Movies like Clair Obscur

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Clair Obscur (2016)
 6.5
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Clair Obscur (2016)
Original name: Tereddüt
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Turkish writer-director Yesim Ustaoglu offers a parallel study of two women — a psychiatrist with a long-time live-in partner and a wife in a conservative, nearly tyrannical household — in this study of the possibilities and limitations that exist for women in Turkey today.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, art house, sexual, sexy
Plot: psychiatrist patient relationship, small town, female psychiatrist, repressed sexuality, women, psychiatric patient, small town life, abusive relationship, family relations, male female relationship, female protagonist, opposites attract, relationship problems, family problems, troubled marriage, domestic violence, landscape, resistance, existentialism, women's issues, unhappy marriage, cheating wife, cat, female nudity, adultery ...
Place: turkey

Most similar movies to Clair Obscur

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and suspense films with plots about relationship problems, family problems, family relations, male female relationship, relationships, husband wife relationship and marital problem mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Clair Obscur: Challenge Game (2016), My Happy Family (2017), Memories of Summer (2016), Borrowed Bride (2005), Otilia Rauda (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Challenge Game (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Florist Ae-ran and forensics investigator Min-ho from the Public Prosecutor's Office both have a family that everyone wants. However, Min-ho can't handle bed time so Ae-ran starts a 'challenge game' in which she seduces and has ...
Style: erotic, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: cheating wife, love interest, sexual relations, family problems, seductive woman, erotic fantasy, relationship problems, attempted seduction, adultery, infidelity, seduction, sexual desire ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
My Happy Family (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Tbilisi, Georgia, 2016: In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, art house ...
Audience: date night
Plot: family relations, family problems, lifestyle change, parents and children, changing lives, family life, relationship problems, patriarchy, lifestyle, husband wife relationship, post soviet, problem ...
Time: year 2017
Place: middle east, indiana, tbilisi, georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
Memories of Summer (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The late 1970s. It's summer in a small provincial town. Twelve-year-old Piotrek has a very strong bond with his mother. While his father is away, his mother starts going out almost every night. Their simple and clear relationship starts to get ...
Style: psychological, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: unhappy marriage, mother son relationship, summer, parent child relationship, family problems, life is a bitch, father son relationship, teenage life, infidelity, teenager, parents and children, family relations ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
Borrowed Bride (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Greece
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Ali is 18. His feet are firmly off the ground. The very idea of marriage seems like a game. But the bride's parents are ready and willing. Business ventures will be set up between the families; the arrangement will pay off all round. Ali, ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, crying
Plot: teacher, turk, customs, teenage boy, sexual attraction, marriage, relationship problems, troubled marriage, family problems, family relations, wedding preparations and rituals, relationships ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
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Otilia Rauda (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Otilia is both blessed with a body that is the epitome of feminine perfection and cursed by an ugly mole that mars her beautiful face. The juxtaposition between fabulous beauty and disfigurement proves unsettling for the villagers and she grows up ...
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Plot: female nudity, cuckold, unhappy marriage, disfigured face, sexual tension, venereal disease, relationship problems, dysfunctional marriage, troubled marriage, husband wife relationship, marital problem, marriage ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
After the Waterfall (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A forest ranger is haunted by the disappearance of his four-year-old daughter, and the subsequent breakup of his marriage. He discovers his ex-wife Ana is pregnant to the policeman in charge of his missing daughter's case.
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspense, captivating
Plot: cheating wife, male female relationship, relationship problems, marital problem, relationships, family relations, pregnant wife, infidelity, mysterious disappearance, dysfunctional marriage, adultery, police investigation ...
Place: new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
The Right Distance (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The arrival of an attractive young teacher in a small town in the Po valley disturbs the drowsy life of the place, leading eventually to a murder.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: journalist, relationship problems, small town life, newspaper reporter, woman, teenage protagonist, relationships, male female relationship, investigative journalism, privacy invasion, teenage life, small village ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
The Killing of Two Lovers (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: David desperately tries to keep his family of six together during a separation from his wife. They both agree to see other people but David struggles to grapple with his wife’s new relationship.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: separation, relationships, male female relationship, unrequited love, family relations, parents, husband wife relationship, marital problem, family problems, marriage crisis, relationship problems, crumbling marriage ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
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Not by Bread Alone (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 112 min.
