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On the Edge (1995)
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Original name: À cran
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A man. A woman. A single night in Paris. Such is the basic framework of this French romance that begins when middle-aged middle-class housewife Clara, happily drives to the airport to meet her husband who was supposed to come in on the evening flight and is devastated to learn that he has remained at his hotel and is having an affair. Clara sees a younger man eating a sandwich and asks him to have a drink. Later, she and he, an amiable baggage handler, spend the evening talking and exploring the nightlife on the outskirts of Paris. There they meet many people from other countries who come to Paris and work as laborers.
Style:
emotional, reflective, melancholic, realistic
Plot:
infidelity, airport, self discovery, chance meeting, parisian, character study, loneliness, midlife crisis, freedom, introspection, bittersweet, intimate, escape, nightlife, working class, sexual tension, slice of life, age-gap relationship, hotel, restaurant, hospital, adultery, taxi, telephone call, clerk ...
Time:
90s, 1990s
Place:
paris france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, realistic, emotional and romantic drama films with plots about bittersweet, intimate, slice of life, loneliness, character study, self discovery and urban mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like On the Edge: Stille Nacht (1996), Interval (1973), Blessed Events (2010), A Husband, a Wife and a Lover (1996), The Dunce (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
berlin germany, paris france
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95%
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
77%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, psychological, melancholic
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Laurent is seeking a path in life after living his childhood and teenage years in laziness. He has a conflictual relationship with Rodolphe, his father, and both are too emotional to express their mutual affection. Despite the women of his life ...
Style:
emotional, sensitive, poignant, reflective, melancholic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic, emotional, contemplative, realistic, poignant ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, controversial, emotional, reflective, contemplative ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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58%
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Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
melancholic, realistic, romantic drama, thought provoking, sex comedy ...
Plot:
loneliness, character study, female protagonist, working class, unemployment, social realism, slice of life, depression, hotel, resilience, seaside, job seeking ...
Time:
future
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, emotional, heartfelt, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
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Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 113 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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Duration: 90 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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Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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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Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, realistic, sensual, art house
Plot:
love triangle, relationships, taxi driver, infidelity, everyday life, desire, character study, urban, intimacy, intimate, couples, loneliness ...
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, contemplative, serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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