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Holy Lands (2017)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Israel, Iceland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When lapsed Jew and former cardiologist Harry (James Caan) suddenly decides to spend his retirement as a pig farmer in Nazareth, Israel, the move deeply shocks his family and his new neighbours. Back in New York, Harry’s ex-wife Monica (Rosanna Arquette) is trying to manage the lives of their adult children, Annabelle and David (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), as well as her own.
Style:
psychological, humorous, captivating, disturbing, emotional, melancholic, contemplative, existential, intercultural
Plot:
rabbi, religion, family relations, family drama, jewish culture, doctor, village life, farming, cardiologist, lifestyle change, father daughter relationship, midlife crisis, culture clash, identity crisis, identity, bittersweet, loneliness, pig, aging, redemption, fish out of water, retirement, emigration, small town life, agriculture ...
Place:
israel, holy land, new york, palestine
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, melancholic, psychological and emotional films with plots about bittersweet, family relations, intimate, slice of life, family drama, identity and relationships mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Holy Lands: King of the Corner (2004), Breakable You (2017), Paris of the North (2014), The Second Wedding Night (2005), Shed Skin Papa (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Leo Spivak is drifting through life without a compass. His father is aging fast, his teenage daughter is rebelling, his protégé is after his job and his wife is losing her patience. A twist of fate and some bizarre wisdom from a "freelance ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, psychological, touching ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, clergy, family life, dull life, family problems, society, aging, human nature, juvenile delinquency, parents and children, family in crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A divorced playwright and his therapist ex deal with new relationships and their daughter.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot:
manuscript, divorce, therapy, family problems, changing lives, broadway, lifestyle, lifestyle change, relationship problems, screenwriter, satire, marital problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york
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83%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland, France, Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Seeking shelter from the trials and tribulations of city life, Hugi has built a quiet existence for himself in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere. Here, he passes his days jogging, attending AA meetings and taking Portuguese lessons online. But ...
Style:
touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
village life, elderly, parents and children, social relations, family relations, teachers and students, power relations, aging, estrangement, isolation, alcoholism, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When his destituite widowed sister-in-law—whom he had never stopped harbouring feelings for—and her ne'er-do-well son come to live with him after World War II, a mentally-ill farmer who spends all his time destroying unexploded ordnance ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, satirical, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
family drama, character study, post war, loneliness, kids and family, changing lives, male female relationship, family life, family relations, lifestyle, satire, lifestyle change ...
Time:
post world war two, 1950s
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As a director faces a series of setbacks in life including debt and divorce, his elderly father suddenly regains his youth.
Style:
emotional, semi serious, psychological, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
father son relationship, satire, parent child relationship, father, dementia, family drama, aging, parents and children, rejuvenation, changing lives, creative block, family relations ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Canadian small-town life, caught between following his dream and preserving his family's chocolate-making legacy. Based on the ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, satirical, uplifting ...
Plot:
family business, dream, syrian refugee, family relations, lifestyle change, problem, father son relationship, satire, follow your dream, bigger dreams, refugee, resilience ...
Similarity:
58%
206
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Victor wonders if he’s too late to join dating games in his 40s. His sister Annika, an opera singer, wonders how different life could have been after receiving a surprising medical diagnosis. Their grandmother wonders if she should end her life ...
Style:
life affirming, emotional, melancholic, existential, contemplative ...
Plot:
terminal illness, opera singer, family drama, mortality, midlife crisis, bittersweet, hopes, intimate, sibling relationship, aging, grandmother, loss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
56%
1K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A desperate marine biker’s life is turned upside-down when he is united with the sassy 9-year-old daughter he never knew existed.
