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The Winter of Our Discontent (1983)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This story tells those self-denials of an honest man what necessary to reach his object of life.
Style:
bleak, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
morality, character study, conscience, small town, ethical dilemma, literary, thoughtful, corruption, ambition, greed, midlife crisis, redemption, social satire, money, friendship, loyalty, honesty, land, shopping mall, ethics, foreclosure, soul searching, psychological drama, grocery store, grocer
Place:
new england, american
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Most similar movies to The Winter of Our Discontent
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period piece, melancholic, bleak and realistic films with plots about character study, small town, psychological drama, redemption, literary, friendship and ethical dilemma mostly in Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like The Winter of Our Discontent: The Pearl (2004), Thank You All Very Much (1969), Breathing Lessons (1994), Doctor Glas (1968), Subprime (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
279
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A poor Mexican diver finds a priceless pearl that will change his impoverished family's future -- if he can fend off his own greed and the people trying to take advantage of him.
Style:
tragic ending, thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
poverty, greed, diver, tragedy, diving, changing lives, lifestyle change, adaptation, moral dilemma, symbolism, temptation, jealousy ...
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Rosamund Stacey (Sandy Dennis), a young 'bookish' girl in London society, spends her days studying for a doctorate in the British Museum and her nights avoiding the sexual attention of the men in her life. But one day, all that changes. ...
Style:
period piece, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
pregnancy, unplanned pregnancy, female protagonist, feminism, female friendship, character study, coming of age, friendship, social commentary, social realism, female empowerment, solitude ...
Time:
60s, year 1969
Place:
london
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a friend's funeral.
Style:
realistic, emotional, road movie, melancholic
Plot:
reconciliation, married couple, funeral, road trip, introspection, character study, intimate, reflection, communication, soul searching, memories, nostalgia ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Doktor Glas finds himself attracted to a young woman, married to a corrupt clergyman. She's miserable in her marriage, so he agrees to help in anyway he can. But he is quickly torn between passion and morality. The story is based on the 1905 ...
Style:
melancholic, period piece, grim, noir, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
ethical dilemma, obsession, forbidden love, character study, morality, adultery, guilt, desire, existential crisis, existentialism, sexual repression, romantic obsession ...
Time:
60s, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
stockholm sweden
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Georgia Benfield's, at her wit's end, loses control and begins physically abusing her elderly mother, just as Georgia had been abused herself as a child. As family and friends slowly begin to learn of the abuse, and long buried family ...
Style:
intense, tense, bleak, realistic, period drama
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, family drama, domestic abuse, dysfunctional family, trauma, female protagonist, family secret, character study, emotional abuse, guilt, social issues, realism ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
The year is 2001 and both David's life and the mortgage industry are in balance. After the attacks on 9/11 the stock markets shut down for over a week marking its biggest decline since the great depression. America's economy is in the tank ...
Style:
dark, realistic, tense
Plot:
fraud, cautionary tale, greed, ethical dilemma, real estate, corruption, business, scandal, rise and fall, character study, morality, con artists ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
60%
172
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
1818 in the Münsterland: Innumerable pilgrims seeking comfort and consolation visit the bedside of Anna Katharina von Emmerich, a nun whose body bears marks of the holy wounds of Christ on her chest, forehead and hands. Clemens von Brentano, an ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, meditative, atmospheric
Plot:
spirituality, faith, catholicism, religious, mysticism, loyalty, nun, visionary, redemption, morality, artist, transformation ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Cole Freeman maintains an uneasy equilibrium in his rural Appalachian town, looking after the old and infirm while selling their excess painkillers to local addicts. But when an old friend returns with plans that upend the fragile balance and ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, bleak ...
Plot:
drug dealer, friendship, small town, family relations, addiction, character study, drug dealing, drug trade, city life, penance, illegal drugs, drug use ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
west virginia, appalachia
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union, Colombia
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A man wants to flee wartime Germany and the detested Nazis to Columbia, where his brother lives. In order to achieve his goal he agrees to become an informer for the Reich.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, dark, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, betrayal, nazism, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, tragedy, guilt, survival, totalitarianism, collaboration, compromise, conscience ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
colombia
Similarity:
58%
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:
54%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Andrew Scott brings multiple characters to life in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, filmed live in West End, London. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
Style:
melancholic, poignant, existential, reflective, period piece ...
Plot:
introspection, literary, character study, monologue, bittersweet, family drama, regret, nostalgia, midlife crisis, unrequited love, jealousy, dark humor ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
west end london
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Alexis is an explosive personality, passionate about life, humanity, nature, love and beauty. That is until the breakneck rhythm, intensity, stress and convolutions of career and economic success shatter him, alienating him from everyone and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, rise to the top, ambition, idealism, dishonesty, society, obsession, rivalry, family relations, love, ecological disaster, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
After losing his job at a publishing firm, Immanuel, joins a private insurance company, where he struggles to meet targets. Soon he is exposed to the ruthless inner workings of his new company, which follows various unethical practices and denies ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
corporation, workplace, publishing house, integrity, insurance, ethical dilemma, ethics, struggle, humanity, morality, social problems, problem ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
50%
608
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Story of two con men, Boorman and his younger assistant Laarmans, who are trying to sell companies their non-existing magazine.
Style:
satirical, period piece, tense
Plot:
con artists, scam, fraud, manipulation, deception, moral ambiguity, scheming, ethical dilemma, betrayal, corruption, realism, character study ...
