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An Impossible Love (2018)
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Original name: Un amour impossible
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Spans the period from 1958 to the present day and tells the story of an unconditional love between a mother and her daughter which is endangered by an unsteady and manipulative father.
Style:
sincere, psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
violence against women, love, class differences, father daughter incest, mother daughter relationship, unrequited love, incest, father daughter relationship, little girl, illegitimate child, rich and poor, family relations, parents and children, tragic love, social differences, male female relationship, single mother, relationships, family life, love affair, social problems, family problems, lifestyle, unfulfilled love, social issues ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 60s, 1950s, 50s, 1960s, 1990s
Place:
france
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Most similar movies to An Impossible Love
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, disturbing and sincere films with plots about relationships, male female relationship, love affair, family relations, couple relations, love and love story mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres. Some movies like An Impossible Love: Angels and Insects (1995), The Story of Piera (1983), The Sense of Wonder (2015), Porto (2016), Pendular (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In Victorian England, wealthy patriarch Sir Harald Alabaster invites an impoverished biologist, William Adamson, into his home. There, William tries to continue his work, but is distracted by Alabaster's seductive daughter, Eugenia. William and ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, erotic, stylized, thought provoking ...
Plot:
incest, brother sister sex, sex with brother, brother sister incest, erection, male nudity, sex with sister, nudity, female pubic hair, sex, family secret, victorian england ...
Time:
1860s, victorian era, 19th century, 18th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This sometimes confusing erotic drama about the incestuous relationship of a mother and daughter is based on the autobiography of Italian theater actress Piera Degli Esposti though it focuses more on her mother Eugenia.
Style:
erotic, independent film, neorealism, psycho sexual, grotesque
Plot:
incest, making love, lesbian lover, mother daughter incest, forbidden sex, female pubic hair, medea, female nudity, autobiography, sex with mother, sex scene, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
1940s, year 1983, 60s, 80s, 70s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Louise, a widow with two children, almost crushes a stranger with her car. She takes care of him, even if he's not really wounded. It turns out that he has mental disorders and that they can help each other much more than they thought.
Style:
sincere, light, touching, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
male female relationship, asperger's syndrome, autism, widow, chess, bare butt, unrequited love, single mother, family problems, love and romance, love triangle, relationship problems ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Portugal, France, Poland, USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Jake and Mati are two outsiders in the northerly Portuguese city of Porto who once experienced a brief connection. A mystery remains about the moments they shared, and in searching through memories, they relive the depths of a night uninhibited by ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
sex scene, male female relationship, love interest, relationships, changing lives, couple relations, romantic relationship, one night stand, love affair, female nudity, female pubic hair, female orgasm ...
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil, Argentina, France, Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The trajectory of a romantic couple of contemporary artists reveals how the limits, contradictions and obsessions of a romantic relationship are reflected in each of their artistic endeavors.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
sculptor, sexual relations, relationships, dancer, couple relations, family problems, husband wife relationship, troubled marriage, marital problem, relationship problems, marriage, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 1971, Carole and Delphine meet and fall in love in Paris. When Carole follows Delphine back to her family farm in Limousin, the two find lesbianism and feminism are not as easy in the countryside.
Style:
sexy, erotic, eros, sincere, sweet ...
Plot:
lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, mother daughter relationship, lesbian sex, woman woman relationship, lesbian love, female nudity, farmer, sisterhood, family farm, cow ...
Time:
year 1976, year 1971, year 2015, 70s
Place:
indiana, paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
J.R. is a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie, is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother struggles to provide her ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, sincere, feel good ...
Plot:
uncle nephew relationship, boy, adult child friendship, writers, bartender, male bonding, coming of age, family relations, drunken man, social problems, lifestyle, family life ...
Time:
70s, year 1986, 80s, year 1973
Place:
long island, yale university, connecticut, manhattan new york city, new york ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
Vishwanath (Prakash Raj) is a millionaire whose daughter is Anjali (Shriya Saran). Vishwanath loves his daughter very much. So much that he even buys her an Icecream Parlor when his daughter asks him for an ice cream. What Vishwanath expects is a ...
Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
love, father daughter relationship, domineering father, overprotective father, fall in love, family problems, family relations, forbidden love, wealthy family, love affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, in love ...
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Young-seok, who feels overwhelmed and lonely in what should be his glorious youth, meets a woman who introduces herself as Josée, and they share a once-in-a-lifetime romance.
Style:
suspense, sincere, psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
disability, handicapped, social problems, male female relationship, life is a bitch, social issues, relationships, lifestyle, love, cheating, friendship, orphan ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Prodded by a friend request, a feckless forty-something recalls his past relationships from the 90s onward, looking for his vanished hopes and dreams.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
unrequited love, generation, friendship, memory, life, love, relationships, unfulfilled love, love story, past, love affair, love interest ...
Time:
2020s, year 1999, year 1995, 90s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in 1900, Lili d’Alengy, a Parisian cocotte at the height of her fame, flees Paris to hide her “idiot” daughter. There she meets Maria Montessori, who is pioneering a teaching method that may help the child.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, teachers and students, disabled child, relationships, lifestyle, changing lives, family relations, lifestyle change, parents and children, horse, female protagonist, donkey ...
Time:
year 1900
Place:
paris france, rome italy
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In the 1910s, journalist Arvid Stjärnblom and painter's daughter Lydia Stille fall in love with each other.
Style:
costume drama, psychological, sincere, romantic, captivating
Plot:
love, infidelity, extramarital affair, loveless marriage, opera, skinny dipping, forbidden love, cheating wife, ex couple relations, romantic triangle, love and romance, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A man and a woman are brought together by chance for several months. He is younger than she is, married, Russian, officially a diplomat stationed in Paris. She is a beautiful teacher and researcher, with her feet firmly on the ground. The film ...
Style:
erotic, lyrical, captivating, romantic, entertaining
Plot:
male female relationship, submissive woman, passion, lovers, relationship problems, female nudity, dating, love affair, love triangle, betrayal, love interest, couples ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
Vasu falls in love with Keerthi, but when he expresses his feelings to her, she turns him down and says that her marriage has already been arranged. He later learns that she is set to marry his close friend Cheenu.
Style:
captivating, tense, romantic drama
Plot:
forbidden love, unrequited love, love triangle, tragic love, relationship vs career, in love, unfulfilled love, love affair, relationship problems, troubled marriage, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family relations ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Based on the real life love story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, which happened in 1960s in the backdrops of Calicut.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, realistic, tragic ending ...
Plot:
fall in love, in love, hindu, muslim, social problems, forbidden love, star crossed lovers, relationships, life is a bitch, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, religious intolerance ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
What do a young graffiti artist, a middle-aged widow, a teenage poet, a vampire, and two lovers stuck in separate timelines have in common? Though their paths don't always cross, their lives unfold in Brooklyn's vibrantly multicultural ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic
Plot:
male female relationship, love story, romantic relationship, true love, in love, love and romance, love, multiple storylines, love affair, relationship problems, couple relations, fall in love ...
Similarity:
38%
722
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Muriel moves from a small village to the big city of Brussels, hoping to start an independent life working as a museum guide. She rents a room from Laura, who has a room to spare now that her mother is in hospital. Laura is a vital and candid woman ...
Style:
erotic, psychological, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, mother and daughter, children, lifestyle change, changing lives, family problems, generation gap, family relations, relationship problems, parents and children, lifestyle, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK, Vietnam
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, psychological, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
forbidden love, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, sex, lolita, lovers, lust, interracial romance, love affair, sex with a minor, nymphet, asian man white woman relationship ...
Time:
1920s, ancient times, 20th century, year 1929, year 1992 ...
Place:
vietnam, indochina, southeast asia, china, saigon ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
"The Third Way of Love" tells the sad love story of Lin Qi Zheng, who is from a rich family, and Zhou Yu who is a smart and beautiful lawyer.
