Movies like Above the Shadows

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Above the Shadows (2019)
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Above the Shadows (2019)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A young woman who has faded to the point of becoming invisible must find her way back with the help of the one man who can see her.
Style: unusual plot structure, tense, touching, captivating, romantic drama
Plot: machismo, invisibility, invisible, boxer, male objectification, bare chested male, family relations, parents and children, mixed martial arts, supernatural ability, private detective, supernatural power, private investigation, investigation, sleuth, female detective, wrestler, crime investigation, teamwork, team, male female relationship, amateur sleuth, couple relations, superhero, boxing ...
Place: new york

Most similar movies to Above the Shadows

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, touching, tense and disturbing films with plots about family relations, love and romance, couple relations, bare chested male, love, male female relationship and parents and children mostly in Drama, Romance and Sport genres. Some movies like Above the Shadows: Meet Joe Black (1998), The Greatest (2009), The Princess & the Marine (2001), Until We Meet Again (2022), Fighter (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Meet Joe Black (1998)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story: When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe ...
Style: touching, romantic, sentimental, philosophical, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night, family outing
Plot: love, afterlife, life philosophy, love and romance, life & death, dealing with death, supernatural, love at first sight, mysterious character, lifestyle change, supernatural romance, family relations ...
Time: year 1998, 90s
Place: new york, rhode island, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.6
 9K
The Greatest (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Teenagers Rose and Bennett were in love, and then a car crash claimed Bennett's life. He left behind a grieving mother, father and younger brother, and Rose was left all alone. She has no family to turn to for support, so when she finds out ...
Style: touching, captivating, realistic, sincere, serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: teenage pregnancy, pregnancy, teenage mother, childhood sweetheart, family relations, loss of son, loss of child, crumbling marriage, youth, family problems, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage life ...
Time: year 2009, year 2008, 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Princess & the Marine (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Based on a true story, American Marine Jason Johnson (Goselaar) is sent on assignment to the Emirate of Bahrain. While there, he meets and falls in love with a spirited, lovely young woman, Meriam (Nichols), without realizing she is really a member ...
Style: touching, captivating, emotional, sincere
Plot: marine, military, princess, friendship, family relations, parents and children, social differences, class differences, couples, sailor, impossible love, injustice ...
Place: middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Until We Meet Again (2022)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A woman finds her new house is haunted by the ghost of a young pianist.
Style: touching, sexy, tense, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot: supernatural romance, ghost, love affair, love and romance, love, curses spells and rituals, youth, couples, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, lovers, young lovers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Movie in collections
 3.7
 231
Fighter (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story: MMA fighter loses everything due to some bad life choices. Now local gangster make him back to the sports. But this time he will fight in the boxing ring.
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: boxing, mixed martial arts, fight, boxer, career change, underground fighting, criminal, lifestyle change, gangster, wrestler, couple relations, battles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 7.0
 52K
Sultan (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story: A biographical drama based on the life of fictional Haryana based wrestler & mixed martial arts specialist Sultan Ali Khan.
Style: uplifting, disturbing, touching, psychological, captivating ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: wrestler, mixed martial arts, wrestling, male objectification, hand to hand combat, rivalry, ambition, training, contests and competitions, fight, follow your dream, fall in love ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 2.7
 47K
Liger (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story: The journey of Liger, from Karimnagar to Mumbai, from a nobody to a competitor, in his search for recognition while navigating his weaknesses, relationships, and love life.
Style: dramatic, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Plot: fighter, dream, boxer, boxing training, athlete's life, prizefighter, professional athlete, boxing, sports man, fight club, martial arts tournament, anger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
 4.7
 707
The Bronx Bull (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta's tumultuous life and times.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxer, rise and fall, follow your dream, athlete's life, boxing, hopes, youth, tough heroes, family relations, parents and children, competition, fight ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 60s, 50s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Movie in collections
The Challenger (2015)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A legendary trainer comes out of retirement to help an underdog boxer fight his way to a better life.
Style: captivating, inspirational, tense, realistic
Plot: boxer, boxing, determination, working class, fight, against the odds, sparring, rise to the top, rivalry, society, african american, competition ...
