Movies like Mothers 2010
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Mothers (2010)
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Original name: Мајки
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Bulgaria
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Two nine-year-old girls report a flasher to the police even though they never saw him. Three filmmakers meet the only residents of a deserted village - an elderly brother and sister who have not spoken to each other in 16 years. Retired cleaning women are found raped and strangled in a small town. The fiction slowly turns into a documentary.
Style:
captivating, realistic, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, serious, emotional, entertaining, anthology, contemplative
Plot:
rapist, murder, parents and children, elderly, introspection, family relations, society, gender, estrangement, relationships, life, social relations, small town life, serial killer, mother, village, youth, small town, dedication, golden years, deadly, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
europe, macedonia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and psychological films with plots about family relations, parents and children, society, introspection, youth, family problems and life is a bitch mostly in Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Mothers: Pandora's Box (2008), Blood Done Sign My Name (2010), I Travel Alone (2011), Volcano (2011), The Apostle (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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.
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dysfunctional family, family relations, estrangement, siblings relations, hopes, self discovery, elderly, family problems, parents and children, countryside, adolescence vs adulthood, introspection ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 90 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for his cold demeanor in the past.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Akim, young Muslim will become imam sees his upset when he is touched by the love of Christ ... In a family chaos that opposes his brother identity Akim attempt to be accepted by his family.
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serious, realistic, thought provoking, emotional, disturbing ...
Plot:
self discovery, religions or cults, society, cause and meaning, introspection, family in crisis, life turned upside down, family problems, religion, family relations, faith, family conflict ...
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Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Abel lives with his mother in a small town on the outskirts of Barcelona. His life, grey and boring, is based on the small family business, his mother's house, his girlfriend's bed, and the town bars. However under an appearance of quiet ...
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Time:
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Place:
europe, spain, barcelona
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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captivating, realistic, psychological, serious, mind bending ...
Audience:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Billie and Louis have the good fortune of loving each other passionately and of having a family. But then one day terrible news turns their existence and that of their friends' upside down. Marie, a famous actress who is Billie's friend ...
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Country: Israel
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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