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A Year Ago in Winter (2008)
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Original name: Im Winter ein Jahr
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A renowned artist must uncover a young dancer's secrets in order to truly capture her likeness for a commissioned work.
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, emotional, sad, esoteric
Plot:
painter, mother daughter relationship, portrait, wealth, family relations, love and romance, dancer's life, couples, family problems, artists and showbiz, performer's life, death in the family, dancing, young woman, female nudity, blonde, suicide, photograph, grief, death of child, dying young, woman, nylons, biopic, gay ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
germany, europe, munich germany, bavaria
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, emotional and psychological films with plots about family problems, couples, family relations, unfulfillment, love and romance, dealing with death and parents and children mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like A Year Ago in Winter: The Police Officer's Wife (2013), Another Woman's Husband (2000), Guernsey (2005), Adrift in Manhattan (2007), Constellation (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
couple relations, accident, family problems, couples, family relations, small town, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, parents and children, police officer, mother daughter relationship, domestic violence ...
Time:
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Place:
germany
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When Laurel signs up for swimming lessons, she becomes best friends with her teacher Susan - until they realize Laurel’s boyfriend and Susan’s husband are the same man.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, contemplative, gloomy
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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712
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Guernsey is the story of a woman who suddenly looks at her own life and wonders how she became miles apart from the people she is closest to.
Style:
psychological, serious, sincere, realistic, contemplative
Plot:
infidelity, family relations, breakup, crumbling marriage, love and romance, family problems, sister, death in the family, sister sister relationship, female nudity, alienation, suicide ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The lives of three lonely strangers intersect while commuting on New York's 1 and 9 subway lines.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, exciting, sexual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
stalking, interracial relations, couple relations, family problems, dysfunctional family, artists and showbiz, obsession, lifestyle, introspection, love and romance, unsupportive spouse, estrangement ...
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
90%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Constellation chronicles the lives and loves of an African-American family in the deep South as they are forced to come to terms with a tumultuous past marked by an unrequited interracial affair. The film explores the way in which the family ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, psychological, captivating, touching ...
Plot:
family relations, interracial relations, estrangement, interracial rape, death in the family, haunted by the past, family problems, society, hopes, unfulfillment, dysfunctional family, family gatherings ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 21st century
Place:
usa, alabama
Similarity:
89%
738
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A woman (Catherine Deneuve) becomes obsessed with her son's best friend after her child dies in a car accident. Camille voit sa vie brisée par la disparition de son fils dans un accident de la route. Incapable de faire le deuil, elle ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
death of son, obsession, death in the family, couples, family problems, family relations, dealing with death, love and romance, best friend, car accident, mother, grief ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A wealthy businessman Perry Krohn attempts to juggle the needs of his dedicated wife, demanding mistress and grown children while facing his own certain death from lung cancer.
Style:
realistic, talky, serious, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
aids, hollywood, father son relationship, family relations, terminal illness, infidelity, showbiz, family problems, artists and showbiz, dealing with death, family in crisis, family life ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
85%
482
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, a chilling psychological drama. A couple's secret pact takes an unexpected, sinister turn.
Style:
serious, realistic, psychological, atmospheric, scary ...
Plot:
betrayal, couple relations, art, haunted by the past, family problems, couples, dishonesty, vengeance, love and romance, crumbling marriage, infidelity, unfulfillment ...
Place:
ireland, europe, netherlands, spain
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss.
Style:
serious, sincere, touching, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
family problems, homecoming, dysfunctional family, tragic love, best friend, couples, single parent, orphan, hopes, life is a bitch, starting over, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Ryries have suffered a loss: the death of a baby just fifty-seven hours after his birth. Without words to express their grief, the parents, John and Ricky, try to return to their previous lives. The couple's children, ten-year-old Biscuit ...
Style:
serious, touching, emotional, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
family relations, couples, family problems, life is a bitch, couple relations, parents and children, death in the family, dealing with death, dysfunctional family, family crisis, mourning, stillborn child ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Fueled by original music by members of Guns N' Roses, Bad Religion, No Doubt, Skid Row, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Hootie & The Blowfish and more... The Still Life tells the story of artist Julian Lamont who struggles to pick up the pieces of ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, emotional, captivating, erotic ...