Time: 2010s
Place: usa, bronx new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Defying Gravity (1997)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: John Keitel wrote the film based on his personal undergraduate experience and filmed campus footage in the neighborhood and environs surrounding his graduate film school alma mater USC.
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, sexual, sincere ...
Plot: gay, gay couple, gays and lesbians, lgbt, gay interest, lgbtq, glbt, lgbtqi, lovers, gay teenager, self discovery, friendship ...
Time: 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Beautiful Vampire (2018)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 73 min.
Story: The beautiful 500-year-old vampire who lived a quiet life running a dressing room in a secluded alley. There has come a fatal crisis to her. The smell of the boy who likes her constantly stimulates her vampire instinct which has been suppressed for ...
Style: romantic, sexy, captivating, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot: vampire, vampire human love, supernatural, true love, female vampire, love and romance, power of love, dangerous attraction, fall in love, love, supernatural power, vampire bite ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
The Sixth Man (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star. Suddenly Antoine dies of heart attack and Kenny has to fill his shoes as leader of team. Some time later, Antoine returns as a ghost and helps Kenny in game and in ...
Style: humorous, inspirational, semi serious, touching, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: basketball, ghost, college, life philosophy, death, sport team, contests and competitions, youth, ambition, team, underdog, athlete ...
Time: 90s, year 1997
Place: british columbia, usa, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
 3.6
 594
Hacker's Game (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A love story between two hackers, Soyan and Loise. Like many other hackers, Soyan works for a company he previously hacked.
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense
Plot: hacker, computer hacker, cybercrime, computer cracker, problem, crime investigation, love story, in love, male female relationship, love interest, romantic relationship, love affair ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
The Beauty Inside (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Woo-Jin changes into a different person when he wakes up. He falls in love with Yi-Soo.
Style: romantic, touching, inspirational, sweet, dorama ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: love story, romantic relationship, body swapping, love, asian, secret, love and romance, spirit, new identity, supernatural, physical appearance, fish out of water ...
Place: south korea, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Finland, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight ...
Style: black and white, factual, captivating, exciting, touching ...
Plot: boxing, boxing match, in love, boxer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, training, marriage proposal, wedding, girlfriend, publicity, doctor, athlete's life ...
Time: 60s, year 1962
Place: finland, helsinki finland
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
My Friend's Mom (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
Story: After her mother dies, Young-jae visits her older sister's house, who took care of herself like her, and reunites with her sister, Soon-ae. She is incredibly greedy and charming. With the provocation of Soon-ae, the two develop into a secret ...
Style: romantic, captivating
Plot: love affair, love story, male female relationship, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family relations, couples, parents and children, romantic relationship, family problems, love and romance, new love ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
 6.2
 16K
Bruised (2020)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs ...
Style: inspirational, tense, disturbing, captivating, deep ...
Plot: female boxer, female wrestler, martial arts, mother and son, arena, mixed martial arts, mother daughter relationship, mother child relationship, professional rivalry, professional wrestler, combat, women ...
Time: 2020s
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
Maisie Undercover: Shadow Boxer (2006)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The beautiful ex-cop/bar owner/private eye goes undercover as a boxer at an illegal underground fight club in order to find the killer of a female boxer.
Style: captivating, disturbing, tense, suspense
Plot: underground fighting, investigation, crime solving, murder investigation, murder mystery, private detective, unsolved crime, working undercover, female detective, detective inspector, crime investigation, fighting crime ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
Movie in collections
Beautiful Creatures (2013)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.
Style: romantic, light, captivating, emotional, teen ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, family friendly, date night, chick flick ...
Plot: supernatural, love, magic, witch, youth, supernatural romance, supernatural ability, love and romance, teenage love, forbidden love, small town, teenage life ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: south carolina, southern usa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
The Case of the Christmas Diamond (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Blue-collar Andy finds herself accused of theft when a multimillion-dollar gem suddenly goes missing from her rich friend's estate. With the help of a famous mystery writer, Andy must find the real culprit amid the litany of wealthy guests.
