot:
small town, small town life, connection, loss, memory loss, bittersweet, character study, healing, identity, love, female protagonist, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dane Corvin (Chamberlain) returns to Raven Island where 20 years before he and Helen Raven (Allen) had fallen in love. She vowed never to see him again because he had arrested her brother, who he had been investigating. Dane is now determined to win ...
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, melancholic, reflective, wistful
Plot:
second chance, secret, longing, intimate, forgiveness, reconciliation, small town, guilt, betrayal, family conflict, redemption, nostalgia ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, Greece, Latvia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Renowned German organist Anna discovers her Latvian husband's involvement in a corruption scandal, shaking the foundation of their life together. Can she come to terms with this new reality about her husband?
Style:
emotional, psychological, reflective, tense, intercultural
Plot:
organist, relationships, betrayal of trust, marriage, secrets, scandal, trust, marital crisis, betrayal, female protagonist, family drama, corruption ...
Place:
germany, latvia
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Love can be timeless and boundless. Story revolves around a true love blossoming between 2 sweet adorable persons belonging from two different timelines (1983 and 2020), a HAM Radio acting as fate connecting them to fulfill their destiny.
Style:
heartfelt, romantic drama, emotional, period piece, sentimental ...
Plot:
communication, soul mate, heartwarming, longing, star crossed lovers, nostalgia, female protagonist, intimate, bittersweet, male protagonist, small town, love ...
Time:
80s, 2020s
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A tale of self-rediscovery seen through the eyes of a grief-stricken trumpeter, who finds salvation in a lighthouse and its two suicidal visitors.
Style:
emotional, dramatic, contemplative, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
lighthouse, grief, suicide, seaside, empathy, loneliness, trumpet player, salvation, healing, intimate, mourning, redemption ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An ex-convict, after spending six years in prison, tries to re-establish a relationship with the son he hasn't seen in all that time.
Style:
realistic, heartfelt, emotional, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
father son relationship, ex convict, family drama, second chance, redemption, reconciliation, estranged son, forgiveness, regret, male protagonist, parenting, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The story of a man's struggle to claim his future by confronting his past. The road is not an easy one as old demons resurface to threaten everything Eden has fought to overcome.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
small town, redemption, starting over, haunted by the past, family relations, lifestyle, hopes, homecoming, parents and children, going straight, social relations, male protagonist ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
idaho, america, usa
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Brett Cornell learns that the mother of a child he is alleged to have Fathered 5 years prior, has died in an accident, he heads south to try and take custody of the daughter that he never knew. Brett takes to desperate measures to make it in ...
Style:
emotional, tense, independent film, romantic drama, psychological ...
Plot:
family drama, fatherhood, child custody, custody battle, foster home, single father, character study, second chance, moral dilemma, male protagonist, redemption, parenthood ...
Place:
new york, north carolina, south carolina
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Henry Soames owns a rural diner, and has befriended Willard Freud and Callie Wells. One day Willard and Callie get the news that Callie is pregnant, and Willard splits. Henry takes in Callie, and helps her through the pregnancy. They fall in love ...
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, tension, period piece, independent film
Plot:
moral dilemma, pregnancy, family drama, love triangle, diner, marriage, intimate, bittersweet, conflict, second chance, sacrifice, female protagonist ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Trying to get his dying father out of prison with a compassionate release, Max Dagan needs the help of the daughter of the man his father killed.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, bleak, melancholic, tension
Plot:
redemption, forgiveness, father son relationship, family drama, prison, guilt, moral dilemma, second chance, dying man, reconciliation, grief, family secret ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
PENDULUM SWINGS follows a man into a dark place in his life - a place at which he arrives through a combination of bad decisions and forces beyond his control. When he finally hits bottom, he is presented with an opportunity to climb out of his ...
Style:
emotional, reflective, serious, melancholic, realistic ...
Plot:
compassion, redemption, empathy, second chance, character study, recovery, moral dilemma, morality, healing, resilience, self destructing, humanity ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Over the course of this drama's six separate stories, a variety of couples struggle with the infidelity, dishonesty and heartbreak that plagues their varied pasts. In overcoming their challenges, these diverse individuals embrace a brighter ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, serious, touching, anthology ...
Plot:
infidelity, couples, looking for love, friendship, couple relations, love and romance, redemption, haunted by the past, bittersweet, heartbreak, troubled marriage, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
"Letting Life In" explores a single year of life between two people. Michael, a reclusive novelist, lives in a small town in upstate New York. He knows nothing of living life beyond the suffocating walls he has built for himself. Sarah, a ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, life affirming, romantic drama, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, love story, relationships, assistant, personal growth, bittersweet, loss, cancer, healing, writer's life, introspection, writers ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Michelle and Marco Tol, a former pastor, meet at a party. They discuss what happened five years ago, when a scandal involving the pair erupted and disgraced Tol.
Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
religion, pastor, scandal, sexual harassment, male female relationship, relationships, love affair, faith, religious faith, sex scandal, accusation, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Living in the middle of Australia's desolate landscape, Angela has been waiting all her life. Waiting for her boyfriend to return from the army and marry her, waiting for her mother to sober up, waiting for her life to begin. On the return of ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, reflective, tense, social
Plot:
escape, desperation, independence, hopelessness, isolation, alcoholism, empowerment, intimate, resilience, bittersweet, community, military ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Mia, in attempts to make it in a male-dominated sports journalism industry, begins to expose the dark underbelly of high school sports in her small hometown. Now, she must choose between her loyalties to her town and her career aspirations.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, small town, corruption, moral dilemma, journalism, high school sports, choice, intrigue, professional sports, secret, investigative reporter, female reporter ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
42%
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:
41%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dylan Derringer, a lonely dentist in Florida, is confronted by a figure from the past bringing news that sends him on an eventful and ultimately life-altering journey of discovery.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, loneliness, character study, personal growth, relationships, haunted by the past, changing lives, relationship problems, lifestyle, male female relationship, lifestyle change, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
florida
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mikhail Ulyanov is the Bergmanesque protagonist of the Russian Private Life. A government-appointed factory executive, Ulyanov is reduced to quivering confusion when he is dismissed. Recovering from this blow, he decides to review and realign his ...
Style:
poignant, melancholic, reflective, psychological, existential ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, loneliness, bureaucracy, humanist, middle aged, thoughtful, male protagonist, intimate, identity, bittersweet, aging, resilience ...
Time:
80s
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
“Broken Memories” is a romantic drama that depicts the often-untold story of a family caregiver tending to an elderly parent. Once estranged from his family, Levi (Ivan Sergei), puts his life on hold to care for his father, Jasper (Rance ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
memory loss, alzheimer's disease, troubled past, dysfunctional family, secret, caretaker, confronting the past, father son relationship, family problems, life is a bitch, family relations, fighting illness ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A long story that started and ended at the station.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional, reflective ...
Plot:
love story, forbidden love, social relations, male female relationship, immigrant, lifestyle, immigration, love affair, husband wife relationship, parents and children, society, journey ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
On the run and bleeding a young man ends up at a pond house where he meets an old man (Tobin Bell) and holds him hostage in his own home. As the days pass and the secrets about their past are revealed, they learn that they might not have been ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, disturbing, melancholic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, hostage, father, family secret, estranged father, family relations, change of luck, family problems, parents and children, search for father, fatherhood, character study ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Thirty year old virgin Sybille meets the man of her dreams. Or is he?
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, psychological, dark, tension ...
Plot:
suburban life, insecurity, shyness, virginity, loneliness, female protagonist, character study, love story, manipulation, seduction, cohabitation, intimate ...
Time:
20th century
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The relationship that blossomed between Diana, Princess of Wales, and Captain James Hewitt. Based on Hewitt's book.
Style:
sensitive, romantic drama, emotional, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
royalty, royal romance, scandal, british monarchy, biopic, affair, celebrity culture, media frenzy, british, infidelity, introspection, loneliness ...
Place:
london, britain, house of windsor
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An adult woman puts herself up for adoption and forms a bond with the misanthropic patriarch of her adoptive family. Based on a true story.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, emotional, heartfelt ...
Plot:
female protagonist, adoption, foster home, relationships, family relations, social problems, patriarch, family life, foster parent, social issues, lifestyle, patriarchy ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
LifeStories is a film about 6 short stories taking the audience through the lives of the protagonists. Oscillating between joy, companionship, loneliness, camaraderie, guilt and unadulterated love.
Style:
emotional, anthology, realistic, reflective, poignant ...
Plot:
slice of life, relationships, loneliness, love, empathy, bittersweet, intimate, everyday life, companionship, guilt, mature, regret ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
As a noted filmmaker’s infidelity becomes a media firestorm, his fractured family privately navigates the fallout of his actions for years to come.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
family drama, infidelity, extramarital affair, family relations, social problems, family reunited, love affair, life is a bitch, love interest, lifestyle, eccentric family, male protagonist ...
Place:
bangladesh
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A successful lawyer struck with blindness in middle age continues his battles in the courtroom with the assistance of his family. As his son deals with bitter memories of their relationship, he also seeks his father's respect and love and in ...
Style:
reflective, emotional, heartbreaking, period piece, melancholic ...
Plot:
father son relationship, blindness, autobiography, character study, disability, domestic drama, reconciliation, parenthood, bittersweet, biopic, intimate, stoicism ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The movie tells the tragic story of a Semi-truck driver (Louis Koo) who accidentally runs over and kills a restaurant owner (Yin Xiaotian) in a car accident. When he finds out that Yin's wife (Huang Yi) is pregnant and has to work hard to run ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, psychological, thrilling, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
guilt, secret, moral dilemma, accident, tragedy, murder, relationship problems, guilty conscience, manslaughter, couple relations, male female relationship, problem ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
36%
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