Movies like Elephant Heart

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Elephant Heart (2002)
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Elephant Heart (2002)
Original name: Elefantenherz
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Marko Stemper, 19 years old, comes from a disadvantaged background and works as a window cleaner. His father, an alcoholic, tyrannizes the whole family, so Marko's only joy in life is boxing. As he is the most promising talent in his club, Gerd Hermsbach, a local demimonde boss, offers him the opportunity to become a professional. Marko accepts, but has to pay a high price...
Style: rough, serious, realistic, suspense, captivating, gloomy
Plot: boxing, boxer, ambition, against the odds, athlete's life, youth, life is a bitch, teenage boy, professional athlete, prizefighter, sports man, boxing match, power relations, teenager, male nudity, teenage protagonist, male objectification, nudity, bare chested male, bare butt, nude, male in shower, shower, tank top, shower room ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: germany
Keyword: sport, fighting movie, bruise

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and touching films with plots about life is a bitch, youth, power relations, hopes, bare chested male, male nudity and ambition mostly in Drama, Sport and Biography genres. Some movies like Elephant Heart: One Second Champion (2020), Cloroform (2012), Homevideo (2011), Goat (2015), Little Lion (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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One Second Champion (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story: How much difference does one second make? Can it be the difference between life and death? A loser single father learns that lesson the hard way when he becomes gifted with the power of seeing one second into the future. When his ability is exposed, ...
Style: tense, serious, captivating, exciting, suspenseful
Plot: boxing, sports man, sporting event, boxer, prizefighter, boxing training, professional sports, sport competition, professional athlete
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95%
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Cloroform (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story: Life of boxing in Mexico city, bets, deception, love, crime and courage takes place in the lives of amateur boxers to professional fighters.
Style: captivating, tense, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot: athlete's life, desire for fame, ambition, hopes, once promising, life is a bitch, rivalry, redemption, disgraced, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, boxing ...
Time: 21st century
Place: latin america, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
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Homevideo (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Shy, sensitive high school outsider Jakob Moormann is miserably lacking immaterial support at home, where his strict father, uniformed cop Claas, and selfish mother are too busy breaking up to be there for him. Jakob focuses on class dream-girl ...
Style: realistic, psychological, captivating, rough, semi serious ...
Plot: estrangement, parents and children, family problems, teenage life, youth, misfit, blackmail, public humiliation, first love, bullying, relationships, rejection ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: northern germany, hamburg germany, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Goat (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Peter "Koza" Baláz is a former Olympic boxer. He and his partner, Misa, live in a dilapidated housing estate, constantly struggling to make ends meet. Misa learns that she is expecting a child and decides to terminate her pregnancy. In ...
Style: serious, realistic, sincere, touching
Plot: boxing, redemption, athlete's life, on the road, hopes, pregnancy, life is a bitch, realism, bittersweet, boxer, misfit, down on your luck ...
Time: 21st century
Place: slovakia
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Little Lion (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Mitri is 15 years old and lives in a village in Senegal. Like all the youngsters of his age, he plays football, dreaming of the Barcelona and Chelsea Football Clubs. When an agent sees him, Mitri believes in his luck. But, in order to go chasing ...
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, psychological, serious
Plot: football, follow your dream, immigrant, hopes, athlete and trainer, life is a bitch, athlete's life, ambition, youth, soccer, desire for fame, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, africa, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
 6.8
 565
Wetlands (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story: On a dairy farm in the Eastern Townships, in the middle of a drought and while the land is parching, a drama will disrupt the life of the Santerre family. Confronted to each other they will have to learn to forgive.
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, avant garde ...
Plot: family problems, death in the family, estrangement, family relations, family business, parents and children, life is a bitch, down on your luck, voyeurism, forgiveness, gay, gay erotica ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Fremde Tochter (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Seventeen-year-old Lena meets 19-year-old Farid, a young Muslim. She has a clear-cut attitude towards his culture and religion: utter rejection. Despite their differences – or perhaps because of them – they fall in love.
Style: psychological, contemplative, captivating, unusual plot structure, suspense ...
Plot: teenage girl, tragic love, religion, pregnancy and birth, teenage protagonist, cultural difference, 17 year old, teenage boy, female protagonist, teenager, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Hut in the Woods (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Two misfit males, one man-child, one boy, find each other, building a small cabin in the woods to create a new life. Their daily struggle for survival creates a strong bond between them until the hut is destroyed and one of the boys carted off. The ...
