Movies like H 1990
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H (1990)
175
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A junkie couple board themselves in their apartment while they try to kick their heroin habit.
Style:
independent film, tense, bleak, intense, minimal cast, dark, grim
Plot:
drug addiction, heroin, desperation, claustrophobia, self destructing, isolation, realism, confined space, rehabilitation, moral ambiguity, character study, survival, friendship, minimalism, subculture, urban, sex, junkie, drug addict, female nudity, tattoo, heroin addict, locked in, locked in a basement, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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Most similar movies to H
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out bleak, dark, intense and independent film films with plots about isolation, character study, moral ambiguity, desperation, survival, psychological drama and urban mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like H: Loser (1996), Soul Kicking (2006), The Last Survivors (1975), Diary of a Sinner (1974), Two Days, Nine Lives (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
185
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
23 year old Jame Dean Ray is a small time drug dealer bent on self destruction. The product of a broken home, Jimmy refuses help from those around him and spends his final hours hanging out and selling drugs with of course and occasional robbery.
Style:
dark, crime drama, grim, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
lesbian sex, drug dealer, self destructing, tragic hero, moral ambiguity, anti hero, character study, violent death, tragedy, downbeat ending, addiction, regret ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, Cyprus
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Takis is trapped. Takis tries to escape. Takis wants money. He's got a family, a baby, a home... Takis is being cheated. He loves her and he suffers... Takis can't take it at work. He's besieged by savages. But his boss tops them ...
Style:
melancholic, intense, dark, psychological, tragic
Plot:
working class, desperation, family crisis, betrayal, male protagonist, anger, oppression, isolation, alienation, revenge, realism, slow burn ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
athens greece
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a passenger ship sinks, a ship's officer must decide which passengers in an overcrowded lifeboat must be sacrificed so the rest can survive an approaching typhoon.
Style:
tense, intense, bleak, suspenseful, grim ...
Plot:
shipwreck, survival, lifeboat, boat, disaster, sea, storm, moral dilemma, sacrifice, desperation, human nature, character study ...
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The revealing story of the shocking exploits of those who fulfill the most bizarre fantasies.
Style:
grindhouse, intense, controversial, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
pimp, sexploitation, suicide, self destructing, exploitation, desperation, moral ambiguity, loneliness, character study, alienation, obsession, mental illness ...
Similarity:
91%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A drug addict checks into rehab.
Style:
tense, psychological, captivating, thrilling, therapeutic ...
Plot:
rehabilitation, drug addiction, group therapy, car crash, therapy, clinic, car accident, recovery, life is a bitch, character study, mature, redemption ...
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Christian is a young man growing up in Hollywood who dreams of following in his father's footsteps into show business. When he meets Tony, an industry insider with "connections," he is convinced that he has found his big break -- ...
Style:
dark, intense, realistic, independent film, suspense ...
Plot:
hollywood, redemption, drug addiction, self destructing, celebrity culture, character study, showbiz, nightlife, secrets, desperation, betrayal, isolation ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
90%
189
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young man, short of money, is persuaided into looking after the business of a local drug dealer for a week or two. Up until then, the guy had been an honest and clean of drugs, but when he spends his days surrounded by riches and drugs, he cannot ...
Style:
crime drama, bleak, realistic, crime thriller, tense ...
Plot:
addiction, drug traffic, temptation, drug dealer, drug use, loss of innocence, family tragedy, urban, cautionary tale, moral ambiguity, desperation, character study ...
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A tale of urban angst trapping two individuals during the pandemic lockdown that eventually leads to murder.
Style:
tense, intense, crime drama, psychological thriller, dark ...
Plot:
pandemic, isolation, quarantine, murder mystery, moral ambiguity, character study, claustrophobia, guilt, suspicion, morality, investigation, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
89%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Feature film
Style:
bleak, melancholic, tragic ending, intense, art house ...
