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Boxing Day (2012)
210
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A struggling, indebted business man leaves his family immediately after Christmas to pursue a lucrative property deal that could solve all of his problems: buying foreclosed properties from banks at a fraction of their value, refi tting them for a minimum cost, and then selling them for a large profi t. He hires a local chauffeur for 24 hours to drive him around the mountainous area but, as night sets in and the weather worsens, the car is trapped on an icy road and the men face an uncertain fate.
Style:
captivating, realistic, atmospheric, thought provoking, serious, clever, gloomy, road movie, minimal cast, modern day adaptation
Plot:
on the road, moral dilemma, danger, forces of nature, boss and employee, power relations, survival, road trip, greed, mountain, social differences, society, patronizing, winter, snow, businessman, death, realtor, foreclosure, property, human nature, chauffeur, recession, road
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
colorado, usa
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Most similar movies to Boxing Day
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and atmospheric films with plots about society, life is a bitch, hopes, danger, survival, snow and on the road mostly in Drama, Comedy and Thriller genres. Some movies like Boxing Day: Ivansxtc (2000), House with a Turret (2012), Natural Sciences (2014), Dendera (2011), The Fever (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, spiritual ...
Plot:
uncover truth, introspection, rise and fall, ambition, life is a bitch, showbiz, drug abuse, self destructing, hollywood, death, male pubic hair, spirituality ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
During the final winter of WWII, as displaced persons return to their former homes in the Soviet Union, an 8-year-old boy is left alone when his mother dies en route.
Style:
realistic, serious, stylized, atmospheric, road movie ...
Plot:
orphan, youth, little boy, on the road, wartime life, life is a bitch, human nature, society, world war two, death of mother, social injustice, boy ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
ukraine
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, France
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
In a rural school in the middle of the mountains, a girl who is starting to become a woman feels the profound need to discover her true identity. She does not know who her father is and she is determined to find him, but her mother does not approve ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, atmospheric, touching ...
Plot:
family relations, obsessive quest, self discovery, on the road, family problems, hopes, youth, parents and children, teachers and students, coming of age, search for father, unknown father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Fifty elderly women are abandoned to die on a snow covered mountain, but instead wor together to build their own village named "Dendera." Some of the women wants to live their remaining days in peace, but others seek revenge against the ...
Style:
uplifting, captivating, serious, sentimental, realistic
Plot:
human spirit, left to die, survival, escapades, hopes, strong female presence, wilderness, elderly, aging, danger, village life, forces of nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Tells the story of a woman who gets involved in politics with no previous contact with world events.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thought provoking, atmospheric, political ...
Plot:
riddles and clues, society, women, hardcore, propaganda, communism, morality, politician, politics, introspection, social differences, state affairs ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
On 28 November 1979, an Air New Zealand jet with 257 passengers went missing during a sightseeing tour over Antarctica. Within hours 11 ordinary police officers were called to duty to face the formidable Mount Erebus. As the police recovered the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
investigation, disaster, survival, uncover truth, dishonesty, escapades, heroic mission, danger, aviation, forces of nature, air disaster, grief ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 21st century
Place:
antarctica, new zealand
Similarity:
41%
606
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Morocco, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A Moroccan fisherman sets off on an epic journey towards Europe on his wind surfboard. But the pursuit of dreams does not come without sacrifice.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, serious
Plot:
human spirit, starting over, hopes, family life, danger, escapades, ocean, survival, sea, climbing, rock climbing, nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, morocco
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 338 min.
Story:
The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest, cows are hacked to death, a man is found bleeding to death at the crossroad and houses are burned. Ferdinand E. Marcos announces Proclamation ...
Style:
stylized, atmospheric, realistic, serious, intense ...
Plot:
village life, forces of nature, isolation, chaos, danger, confined, clergy, society, fired from the job, army, death, very little dialogue ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971, year 1972, year 1970
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot Indian, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by childhood memories, discovers that his wife has left him, taking with her his prize rifle. He sets out to find her, but what he's really searching ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
native american, obsessive quest, introspection, self discovery, hung over, on the road, indigenous people, american indian, dealing with death, tribe, native, indians ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, montana
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A film by Bernard Rose, based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy with music by Ludwig Van Beethoven. Edgar Hudson meets Abby, a concert pianist, at a dinner party. Abby is involved with someone else but that doesn't stop the two from acting upon their ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, serious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
couple relations, sexual abuse, obsession, couples, family problems, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, dysfunctional marriage, nudity, infidelity, erotica, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, beverly hills
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When winter begins, life is serene for a group of new-age Brooklynites living in a remote country farmhouse. Sex, drugs, yoga, and organic cooking absorb their days, safely tucked away from the stresses of urban life. But when a blackout of ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, serious, realistic, mumblecore ...
Plot:
female nudity, survival, isolation, social relations, confined, wilderness, snow, party, lesbian sex, male nudity, yoga, female pubic hair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
37%
385
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Portugal, Lithuania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A few fugitives... And a very, very long way to freedom.
Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, atmospheric, slow cinema ...
Plot:
sea, lizard, disorder, danger, survival, fish out of water, communication problem, hunger, escapades, culture clash, post soviet, underground ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
africa, morocco
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A call girl goes to a priest to confess a sin she hasn't committed yet: she plans to kill herself on her next birthday. Then she disappears and he goes looking for her, enlisting the help of an ad hoc congregation of troubled souls along the ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, captivating, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
woman in danger, prostitute, priest, forgiveness, redemption, obsession, society, clergy, illegal prostitution, sin, catholic priest, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, minnesota
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young farmer in Central France tries to sustain his spiritual connection to the land amid the crushing pressures of modern agriculture in this brooding drama.