Style: rough, serious, touching, realistic, gloomy
Plot: woods, misfit, mentally unstable, young heroes, friendship, leaving home, life is a bitch, mental illness, mental institution, loneliness, psychology, mental disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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 892
Underdog (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 97 min.
Story: 23-year-old "Dino" (Bianca Kronlöf) dreams of a different life. Like an abundance of Swedes her age, she has fled the mass unemployment of her home country in search of a more worthwhile existence in a nouveau-riche Oslo. But her new life ...
Style: realistic, psychological, sentimental, captivating, serious ...
Plot: love triangle, working class, society, power relations, dishonesty, infidelity, life is a bitch, unemployment, intrigue, racist, relationship problems, marriage crisis ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
 4.6
 395
Body and Soul (1981)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.
Style: neo noir, grindhouse, independent film, rough, sincere ...
Plot: boxing, boxer, black, power relations, rich and poor, love affair, rise to the top, ambition, life is a bitch, athlete's life, rivalry, redemption ...
Time: year 1981, 1940s
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
 5.4
 257
The Opponent (2000)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Patty Sullivan (Erica Eleniak) is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by taking boxing lessons to better protect herself when her boyfriend becomes violent. Patty soon learns she has some talent for boxing and sets her sights on ...
Style: serious, rough, sincere, independent film, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: boxing, female boxer, against the odds, athlete's life, ambition, follow your dream, human spirit, rise to the top, lifestyle, life is a bitch, contests and competitions, rivalry ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
 6.2
 29
Matchups (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Ian Willams -- who was born blind in one eye -- grew up undaunted to become an elite college basketball player. But his dream of winning a national championship and turning pro was sidetracked when a tragic accident left him completely blind. ...
Style: realistic, serious, touching, independent film
Plot: blindness, prodigy, against the odds, disability, human spirit, dedicated educator, ambition, follow your dream, athlete and trainer, society, rivalry, youth ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
 5.6
 348
My Dog Killer (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Môj pes Killer is a one-day drama portraying eighteen-year-old Marek living near the Slovak-Moravian border with his dad and his racist friends. However, Marek's best true friend is his dog. His life is shaken up when he discovers the secret ...
Style: tense, serious, sincere, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot: skinhead, racism, social decay, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, estrangement, family problems, parents and children, dangerous animal, pets, society, racist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: slovakia
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
The Mighty Celt (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Centred around greyhound racing in a Catholic community after the "Troubles" have ended but where their legacy remains strong. Donal is a 14-year old who works in a greyhound racing kennel owned by Good Joe. If Donal's favourite ...
Style: emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, serious ...
Plot: dog, youth, against the odds, friendship, contests and competitions, hopes, coming of age, animal training, family relations, teenage boy, parents and children, boss and employee ...
Time: 21st century
Place: ireland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 7.4
 290
The Companion (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Cuba, Panama, France, Colombia, Venezuela
Duration: 104 min.
Story: At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide ...
Style: captivating, psychological, sincere, unusual plot structure, thought provoking ...
Plot: aids, boxer, hiv positive, hiv, friendship, friends, gay, youth, escapades, male objectification, bare chested male, trophy ...
Time: 80s
Place: cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
 6.6
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Fuehrer Ex (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Ingo Hasselbach, whose parents were Communist Party members in East Germany during his childhood, has lived at both ends of the political seesaw. The question of how people reach a change of heart is a profound one; Hasselbach describes the external ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, disturbing, tense, realistic ...
Plot: prison, berlin wall, neo nazi, racism, fascism, friendship, teenage boy, jail, politics, moral dilemma, escape, prison life ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 20th century
Place: germany, german democratic republic, east germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Sauna on Moon (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In Guangdong, the forefront of China's reform and opening-up, the business of a sauna is fairly flat. The boss, Wu, together with his team, pursuits his dream and constructs a entertainment kingdom persistently with their wisdom, effort and ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, gloomy
Plot: workplace, follow your dream, workplace situations, hopes, life is a bitch, bittersweet, boss and employee, power relations, nudity, prostitute, beach, rocket ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
 7.2
 548
Vanaja (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: India, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Set in rural South India, a place where social barriers are built stronger than fort walls, VANAJA explores the chasm that divides classes as a young girl struggles to come of age.
Style: realistic, serious, sentimental, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: pregnancy, coming of age, couples, village, injustice, family relations, youth, society, teenage life, rape, dancing, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Margaret's Museum (1995)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story: In a town where half the men die down the coalpit, Margaret MacNeil is quite happy being single in her small Cape Breton island town. Until she meets Neil Currie, a charming and sincere bagpipe-playing, Gaelic-speaking dishwasher. But no matter what ...
