Movies like Elementary 2016
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Elementary (2016)
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Original name: Primaire
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Florence is a school teacher devoted to her students. When she encounters young Sacha, a child with problems, she will do everything she can to help him, even to the point of neglecting her own children, her own life, and of questioning her vocation. Little by little Florence realizes that we learning has no age limit.
Style:
emotional, tense
Plot:
teacher, children, elementary school, education, high school life, teacher student relationship, compassion, empathy, single mother, mother son relationship, family drama, moral dilemma, realism, child abandonment, slice of life, character study, intimate, domestic drama, morality, resilience, social realism, social work, urban, neglect, dog ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, contemporary
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Most similar movies to Elementary
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, realistic, melancholic and heartfelt films with plots about slice of life, family drama, empathy, social realism, intimate, coming of age and resilience mostly in Drama, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like Elementary: Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019), Where the Tracks End (2023), Bright Women (2022), One for All (2020), Rangoli (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Bhutan, China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A teacher struggling for inspiration travels to the most remote school in the world. It takes being so far away to understand the importance of his work... and to appreciate the value of yak dung!
Style:
inspirational, captivating, sincere, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
teacher, remote village, school teacher, teacher student relationship, character change, changing lives, lifestyle change, coping, small village, children, aspiring singer, foreigner ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
himalaya, china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Georgina is a teacher determined to make a difference in the lives of the children she educates in the classroom of a wagon school in rural Mexico.
Style:
satirical, thrilling, captivating, semi serious, psychological ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
social issues, teacher, domestic drama, teacher student relationship, children, high school teacher, school teacher, village life, teachers and students, female protagonist, countryside, satire ...
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Karine, a housekeeper of 34, is the full-time mother of 17 year-old Ziggy. When the company that employed her is taken over, subject to the laws of capitalism, Karine will have to choose between being true to herself, or lie to protect herself and ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, tense
Plot:
moral dilemma, motherhood, female protagonist, parent child relationship, empathy, social realism, domestic drama, moral ambiguity, single mother, capitalism, housekeeper, working class ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A substitute teacher takes on a job as a year 6 class teacher in a village he does not know. He has to help a student adjust back into school, although none of his classmates want him there.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
bullying, school, teacher, children, education, substitute teacher, adult child friendship, school teacher, high school teacher, schoolboy, high school life, social problems ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A School Boy Frequently Overcomes Uncertain Issues. Later Realize His Family Struggles Because of Him.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, heartfelt, emotional ...
Plot:
family drama, high school life, teenager, teenage life, family problems, relationships, social problems, problem, responsibility, child protagonist, coming of age, grownups ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaign against it.
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, emotional, tense, political
Plot:
corporal punishment, teacher, teacher student relationship, social realism, moral dilemma, confrontation, working class, activism, campaigning, urban, school, coming of age ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After a hugely successful debut novel, Stewart Paylor is supposed to be delivering chapters of his new book. Unbeknownst to everyone around him, including Cynthia, his literary agent/girlfriend, Stewart has writer’s block and has not written a ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, dramatic, entertaining, realistic ...
Plot:
writer's block, children, christian, literary agent, settler, deadline, homelessness, dysfunctional family, writer's life, best selling author, writers, family relations ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Bright and independent 12-year-old Summer Larsen rescues a sweet, stray dog and will stop at nothing to save him. And it's her determination that ultimately impacts those around her.
Style:
touching, light, exciting, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
dog, kids and family, inspiration, construction company, veterinarian, shopping mall, coming of age, parents and children, children, girl, parent child relationship, childhood ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Marie, an independent and militant woman, has never needed anyone's help, including when it comes to raise her son. When the latter is expelled from his certificate of professional competence training class, Marie cannot accept it. Dreaming of ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, dramatic, realistic ...
Plot:
prostitution, mother son relationship, prostitute, prostitute mother, female protagonist, single mother, motherhood, family drama, financial problem, blind ambition, money problems, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
"Daijobu 3 Kumi" depicts the interactions between new teacher Shinnosuke Akao, who was born without arms and legs, and the 28 students in his 5th grade class, told from the vantage point of school board member Yusaku Shiraishi
Style:
captivating, disturbing, emotional, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot:
disability, teacher student relationship, elementary school, resilience, empathy, humanity, compassion, school teacher, high school teacher, teacher, physical disability, handicapped ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Two boys who instantly dislike each other learn to forgive after an accident.
Style:
comedy drama, emotional, heartfelt, realistic, sad
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
teacher, friendship, children, coming of age, reconciliation, rivalry, forgiveness, high school life, innocence, jealousy, childhood, grownups ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Hungary
Duration: 57 min.
Story:
A story about a gipsy girl Kati who moves from Hungarian province to Budapest and starts going to school.
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
discrimination, children, racial prejudice, social realism, school, migration, city life, humanism, coming of age, class conflict, empathy, poverty ...
Place:
budapest, rome italy
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
While he loses his clandestine work, and because he believes that Maroussia and him will no longer be able to love each other as well, Frank leaves to earn as much as she: twelve thousand, just what it takes to have a year before them. No more no ...
Style:
melancholic
Plot:
employment, working life, poverty, working class, realism, urban, slice of life, intimate, resilience, character study, social realism, sacrifice ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
france
Similarity:
31%
805
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A school kid rescues a blind Siberian Husky to prove its worth to the outside world where it was neglected.
Style:
feel good, emotional, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
dog, friendship, competition, rescue, bonding, heartwarming, family drama, boy and dog, animal, animal lover, pets, owner dog relationship ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Mitali was a worried mother. This time, once again, her 5 year old son Gogol had failed to pass the admission test in a reputed school. Mitali was determined to get her son admitted into a reputed school. Gogol loved the song of birds, the flight of ...
