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Too Far to Go (1979)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Love and passion, anger and heartbreak, laughter and happiness, all complex textures woven into the fabric so many have come to know as marriage. For behind the seemingly comfortable well-trimmed hedges of suburban Americana, live and often love, Richard and Joan Maple. Adapted from a series of stories appearing in the New Yorker Magazine over a period of twenty three years by Pulitzer Prize winning author John Updike ("The Witches of Eastwick", "Rabbit Run"), "Too Far To Go" garnered overwhelming critical praise in its theatrical debut. With its exceptional cast, this film envelops us in a poignant, sometimes funny, sometimes exasperating journey through this most important relationship.
Style:
realistic, poignant, tragicomedy, period drama
Plot:
marriage, divorce, relationships, mature, character study, passion, anger, everyday life, suburban life, middle class, slice of life, bittersweet, heartbreak, literary, midlife crisis, personal growth, love affair, resentment, boredom, adaptation, dialogue, infidelity, nostalgia, dancing, wedding ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 1950s, 50s, 1960s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, melancholic, emotional and psychological films with plots about midlife crisis, slice of life, bittersweet, character study, relationships, infidelity and intimate mostly in Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Too Far to Go: Emily & Tim (2015), Marriage (2013), Silsiilay (2005), One Last Thing (2018), Betray (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The movie is comprised of six vignettes. A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half a century.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, romantic drama, emotional ...
Plot:
marriage, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, love affair, love interest, love and romance, husband wife relationship, family problems, couple relations, family life, marital problem ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 70s, 1950s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, humorous, realistic, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
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810
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A group of women find solidarity with each other as they negotiate their complicated love-lives.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, realistic, sentimental
Plot:
relationships, solidarity, love triangle, personal growth, multiple storylines, slice of life, self discovery, marriage, infidelity, introspection, intimate, female empowerment ...
Place:
mumbai india
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, poignant, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
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314
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bored within her marriage, an unhappy wife falls to temptation which quickly spirals toward a fatal encounter.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
infidelity, betrayal, marriage, adultery, relationships, male female relationship, adulteress, love affair, seduction, marital problem, family relations, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A husband and wife, who have not had sex in three years, both fall into extra-marital affairs.
Style:
captivating, romantic drama
Plot:
unfaithful wife, unhappy marriage, husband wife relationship, cheating, infidelity, marriage, love interest, family relations, male female relationship, sexual attraction, family problems, lovers ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a drab desert town, some 200 miles south of Reno, an indecisive man with an unfaithful wife dreams of someday, someday, taking charge of his drifting life.
Style:
melancholic, realistic, contemplative, existential, road movie ...
Plot:
dysfunctional marriage, loneliness, infidelity, midlife crisis, human relationship, indecision, small town, slow burn, intimate, slice of life, longing, regret ...
Time:
80s
Place:
reno nevada
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54%
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:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, contemplative, realistic, talky, captivating ...
Plot:
infidelity, love affair, estrangement, best friend, anniversary, family problems, society, introspection, couple relations, unfulfillment, marriage, dinner ...
Place:
denmark, eastern europe
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A drama about how to let go of our emotional "baggage" and start living in the moment.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
california
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A middle aged man, Ray Martin, faces a series of problems – his wife is cheating on him, his mistress wants to get married and Americans want to take over his toy business.
Style:
melancholic, independent film
Plot:
midlife crisis, family drama, character study, family crisis, infidelity, substance abuse, betrayal of trust, betrayal, adultery, extramarital affair, moral ambiguity, introspection ...
Time:
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Place:
australia
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Three couples from different economic backgrounds find ways to fix their relationships.
Style:
emotional, romantic drama, realistic
Plot:
couples, marriage, family drama, personal growth, communication, realism, self discovery, social differences, slice of life, forgiveness, gender roles, intimacy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, romantic drama, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
unwanted pregnancy, female protagonist, relationships, second chance, mature, personal growth, self discovery, identity crisis, career woman, resilience, bittersweet, nostalgia ...
Place:
chile, santiago chile
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 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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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, emotional, road movie, melancholic
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: France
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Serbia, Montenegro
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Soviet Union
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
36%
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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