Style: cult classic, emotional, heartbreaking, independent film, uplifting ...
Plot: male nudity, small town, dance lesson, coal mining, society, youth, opposites attract, human spirit, life is a bitch, love and romance, hopes, family relations ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: nova scotia, canada, canada, nova scotia, scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
 5.2
 806
Undefeated (2003)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Lex 'El Animal' Vargas is a promising Portorican boxer in Queens, but lacks ambition to aim for the big career. That changes after his brother Paulie is accidentally shot dead by a teenager in an amateur hold-up on their late dad's ...
Style: serious, realistic, sincere, suspense
Plot: athlete's life, human spirit, lifestyle, against the odds, social differences, tough heroes, boxing, rise to the top, ambition, rivalry, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
The Knife That Killed Me (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A journey through the memories of teenager Paul Varderman as he reflects on the events leading to the fatal moment his life is cut short. Paul moves to a new school and becomes involved with 'The Freaks', a group on the periphery of school ...
Style: serious, realistic, suspense, captivating, bleak ...
Plot: juvenile delinquency, gang, teenage life, youth, high school life, downfall, high school, kids in trouble, unfulfillment, social relations, bare chested male, barefoot male
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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4 Kings (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Alex, Fedja, Timo and Lara are four troubled teens for whom the upcoming Christmas eve isn't a time of peace and joy: Since they all have a history of escalating family conflicts, they'll be spending the holidays not at home, but in a ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: psychotherapy, youth, christmas, life is a bitch, mentally unstable, mental institution, teenage life, troubled youth, teenager, mental illness, mental patient, psychiatry ...
Place: germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
 5.7
 547
Black Cloud (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Black Cloud, is an inspirational story about a young Navajo, Native American boxer, who overcomes personal challenges as he comes to terms with his heritage, while fighting his way for a spot on the US Olympic boxing team.
Style: uplifting, serious, touching, sincere, colorful ...
Plot: native american, boxer, boxing, ambition, against the odds, rivalry, native, hopes, human spirit, society, self discovery, racism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: arizona, nevada, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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As We Were Dreaming (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Andreas Dresen's adaptation of Clemens Meyer's novel about a group of East German friends right after the fall of the Wall.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot: friends, unfulfillment, teenage boy, nightlife, lifestyle, freedom, coming of age, techno, stasi, berlin wall, subculture, youth ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 20th century
Place: germany, east germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Carnera: The Walking Mountain (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy, Romania
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.
Style: uplifting, serious, touching, emotional, captivating ...
Plot: boxer, boxing, follow your dream, ambition, against the odds, athlete's life, contests and competitions, hopes, prodigy, rise to the top, underdog, biopic ...
Time: 1930s, 21st century
Place: italy, new york, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
 5.8
 255
1st Love (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Antoine, 13, spends the summer vacation with his parents in a rented cottage on an island in the middle of the Saint-Lawrence River. His neighbour, 17-year-old Anna, is an enigmatic and lively young woman. Antoine begins to experience the first ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, captivating
Plot: coming of age, youth, teenage love, teenage life, sexual awakening, family relations, parents and children, oral sex, bittersweet, teenage boy, teenage girl, nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 5.9
 754
The Hanged Man (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Ireland
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Two lovers break the law and struggle to stay together when carnal obsession causes tempers to flare.
Style: emotional, realistic, serious, psychological, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: blackmail, rape, mad love, haunted by the past, young lovers, teenage rape, youth, life is a bitch, teenager, love, kidnapping, coming of age ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 21st century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
 6.2
 436
True Blue (1996)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything.
Style: independent film, realistic, serious, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot: athlete, oxford, university, sport team, power relations, college life, campus, student life, contests and competitions, human spirit, ambition, underdog ...
Time: 80s, 90s
Place: england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Touch the Top of the World (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: The story of the first blind man ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Style: uplifting, realistic, touching, serious
Plot: heroic mission, against the odds, ambition, human spirit, hopes, disability, obsessive quest, self discovery, winter, blindness, mountaineer, landscape ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mount everest
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 6.0
 461
Punch (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ariel is a troubled girl with more than the usual teenage problems. When her emotion and temper get the best of her, she is drawn into a world where she can take out her anger with her fists. In the tradition of 'Girlfight' comes a wildly ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, serious, rough, erotic ...
Plot: boxing, teenage life, athlete's life, lifestyle, rivalry, hopes, family relations, anger, parents and children, redemption, family problems, female boxer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: vancouver
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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