Plot:
poverty, hopelessness, drug addiction, pain, desperation, prostitution, illness, isolation, alienation, self destructing, character study, sacrifice ...
Similarity:
89%
163
Genre: Drama
Country: France, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A woman is on the verge of killing herself, in reverse.
Style:
dark, emotional, bleak, contemplative, independent film ...
Plot:
character study, existential crisis, self destructing, suicide, depression, desperation, mental health, actress, existentialism, mature, female protagonist, flashback ...
Time:
turn of the century
Similarity:
89%
33
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
EDEN deals with what could possible be a future for most people caught up in the current economic climate in Ireland and how we have taken a bite of the financial apple and borrowed beyond our means. We follow Adam who has been left unemployed and ...
Style:
melancholic, independent film, bleak, existential, grim
Plot:
homelessness, street life, realism, social commentary, unemployment, poverty, empathy, character study, working class, survival, desperation, urban decay ...
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A botched police raid on a crack house turns into a 36 hour long siege in which the junkies share their perspective to the cameraman of a reality program.
Style:
tense, intense, dark, psychological, noir ...
Plot:
drug addiction, swat, violence, shootout, police raid, hostage, siege, social commentary, law enforcement, urban, urban decay, street life ...
Place:
montreal
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Based on true incidents, Run, Tecato, Run depicts a junkie's efforts to get off heroin in order to reclaim and raise his daughter. Produced for $60,000, the film explores the connections between the Vietnam War, drug addiction and ...
Style:
independent film, period piece, tragic
Plot:
heroin, drug addiction, family drama, rehabilitation, redemption, character study, father daughter relationship, urban, social realism, realism, family conflict, male protagonist ...
Time:
70s
Place:
san antonio texas, texas
Similarity:
88%
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:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
“9 Days Awake”, the film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Eric Stehfest. Jannik Schümann plays Eric, a junkie who lives to party. He is addicted to the one drug that makes him feel invincible- "like Jesus and the terminator at the same ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, captivating, thrilling, dark
Plot:
drug addiction, self destructing, junkie, relationships, changing lives, male female relationship, social problems, love affair, life is a bitch, heroin addict, tragic love, self loathing ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Four friends decide to spend their Spring Break at a ski resort. But, on their way back, they decide to take a short-cut. Off the road and now buried under over a ton of snow, they begin to realize they don't really know each other.
Style:
psychological, suspense, tension, grim, dark
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, winter, snow, avalanche, isolation, secrets, friendship, trust, betrayal, confined space, ski resort, road trip ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Set amongst the backdrop of the towering, concrete-clad estates of south London ‘Zebra Crossings’ blends a diverse mixture of characters that all share one thing in common: The incredible loneliness of living alongside 7 million other people.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, intense, melancholic, bleak ...
Plot:
loneliness, coming of age, friendship, urban, social commentary, drug addiction, alienation, realism, character study, social realism, father figure, mentor ...
Place:
england
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Redemption and damnation share a bed of hope in a love story between a suicidal psychiatrist and a drug addicted homicidal cop. How far can one fall, how bad can one become and still find forgiveness?
Style:
intense, emotional, existential, grim, tense ...
Plot:
redemption, addiction, forgiveness, character study, guilt, mental illness, moral ambiguity, curse, desperation, self destructing, love story, obsession ...
Similarity:
87%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When young Daria enters rehab to kick the drug habit her first love left her with, her perceived innocence saves her from the sexual advances of the mostly male junkies inside and gains her their protection. Suddenly thrown into the spotlight and ...
Style:
intense, emotional, dark, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
drug rehab, addiction, trauma, female protagonist, recovery, manipulation, survival, abuse of power, sexual content, sexual manipulation, character study, moral ambiguity ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Follows Ingrid, Ian and Ivy, three unique strangers who find each other in an uninhabited condominium. They discover they actually have a lot in common, and start wondering where they might be each other's salvation.
