Movies like Oktoberfest
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Oktoberfest (1987)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Luka Banjanin is an unemployed young man living with his parents in Belgrade. He hangs out with few devoted friends who, like him, are yet to find place in a society that discarded young intellectuals. He plays saxophone and dreams about going to Oktoberfest, the annual beer festival in Munich, but he's being unable to get passport because of a smaller drug incident he had in the past. Totally careless about his long-term girlfriend, he suddenly falls for a mysterious woman who seems to appear in the same places as him, and then vanishes as quickly as possible. Believing that he's at the wrong place at the wrong time, Luka wanders from one misadventure to another, gradually losing the contact with reality and living out his own Oktoberfest in his mind.
Style:
psychological, existential, surreal, independent film, wistful, period drama, nostalgic
Plot:
escape, unemployment, alienation, melancholy, coming of age, young adult, social commentary, friendship, obsession, urban, identity crisis, mental health, slice of life, bohemian, bittersweet, mystery woman, passion, nostalgia, bureaucracy, realism, counterculture, drug dealer, beer, disco, young man ...
Place:
munich germany, belgrade, former yugoslavia, germany, yugoslavia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, existential, psychological and independent film films with plots about slice of life, coming of age, bittersweet, friendship, urban, alienation and realism mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Oktoberfest: It Happened on This Very Day (1987), Potential Inertia (2014), Anywhere Else (2014), No Autumn, No Spring (2012), Trip (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Belgrade in 1963. In a yard surrounded by buildings, a group of young people of different backgrounds and social status, but of similar views about love and self-affirmation, spend their time together. Their friendship is dyed with various events ...
Style:
reflective, melancholic, sentimental, political, noir ...
Plot:
friendship, youth culture, coming of age, social commentary, community, nostalgia, slice of life, city life, intimate, love and romance, bittersweet, class differences ...
Time:
60s
Place:
belgrade, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Declan Holmes is graduating college, a hard enough time as it is, and heading out into the real world. The loss he experiences is like nothing he has ever known before. 'Potential Inertia' is the story of his journey through a very ...
Style:
serious, contemplative, independent film, black and white
Plot:
loss, coming of age, friendship, grief, mourning, personal growth, college graduate, relationships, identity crisis, intimate, bittersweet, mental health ...
Similarity:
89%
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:
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ecuador, Colombia, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
No Autumn, No Spring depicts modern day Guayaquil City and its invisible generation. Iván Mora Manzano’s punk ballad of rebellion, confrontation and the disenfranchised reveals the tribulations of young men and women who struggle deeply with the ...
Style:
existential, melancholic, independent film
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, youth, punk, adolescence, alienation, social commentary, youth culture, rebellion, identity crisis, urban, escape, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
ecuador
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Dani, Yumi, Ovidiu, Ada and Cristi are youths addicted to one another, yet intent on escaping the pressure of their interconnectedness and frustrating realities by performing mind trips into different levels of existence and parallel worlds.
Style:
psychological, existential, surreal, psychedelic, melancholic ...
Plot:
trip, youth, friendship, escape, escapism, alternate reality, alienation, parallel world, self discovery, intimate, symbolism, identity crisis ...
Place:
eastern europe, romania
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Johnny, Elisabeth, and Ryan grew up best friends. Things change when Ryan asks Elisabeth to marry him, sending Johnny down a dangerous path.
Style:
captivating, realistic, sentimental, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
love triangle, coming of age, best friend, obsession, adolescence vs adulthood, youth, filmmaking, friendship, love, rivalry, unrequited love, slice of life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
An adolescent boy named Phoring growing up in a back-of-beyond township in North Bengal. Surrounded by the lush Dooars countryside the town barely survives the shutdown of a factory and its jobless population. Maladjusted and a born loser, Phoring ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, melancholic, independent film, educational
Plot:
teacher student relationship, coming of age, self discovery, adolescence, youth, identity, mentor, loss, small town, disappearance, poverty, social issues ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, captivating, dramatic, melancholic, bleak ...
Plot:
infidelity, desperation, relationships, prostitute, secret, job, life, business, melancholy, writer's block, loneliness, downfall ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Jakob is stuck in the transition between his teenage years and adulthood, still uncertain about what to do with his life, constantly hanging around with his friends and some girls, partying hard but not feeling quite alright. His only way to deal ...
Style:
psychological, existential, independent film, experimental
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teen angst, voyeurism, identity crisis, self discovery, alienation, obsession, character study, intimate, realism, slice of life, youth culture ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Hanka is a young woman who suddenly abandons her stable life for no obvious reason, and undertakes a trip without any clear destination, meeting strangers on her way. At the same time, her boyfriend desperately tries to find her.
Style:
melancholic, existential
Plot:
road trip, self discovery, female protagonist, identity crisis, missing person, loneliness, escape, uncertainty, character study, alienation, coming of age, female empowerment ...
Similarity:
55%
291
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A summer trip to Berlin offers a fleeting glimpse into the lives of the country's youth in this vibrant, character-driven drama from director Martin Gypkens. When twentysomething Florian arrives in town to pay a visit to long-lost pal Pit, the ...
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
male nudity, gay interest, friendship, coming of age, lgbt, youth, slice of life, summer, nostalgia, relationships, realism, urban ...
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A routine, slightly superficial look at a young woman's romantic coming-of-age. The attractive teen is tending a flock of sheep in the middle of nowhere, nowhere except for an adjacent military base. One of the pilots at the base has a penchant ...
