Movies like Zita
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Zita (1968)
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Original name: Tante Zita
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Because "Tante Zita" main theme is death: a twenty-year old girl, Annie (Shimkus) lives with her mother and her aunt (both played by first-class actresses Suzanne Flon and Katina Paxinou). The auntie is dying, and for the first time in her life, Annie has to cope with death. One night, she finds it too hard to bear, and leaving home where the old woman is suffering, she begins to hang around in Paris. She will meet people, and, from dusk to dawn, she will learn to leave her childhood behind and to grow into a woman.
Style:
existential, melancholic, poignant, reflective, period piece, nostalgic
Plot:
death, coming of age, adolescence, grief, loss, mourning, mother daughter relationship, self discovery, female protagonist, introspection, aunt niece relationship, bereavement, family drama, character study, loss of innocence, slice of life, intimate, personal growth, bittersweet, musician, cat, student, young woman, female nudity, farmer ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
paris france
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Most similar movies to Zita
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, emotional, reflective and realistic films with plots about intimate, coming of age, bittersweet, grief, slice of life, loss and female protagonist mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Zita: A Part of You (2024), Coming to Terms with the Dead (1994), Dark Paradise (2023), Dream State (2018), The Apple Tree of Paradise (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A teenager struggles to pick up the pieces of her shattered world in this emotional and bittersweet coming-of-age drama about those who are left behind.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, psychological, reflective, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, female protagonist, grief, sibling rivalry, loss, family drama, adolescence, self discovery, healing, mourning, identity, character study ...
Place:
stockholm sweden, eastern europe
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
While middle-aged Vincent (Didier Sandre) makes a sand castle on a beach in Brittany, France, his sister Zaza (Catherine Ferran) and brother Francois (Charles Berling) spend a summer day reflecting on death and loss. They think back on their sister ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, poignant, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
loss, grief, mourning, character study, bereavement, beach, memory, intimate, family relations, relationships, small town, minimalism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
brittany
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After 27-year-old Karmen's father dies, the security structures of her previous life start falling apart, as her relationship with her half-brother Viktor also deteriorates, and she faces the darkness and emptiness of the universe.
Style:
psychological, melancholic, poignant, existential, dark ...
Plot:
grief, female protagonist, loss, dysfunctional family, mourning, young adult, character study, secrets, identity crisis, betrayal, isolation, trauma ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
63%
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:
grief, coming of age, self discovery, mourning, loss, family drama, realism, male protagonist, bittersweet, chance meeting, intimate, memory ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Girls no more, four heroines emerge into womanhood with a more clear-eyed outlook on life.
Style:
reflective, melancholic
Plot:
grownups, adolescence, coming of age, friendship, self discovery, personal growth, youth, female friendship, female bonding, loss of innocence, relationships, life lesson ...
Time:
1920s
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Vietnam
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Set in a breath-taking primitive landscape in the mountainous provinces of Vietnam, the film tells the story of a Hmong tribe girl named Pao. She was raised by her stepmother, for her real mother left her when she was little. One day, her stepmother ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, sentimental, poignant, art house ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, hmong, family secret, search for mother, female protagonist, family drama, stepmother, grief, identity, self discovery, village life, inheritance ...
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Maria is a bright and attractive but not especially responsible young woman who is used to having things go her way in life. Out of school and with no clear career path, Maria ends up taking a job putting together cushions for chairs. But after a ...
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, reflective, melancholic, thought provoking
Plot:
female protagonist, young woman, friendship, shoplifting, coming of age, character study, impulsiveness, imprisonment, working class, everyday life, intimate, personal growth ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Emmy Ferguson is a 10-year old who learns that, after a long bout with leukemia, today is probably her last day on earth. Chris Ryan is a 35-year-old drug addict who is determined to make this his last day. And Adonna Frost, suffering from advanced ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, melancholic, sad, contemplative ...
Plot:
cancer, drug addict, terminal illness, death, dying, mortality, family relations, empathy, child protagonist, character study, grief, addiction ...
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
"Alicia, Go Yonder" is the story of Alicia, a nineteen-year-old who sets out on a solitary journey to the end of the world only to come face to face with the immensity of the universe.
Style:
road movie, philosophical, reflective, contemplative, art house ...
Plot:
personal growth, young woman, coming of age, female protagonist, self discovery, character study, young adult, solitude, odyssey, minimalism, spiritual journey, intimate ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A whole year went by before musician Juliane Hansen was able to put her running shoes back on — a year after her partner, Johann König, took his own life. Although her friend Rieke offers all the support she can, Juliane feels lonely and ...
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, emotional, psychological, slow cinema ...
Plot:
grief, healing, mourning, recovery, suicide, loss, bereavement, loneliness, running, loss of partner, guilt, cello ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Young adolescent girl Jenna's mother is dying, while at the same time Jenna is turning from a young girl into a young woman. So it is difficult for her to admit that she is afraid to lose her mother; instead she behaves contrary to how one ...
