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Self Made (2014)
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Original name: בורג
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Self Made tells the story of two women - one Israeli, the other Palestinian- who are trapped within their respective worlds. After a mix-up at a checkpoint, they find themselves living the life of the other on the opposite side of the border.
Style:
humorous, realistic, surreal, semi serious, atmospheric, thought provoking, clever, offbeat, witty
Plot:
couples, self discovery, memory loss, love and romance, impossible love, society, introspection, mistaken identity, disorder, dark humor, misfit, social misfits, military life, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, hopes, unfulfillment, performer's life, body swapping, strong female presence, switching roles, couple relations, hapless soldier, feminist ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
israel, middle east, palestinian authority
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, semi serious, humorous and touching films with plots about couples, society, couple relations, unfulfillment, love and romance, hopes and urban mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like Self Made: Cut Loose (2008), Fucking Different (2005), Last Days in Jerusalem (2011), Jellyfish (2007), Mojave Phone Booth (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A journalist is about to settle with his girlfriend when his life and views get shaken up by the young and beautiful Pakistani refugee Nadia. At work his ideals are more and more confronted with the harsh reality of modern urban society, while his ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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humorous, realistic, touching, thought provoking, sexy ...
Plot:
gender, couple relations, misfit, social misfits, sexual relations, gays and lesbians, couples, society, gender bending, looking for love, looking for sex, love and romance ...
Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
About the emotional upheaval of a Palestinian couple's last moments before leaving voluntarily Jerusalem, their native city, to forge a brighter future in France.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hopes, couples, self discovery, society, introspection, leaving home, interracial relations, couple relations, crumbling marriage, emigration, relocation, nostalgia ...
Time:
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Place:
israel, jerusalem, middle east, palestinian authority
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a young child ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, mediterranean sea, asia ...
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49%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In the middle of the Mojave desert rests an abandoned phone booth, riddled with bullet holes, graffiti, its windows broken, but otherwise functioning. Its identity was born on the Internet and for years, travelers would make the trek down a lonely ...
Style:
serious, clever, realistic, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
self discovery, couple relations, hopes, lifestyle, introspection, estrangement, dull life, society, vandalism, social misfits, unfulfillment, misfit ...
Place:
las vegas
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After suffering an emotional breakdown in a public place, a young man vows to quit the chaotic city life and never leave his apartment. He quickly discovers that in todays world all his needs can be easily met: sexual satisfaction via the internet, ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, emotional, offbeat ...
Plot:
confined, opposites attract, losing-it hero, mental illness, isolation, impossible love, estrangement, couples, love and romance, misfit, eviction, programmer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel
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48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, gloomy, biting ...
Plot:
social decay, moral dilemma, introspection, immigrant, realism, life is a bitch, discrimination, society, interracial relations, hopes, crumbling marriage, israeli ...
Time:
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Place:
middle east, israel
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Cuba, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An intellectual leaves the Cuban revolution and 'underdevelopment' behind only to find himself at odds with the ambiguities of his new life in the 'developed' world. A portrait of alienation, of an outsider with no clear-cut ...
Style:
captivating, serious, atmospheric, thought provoking, surreal ...
Plot:
idealism, fighting the system, self discovery, state affairs, hopes, redemption, rebelliousness, rebellion, society, lifestyle, politics, introspection ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
cuba, japan, latin america, utah, paris france ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, realistic, captivating, road movie, humorous ...
Plot:
family in crisis, midlife crisis, starting over, self discovery, obsessive quest, introspection, human nature, society, couple relations, love and romance, parents and children, family life ...
Time:
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Place:
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46%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, sentimental, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, Finland, Germany, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, captivating, witty, clever ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
sentimental, touching, realistic, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hopes, redemption, homecoming, small town, gangster, unfulfillment, cause and meaning, love, friends, rivalry, couples, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 102 min.
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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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, touching
Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, sexual, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, talky, emotional ...
Plot:
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Place:
europe, denmark
Similarity:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: India
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, sincere, atmospheric, contemplative, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
india, kolkata
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
couples, social differences, starting over, injustice, forceful separation, political corruption, couple relations, life is a bitch, dishonesty, society, state affairs, hopes ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, europe, france, usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
sincere, atmospheric, touching, sentimental, serious ...
Plot:
couples, politics, love affair, parents and children, hopes, couple relations, love triangle, state affairs, society, introspection, love and romance, political unrest ...
Time:
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Place:
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345
Genre: Drama
Country: Vietnam, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, atmospheric, psychological, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
couple relations, closeted lesbian, lgbt, couples, infidelity, sexual relations, self discovery, forbidden love, unfulfillment, family problems, estrangement, tour guide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
vietnam, asia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, realistic, clever, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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777
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
culture clash, self discovery, society, couples, crumbling marriage, love and romance, misfit, discrimination, couple relations, physical appearance, supportive spouse, relationship problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america, mexico city
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, captivating, realistic, emotional, semi serious ...
Plot:
lovers reunited, friendship, infidelity, friends, couple relations, haunted by the past, love triangle, mental disorder, filmmaking, art, movie business, lecture ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
44%
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