Style:
serious, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
farm, estrangement, countryside, workplace situations, workplace, society, nothing goes right, down on your luck, life is a bitch, tradition, chore, solitude ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two thousand miles from home, Jim and Jennifer Stolpa (with baby Clayton) lose their way and are stranded in an endless wilderness of deep snow, battling for survival against the elements. Using only meager supplies and resourcefulness, the young ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
frostbite, survival, hypothermia, snowstorm, rescue, wilderness, heroes, danger, babies and infants, family life, forces of nature, isolation ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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436
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack Hussar is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect and adoration from his fans. Can his son, Jack Jr. maintain his legacy?
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, independent film ...
Plot:
artists and showbiz, nightlife, family relations, parents and children, follow your dream, ambition, hollywood, hopes, filmmaking, fall in love, love and romance, womanizer ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1992, 90s ...
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expansion of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
wilderness survival, wilderness, hunger, human nature, cannibalism, moral dilemma, danger, isolation, hopes, snow, mountain, winter ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
33%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A bag full of money lands in front of you. Is it luck? The answer to your prayers? Part of a predetermined plan? Or all of the above? Set in the chaotic streets of Istanbul, 40 is a story of three strangers making their way in a city of 12 million, ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
human nature, bag of money, society, change of luck, immigrant, culture clash, chase, down on your luck, rivalry, destiny, greed, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
turkey, nigeria, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The small working-class town of Angels Crest is a tight-knit community resting quietly in one of the vast and stunningly beautiful valleys of the Rocky Mountains. Ethan, one of the town's residents, is a young father but not much more than a ...
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
death of child, small town, parents and children, small town life, legal, forces of nature, snow, lesbian, gay, society, loss of son, alcoholism ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A young and inexperienced priest encourages a family to declare their long-missing son dead, but once they do, the boy mysteriously returns, testing the priest's commitment to church doctrine over the laws of the natural world.
Style:
psychological, realistic, tense, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, missing child, clergy, religions or cults, church, social relations, small town, gay, priest, brainwashing, winter, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, maine
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A sailor takes a short leave to visit his hometown and see if his mother is still alive.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, contemplative, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
homecoming, estrangement, family relations, parents and children, alcoholic, society, alcohol abuse, hopes, life is a bitch, unfulfillment, family problems, sick mother ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France, Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
atmospheric, contemplative, realistic, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
journey, on the road, unfulfillment, haunted by the past, tragic love, life is a bitch, missing person, ethnic conflict, self discovery, society, wartime life, black market ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, kurdistan, turkey
Similarity:
31%
487
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Noah, a farmer and family man, is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a desert in order to save both his family and the faithful from a devastating flood. A seemingly impossible task, especially when his sons refuse to believe ...
Style:
biblical, captivating, serious, suspense, epic ...
Plot:
ancient history, old testament, apocalypse, obsession, hopes, redemption, chaos, religions or cults, society, parents and children, flood, bible ...
Similarity:
31%
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170
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A tribute to filmmakers and National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. In the "Day" segment, Piolo Pacual portrays the role of William, a drug addict who tries to rebuild his sense of self and reconnect with the people around him. ...
Style:
tense, serious, atmospheric, touching, neo noir ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, downfall, on the run, losing-it hero, life is a bitch, human nature, boss and employee, gang, addiction, drug abuse, chases and races, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines, asia, manila philippines
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A sufferer of cystic fibrosis travels to a legendary shrine that reputedly has the power to heal his condition.
Style:
realistic, touching, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
healing power, miraculous event, self discovery, hopes, last wish, on the road, bittersweet, life is a bitch, terminal illness, road trip, shrine, church ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america, canada, vancouver, washington state
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Slovenia, Serbia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A psychological portrait of a woman traveling home in a war-torn world.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
on the road, hopes, life is a bitch, escapades, getting home, survival, danger, society, wartime life, introspection, dystopia, runaway child ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Dominican Republic, Mexico, Argentina
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Every afternoon Noelí, a young Dominican woman, hangs out on the beach at Las Terrenas. With her boyfriend, Yeremi, they look for ways to make a living at the expense of one of the hundreds of tourists there. However Noelí also has a steady ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, serious, realistic, queer cinema
Plot:
moral dilemma, love and romance, rich and poor, cons and scams, gays and lesbians, dishonesty, society, lgbt, island, lesbian, infatuation, woman woman relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
caribbean
Similarity:
29%
193
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Reclusive writer takes aspiring actress under his wing.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
hollywood, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, love and romance, unfulfillment, hopes, writers, aspiring actress, rivalry, society, down on your luck, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Three first-time filmmakers, Justin, Dana and John set out to make a documentary about the hardships of inner-city life. Justin follows two NYPD officers while Dana and John focus on Thomas (a black youth poised to move up from his hardships). ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, bleak, hood ...
Plot:
found footage, law enforcement, friendship, moral dilemma, social decay, teenage life, youth, social differences, society, danger, partner, filmmaking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In Guangdong, the forefront of China's reform and opening-up, the business of a sauna is fairly flat. The boss, Wu, together with his team, pursuits his dream and constructs a entertainment kingdom persistently with their wisdom, effort and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, gloomy
Plot:
workplace, life is a bitch, hopes, follow your dream, workplace situations, boss and employee, bittersweet, power relations, nudity, male nudity, rabbit, sea ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, china
Similarity:
28%
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