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The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
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Original name: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
Style:
psychological, sincere, touching, humorous, captivating, disturbing, feel good, emotional, mumblecore, anthology ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, father son relationship, gay couple, father daughter relationship, love, relationships, friendship, friends, family relations, parents and children, society, coming of age, youth, destiny, couples, rivalry, life philosophy, disorder, stepmother stepson relationship, jewish man, painter, world war one, meaning of life, dream, moving ...
Time:
year 2017, contemporary
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, indiana, brooklyn new york city, manhattan, new york city
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, touching and independent film films with plots about family relations, friendship, dysfunctional family, parents and children, couples, society and youth mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Meyerowitz Stories: The Squid and the Whale (2005), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), The Professor (2018), Succession (2018), Mistress America (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980's.
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Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, disturbing, stylized, tense ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
wealth, family business, business, dysfunctional family, betrayal, dysfunctional relationship, father son relationship, businessman, family drama, ceo, patriarchy, parents and children ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke, an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes. MISTRESS AMERICA is a comedy about dream-chasing, ...
Style:
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Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, betrayal, coming of age, hopes, writers, female protagonist, eccentric family, follow your dream, prank, disorder, family relations, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, new jersey, california
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38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, sincere, psychological, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
friendship, adaptation, love and romance, society, destiny, rivalry, youth, ambition, unfulfillment, disorder, couples, television ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
Style:
mumblecore, realistic, poignant, sexy, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
female friendship, friendship, coming of age, bittersweet, best friend, relationships, female protagonist, dancer, self discovery, direction and purpose, dark humor, profanity ...
Time:
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Place:
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35%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Margot and her son Claude decide to visit her sister Pauline after she announces that she is getting married to less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed ...
Style:
cynical, talky, depressing, melancholic, stylized ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, wedding, nudity, complex characters, family relations, jealousy, greed, secrets, character study, confession, family problems, family gatherings ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, long island, vermont, harvard university
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
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Style:
light, feel good, entertaining, captivating, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, youth, escapades, friends, teenager, small town, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, dancing, parents and children, disorder, holiday ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
Style:
realistic, touching, emotional, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
friendship, youth, coming of age, dysfunctional family, parents and children, family life, family problems, convent school, nun, overweight, angel, prodigy ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, realistic, stylized, bad ending, dramatic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
teenage life, internet, youth, high school, teenage girl, coming of age, sex scene, teenager, infidelity, affair, depression, video game ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Adrien, 40 years old and totally immature, is dumped by Maude, 35 years old, eager to finally found a family. In an attempt to regain the love of his life, Adrien decides to move into the future ex-married apartment: a nursery home - The beginning, ...
Style:
light, entertaining, humorous, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
female nudity, family relations, family life, youth, friendship, love, parenthood, couples, couple relations, adaptation, parents and children, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2017
Similarity:
34%
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 ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An unlikely friendship kindles between a struggling stand-up comedian from L.A.—forced to move back home to Eastern Long Island with his tail between his legs—and a tragically flawed, but charming and charismatic, alcoholic dermatologist. ...
Style:
humorous, psychological, disturbing, sincere, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching, witty ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, touching ...
Plot:
culture clash, coming of age, high school, friendship, couples, school, looking for love, high school life, lifestyle, love and romance, family life, nightlife ...
Time:
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Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Brothers Jack and Oliver reunite to put their beloved dog to sleep. While their zany mother plans a party to celebrate Stella's life, things go awry when the brothers discover they love the same girl.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, humorous, sincere ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A newlywed couple's honeymoon is upended by the arrivals of their respective sisters.
Style:
humorous, captivating, sincere, light, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
couple relations, crumbling marriage, family relations, love and romance, couples, siblings relations, city life, society, friendship, dysfunctional family, wedding, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it's possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That's because ...
Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, family friendly
Plot:
memory loss, love, fall in love, love story, amnesia, love and romance, memory, wooing, relationships, dating, life philosophy, true love ...
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Place:
hawaii, usa, oceania, alaska
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Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, sweet, captivating, romantic, uplifting
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Giorgio's Lobster Farm has been a tradition in Brooklyn for over 65 years. Manned by an eccentric crew and serving the best seafood in the state
Style:
emotional, humorous, captivating, atmospheric, touching ...
Plot:
family business, save the day, family relations, working class, family problems, restaurant, society, siblings relations, family in crisis, bank, parents and children, estrangement ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, captivating, light, emotional, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, humorous, witty, feel good, sentimental ...
Plot:
wedding, nothing goes right, estate, family gatherings, eccentric family, disorder, siblings relations, parents and children, dysfunctional family, wedding ceremony, family reunited, stepmother stepson relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
maryland, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, feel good
Plot:
unrequited love, sex scene, family relations, writers, father son relationship, relationship problems, dysfunctional family, lovers reunited, lifestyle, getting home, grownups, male female relationship ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In 1976, a lower-middle-class teenager struggles to cope living with her neurotic family of nomads on the outskirts of Beverly Hills.
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, teen, disturbing, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, dysfunctional family, adolescence, exploring sexuality, sexual awakening, family relations, sex, loss of virginity, teenage life, eccentric family, parents and children, social differences ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
TURTLE HILL, BROOKLYN is a funny, sincere, slice of life about a couple just trying to figure it out. Mateo and Will invite their friends over for Will's 30th birthday. After a few surprise visitors, they get through the day, but realize that ...
Style:
captivating, touching, entertaining, humorous, light ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gay relationship, gay couple, gay latino, gay interest, friendship, birthday party, group of friends, gay lead character, party, birthday ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The feature film debut by artist Miranda July about a various comic situations and plots that intertwine. One story line is about a father who is ending his marriage and the other story is of a video artist (possibly autobiographical of Miranda ...
Style:
touching, disturbing, emotional, philosophical, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
artist, childhood, coming of age, art, depression, complex characters, neighbor, struggle, divorce, stranger, shyness, museum ...
Time:
year 2005, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of ...
Style:
cult classic, stylized, disturbing, intense, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
coming of age, mental illness, gay interest, dysfunctional family, therapist, mental disorder, unhappy, lgbt, family relations, lesbian, marital problem, drinking problem ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 2006
Place:
new york, seattle, massachusetts, california, new jersey
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The film deals with an Indian American student who wanted to pursue his love of music over the more 'typical' academic endeavors of Indian Americans (e.g., medicine, engineering, law, and business).
Style:
witty, touching, humorous, semi serious, realistic
Plot:
college, culture clash, lifestyle, follow your dream, parents and children, friendship, teenage life, society, nothing goes right, misfit, youth, hopes ...
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