Plot:
painter, recluse, rise and fall, unfulfillment, alcohol abuse, life is a bitch, ambition, addiction, making love, art, destruction, breakup ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Marian and John Kerr are expecting an old friend, Lyle for a weekend visit to their beautiful upstate New York home. Emotions run high since it is the one-year anniversary of the death of John's brother, the handsome and charismatic Tony, who ...
Style:
independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge ...
Style:
sexy, serious, realistic, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
making love, family problems, couple relations, parents and children, crumbling marriage, dealing with death, unfulfillment, dishonesty, death in the family, sex scene, woman, women ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A father struggles with the past. A daughter fights for the future. A mother searches for answers. The Boyajians have not celebrated Christmas in 11 years. They lost their faith when they lost their son to the Persian Gulf War. Now a stranger has ...
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, christmas classics, realistic
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, psychological, emotional, touching, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
coney island brooklyn new york city
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74%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, serious, psychological, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, friendship, parents and children, solace, love and romance, life is a bitch, couples, family life, family problems, estrangement, impossible love, death in the family ...
Time:
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Place:
vermont
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
73%
225
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, serious, poignant ...
Plot:
couples, hopes, family in crisis, family relations, starting over, redemption, couple relations, human spirit, family problems, death in the family, grief, loss ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Drama about a family torn apart after the death of its patriarch. Haunted by their father's death, Jack and Elyssa have a fraught relationship with their remarried mother even now they have come of age.
Style:
emotional, contemplative, realistic, touching, psychological ...
Plot:
family relations, family problems, death in the family, parents and children, dysfunctional family, unfulfillment, estrangement, family gatherings, brother brother relationship, coming of age, family business, elderly lovers ...
Time:
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Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by the same name, We Were the Mulvaneys is a sensitive portrayal of one family's journey as they face conflict, fear, tragedy and ultimately, themselves.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, touching, gloomy ...
Plot:
family relations, family life, family problems, couples, love and romance, life is a bitch, family in crisis, alcohol abuse, brother brother relationship, loneliness, trouble, fear ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
72%
193
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Louise simultaneously discovers that she is pregnant and that her mother is seriously ill. Happiness and guilt, euphoria and sadness, filial love and love, period. She'll need a good nine months to cope with all this.
Style:
sexy, realistic, touching, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Anita and Fred have been a couple for 50 years, and happily married for nearly as long. They have two grown children, and their grandchildren are finishing school. Both can look back at a fulfilling past, but their lives are still rich and vibrant. ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, touching
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
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Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, psychological, gloomy ...
Plot:
couple relations, estrangement, family problems, pregnancy, death in the family, society, social decay, dysfunctional family, love and romance, unfulfillment, painter, painting ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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419
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jess (Brenda Blethyn) and town handyman Jacob (Kevin Whately) have been happily married 20 years, recently taking in a trio of Jacob's elderly relatives, including his mother (Rosemary Harris). Though the relations are demanding, kindhearted ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, touching
Plot:
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Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After the death of her husband Bernarda Alba puts her daughters under a rigurous mourning which does not even allow them to leave the house.
Style:
serious, realistic, gloomy, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
couples, family relations, family problems, parents and children, death in the family, family in crisis, unfulfillment, love and romance, dealing with death, obsession, reputation, oppression ...
Time:
80s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, emotional, serious, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
soldier, hopes, love and romance, lifestyle, fall in love, couple relations, destiny, wartime life, family relations, couples, human nature, writer's life ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Polish artist Julia and her husband Piotr, a talented and successful composer, live in Kraków. When Julias's mother, Barbara falls ill with stomach cancer, the life of the family is falling apart. Julia accompanies her mother to death, but ...
Style:
sincere, serious, touching, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
death, family relations, introspection, self discovery, family problems, parents and children, parent child relationship, dealing with death, lifestyle, hopes, estrangement, siblings relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
68%
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