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Guilt (1965)
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Original name: Tills. med Gunilla månd. kväll o. tisd.
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
About a young couple who accidentally by car run over someone and kill him. The victim turns out to be an escapee from an asylum for the mentally ill.The two wander around the country side trying to figure out the situation, which quickly turns out not only to include the fatal accident but also the same to their own mutual situation. The catastrophe becomes the catalyst for their own emotional confrontation and settlement.
Style:
crime drama, melancholic, tension, suspense, gloomy, art house
Plot:
guilt, hit and run, tragedy, accidental death, introspection, moral ambiguity, character study, ethical dilemma, mental illness, loss of innocence, desperation, road trip, young couple, isolation, alienation, countryside, identity crisis, cover up, slow burn, minimalism, winter, police, couples, neurosis, newspaper ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out melancholic, art house, bleak and suspense films with plots about isolation, psychological drama, character study, moral ambiguity, guilt, alienation and slow burn mostly in Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Guilt: Golden Horseshoes (1989), Doctor Glas (1968), Scandinavian Silence (2019), A Sand Castle (1962), The Mountain (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
tunisia
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 83 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:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Estonia, France, Belgium
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A recently released convict reunites with his sister. They set out on a journey but soon realize that years apart have made communication all but impossible.
Style:
art house, contemplative, melancholic, slow cinema, bleak ...
Plot:
guilt, trauma, sibling relationship, brother, isolation, memory, car accident, minimalism, sister, introspection, character study, winter ...
Place:
scandinavia
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two boys are on an unplanned vacation by foot. They meet a girl who has nothing but a bikini under her coat. She says her cloths were stolen while she was bathing. She joins their company. They steel cloths for her. There is a little kissing with ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
1950s America. Since his mother‘s confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr. Wallace Fiennes, employs the introverted young man as a photographer to document an asylum tour ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
mental institution, cult leader, mental illness, illness, psychiatry, character study, ethical dilemma, doctor, social problems, unconventional method, moral ambiguity, alienation ...
Time:
1950s
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jacques Perrin was awarded Best Actor at the 1966 Venice Film Festival for his gripping portrayal of a young writer's descent into madness. Alienated, neurotic, and plagued by guilt, Perrin retreats from reality, loses interest in work, and ...
Style:
art film, art house, melancholic, bleak, intense ...
Plot:
alienation, psychoanalysis, neurosis, mental illness, existentialism, guilt, family conflict, mental breakdown, identity crisis, isolation, domineering mother, electroshock therapy ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
71%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
art house, thought provoking, serious, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Estonia
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a socially-awkward teen, Charlie, grapples with the guilt and judgement that ensues. He must confront the prison-like bondage of his fear when the perpetrator comes after him. In this tribute to contemporary ...
Style:
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Plot:
guilt, character study, trauma, mother son relationship, slow burn, mental health, intimate, isolation, socially awkward, fear, family drama, claustrophobia ...
Similarity:
60%
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:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, sincere, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2003
Place:
poland
Similarity:
57%
524
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago
Duration: 105 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:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two mental patients bond in an imaginary heaven where nothing bad can ever happen, only to realize that being cured of their condition would mean accepting the harsh realities of life. He lives in a mental hospital, but escapes to his own private ...
Style:
melancholic, poignant, art house
Plot:
mental illness, trauma, escapism, character study, imaginary world, delusion, psychiatric hospital, sadness, loneliness, grief, surrealism, loss of innocence ...
Similarity:
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708
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young doctor undergoes a spiritual crisis when he returns to his rural home.
Style:
reflective, melancholic, serious, meditative, art house ...
Plot:
village life, existentialism, character study, loss of faith, symbolism, identity, isolation, moral dilemma, getting home, alienation, post war, nostalgia ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 100 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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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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706
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
60s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three heavily drunk friends break into the Zoo and kill a few deer...
Style:
dark, bleak, tense, suspense
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
murder, guilt, moral ambiguity, character study, ethical dilemma, accidental killing, cover up, working class, aftermath, social realism, realism, secrets ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Denmark
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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593
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
tension, art house, atmospheric, melancholic, grim ...
Plot:
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Place:
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