Style:
psychological, semi serious, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, daughter, marine, biker, changing lives, paternity revealed, parents and children, family drama, family relations, relationships, lifestyle change, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
53%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A partially mute man dreams of performing on stage in dramas but often keeps falling in trouble with the villagers due to his eccentric ways. By contrast, his son is a responsible man who dreams of climbing up the ladder and making something of his ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional
Plot:
father son relationship, family drama, love and romance, relationships, family relations, changing lives, in love, lifestyle change, couple relations, love affair, male female relationship, love interest ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An ex soixante- huitard is forced to look back at his past .His kids look at him like an old soldier from a very distant war.His banker called him urgently.His last script idea is refused.He remembers meeting his wife in Sarajevo during the war.Most ...
Style:
realistic, clever, talky, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, aging, dealing with death, unfulfillment, artists and showbiz, filmmaking, nostalgia, character study, introspection, regret, memory, retirement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, sarajevo
Similarity:
52%
74
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Joy Levine lives in an old apartment that, in complete contrast to her, is shabby and worn-out on the outside while well-kept and filled with joy on the inside. Her life changes when she auditions for a TV show called "Gotta Be Happy". To ...
Style:
sentimental, semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
optimism, parents and children, family relations, family life, misfit, family problems, dysfunctional family, physical appearance, fictional reality show, family drama, forgiveness, family secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Vali and Mina are two sisters who are polar opposites, pushed apart by life’s hardships and trials. One is a singer, a dreamer and emotional. The other is a therapist, distant and rational. Their loving father has finally found the perfect ...
Style:
satirical, disturbing, psychological, captivating, heartfelt ...
Plot:
sisters, family drama, sibling relationship, reconciliation, family relations, singer, satire, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, sister, family reunited ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
51%
2K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with the death of his father while trying to make new friends in an unfamiliar place, after his mother gets a job transfer.
Style:
sincere, disturbing, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, child, mother son relationship, childhood, grief, child protagonist, loss, coming of age, adolescence, grownups, friends, teenage life ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When cancer-stricken alcoholic actor discovers he's only got 3 months to live, he decides to change his life and reconcile with his estranged daughter.
Style:
emotional, sincere, captivating, life affirming, reflective ...
Plot:
cancer, reconciliation, terminal illness, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, father daughter reunion, father daughter conflict, alcoholic, alcoholism, redemption, mortality, family drama ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Loïc Le Tallec never really took care of his son. When the latter disappears in a road accident, Loïc is devastated. He has only one idea in mind: to find the one who lives now with the heart of his son. He falls on Hugo, a young man that this ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, captivating, satirical, disturbing ...
Plot:
heart transplant, father son relationship, father, father son estrangement, transplant, fatherhood, family drama, grief, loss, accident, satire, relationship problems ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Manoharan is a poster artist struggling to find respect for his profession, after the advent of printing technology. He tries hard to get into the mainstream, by picking up design software skills. Will he succeed?
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, satirical, inspirational ...
Plot:
problem, lifestyle change, changing lives, technology, satire, slice of life, adaptation, creative process, social change, intimate, family drama, bittersweet ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A militant performance-artist and a tall Korean foreign-exchange student become trapped in a small Southern town.
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
culture clash, self discovery, friendship, coming of age, small town, fish out of water, socially awkward, relationships, introspection, social issues, friends, satire ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The story of a man questioning the ethic and morals in society. When a serious condition threatens his life, he begins questioning life and expresses his opinions in actions without holding back He realizes that he kept scheduling his happiness and ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, satirical, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
mortality, terminal illness, father daughter relationship, family relations, relationships, society, satire, lifestyle, family life, bucket list, husband wife relationship, slice of life ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Dear Sidewalk tells the story of Gardner, a 24 year old mail-carrier, who is struggling to contend with his identity as his quarter-life crisis is in full swing. His regimented routine is thrown out the window when he meets Paige, a divorcee, ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, semi serious, romantic drama ...
