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Homunculus (2021)
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Homunculus (2021)
Original name: ホムンクルス
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A homeless man meets a medical school student who pays him to volunteer for a surgical procedure known as trepanation, drilling a hole in his skull, which ends up giving him the ability to communicate with the dark side of people’s subconscious minds.
Style: psychological, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, contemplative, surreal
Plot: supernatural, medicine, violence, youth, escapades, rivalry, society, male protagonist, mission, cyberpunk, eye surgery, yakuza, homeless man
Time: 21st century
Place: japan

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, tense, suspenseful and unusual plot structure films with plots about society, youth, escapades, violence, rivalry, supernatural and supernatural power mostly in Drama, Mystery and Thriller genres. Some movies like Homunculus: Chiwawa (2019), Monsterz (2014), xxxHOLiC (2013), The Next Skin (2016), Temp Staff Psychic Ataru (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Chiwawa (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Chiwawa is a popular girl. One day, her dismembered body is found in Tokyo Bay. Chiwawa's friends gather to remember her, but they realize they do not know anything about her background or even her real name.
Style: contemplative, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, tense ...
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Time: 21st century
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Monsterz (2014)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A somber paranormal thriller that offers an original, exciting variation of the tale of two men with supernatural abilities, locked in a duel to the death. A battle between a man who can control people with a stare, and the only man he cannot ...
Style: psychotronic, suspenseful, captivating, tense, contemplative ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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xxxHOLiC (2013)
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Yuko Ichihara (Anne Watanabe) is the sexy owner of a strange store which offers to make any wishes come true for a price. Kimihiro Watanuki (Shota Sometani) has a special type of blood that attracts spirits and ghosts. He goes into the shop owned ...
Style: contemplative, captivating, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: ghost, supernatural, friendship, able to see the dead, supernatural power, wish fulfillment, friendship between men, peril, society, supernatural ability, youth, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Next Skin (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Switzerland
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A teenager who went missing and was presumed dead returns home after eight years to find a family deeply affected by his disappearance. Gradually, doubts arise about whether he really is the missing boy or an impostor.
Style: suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, psychological, suspenseful ...
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Time: 2010s
Place: indiana
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 114 min.
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Story: 21-year-old Ataru Matoba begins work for an event company as a dispatched worker. This is her first real job. She goes to work wearing a knit hat, sunglasses and a long coat. She is happy to have the various work experiences and she works ...
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Duration: 119 min.
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Kakegurui (2019)
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Duration: 119 min.
Story: Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. ...
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