Style:
independent film, tense, melancholic, modern fairy tale
Plot:
female pubic hair, male nudity, isolation, intimacy, intimate, character study, redemption, moral ambiguity, urban, confined, minimalism, male pubic hair ...
Place:
las vegas
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a New York apartment belonging to Leach. Jim Dunn, a budding filmmaker, has agreed to pay for the fix if the addicts will allow him to film the connection scene. After the men get their shots, ...
Style:
mockumentary, underground film, bleak, controversial, indie film ...
Plot:
found footage, drug addiction, jazz, heroin, substance abuse, hopelessness, overdose, desperation, claustrophobia, ethical dilemma, urban decay, street life ...
Time:
year 1961
Place:
new york
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: Serbia, France, Croatia, Iran, Qatar
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Vlada works as a truck driver during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. Tasked with transporting a mysterious load from Kosovo to Belgrade, he drives through unfamiliar territory, trying to make his way in a country scarred by the war. He knows ...
Style:
grim, bleak, road movie, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
guilt, moral ambiguity, trauma, survival, fear, corruption, claustrophobia, isolation, minimalism, suspicion, smuggling, truck ...
Place:
serbia, belgrade, kosovo
Similarity:
86%
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:
86%
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776
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Blaise and Nessa are outcast methadone users in a small town that doesn’t offer an easy way out. Each day starts in a long lineup at the tiny pharmacy, then it’s door-to- door begging to cut grass for people who just want them to not exist. At ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, dark, art house, moody
Plot:
drug use, addiction, small town, poverty, realism, intimate, escape, desperation, hopelessness, working class, claustrophobia, slice of life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nova scotia, canada
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This Story is about the unpredictable journey of Goutham, who takes on to experience the best weed in the world not knowing that his life is going to end soon due to drug addiction.
Style:
dark, intense, melancholic, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
weed, substance abuse, addiction, mother son relationship, drug addiction, self destructing, family conflict, mental health, marijuana, desperation, tragedy, obsession ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A couple enters a city ruled by cruel thugs but an unsettling affair reopens unexpected twists and creates new tensions for them. Will they stick together through it all?
Style:
tense, suspense, dark, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
gang, unsettling, corruption, moral ambiguity, fear, betrayal, power struggle, urban, survival, adultery, revenge, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
85%
136
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Four young heroin addicts scour the streets of Melbourne in search of some good-quality narcotics – or as they call it, 'pure shit’. In the space of 48 hours, a friend dies of an overdose, they are ripped off by criminals and arrested and ...
Style:
independent film, bleak, black comedy, existential, tragicomedy
Plot:
drug addiction, heroin, substance abuse, realism, street life, desperation, overdose, social realism, urban, poverty, counterculture, underground ...
Time:
70s
Place:
melbourne
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Almost casually, the young concrete worker Bastian kills a tramp. The police believe it was an accident and so the murder remains undiscovered for the time being.
Style:
independent film, bleak, tense, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, guilt, moral ambiguity, character study, ethical dilemma, accidental killing, cover up, working class, aftermath, social realism, realism, secrets ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
33-year-old Roman is one of twelve people who decide to undergo group therapy in an isolated community in order to tackle their drug addition. Like the others, he also brings with him a murky past which he tries to come to terms with - perhaps it ...
Style:
serious, grim
Plot:
group therapy, rehabilitation, character study, drug addiction, mistrust, intimate, guilt, isolation, moral ambiguity, identity crisis, aggression, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a German town, teacher Irene leads an inconspicuous, boring, lonely life. One day, a man rings at her door and slips in. It's an armed convict from the prison next door, escaped with a leg wound. He now makes her a prisoner in her own home. ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, crime drama, dark, intense ...
Plot:
captivity, confined, psychological manipulation, hostage, home invasion, claustrophobia, stockholm syndrome, moral ambiguity, prison escape, mature, slow burn, character study ...
Similarity:
85%
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