Story: During the post-WW2 reconstruction in Russia, bald-headed technocrat Drozhdov equates communism with the empowerment of the ordinary man over the arrogant "specialness" of genius. Dedicated scientist Lopatkin takes refuge in Moscow with ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological
Plot: male female relationship, military, dysfunctional marriage, world war two, family problems, family relations, husband wife relationship, invention, inventor, marital problem, relationship problems, female protagonist ...
Time: post world war two
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
 5.8
 427
The Ever After (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Ava and Thomas live--to outside eyes--the good life, complete with a child and a lovely home in Los Angeles, but something is lost. Ava has placed her acting career on hold to play the mother and good wife, while Thomas' job as a fashion ...
Style: suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: couples, marriage, unhappy marriage, family relations, male female relationship, husband wife relationship, marital crisis, marriage crisis, marital problem, family problems, relationship problems, relationships ...
Place: los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
A House on Fire (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A House on Fire follows brilliant doctor and mother Deborah Green (Stephanie March) who had the epitome of a picture-perfect life with two children, an adoring husband (Shaun Benson) and a beautiful house in an opulent neighborhood. But behind the ...
Style: captivating, psychological, thrilling, emotional
Plot: unhappy marriage, relationship problems, dysfunctional family, relationships, dysfunctional marriage, marital crisis, troubled marriage, family relations, family life, female protagonist, family problems, marriage ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Watercolor Postcards (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A Hollywood actress and a former NFL star strive to save a troubled Texas town while bonding over their shared love of a very special 10-year-old girl who has found herself alone in the world for the very first time.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, sad
Plot: small town, getting home, male female relationship, romantic relationship, love and romance, love affair, family relations, love story, confronting the past, romantic friendship, relationship problems, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
Pandora's Box (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story: When an aging matriarch starts showing signs of dementia, her dysfunctional family in Istanbul must navigate a minefield of unresolved issues to care for her.
Style: serious, touching, sentimental, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, family relations, estrangement, siblings relations, self discovery, hopes, elderly, family problems, parents and children, countryside, adolescence vs adulthood, introspection ...
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
 5.1
 43
Empty Rooms (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 69 min.
Story: "Empty Room is a dark, highly erotic tale of a married couple whose relationship is slowly sliding into oblivion. Bored and sexually frustrated, the wife begins taking lovers while her unemployed husband spends his days wandering aimless around ...
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: cheating wife, husband wife relationship, bored housewife, family problems, male female relationship, family relations, adultery, relationship problems, infidelity, marital problem, cuckolded husband, wife leaves husband ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
With/In: Volume 2 (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story: Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directors to first-timers, all provided with the same iPhone and basic gear to bring their visions to life.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, anthology
Plot: male female relationship, one night stand, relationship problems, marital infidelity, husband wife relationship, couple relations, family relations, relationships, infidelity, marital problem, married couple, marriage ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
 6.1
 501
With the Wind (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: An isolated farm in a remote part of the Jura region: this is where Pauline and Alex are living in complete self-sufficient harmony with nature. Their life project is sealed by their love, their ideals and their work. The couple is now ready to take ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, romantic drama
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⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
 5.7
 657
The Escape (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A Dutch woman escapes her family life in search for happiness in the Portuguese Algarve.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: swinger party, unhappy marriage, gigolo, running away from home, changing lives, looking for love, relationship problems, seduction, new love, male female relationship, troubled marriage, family problems ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
Jadviga's Pillow (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 130 min.
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Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing, suspense
Plot: adultery, world war one, relationships, dysfunctional marriage, marital problem, husband wife relationship, family problems, love triangle, forbidden love, unfulfilled love, male female relationship, love story ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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The Whole Truth (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
Story: Paola began an affair with a surgeon who is irresistibly drawn. But her husband is police and is investigating the death of this man's last lover.
