Movies like A Long Way Down

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A Long Way Down (2014)
 6.3
 35K
A Long Way Down (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Four lost souls decide to end their lives on the same night, New Year's Eve. When they meet unintentionally at the same suicide hotspot, they mutually agree to call off their plans for six weeks, forming an unconventional, dysfunctional family.
Style: touching, dark comedy, emotional, talky, humorous, sincere, semi serious, teen, black comedy, offbeat ...
Audience: girls' night, adult
Plot: new year's eve, new year, friendship, suicide, direction and purpose, introspection, coping, unfulfillment, cause and meaning, group of strangers, dull life, mental illness, suicide attempt, suicidal, depression, dark humor, redemption, loneliness, hospital, father daughter relationship, media, british, survival, musician, winter ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: london, england

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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 friendship, depression, husband wife relationship, hopes, family relations, hospital and friends mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres. Some movies like A Long Way Down: Just Before I Go (2014), Paper Man (2009), The Magic of Belle Isle (2012), Bright Days Ahead (2013), Little Miss Sunshine (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Just Before I Go (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for ...
Style: emotional, dark comedy, realistic, semi serious, inspirational ...
Plot: suicide attempt, gay, loneliness, midlife crisis, closeted homosexual, suicide, relationships, guilt, brutality, family relations, redemption, justice ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, massachusetts
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.5
 20K
Paper Man (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his ...
Style: touching, tricky, psychological, humorous, offbeat ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot: friendship, self discovery, midlife crisis, coming of age, imaginary friend, writers, small town, depression, loneliness, character study, relationships, creativity ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: long island, atlantic ocean, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Style: touching, sincere, semi serious, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, family outing
Plot: writers, friendship, writer's life, dog, single parent, redemption, family relations, vacation, hopes, alcohol abuse, misfit, disability ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Bright Days Ahead (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Bright days ahead? Caroline has retired, at last. A new life lies before her: time to take care of her children, her husband, and, most of all, herself. However, she soon comes to realize that this new freedom is synonymous with boredom and ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous, crying
Plot: older woman younger man relationship, cheating wife, older woman younger man sex, dentist, extramarital affair, sexual attraction, self discovery, against the rules, starting over, young at heart, love affair, retirement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Style: road movie, feel good, funny, melancholic, independent film ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, family friendly ...
Plot: road trip, dysfunctional family, on the road, nothing goes right, loser, gay, obsessive quest, family relations, escapades, journey, suicide attempt, coming of age ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, arizona, los angeles, nebraska, albuquerque new mexico ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Miss You Already (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.
Style: touching, semi serious, sad, realistic, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: cancer, friendship, dying, terminal illness, illness, best friend, pregnancy, life turned upside down, love, relationships, unfulfillment, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: yorkshire, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Three and Out (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A London tube driver considers pursuing a third fatal accident to collect a huge payout.
Style: realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious, clever ...
Plot: friendship, terminal illness, teenage life, cons and scams, writer's life, friends, dark humor, husband wife relationship, father daughter relationship, kinky sex, unfulfillment, unlikely friendships ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe, london, liverpool
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Clockwatchers (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
Style: atmospheric, melancholic, satirical, dark comedy, semi serious ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: office, workplace, women, friendship, existentialism, office politics, storytelling, loneliness, workplace situations, heist, fighting the system, secretary ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.
Style: touching, emotional, dramatic, uplifting, sad ...
Plot: disability, friendship, cerebral palsy, youth, human spirit, loneliness, life, friends, life philosophy, character study, disabled, bittersweet ...
Time: year 2004
Place: europe, dublin ireland, ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
The Way Way Back (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Over the course of his summer break, a teenager comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with one of the park's managers.
Style: touching, realistic, teen, independent film, sweet ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: summer, teenager, vacation, friendship, coming of age, loneliness, shyness, youth, dysfunctional family, boy, teenage girl, teenage boy ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place: boston, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Muriel’s Wedding is P.J. Hogan’s film debut. A humorous emancipation story of an unemployed woman who evolves from a dreamer into a self sustaining successful woman. An amusing comedy that’s funny, silly, angry and serious.
Style: light, funny, humorous, melancholic, sweet ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: wedding, friendship, dysfunctional family, female protagonist, dignity, women, small town, coming of age, leaving home, parenthood, happy ending, honest ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1994
Place: australia, sydney australia, bali, ethiopia
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 6.5
 65K
In Her Shoes (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Irresponsible party girl Maggie (Cameron Diaz) is kicked out of her father's (Ken Howard) and stepmother's (Candice Azzara) home, where she lives for free, and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose (Toni ...
Style: light, sentimental, touching, realistic, sincere ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: dysfunctional family, family values, family relations, parents and children, couple relations, sisters, family life, girl, guilt, dyslexia, audition, charm ...
Time: 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place: philadelphia, florida, usa, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
 5.9
 20K
Welcome to Me (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins Mega-millions, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.
Style: humorous, black comedy, disturbing, talky, surreal ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: mental illness, depression, obsession, borderline personality disorder, loneliness, mental disorder, storytelling, life turned upside down, media, mental health, satire, friendship ...