Time:
1950s, 1920s, 1930s
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, the infamous Sydney Biddle Barrows, a driven young socialite, opens an exclusive escort service catering to the wealthy and affluent. From Sydney's rise to become a ...
Style:
period piece
Plot:
prostitution, socialite, rise and fall, controversy, media sensation, high society, biopic, taboo, wealth, ambition, morality, luxury ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
48%
765
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life in a place where he is not known and dreams only of a job, a wife and a family. He succeeds partially in fulfilling these dreams, but then runs into ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
corruption, class conflict, character study, social realism, working class, redemption, betrayal, alienation, solidarity, loneliness, realism, rehabilitation ...
Time:
year 1970, year 1980, year 1976, year 1978, year 1977 ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Dr. Alexander Brown (Martin Sheen) arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells Brown he was a test subject during the 1950's, exposed to atomic bomb radiation in the Nevada desert-- will Brown help the man ...
Style:
historical drama, thought provoking, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
nuclear testing, cold war, ethical dilemma, guilt, conspiracy, whistleblower, investigation, conscience, regret, corruption, flashback, biopic ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
las vegas, nevada
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Hubert Lee decides to open the world's largest drive-in movie theater across the street from a funeral parlor, a feud erupts between Lee and Turner Knight, the owner of the funeral home. As Lee's many promotional ideas become more and ...
Style:
dark comedy, tragicomedy, southern gothic
Plot:
rivalry, funeral home, small town, feud, publicity stunt, pride, community, small business, escalation, grief, satire, bittersweet ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
45%
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134
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ten years after the death of a close friend, a group of Yale graduates who formed a secret society to make the world a better place reunite, only to discover how far from their ambitious, selfless goals they have strayed. Brett Cullen, Jessica Hecht ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, melancholic, tense
Plot:
friendship, college, introspection, human nature, friends, last wish, haunted by the past, character study, grief, mourning, secrets, midlife crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A European circus family is torn apart by greed and jealousy.
Style:
period piece, melancholic, bleak, tragic
Plot:
circus, exploitation, family drama, traveling circus, greed, betrayal, jealousy, showbiz, european, dysfunctional family, power struggle, corruption ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
43%
165
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Midlothia is a small, tight-knit town, where everyone knows everyone else's business. On Fred's last day in town, he and his closest friends uncover secrets that threaten the fabric of their friendship.
Style:
emotional, realistic, indie film, melancholic, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, revelation, secrets, confession, regret, redemption, identity, male friendship, intimate, coming of age, loyalty ...
Place:
texas, austin texas
Similarity:
42%
148
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Released from jail after a term basically served instead of friends he refused to rat out, Charles 'Skip' Cuddy is grateful his gentleman instinct gets him a job with living quarters as handyman on a semi-destitute estate Blessings. ...
Style:
emotional, period piece, suspense
Plot:
loyalty, baby, redemption, compassion, second chance, family drama, conscience, caretaker, regret, parenthood, secrets, intimate ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Dr. David Edwards is a cancer specialist, and his life is his work. His only friend is Lou Rosen, 73. Lou is also David's patient, but at his age, chances are grim. Still, everyone deserves a chance, or at least that's what David thought ...
Style:
emotional, medical drama, intense, realistic, reflective ...
Plot:
cancer, doctor patient relationship, compassion, hospital, terminal illness, mature, character study, ethical dilemma, mortality, morality, friendship, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A woman's peculiar religious convictions lead her on a self-destructive path.
Style:
religious drama, melancholic, bleak, poignant, independent film ...
Plot:
self destructing, faith, obsession, crisis of faith, female protagonist, clergy, character study, guilt, choir, unrequited love, isolation, catholicism ...
Time:
70s
Place:
montreal, canada
Similarity:
41%
340
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In a small town in rural Kansas, a troubled veteran attempts to restore an old merry-go-round ride.
Style:
independent film, existential, sentimental, period piece, allegory
Plot:
loner, small town, war veteran, conflict, vietnam war, nostalgia, countryside, melancholy, loneliness, veteran, memory, character study ...
Time:
year 1981, 70s
Place:
kansas
Similarity:
41%
175
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A horror-movie actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, detective, independent film
Plot:
love triangle, character study, midlife crisis, forbidden romance, jealousy, infidelity, adultery, unrequited love, bittersweet, loneliness, mature, obsession ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and ...
Style:
period piece, atmospheric
Plot:
embezzlement, character study, housewife, midlife crisis, female protagonist, ethical dilemma, secret life, adultery, bank clerk, moral ambiguity, loneliness, identity crisis ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aline never managed to get closure from the death of her 17-year-old son in a street fight. When she sees the assai- lant recently released from prison, she decides to cook up a plan to avenge her dead son. Things go unexpectedly as she gets to know ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, brutal, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
revenge, grief, prison, life is a bitch, murder, death of son, murder of family, vengeance, brutality, fighting the system, violence, character study ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by Hans Fallada.
Style:
psychological, bleak, melancholic, serious, period piece ...
Plot:
alcoholism, addiction, character study, literary, isolation, adaptation, desperation, alienation, financial ruin, post war, family conflict, guilt ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
central europe
Similarity:
39%
255
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When a young boy comes in to see a doctor abourt a red mark on his face, the doctor's wife welcomes him into the consulting room instead. As they talk, she offers him something to eat and then notes that his manner of eating is just like that ...
Style:
bleak, art house, period piece
Plot:
post war, sexual repression, sexual awakening, domestic drama, character study, guilt, regret, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, family secret, longing, intimacy ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
hungary
Similarity:
38%
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