Style:
realistic, heartfelt, emotional
Audience:
kids
Plot:
education, mother son relationship, parenting, family drama, childhood, social commentary, father son relationship, slice of life, empathy, family values, satire, self discovery ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After being constantly bullied at school by her classmate Kevin, 8-year-old Claire discovers that the boy who is giving her hard time is also suffering and might need her help…
Style:
heartfelt, sensitive, poignant, sincere, melancholic
Plot:
elementary school, high school life, bullying, childhood, empathy, youth, family drama, friendship, compassion, small town, social realism, everyday life ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Sujatha, mother of a teenaged girl, nurses a dream to educate her daughter by doing multiple jobs at houses and factories. However, her daughter Athira doesn't take education seriously, believing that being the off spring of a domestic help, ...
Style:
uplifting, inspirational, comedy drama, realistic, emotional
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, motherhood, education, family drama, single mother, sacrifice, working class, resilience, aspiration, perseverance, hopes ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of a teacher and his students, set in an Italian high school.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, reflective, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
adolescence, teenager, teacher student relationship, high school life, teachers and students, high school teacher, student, teacher, education, school, middle school, school teacher ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
This film to be a family drama based on the theme of parenting. The film revolves around the upbringing of a young boy by his grandparents and his working parents and also deals with the legal fight over parenting as the plot unfolds. His grandpa ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, sentimental
Plot:
family bonds, custody battle, family drama, family values, parenting, parent child relationship, house, intimate, empathy, slice of life, urban, moral dilemma ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Actions of the movie occurred in Post-WWII years in small village. Mother with three children. Father was lost in the war, like many other. 11-year old son rather smart boy is main help in housekeeping. But here was primary school only, and he was ...
Style:
melancholic, grim, period drama
Plot:
11 year old boy, social realism, education, poverty, post war, child protagonist, compassion, hunger, bullying, absent father, high school life, small village ...
Time:
1950s, year 1948, post world war two
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A divorced woman leaves Damghan with her child to live and work in Tehran but her ex-husband does everything in his capability to force her to go back.
Style:
emotional, realistic, tense, intense, melancholic ...
Plot:
domestic drama, family drama, divorce, female protagonist, mother child relationship, single mother, custody battle, struggle, patriarchy, social realism, gender roles, independent woman ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tehran, iran
Similarity:
29%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Little Bhutu and Chini are best friends. When Bhutu kisses Chini, their innocent friendship leads to a major scandal. Who is to be blamed when our society lets down the little ones?
Style:
realistic, emotional, touching
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, childhood, high school life, innocence, children, family conflict, family drama, elementary school, social commentary, scandal, heartwarming, family values ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
29%
72
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Shot mainly in South East London, it’s about Micky Mason, a skilled manual worker who, since the Crash, can find nothing but menial zero hours jobs. He takes a course of action that is completely out of character, but it’s the only way he can ...
Style:
realistic
Plot:
character study, struggle, working class, resilience, blue collar, unemployment, survival, empathy, family drama, social realism, social commentary, economic crisis ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
The overall plot of this movie is between the father who is worried about the future and forgets the present and wanders behind astrology to the son who makes us realize that our work is honest in the present and our behavior is our future
Style:
emotional, inspirational, heartfelt, sentimental, feel good ...
Plot:
father son relationship, honesty, family values, family drama, life lesson, astrology, work ethic, morality, ethical dilemma, empathy, slice of life, social commentary ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Kalyani, a poor labourer, strives hard to make a living and provide for Chellamma, his innocent eight-year-old daughter.
Style:
tear jerker, social
Plot:
poverty, family drama, sacrifice, father, father daughter relationship, struggle, realism, worker, social realism, family values, childhood, innocence ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A retired 65-year widower, Gaur Chakraborty, lives with his son, Joy, a wedding planner running his own business. Joy has a very busy schedule. Gaur wishes to be married. Will he be successful?
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, reflective, melancholic
Plot:
elderly man, family drama, empathy, slice of life, loneliness, second chance, wedding planner, intimate, social realism, small town, marriage, widower ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Poor painter helps a paralysed child.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, independent film, period piece ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
custody battle, paralysis, poverty, disabled child, underdog, social commentary, compassion, struggle, character study, social realism, bonding, family drama ...
Time:
year 1970
Place:
eastern europe, stockholm sweden
Similarity:
26%
40
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Austria
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nine-year-old Gina yearns for the warmth of a real family, but her mother Gitte is struggling to cope with the demands of single parenthood and an impending fourth child. Seeking refuge in excessive parties and alcohol, Gitte risks losing the one ...
Style:
poignant, heartfelt, melancholic, tense
Plot:
resilience, determination, neglect, child protagonist, poverty, alcohol abuse, family drama, coming of age, mother and daughter, loneliness, hopes, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story follows Hassan and his dog, Rambo, as they embark on a quest to save Rambo from Hassan's vengeful landlord, whom the dog attacked. Through his challenging journey across Cairo to find a safe haven for Rambo, Hassan confronts his ...
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, realistic, tense, melancholic
Plot:
self discovery, human animal relationship, friendship, loyalty, resilience, character study, empathy, compassion, moral dilemma, social realism, social commentary, quest ...
Place:
cairo egypt, egypt
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Serbia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
It displays constant efforts of a four-member family to respond to the numerous challenges of urban modern life, at the same time showing the tendency of the younger members to find the solution to everything in a calmer rural environment.
Style:
emotional, heartfelt, reflective, contemplative, melancholic ...
Plot:
family drama, city life, slice of life, urban, social realism, coming of age, escapism, tradition, nostalgia, intimate, small town, minimalism ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
25%
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