Style: captivating, enigmatic, psychological, suspense, tense ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
 5.8
 168
Human Touch (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 102 min.
Story: To try to raise money for her choir's trip to China, Anna poses nude for an ageing artist and upon seeing the finished results goes on a journey of self discovery.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, sincere
Plot: open marriage, art, relationship problems, family problems, cheating wife, relationships, male female relationship, love story, family relations, love interest, love and romance, couple relations ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
April, May and June (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Story: To inform each personally about her impending death, Mies summons her three daughters home. The three half-sisters April, May and June, each of whom has a different father, start to question their lives: "Where are we at in life? What do we ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: mother, sisters, mother daughter estrangement, family problems, sister sister relationship, family relations, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, estrangement, women, estranged sister, estranged family member
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
The Mothers of Chico Xavier (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Three mothers see their reality become completely, they are: Ruth, whose teenage son, Raul, faces problems with drugs; Elisa, trying to make up for the absence of her husband giving full attention to the child, the little Theo, and Lara, teacher who ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, mystical
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⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
The Animal's Wife (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Colombian director Víctor Gaviria melds stark realism with nail-biting thrills in this story about a teenage girl who is kidnapped and forced into marriage with a ferocious shantytown thug.
Style: disturbing, psychological, suspense, captivating
Plot: violent, violence, tragic love, forbidden love, family problems, life is a bitch, family relations, dysfunctional family, relationships, relationship problems, male female relationship
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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The Swing (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story: 35-year-old Michal has a beautiful wife Anna and daughter Justine. It does not bother him, however, fall in love with a sensual and rebellious Carolina. The man did not want a divorce, but it also wants to opt out of a new passion. The situation is ...
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: swinger couple, unfaithful husband, neglectful husband, unhappy marriage, adulterer, adulterous husband, love triangle, love interest, seductive woman, marital problem, love affair, love story ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Seducción (aka Secreto De Amor) (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Mexican feature film
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: professor, seductress, teacher student romance, male teacher female student affair, teacher student relationship, marital problem, affair, relationships, adultery, infidelity, marital infidelity, relationship problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
 6.1
 109
Jane (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Sohyun, a runaway, is left alone after her close friend Jungho disappears. By accident, she gets to know a transgender woman named Jane. She joins Jane and her close-knit community of runaways, who are as comforting and loving as a real family. ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
When Time Got Louder (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Departing for college, Abbie leaves her parents and brother who has autism and is non-verbal. As she explores her independence and sexuality, she's torn between her new life and her love for her brother.
Style: lgbt cinema, captivating, psychological, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot: lgbt, relationship problems, sexual desire, female protagonist, family problems, life is a bitch, love affair, relationships, family relations, forbidden love, brother sister relationship, woman ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
When We Leave (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Umay is a young woman of Turkish descent, fighting for an independent and self-determined life in Germany against the resistance of her family. Her struggle initiates a dynamic, which results in a life-threatening situation.
Style: disturbing, emotional, serious, sincere, psychological ...
Plot: family relations, immigrant, self discovery, family problems, society, against the rules, life is a bitch, conservative, reconciliation, parents and children, unhappy marriage, abusive father ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, turkey, europe, berlin germany, istanbul turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
 5.2
 200
Strands (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Isabel and Clara are two childhood friends separated by fate. Isabel is a naive provincial lass who works as an indigenous fabric weaver while Clara is the liberated city girl. Clara has gone wild after her mother runs off with another man. The two ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, erotic, tagalog
Plot: murder, family relations, girlfriend, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, father daughter relationship, relationship problems, culture clash, life is a bitch, female protagonist, relationships, dysfunctional family, friends ...
Place: the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
 6.6
 7K
Sundown (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Mexico, Sweden
Duration: 82 min.
Story: When a distant emergency disrupts a vacation in Acapulco, simmering tensions rise to the fore between scions of a wealthy British family.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, serious, art house ...
Plot: brother and sister, vacation, rich man, emergency, family relations, husband wife relationship, relationship problems, family problems, relationships, marital crisis, marital problem, dysfunctional family ...
Place: mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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