Time: year 1989, year 1971, year 1996, year 1991, 21st century
Place: usa, palm springs california, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.7
 1K
Hawks (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.
Style: black comedy, sad, crying, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: terminal illness, englishman abroad, road trip, compassion, cynicism, male bonding, friendship between men, affection, american football, depression, american abroad, optimism ...
Time: 80s
Place: netherlands, amsterdam
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 7.1
 6K
Career Girls (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Two young women reunite and rekindle their friendship after having said goodbye at their college graduation, six years earlier.
Style: cult classic, realistic, talky, witty, independent film ...
Plot: life & death, college, friendship, graduation, bittersweet, women, meaning of life, angry, female bonding, loser, female friendship, mother ...
Time: year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place: london, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.1
 385
Night Bus (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The passengers on the Night Bus have many different stories -- some are lovers, some have dark secrets, some are looking for a fight, others are just trying to get through the night.
Style: semi serious, sincere, humorous, touching, contemplative ...
Plot: travel, on the road, social differences, society, working class, bus, locked in a room, urban, night, human nature, double decker bus, one location ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.6
 19K
Shrink (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
Style: realistic, psychological, depressing, emotional, serious ...
Plot: suicide, mental illness, therapist, psychiatrist, hollywood, character study, loneliness, life philosophy, widower, suicide attempt, haunted by the past, power relations ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 5.4
 4K
How to Be (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A young man having an existential crisis convinces a Canadian self-help guru to come to London and become his personal life coach.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, touching, melancholic ...
Plot: introspection, coming of age, self discovery, unfulfillment, lifestyle, hopes, artists and showbiz, youth, musician, psychology, musician's life, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.
Style: compassionate, sentimental, surreal, stylized, tragicomedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: doctor, redemption, life philosophy, depression, family drama, hospital, life is a bitch, parents and children, introspection, dark humor, chases and races, heartwarming ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.1
 4K
Lucky Them (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost ...
Style: realistic, touching, independent film, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: journalism, love and romance, on the road, media, artists and showbiz, filmmaking, rock, looking for love, road trip, musician, friendship, art ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.1
 5K
Mental (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls.
Style: humorous, black comedy, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: eccentric family, dysfunctional family, mental illness, hitchhiker, nanny, satire, suburbs, family life, youth, siblings relations, strong female presence, dark humor ...
Time: y2k, year 2012, 21st century
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 7.0
 2K
My Suicide (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A teen coming-of-age romantic dramedy about a media-obsessed geek and the most beautiful and twisted girl in school.
Style: humorous, realistic, touching, witty, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: suicide, hopes, teenage love, media, coming of age, obsession, filmmaking, teenage life, high school life, introspection, misfit, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
A Matter of Heart (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Garage owner Angelo and big-time film producer Alberto find themselves occupying neighbouring beds in a Rome hospital after suffering heart attacks. Alberto is a gregarious joker - and chain smoker - who has a strong effect on the impressionable ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, sentimental, humorous, touching ...
Plot: friendship, friends, hopes, buddies, unfulfillment, artists and showbiz, hospital, storytelling, unsuccessful, dealing with death, control, stage actress ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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 6.8
 35K
Igby Goes Down (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.
Style: dark comedy, depressing, cynical, humorous, realistic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: dysfunctional family, mental illness, coming of age, addiction, depression, existentialism, youth, dark humor, teenage life, eccentric family, eccentricity, character study ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, chicago, new jersey, washington d.c., new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Everything Must Go (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be the key to his return to form.
Style: touching, realistic, feel good, humorous, talky ...
Plot: friendship, addiction, salesman, unemployment, alcohol abuse, bittersweet, loneliness, tragedy, character study, self discovery, starting over, marital problem ...
Time: 21st century
Place: arizona, usa, texas, phoenix arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 7.7
 202K
Adaptation. (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
Style: satirical, absurd, black comedy, mind bending, dark comedy ...
Plot: twins, filmmaking, depression, writer's block, writers, imagination, mentally unstable, loser, existentialism, obsession, siblings relations, eccentricity ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: florida, new york, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 7.3
 126K
Ghost World (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls' ...
Style: black comedy, thought provoking, independent film, melancholic, teen ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, age difference, friendship, adolescence, graduation, older man younger woman relationship, teenage girl, teenage life, blues, teen angst, best friend, youth ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, indiana, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 6.3
 87K
Young Adult (2011)
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, realistic, talky, emotional, depressing ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: mental illness, high school, small town, emotional breakdown, alcoholic, narcissism, divorce, hometown, borderline personality disorder, thirtysomething life, depression, old love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: minnesota, usa, minneapolis minnesota
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
She's Funny That Way (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.
Style: light, funny, humorous, stylized, melancholic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: adultery, multiple storylines, aspiring actor, artists and showbiz, actor's life, love and romance, fall in love, love affair, writers, hotel, actor, obsession ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
 7.3
 251K
The Descendants (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron, Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront the young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
Style: touching, depressing, emotional, sad, tragicomedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: infidelity, dysfunctional family, father daughter relationship, teenage daughter, dying mother, bittersweet, family relations, cheating wife, greed, parenthood, family drama, estate ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: hawaii, usa, iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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