Style: captivating, thrilling, entertaining
Plot: christmas, jewel robbery, private investigator, crime investigation, teamwork, investigation, private investigation, jewel theft, who done it, puzzle, sleuth, uncover truth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
 6.4
 14K
Brothers (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: India, USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Brothers is an upcoming Hindi film, directed by Karan Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions along with Lionsgate Films and Endemol India.[6] The film is an official remake of the 2011 Hollywood film Warrior.
Style: exciting, captivating, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, brother brother relationship, training, rivals, boxing, against the odds, rivalry, championship, contests and competitions, family problems, family drama, coach ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
Love & Basketball (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A young African-American couple navigates the tricky paths of romance and athletics in this drama. Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) and Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow ...
Style: touching, sexy, uplifting, romantic, intense ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick
Plot: basketball, high school, friendship, best friends in love, black, true love, college, relationships, coming of age, african american, love, love story ...
Time: 80s, year 2000, year 1993, 20th century, year 1998 ...
Place: california, los angeles, usa, barcelona, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
 6.5
 651
Rosita (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Johannes lives together with his father, the middle-aged widower Ulrik in a small fishing town in the northern part of Denmark. They live a quiet routine life, each minding their separate jobs in the fishing industry. Ulrik misses the love and ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, romantic drama
Plot: father son relationship, romantic triangle, romantic relationship, relationships, relationship problems, parents and children, family relations, male female relationship, love affair, love triangle, romantic rivalry, family problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
Movie in collections
Back in the Day (2016)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his mother dies and his father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.
Style: suspense, psychological, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: boxing, boxer, mafia, mob boss, unrequited love, coping, rising to stardom, athlete's life, life is a bitch, direction and purpose, unfulfilled love, athlete and trainer ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
You Cast A Spell On Me (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Despite agreeing to an arranged marriage to a childhood friend, a successful businessman tries to track down a beautiful woman that he met at a Halloween party.
Style: humorous, captivating, disturbing, romantic, scenic
Plot: halloween, witch, supernatural, warlock, magic, male female relationship, love at first sight, paranormal romance, supernatural power, supernatural ability, magician, wizard ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
 6.3
 4K
In Paris (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Portugal
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Paul, depressed from his recent break-up with Anna, returns home to Paris and moves back in with his divorced father and amorous younger brother, Jonathan. While his carefree sibling and doting father try in vain to cheer him up, a visit from his ...
Style: humorous, realistic, touching, captivating, tense ...
Plot: wooing, siblings relations, love triangle, lifestyle, infidelity, twentysomething life, unsupportive spouse, love and romance, twins, couples, brother brother relationship, gay ...
Time: year 2006
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
Ray Meets Helen (2017)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Ray meets Helen during a random collision of altered fates. They are strangers, over sixty, lonely, luckless. He hit rock bottom in the big city, she on a small farm. It’s a struggle not to give up or in. But then separately and without warning, ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, romantic comedy, romantic drama
Plot: money, wealth, money falling through the air, male female relationship, self discovery, love affair, couple relations, introspection, bonding, love interest, relationships, couples ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
High School Lover (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: 17-year-old Kelly falls in love with Christian, an older man, her father tries to intervene before the crush turns into a dangerous obsession.
Style: romantic, captivating
Plot: older man younger woman romance, father daughter relationship, older man younger woman relationship, male female relationship, love and romance, love affair, family relations, love story, couple relations, romantic rivalry, relationships, romantic relationship ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
17%
 6.2
 255
Carving a Life (2017)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Mitch must confront the haunting memories of his mother's tragic death and overcome his alcohol abuse, or lose all that is most precious to him.
Style: serious, romantic, touching, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: second chance, alcohol abuse, family drama, love and romance, relationships, painter, love affair, love story, first love, relationship problems, struggling artist, love ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
16%
Born a Champion (2021)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: After a blood- soaked jujitsu match in Dubai, fighting legend Mickey Kelley falls to superstar Blaine. But years later, an online video proves that Blaine cheated, and the world demands a rematch. Can the aging underdog get back into shape in time ...
Style: tense, captivating, inspirational
Plot: jujitsu, fight, professional sports, contests and competitions, combat, rivalry, battles, boxing champion, life is a bitch, athlete's life, martial arts, professional rivalry ...
Time: 2000s, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
16%
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