Style:
pastoral, melancholic
Plot:
pilot, female protagonist, innocence, coming of age, dreaming, youth, slice of life, adolescence, summer, summer vacation, nature, escape ...
Place:
former yugoslavia
Similarity:
51%
28
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
This poignant and darkly comedic debut feature from Sean Gillane focuses on Nolan, an aspiring writer who feels stuck. He is frustrated with his career, his relationships, the world and ultimately with himself. Unable to keep from displaying his ...
Style:
existential, dark comedy, psychological, melancholic
Plot:
character study, self discovery, identity crisis, loneliness, alienation, obsession, isolation, bittersweet, mental breakdown, modern life, personal growth, realism ...
Similarity:
49%
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:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A painter with a turbulent history, fiercely committed to his ideals and still averse to settling down despite his 70 years; a lawyer who packed in his job after suffering a heart attack and now pursues a quiet life looking after his pet snail; a ...
Style:
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Plot:
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45%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Winner of FEDORA award for the Best Debut Director, Venice Film Festival 2015, Island City is a collection of three comic-dramatic stories set in Mumbai, India. The first is about a diligent office worker who wins the office ‘Fun Committee ...
Style:
satirical, anthology, ironic, existential, art house ...
Plot:
city life, social commentary, alienation, slice of life, routine, bittersweet, domestic drama, isolation, identity crisis, private vs public, bureaucracy, working class ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
43%
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Country: Poland
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
existential, melancholic, postmodern, moody
Plot:
identity, relationships, young adult, self discovery, coming of age, youth culture, modern life, slice of life, intimacy, alienation, bittersweet, city life ...
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Country: China
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
As Finn slips back into a groove of mindless parties, sunburn, and hangovers, he let's his life take a mind-numbing vacation. But when he's confronted with death first hand, he takes a new outlook on life, remembering his endless dreams ...
Style:
mumblecore, independent film, existential, melancholic, ambiguous ending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, self discovery, slice of life, personal growth, character study, mortality, young adult, realism, aimlessness, nostalgia, found footage, regret ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two female clerks using up their savings to enjoy a few days of carefree life, two plumbers looking for an erotic adventure, a building contractor determined to drink away all wages of his workers and a former major who became an alcoholic due to ...
Style:
melancholic, period piece, realistic, poignant
Plot:
nightlife, frustration, alcoholism, nightclub, escape, slice of life, social realism, working class, alienation, regret, introspection, bittersweet ...
Time:
60s
Place:
czechoslovakia, eastern europe, slovakia
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Peter is the dark brooding type. Leading a vacuous, shapeless life, he longs for the ideal woman, while at the same time, half heartedly continuing with his habitual girlfriend, Marusa , who is considerably older, a fact that Peter is quick to point ...
Style:
melancholic, psychological, romantic drama, black and white, existential ...
Plot:
character study, loneliness, identity crisis, bittersweet, desperation, alienation, frustration, obsession, small town, minimalism, slow burn, social realism ...
Place:
eastern europe, slovenia
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, bleak, existential, grim, period piece
Plot:
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Similarity:
39%
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Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A village fella tries to make it big in the city.
Style:
comedy drama
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Serbia and Montenegro
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The film follows three young people from Belgrade, a city that offers nothing but pragmatism and not many life opportunities.
Style:
melancholic, independent film, existential, reflective, bleak ...
Plot:
youth, apathy, social realism, frustration, alienation, coming of age, social commentary, slice of life, aimlessness, friendship, working class, hopelessness ...
Place:
belgrade, serbia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Drinking 'Suraapanam' let's Shiva turn into an old man, a young boy and a kid everyday. Will there be any consequences? How will he deal with them?
Style:
emotional, comedy drama, psychological, mythical, surreal
Plot:
magical potion, body transformation, character study, supernatural, magic realism, self discovery, switching roles, identity crisis, dual identity, personal growth, bittersweet, social commentary ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, West Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
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Style:
philosophical, art house, surreal, period drama, pre war
Plot:
sanitarium, tuberculosis, mountain, literary, isolation, melancholy, existential crisis, symbolism, mortality, existentialism, world war one, totalitarianism ...
Time:
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Place:
swiss alps, alps
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, art house
Plot:
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Place:
serbia, belgrade
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Best friends Michael, Steve, Cooly and Richie are seniors at a large Toronto high school. Foremost on their minds and that of many of their classmates are what they are going to do this upcoming summer and beyond. They don't want to waste away ...
Style:
realistic, indie film, existential, period piece, independent film
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The film revolves around the life of Tarak, a foley artist of Bengali film. Tarak's job is to create ambient sounds for films, but, he gradually gets trapped in his own world, a world full of sound.
Style:
art house, thought provoking, serious, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
character study, obsession, creative process, isolation, alienation, realism, intimate, family conflict, identity crisis, mental health, slow burn, slice of life ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
37%
233
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jordi is going to make it big, cost what it may, juggling a stock exchange portfolio; Cristina combines booze, drugs and sex in the celebration of her birthday; and Pau, in search of strong emotions, turns to violence, xenophobic attitude. Three ...
Style:
melancholic, intense, existential, independent film, erotic
Plot:
coming of age, frustration, youth, violence, xenophobia, drug use, alienation, youth culture, realism, urban, alcohol abuse, recklessness ...
Place:
barcelona
Similarity:
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