Plot:
older woman younger man relationship, midlife crisis, relationships, character study, identity, self discovery, age difference, postman, social problems, love affair, male female relationship, lifestyle ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland, Ireland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ola sets off to Ireland to bring her father's body back to Poland after he dies in a building site accident. But never mind her dad, Ola wants to know if he had saved money for the car he had promised her. Dealing with foreign bureaucracy in ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, satirical, emotional ...
Plot:
personal growth, father daughter relationship, self discovery, coming of age, loss, family relations, lifestyle, relationships, family reunited, female protagonist, satire, intimate ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
poland, ireland
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life.
Style:
emotional, thrilling, psychological, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, friendship, girl, redemption, funeral director, second chance, death, healing, changing lives, lifestyle change, adult child friendship, empathy ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
china
Similarity:
42%
15K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
So begins an entertaining road story where we witness two brothers with different cultural backgrounds, who don't even know each other, have similarities, differences and even their fights.
Style:
road movie, entertaining, captivating, humorous, comedy drama ...
Plot:
brothers, travel, family reunited, journey, road accident, brother brother relationship, family relations, road trip, culture clash, cultural difference, sibling rivalry, character study ...
Place:
turkey, germany
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Georgia, Russia, Bulgaria, USA, Monaco
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Follows Georgian ex-wrestler’s journey to Brooklyn, New York. His aim is to get his son out of a gambling debt. He meets people who help him and people who ignore him.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, emotional, intercultural ...
Plot:
father son relationship, gambling debt, immigrant, family drama, life is a bitch, gambler, financial problem, debt, needing money, father and son, money problems, family problems ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The story of several Russian emigrants who moved abroad forever. Despite the complete change of scenery and immersion in another culture, they cannot get rid of their love for their motherland, no matter how hard they try.
Style:
humorous, captivating, reflective, comedy drama, multicultural ...
Plot:
culture clash, homesickness, adaptation, parents and children, family relations, family crisis, troubled past, comedy of manners, ethnic humor, immigration, identity, diaspora ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The 3 Lacámara siblings feel that their lives have no meaning. Pedro is trying to be a successful writer like his father, Mario wants to feel like he is settling down, and Elena feels out of place everywhere. The 3 meet up with their mother and her ...
Style:
mumblecore, independent film, satirical, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
introspection, mother daughter relationship, family reunited, kids and family, siblings relations, self discovery, family problems, brother sister relationship, family relations, dysfunctional family, family drama, satire ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Canada, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic Dutch farmer is tired of getting his socks wet. He cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the sweltering heat of Puglia.
Style:
romantic, psychological, captivating, semi serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
investigation, love story, relationships, romantic relationship, lifestyle change, love and romance, mysterious disappearance, florist, lifestyle, bicycle, flowers, culture clash ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 80s
Place:
italy, netherlands
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.
Style:
realistic, touching, humorous, semi serious, road movie ...
Plot:
circus, self discovery, clown, introspection, follow your dream, identity crisis, family relations, on the road, parents and children, escapades, countryside, father son relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Uje, a pop star in the 1990s, gets diagnosed with Parkinson's. This is a film about his everyday struggles.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
parkinson's disease, illness, family relations, autobiography, character study, biopic, male female relationship, hidden truth, problem, fighting illness, husband wife relationship, terminal illness ...
Time:
90s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
After the bizarre death of her brother, Johana Burwood must return home after four years, to face her strange siblings, her out of touch father and her very touchy past.
Style:
disturbing, humorous, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
family secret, brother sister relationship, family problems, parents and children, family drama, grief, sibling rivalry, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, kids and family, family life, father daughter relationship ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Frank Mollard, divorced but still attached, can't move on and also can't sell a house in a property boom, much less connect with his teenage son. One night Frank gets a phone call from his mother. Nothing out of the ordinary there – ...
Style:
psychological, independent film, unusual plot structure, humorous, melancholic ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, friendship, real estate agent, father son relationship, grief, family relations, loss, loneliness, character study, mother son relationship, death of mother, reincarnation ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
38%
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