Style:
tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
star crossed lovers, forbidden love, romantic triangle, love triangle, sister sister relationship, relationship problems, family relations, family problems, love story, love affair, unfulfilled love, sister ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Recently separated parents Tracie and Rick spend every other holiday with their young daughters Harper and Ava. But this Christmas, the girls have only one thing on their wish lists — to spend Christmas with both Mom and Dad at Tracie’s family ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, psychological, romantic, thrilling
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, divorced parents, marital problem, father daughter relationship, christmas romance, parents and children, mother daughter relationship, family problems, family reunited, husband wife relationship, kids and family, family relations ...
Similarity:
37%
102
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
Story:
A girl and a boy live apart men, with just dogs ans internet for company. In their isolation, they try to live their love as freely as possible.
Style:
sincere, captivating, psychological, erotic, hot
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dog, isolation, relationships, animal human communication, lifestyle, seal the animal, couple relations, family life, male female relationship, human animal relationship, pets, family relations ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Romeo, a hopeless romantic with emotionally-fueled impulsiveness, meets Juliet, an abused and desperate girl looking for anyway to escape. Together, destined for tragedy.
Style:
captivating, sincere, disturbing, independent film
Plot:
star crossed lovers, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, in love, couple relations, tragic love, love story, forbidden love, fall in love, love affair, romantic relationship, relationships, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.
Style:
psychological, erotic, touching, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, love affair, age difference, older woman younger man sex, mother daughter relationship, incest, relationships, male female relationship, secret relationship, secrets, infidelity, women ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Gaetano and Delia, a separated couple, try to pick up the pieces of their broken love, recalling all the faults and the mistakes which led them to where they are now.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
young lovers, flashback, marital problem, marital crisis, social problems, relationship problems, male female relationship, family problems, relationships, husband wife relationship, family relations, couple relations ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
As a shocking truth about a couple's families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin — any more than he is the cruel, moody boy ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
infatuation, lovers, teenage crush, love, couple relations, relationships, love story, relationship problems, love interest, love and romance, family problems, friendship ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Meirose strives to create heaven in her family, with her husband and their two children. One day, Ray, a man from her past, returns and wants to build his lost paradise with Meirose and Akbar.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
family relations, family problems, relationship problems, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, dysfunctional family, tragic love, husband wife relationship, love triangle, family life, love affair, love interest, troubled past ...
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Pierre is 25 when he returns from Wyoming to find Claire his fiancée and take over the family farm. Twenty years later, the farm expanded, so did the family. It's the time of happy days, at least at the beginning. The debts accumulate and ...
Style:
touching, thought provoking, captivating, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
farm, family relations, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, peasant, medicine, family life, family problems, family farm, love, relationships, relationship problems ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, year 1979
Place:
france
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: France, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
From Paris in the 1960s to London in the first decade of the third millennium, Madeleine and her daughter Véra flit from one amorous adventure to the next, living for the moment and taking all the opportunities that life offers. But not every love ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, captivating, disturbing, semi serious ...
Plot:
gay, impossible love, father daughter reunion, love and romance, unfulfillment, family relations, unfulfilled love, parents and children, tragic love, love triangle, ex husband ex wife relationship, death of father ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 60s, 90s, 70s, 80s ...
Place:
prague, paris france, france, europe, czechoslovakia ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Irishwoman Mary Reynold's journey from rank outsider to winner of a Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, sincere, sweet ...
Plot:
garden, real life, male female relationship, love story, coping, love interest, lifestyle, aspiration, direction and purpose, designer, love affair, couple relations ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, ethiopia
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Li Er, a 17 year old girl who has great difficulty hearing out of her left ear, is rejected after confessing her love to a boy, Xu yi. Instead the boy is in love with Li Bala, a girl who is in fact in love with Zhang Yang. Li Er befriends Li Bala, ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, sentimental, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
unrequited love, deafness, teenage love, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, relationship problems, love affair, love interest, love story, deaf child, hearing ...
Similarity:
36%
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