Movies like Yellow 2012

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Yellow (2012)
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Yellow (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A young substitute teacher escapes from her drudging everyday life by fantasizing about bizarre parallel realities.
Style: realistic, semi serious, stylized, psychological, offbeat
Plot: on the road, incestuous relationship, drug abuse, unfulfillment, dull life, incest, escapades, social problems, mentally unstable woman, family relations, society, female protagonist, family problems, sick mother, existential crisis, mental health, woman, drug, young, trailer, drugs
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: usa, los angeles, california

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, psychological, independent film and captivating films with plots about family relations, society, unfulfillment, parents and children, family problems, couples and couple relations mostly in Drama, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Yellow: Brahmin Bulls (2013), Fix (2008), A Quiet Little Marriage (2008), The End of Innocence (1990), 3 Backyards (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Brahmin Bulls (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When Ashok makes a surprise visit to Los Angeles to visit his estranged son, the two begin a journey to mend their relationship until Sid discovers that his father has actually come in search of an old flame. A heartfelt and humorous exploration of ...
Style: realistic, sincere, semi serious, captivating, tense
Plot: family relations, haunted by the past, under the surface, parents and children, estrangement, unfulfillment, bittersweet, thirtysomething life, woman
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
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Fix (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: FIX takes you from Beverly Hills to Watts, and places in between, in one day, as documentary filmmakers Bella and Milo race to get Milo's brother Leo from jail to rehab before 8pm, or Leo goes to prison for three years.
Style: uplifting, captivating, semi serious, witty, independent film ...
Plot: filmmaking, obsessive quest, on the road, family relations, escapades, life is a bitch, drug abuse, club, clubbing, drug dealing, chases and races, siblings relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw ...
Style: emotional, realistic, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: pregnancy, family problems, couple relations, family relations, parents and children, unfulfillment, dishonesty, love, rivalry, sexual relations, crumbling marriage, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
The End of Innocence (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Seemingly autobiographical story of a woman overwhelmed with trying to please everyone except herself, and not finding any answers until she's admitted to a rehab center by her parents. Eventually here is where she finds her answers.
Style: realistic, touching, serious, psychological, emotional ...
Plot: nervous breakdown, rehabilitation, drug abuse, mental institution, parents and children, family problems, doctors and patients, life is a bitch, rehabilitation center, addiction, power relations, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Love Chronicles, a romantic “dramedy”, is set at Los Angeles radio station KLUV, where callers air their dirty laundry over the airwaves for all to hear. Over the course of one crazy day, show host and "relationship expert" Darren ...
Style: semi serious, talky, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Audience: date night
Plot: love affair, relationship vs career, couple relations, couples, media, family problems, love and romance, society, unfulfillment, crumbling marriage, ambition, radio show
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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3 Backyards (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: An executive, a housewife and a youngster spend a day in their Long Island suburban town during the course of one curious autumn day afternoon.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, serious, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: society, estrangement, couples, couple relations, unfulfillment, lifestyle, suburbs, human nature, dull life, multiple storylines, one day, sexual content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
All God's Children Can Dance (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In Korea Town Los Angeles, a young man, Kengo, believes he's the son of God - that's what his mother told him since he was a young boy. He spends his days working his dead-end job and figuring out his complex feelings for his girlfriend ...
Style: serious, psychological, realistic, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot: couple relations, sexual relations, introspection, single parent, family relations, couples, parents and children, mother son relationship, sexual content, existentialism, nudity, cause and meaning ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Particles of Truth (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Life, love, and the fear of failing... Lilli Black, battling her painful memories and the secrets surrounding her dying father, collides into the complicated and obsessive life of Morrison Wiley on the streets of New York City. This peculiar love ...
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, independent film, gloomy
Plot: life is a bitch, mental illness, human nature, introspection, haunted by the past, family life, couples, family problems, dysfunctional family, estrangement, family relations, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Just Like a Woman (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Two women get on the highway heading to Santa Fe. Marilyn dreams of winning a contest held by a famous belly dancing company, while her friend, Mona, has a secret: she's a fugitive from justice - accused of her mother-in-law's death.
Style: serious, sincere, captivating, disturbing, sex comedy ...
Plot: belly dancing, dancing, friendship, lifestyle, starting over, self discovery, hopes, on the road, society, unfulfillment, secret, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, usa
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57%
California Solo (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Lachlan MacAldonich is a self-described “lazy Scotsman” and former guitar player for a once-popular 1990s rock band. No longer famous, he now lives a comfortably numb existence working on an organic farm outside Los Angeles. He drinks himself ...
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: music, haunted by the past, deportation, musician's life, introspection, estrangement, life is a bitch, society, age difference, drug, musician, young love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Louis (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A silent film about Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he acquired his first cornet.
Style: atmospheric, realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot: prodigy, follow your dream, musician's life, self discovery, artists and showbiz, social relations, music, hopes, jazz, small town, rivalry, society ...
Time: 1900s
Place: new orleans, usa
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49%
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The Lie (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A man's life is altered unexpectedly after telling a lie to get out of work.
Style: realistic, psychological, mumblecore, captivating, contemplative ...
Plot: introspection, couples, boss and employee, couple relations, parents and children, profanity, family relations, power relations, lifestyle, coming of age, unfulfillment, lie ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
The Secret Life of Zoey (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Marcia always thought her overachieving daughter Zoey was the dream child. But then she discovers that her perfect teen has a not-so-perfect drug addiction. Marcia and her ex-husband go through plenty of denial as their daughter spirals out of ...
