Movies like Monster 2018
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Monster (2018)
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Original name: Wer hat eigentlich die Liebe erfunden?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
CLOUD WHISPERS (WT) tells the tragicomic story of 60-year old Charlotte, who leaves her old life behind at a motorway pull-in in order to embark on a road trip with her granddaughter Jo and a dead cat. Her husband Paul and her daughter Alex are left puzzled and somewhat shocked. Charlotte and Jo's first impulse just to run away develops more and more into a self-determined new beginning. Far away from home and out of old patterns, they dive deep into the here and now, facing their fears and welcoming the surprises which only life and love can offer. But Paul catches up to Charlotte. Yet he has first to learn how to dream again or he will never get her back. Whereas Alex will fall deeply in love with someone she would have never expected. And Jo realizes that there is more between heaven and earth, than she will ever get out of her scientific book collection...
Style:
road movie, tragicomedy, touching, life affirming, heartfelt, feel good, nostalgic
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, escape, midlife crisis, self discovery, female protagonist, road trip, family drama, healing, rebirth, second chance, bittersweet, female empowerment, intimate, parenthood, slice of life, small town, female nudity, lesbian interest, father daughter relationship, alzheimer's disease, husband wife relationship, confession, 10 year old, skinny dipping, husband wife conflict ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
northern germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
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Duration: 98 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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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
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Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good
Audience:
adult
Plot:
single mother, family drama, ancestry, love, heartwarming, small town, trust, road trip, second chance, female protagonist, family values, slice of life ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, life affirming, emotional, uplifting, contemplative ...
Plot:
road trip, last wish, journey, self discovery, friendship, personal growth, heartwarming, bonding, second chance, compassion, slice of life, intimate ...
Place:
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285
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A man embarks on a trip with his estranged cousin Hudson to spread his late mother's ashes. They meet an unusual woman along the way and their simple road trip turns into a dysfunctional adventure.
Style:
road movie, psychological, captivating, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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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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Place:
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235
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 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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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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