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Tully (2018)
66K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Marlo, a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.
Style:
psychological, social, inspirational, touching, heartbreaking, serious, political, sad, art house, sex comedy ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
motherhood, depression, mother, female protagonist, plot twist, nanny, baby, marriage, sister in law, baby girl, parents and children, family relations, newborn baby, split personality, autism, kindergarten, postpartum depression, hallucination, party, female bonding, old friend, sleep deprivation, pregnancy, brother sister relationship, breast feeding ...
Time:
80s, 2010s, year 1977, 1950s, 50s, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city, saudi arabia, manhattan new york city, phoenix arizona, portland oregon
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Most similar movies to Tully
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, crying, realistic and melancholic films with plots about kiss, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, family relations, drinking alcohol, storytelling and father daughter relationship mostly in Drama, Comedy and Mystery genres. Some movies like Tully: Young Adult (2011), Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019), Boys on the Side (1995), American Woman (2018), Margot at the Wedding (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family.
Style:
dark comedy, depressing, talky, black comedy, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
mental illness, high school, small town, emotional breakdown, drinking, hometown, divorce, depression, borderline personality disorder, thirtysomething life, hate crime, old love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
minnesota, usa, minneapolis minnesota, new jersey, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter Bee goes on a quest with Bernadette's husband to find her.
Style:
exciting, disturbing, light, humorous, scenic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, family outing, teens
Plot:
female protagonist, journey, panic attack, husband wife relationship, mansion, agoraphobia, adaptation, teenager, flooding, whale, feminist, triad ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
seattle, washington state, antarctica, south pole, antarctic
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a nightclub singer, Jane, answers a personal ad from Robin, a real estate agent with AIDS, seeking a cross-country travel partner. On their journey from New York City to Los Angeles, the two stop by Pittsburgh ...
Style:
road movie, lgbt cinema, erotic, emotional, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, teens
Plot:
lesbian, aids, lgbtq, friendship, road trip, women, pregnancy, gay, hiv, female bonding, african american, violence ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
pittsburgh, pakistan, los angeles, new york, arizona ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young grandmother in a small Pennsylvania town raises her daughter's child after the girl disappears. All the while, a desperate search for her continues.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, tense, social ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
abuse, abusive husband, female protagonist, single mother, serial killer, police investigation, life is a bitch, parents and children, hopes, danger, disorder, love ...
Time:
year 2012
Place:
pennsylvania, boston, usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed ...
Style:
cynical, talky, depressing, melancholic, stylized ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, wedding, nudity, complex characters, family relations, jealousy, greed, secrets, character study, confession, family problems, family gatherings ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, long island, vermont, harvard university
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100%
91K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When three parents discover their daughters’ pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.
Style:
funny, entertaining, teen sex comedy, humorous, buddy comedy ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
prom, chase, teenager, loss of virginity, parent child relationship, couples, father daughter relationship, sex scene, sex game, friendship, nubile, mother daughter relationship ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on ...
Style:
sentimental, sad, heartbreaking, tear jerker, compassionate ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
cancer, love, dysfunctional family, friendship, death, adultery, husband wife relationship, single mother, mother daughter relationship, grief, hospital, death of daughter ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1983, 70s ...
Place:
nebraska, houston texas, texas, new york, louisiana ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, Germany, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family are chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.
Style:
surreal, emotional, disturbing, cerebral, cynical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hollywood, dysfunctional family, mental illness, aspiring actor, satire, child star, obsession, actress, threesome, sex, false memory, menage a trois ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills, canada
Similarity:
40%
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92K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
This is a story about Mike, a guy who left his girl in New York when he came to LA to be a star. It's been six months since his girlfriend left him and he's not doing so good. So, his pal and some other friends try and get him back in the ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, cult classic, sexy, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship between men, casino, womanizer, aspiring actor, sex, comedian, dancing, friendship, depression, breakup, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, relationships ...
Time:
20th century, year 1996, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, las vegas, new york, wisconsin ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Hungary
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A grieving woman embarks on an emotional journey after the Ioss of her baby.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
couples, loss of child, midwife, home birth, birth, grief, pregnancy, dog, grieving, extramarital affair, marriage, illicit affair ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.
Style:
sexy, humorous, touching, romantic comedy, eros ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, sapphic, lesbian love, woman woman relationship, lesbian romance, gender, lgbtq, relationships, hospital, lesbian sex ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
indiana, new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, paris france ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A blind woman's relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves.
Style:
disturbing, erotic, enigmatic, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, blonde, blind woman, sex show, married couple, medication, promise, fear, lie, doctor, loss of eyesight, car accident ...
Place:
bangkok thailand, barcelona, spain, thailand
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of ...
Style:
cult classic, stylized, disturbing, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, mental illness, gay interest, dysfunctional family, therapist, mental disorder, unhappy, lgbt, family relations, lesbian, marital problem, drinking problem ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 2006
Place:
new york, seattle, massachusetts, california, new jersey
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from ...