Style: humorous, captivating, psychological, touching, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: rehabilitation, drug abuse, drug addict, doctors and patients, drug dealing, introspection, teenage life, going straight, hopes, life is a bitch, family problems, couples ...
Time: 21st century
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46%
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Jam (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A traffic accident on a rural mountain road becomes a life changing experience for fifteen diverse travelers.
Style: realistic, semi serious, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: pregnancy, traffic jam, on the road, family relations, countryside, wedding, doctors and patients, disagreement, parents and children, rivalry, quibbling, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Talent Given Us (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A retired New York City couple drive across country to reconnect with their reclusive son, joined by their two unmarried daughters.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, touching ...
Plot: on the road, eccentric family, family relations, elderly, cross country, family in crisis, parents and children, family problems, estrangement, dysfunctional family, friend, secret ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The New Year Parade (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: When Mike and Lisa separate, their children suffer quietly in the middle of the annual Mummer's Parade.
Style: realistic, sentimental, contemplative, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: family relations, couple relations, crumbling marriage, parents and children, family life, family in crisis, family problems, society, divorce, parents separation, breakup, young lovers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: philadelphia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Cleopatra's Second Husband (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Robert is an art photographer who is totally controlled by his wife Hallie. When they go on vacation in New York, they leave their house to their friends, Zack and Sophie. When they return, they find their house a total mess, but Zack and Sophie ask ...
Style: independent film, realistic, psychological, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: sex crime, tragic love, sexual content, profanity, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, love and romance, unfulfillment, master and servant, destructive relationship, vengeance, dark humor ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa, new york, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Life After You (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A suburban family struggles with the death of their 19 year-old son, following an overdose of heroin that was laced with fentanyl. The film explores the question of who and what is responsible for this tragedy.
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot: drug, drug overdose, life is a bitch, family tragedy, family problems, parents and children, social problems, loss of child, loss of family member, drug abuse, tragedy, family relations ...
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44%
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Jake Squared (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A filmmaker sets out to make a new project in order to figure out how he's screwed up every relationship he's ever had.
Style: semi serious, psychological, contemplative, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: midlife crisis, introspection, filmmaking, hollywood, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, society, art, relationships, losing-it hero, cause and meaning, bittersweet ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
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44%
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2nd Take (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Reclusive writer takes aspiring actress under his wing.
Style: realistic, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: hollywood, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, love and romance, unfulfillment, hopes, writers, aspiring actress, rivalry, society, showbiz, fall in love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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44%
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3:13 (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: From living a normal life to surviving homelessness in the city of Miami, Peter is a victim of the turbulent U.S. recession during late 2000's. A drama based on true events.
Style: serious, realistic, bleak, thought provoking
Plot: life is a bitch, life turned upside down, social misfits, family relations, misfit, unemployment, society, family problems, homelessness, character change, unfulfillment, disorder ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: miami, usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
The Memory Thief (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A Los Angeles tollbooth clerk becomes obsessed with the Holocaust after meeting a survivor.
Style: psychological, realistic, serious, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot: holocaust, mental illness, losing-it hero, obsession, haunted by the past, dull life, society, life is a bitch, elderly, anti semitism, friendship, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Beautiful Wave (2011)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In Santa Cruz for the summer, a young woman discovers the sport of surfing -- and a family secret as well.
Style: sentimental, contemplative, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: surfing, self discovery, coming of age, youth, escapades, teenage life, surf, society, friendship, on the road, secret, woman ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Courage (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: A mother in Queens, New York, is so angered when she discovers that her son is a drug addict that she becomes an undercover agent for the DEA to clean up the drug trade in her neighborhood. Based on a true story.
Style: uplifting, serious, realistic, emotional
Plot: family relations, undercover, drug abuse, family problems, life is a bitch, drug dealing, law enforcement, hopes, human spirit, society, parents and children, working undercover ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: new york, usa
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42%
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Open Window (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of violence.
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, sincere, independent film
Plot: dysfunctional family, rape, introspection, couples, family problems, crumbling marriage, couple relations, dishonesty, haunted by the past, female nudity, family in crisis, vegetarian ...
Place: los angeles, usa
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41%
Of Boys and Men (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Robert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.
Style: realistic, psychological, captivating, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot: family relations, family life, family in crisis, parents and children, youth, car accident, grief, death of wife, accidental death, love, society, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago
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41%
The Sound of Silence (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
Style: realistic, poignant, psychological, dark, emotional ...
Plot: couple relations, redemption, society, tragedy, house, scientist, family drama
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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38%
World Traveler (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: After hitting the road a man encounters characters that make him realize the importance of family.
Style: touching, realistic, captivating, road movie, humorous ...
Plot: midlife crisis, self discovery, obsessive quest, introspection, starting over, society, human nature, love and romance, couple relations, parents and children, family life, family in crisis ...
Time: year 2001
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Emoticon ;) (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern means of communication.' All that changes when she meets her new boyfriend's teenage kids, who are going through their own journeys of ...
Style: realistic, sentimental, contemplative, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: family relations, self discovery, couple relations, teaching the ways of the world, profanity, bittersweet, love and romance, society, couples, power relations, teenage life, computers and web ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
She's Lost Control (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ronah's life unravels when she starts working with a new client, Johnny.
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, tense, sexy ...
Plot: sexual relations, life turned upside down, prostitute, sex scene, women, sex, female protagonist, couples, society, sexuality, woman, sexual content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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