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:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
female protagonist, friendship, death of father, alcoholic father, family drama, self discovery, road trip, changing lives, travel, father daughter estrangement, lifestyle, personal growth ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
48%
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: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
A melodic, emotional exploration of one family falling apart in a sleepy Midwestern city, The Branches follows Claire (Kelly Brumbach) as she attempts to reconnect with the hometown life she left behind.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, contemplative, realistic, atmospheric
Plot:
family drama, hometown, family conflict, intimate, estrangement, getting home, character study, relationships, small town, introspection, homecoming, grief ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ohio, midwest
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Paraguay, Netherlands, Chile, Qatar
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In precise, unhurried compositions of image and sound, Lamar’s feature debut portrays a man and his dying wife, living in a remote hut in the hills of Paraguay. All the stages of mourning are passed through in a single day in this wordless account ...
Style:
meditative, contemplative, slow cinema, melancholic, poignant ...
Plot:
death, minimalism, dying, solitude, mourning, grief, couples, character study, isolation, loss, companionship, intimate ...
Place:
paraguay
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Mortality and death seen through the eyes of a lonely student who has an morbid and albeit naive fascination with death. His teacher, Koichi is also grappling with the issue of mortality as he deals with the impending death of his ailing father, who ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, existential, bleak ...
Plot:
death, mourning, terminal illness, father son relationship, mortality, grief, family relations, illness, teacher, father and son, loss of father, school teacher ...
Similarity:
40%
299
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Marion faces Paris at night with a feeling of vulnerability linked to the loss of her sister. She crosses paths with Alex. Their encounter will evolve at the rhythm of their wanderings through the city, like a journey through the night.
Style:
realistic, psychological, social, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
teenager, night, journey, mourning, grief, loss, male female relationship, sister sister relationship, family relations, wandering, death of sister, death ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, reflective
Plot:
family drama, dysfunctional family, female protagonist, adolescence, coming of age, slice of life, high school, teen romance, mental health, high school life, resilience, intimate ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Set in the late 1980s, this family drama is about an 11-year-old boy who befriends his landlord, nicknamed Old Fox, and learns from him how to survive in a rapidly changing world as well as things his poor father would never be able to teach him.
Style:
realistic, emotional, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
grownups, family drama, life lesson, coming of age, child protagonist, family bonds, working class, resilience, character study, poverty, intergenerational friendship, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A fun fair, on a wasteland, on the outskirts of a small provincial town in the south of France.
Style:
bleak, emotional, melancholic, atmospheric, existential ...
Plot:
circus, female protagonist, chance meeting, family drama, small town life, intimacy, bittersweet, resilience, slice of life, wasteland, realism, intimate ...
Place:
south of france
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A 13-year-old girl deals with the issues brought about by her family's high-priced son.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, father daughter relationship, adolescence, family drama, tragic past, female protagonist, troubled past, traumatic past, family problems, family relations, life is a bitch, loneliness ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
38%
211
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Jack, 19, Lisa, 17, and Mathis, 10, abruptly become orphans. Each sibling reacts differently to the family tragedy: Lisa spreads her wings. Jack, having just become of age is appointed as his brother’s guardian by court decision. A new life ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic
Plot:
youth, grief, family tragedy, loss, siblings, coming of age, bereavement, resilience, adolescence, coping, domestic drama, grownups ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
You left your home to move far away. You were struck by a wind of change and were unfaithful to yourself. You reinvented yourself and you are now feeling free. But suddenly pressure arises in you.
Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, existential, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, introspection, coming of age, personal growth, freedom, relocation, identity crisis, isolation, intimate, escape, bittersweet, slice of life ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four Women, Four Dreams, Four Realities
Style:
realistic, independent film, emotional, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
self discovery, grief, friendship, loss, intimate, relationships, introspection, identity crisis, slice of life, party, mourning, slow burn ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
37%
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:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Set off the West Coast of Canada in 1965, a hip new teacher with a miniskirt and lots of ideas turns a small town upside down. The soft autumn light of Galiano Island is beautifully rendered in writer/producer Peggy Thompson's The Lotus ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, period piece, independent film
Plot:
extramarital affair, teenage pregnancy, affair, family drama, midlife crisis, infidelity, small town, family secret, loss of innocence, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, secret past ...
Time:
60s, year 1993, 1950s, 50s
Place:
canada, british columbia
Similarity:
36%
134
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Struggling to navigate a promising career, a new romance, and her family life, a photography student confronts notions of love and loss during her senior year of college.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, reflective, romantic drama ...
Plot:
photography, coming of age, relationships, student life, self discovery, college life, female protagonist, personal growth, young adult, realism, campus, slice of life ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
36%
225
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
The story revolves around several boys and girls who grew up together along the canal, after leaving to make their own growth, reunite after many years. After experiencing competition and the pressures of life, they rediscover the hope for a new ...
Style:
reflective, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
friendship, grownups, coming of age, hometown, realism, small town, bittersweet, loss, nostalgia, getting home, family drama, hopes ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
beijing china
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Koen is a fatherless, eighteen year old boy who wants to free himself from the suffocating relationship with his mother. He struggels with the balance between independency and love. When he meets Colet, he tries to keep his distance, but she is both ...
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, melancholic, realistic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, teenager, coming of age, mother son relationship, independence, self discovery, search for father, family drama, young love, identity, absent father, intimate ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life.
Style:
slow cinema, contemplative, art film, art house, disturbing ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mourning, loss, grief, intimate, character study, secret, immigrant, immigration, haunting, identity, memory ...
Place:
lisbon portugal, africa, west africa
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34%
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