Style:
feel good, funny, sweet, sincere, sad ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, teens
Plot:
adoption, parenting, foster home, foster parent, adoptive father adopted son relationship, adolescence, couples, problem child, anger, substance abuse, amusement park, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
38%
51K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Teenage Mary Cummings, who has "been Born Again her whole life," is about to enter her senior year at American Eagle Christian High School near Baltimore with her Fundamentalist Christian friends Hilary Faye and Veronica, the three of whom ...
Style:
touching, teen, independent film, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, teenage girl, coming of age, closeted homosexual, pregnant girl, pregnant teenager, gay, youth, satire, friendship ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
maryland, xian, baltimore, california, new jersey
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with the kids in the driveway, a pristine house, and a shiny SUV for carting the children to their next ...
Style:
serious, realistic, erotic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
mental illness, violence against women, slutty wife, slutty attitude, horny woman, addiction, housewife, alcoholism, knocked up, depressed woman, coitus, no bra ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, sincere, black comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, father daughter relationship, cheerleader, childhood, character study, redemption, family relations, nursing, parents and children, siblings relations, sibling relationship ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
arizona, poland, new york, usa, phoenix arizona ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – ...
Style:
sentimental, stylized, philosophical, aesthetic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, feminism, feminist, parenting, teenage boy, teenage girl, women, loneliness, single mother, teenage son, parent child relationship ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1979, year 2016, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, california, usa
Similarity:
38%
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65K
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Style:
melancholic, psychological, touching, independent film, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
oedipus complex, dysfunctional family, single mother, mentally unstable, juvenile delinquent, childhood, troubled teen, teenage boy, mother love, mother son relationship, teenager, adhd ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, near future, year 2015, year 1982 ...
Place:
quebec, canada, montreal
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Justin, a teenager boy, throws himself and everyone around him into chaos when he attempts to break free from his addiction to his thumb.
Style:
humorous, witty, sentimental, dark comedy, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, high school, addiction, youth, depression, debate, teenage life, lifestyle, self discovery, teenage crush, grownups ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
oregon, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
38%
18K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her ...
Style:
road movie, depressing, suspense, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot:
road trip, abortion, lgbtq, lesbian, grandmother granddaughter relationship, pregnancy, writers, aging, grandparent grandchild relationship, friendship, lesbian relationship, death of partner ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Georgia Rule follows a rebellious, uncontrollable teenager who is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her grandmother. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding ...
Style:
teen, sincere, stylized, melancholic, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
small town, mother daughter relationship, dysfunctional family, teenager, family problems, parents and children, rebellious daughter, redemption, drinking, honest, secrets, confession ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
idaho, usa, salt lake city utah, san francisco, new jersey ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to ...
Style:
touching, independent film, emotional, teen, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, date night, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, cancer, adolescence, friendship, terminal illness, teenager, coming of age, dying, leukemia, friends, teenage boy, illness ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
38%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980's.
Style:
depressing, sincere, talky, dark comedy, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
divorce, dysfunctional family, coming of age, father son relationship, infidelity, boy, adultery, marriage, drinking, cat, underage drinking, childhood ...
Time:
20th century, near future, year 2005, 80s, 2000s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, california
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting ...
Style:
sexy, touching, sexual, independent film, witty ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
lesbian, gender, coming of age, lgbtq, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, glbt, lgbt, sapphic, family relations, biological father, lesbian couple ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, buenos aires argentina, southern california, california
Similarity:
38%
223K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.
Style:
dark comedy, sexy, social, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, drinking, teacher, midlife crisis, group of friends, alcohol abuse, nordic, experiment, marriage, friendship between men, dancing, drunkenness ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, year 2013, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen, eastern europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.
Style:
romantic, sentimental, sweet, cute, rom com ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
nanny, dysfunctional family, adult child friendship, family relations, love and romance, mischievous children, obnoxious boss, fall in love, little boy, fish out of water, babysitting, workplace ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, manhattan new york city, usa, connecticut ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.
Style:
sentimental, sad, emotional, compassionate, reflective ...
Plot:
african american, life philosophy, food, relationships, family bonds, friendship, interracial friendship, love story, childhood, life, cooking, cancer ...
Time:
70s, year 1971, 80s, year 1977, year 1980 ...
Place:
usa, boston, los angeles
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the "black sheep" of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the ...
Style:
emotional, touching, humorous, realistic, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family life, mother daughter relationship, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, brother sister relationship, pregnancy, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, single mother, little girl, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
missouri, st. louis missouri
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, melancholic, atmospheric, sad ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
lie, masseuse, wedding, grief, female protagonist, terminal illness, women, lovers, dialogue, life, death, immigrant ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
china, usa, new york, japan, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
37%
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